Herbert I.M. Sleesman
May 23, 2006
Herbert I.M. Sleesman, 72 years, of Coldwater, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:45 a.m.on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, in his residence with his family at his side. Herb was an Army veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict. He was an Assistant Plant Manager for Mark 1 Molded Plastics, Jonesville, Michigan, for 26 years, retiring in 1998. Prior...
Rodney L. Sindel
May 21, 2006
View Video Tribute Rodney L. Sindel, age 42, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2006, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, from injuries sustained in a farm accident. A 1982 graduate of Edgerton High School, Mr. Sindel was a self-employed farmer and was employed as a salesman with Archbold Equipment, Archbold, Ohio, for the...
Lois Eileen Schumm
May 16, 2006
Lois Eileen Schumm, 83, a former resident of Van Wert, Ohio, and a 33-year resident of Tucson, Arizona, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, in Park View Nursing Center, Edgerton, Ohio, where she had been a resident the past six months. She was a devoted mother and homemaker. Lois Eileen Schumm was born on July 8, 1922, in Rockford, Ohio,...
Clara Theresa Dockett
May 15, 2006
Clara Theresa Dockett, 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15, 2006, in her residence after a lengthy illness. Clara was a press operator for Bryan Custom Plastics for 29 years. She was also a secretary for Edgerton Auto Salvage for 19 years. She was a member of Restoration Fellowship Church, Williams Center, Ohio. Clara Theresa...
Jimmy D. Hodgdon
May 13, 2006
Jimmy D. Hodgdon, age 35, of Concho, Arizona, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died suddenly on May 13, 2006, in Eagers, Arizona. Mr. Hodgdon attended Harlan Elementary School in Harlan, Indiana, Edgerton High School and 4-County Joint Vocational School, Archbold, Ohio. He was employed as a construction worker in Concho, Arizona. He participated in Cub Scouts while growing up in...
Ruth H. Clifton-Gfeller
May 12, 2006
View Video Tribute Ruth Helen Clifton-Gfeller, age 87, of Corunna, Indiana, died at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2006, in her home after a brief illness. She was homemaker. Ruth Helen Clifton-Gfeller was born September 2, 1918 in Hillsdale, Michigan, the daughter of Fred and Eliza A. (VanOrsdale) Wilcox. She married Donald D. Clifton, Sr, and her preceded in...
Ruby M. Bok
May 9, 2006
Ruby M. Bok, age 88, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, died 12:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at Hickory Creek Care Center in Hicksville where she was a patient. Mrs. Bok was a lifelong member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church near Edgerton, Ohio where she was active in the Ladies Aid. She was also active in the Farm Bureau. She...
Gerald L. Shaffer
May 2, 2006
Gerald L. " Jerry" Shaffer, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:21 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Dilworth Center in Montpelier, Ohio, after an illness of two years. Mr. Shaffer was employed at LaChoy Foods in Archbold as a meat handler retiring in 1999 with over twenty years of service. Gerald L. "Jerry" Shaffer was born...
Ruth E. Burkholder
Apr 26, 2006
View Video Tribute Ruth E. Burkholder, 65, of Pasadena, Texas, died on Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in the M D Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, after an extended illness. Mrs. Burkholder was a self-employed accountant. She was a 1958 graduate of Edgerton High School. Ruth E. Burkholder was born on August 1, 1940, near Edgerton, Ohio, the daughter of...
H. Pauline Hand
Apr 26, 2006
H. Pauline Hand, age 90, of Angola, Indiana, died on Wednesday, April 26, 2005, at 12:35 p.m. in Lakeland Nursing Center in Angola, where she had been a resident since October 2005. Mrs. Hand was a member of the Angola United Methodist Church, Steuben County Senior Citizens and the Williams County Ohio Historical Society. She was a descendent of one...
Naomi K. Zimmerman
Apr 22, 2006
Naomi Kay Zimmerman, age 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, after being stricken by a sudden illness. Mrs. Zimmerman was a graduate of Southeast High School in Ravenna, Ohio, and attended Eastern Nazarene College from 1960-1962. She then attended Kent State University and graduated in 1966 with...
Joseph Henry Sack
Apr 19, 2006
Joseph Henry Sack, 102, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Toledo, Ohio, died on Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Harborside Healthcare of Northwest Ohio, Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Sack began his working career in the coal and limestone mines of Pennsylvania. He later entered the gas station business, where he worked for forty years. He operated the first Socony Vacuum Oil...
Dale A. Edwards
Apr 8, 2006
Dale A. Edwards, 60 years, of rural Pioneer, died Saturday, April 8, 2006 in his residence, after a courageous battle with cancer. A veteran of the United States Army, He had been a lifelong mechanic and truck driver, retiring in 2003 due to his illness. Mr. Edwards had been a long time resident of Phoenix, Arizona and had formerly lived...
Kathleen M. (Welsh) Schindler
Apr 5, 2006
View Video Tribute Kathleen M. (Welsh) Schindler, 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:56 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Kathleen was an assistant manager for K-Mart for nine years. She was an assistant manager for Wal*Mart in Napoleon and Wauseon for two years. She was a former...
Mark David Reasor
Apr 3, 2006
View Video Tribute Mark David Reasor, 59, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:33 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2006, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers emergency room after a sudden illness. Mr. Reasor attended Edon High School. He was employed in the plating department for The Aro Corporation, Bryan, Ohio, where he worked for 28 years. He had also worked...
Kathryn L. Burkhart
Mar 30, 2006
View Video Tribute Kathryn L. Burkhart, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Thursday, March 30, 2006, in the home of her daughter after a brief illness. Mrs. Burkhart was a member of the Edgerton E.U.B Church for many years, where she was active as a pianist and was a Sunday school teacher. She was co-founder of the Jolly Neighbors...
Paul G. Herman
Mar 30, 2006
View Video Tribute Paul G. Herman, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, died early on Thursday, March 30, 2006, in the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, Ohio, where he had been a resident. Mr. Herman was self-employed as a farmer and was also employed as a mechanic with Liechty Farm Equipment in Edgerton, Ohio, for thirty years. He was a veteran of...
Esther C. Viall
Mar 28, 2006
Esther C. Viall, age 97, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in her home. Mrs. Viall was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church, the Mary Martha Circle, the Edgerton Garden Club, the Phythian Sisters, Evening Star Chapter #14 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Edgerton, Ohio, of which she...
Harley D, Kennedy, Jr.
Mar 28, 2006
Harley D. Kennedy, Jr, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died early Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in his home. Mr. Kennedy was employed by Diehl Incorporated in Defiance, Ohio, retiring in 1999 with 19 years of service. He recently was employed part-time by Casebere Motor Sales in Bryan, Ohio. He and his wife owned and operated the Plaza Motel in Bryan...
Ruth L. Welly
Mar 21, 2006
Ruth L. Welly, age 90, of Bryan and formerly a longtime resident of Pioneer, Ohio, died at 7:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Welly was a licensed practical nurse and had worked at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, for twenty years prior to...