Obituaries

Diane E. Root

Diane E. Root

Jan 26, 2023

Diane E. Root, age 71, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Diane had worked at Allied Moulded for many years and was a member of New Life Worship Center. She enjoyed camping, reading and working crossword puzzles. Diane was born September 8, 1951 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Howard L. and Sarabelle...

Don K. Cline

Don K. Cline

Jan 26, 2023

Don K. Cline, age 87, of Bryan, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 26, 2023 at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bryan surrounded by his family. Don was a farmer and had also worked at B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Indiana for over 25 years. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Sherwood. Don enjoyed farming and...

Betty D. Estep

Betty D. Estep

Jan 26, 2023

Betty Darlene Estep of Bryan, OH passed from this life into the arms of Jesus at the age of 89 on January 26, 2023. Betty was born May 9, 1933, in Grayson, Ky to Robert and Hazel (Houck) Bellew, and was a graduate of Prichard High School in Grayson, KY. Betty married the late Chef Claude Estep on December 18,...

Louisa May Beville

Louisa May Beville

Jan 24, 2023

Louisa May Beville, age 55, of Napoleon, Ohio passed away at 10:38 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Louisa was an LPN and home health nurse. She was a member of Christ Community Church in Ridgeville Corners. She enjoyed watching movies, collecting bears and angels, but most of all enjoyed being a...

Marjorie E. Sidle

Marjorie E. Sidle

Jan 23, 2023

Marjorie E. Sidle, age 99, of Bryan, passed away at 11:09 P.M. on Monday, January 23, 2023, at the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Sidle was a homemaker and had worked at Spangler Candy Company for 18 years. She attended First Brethren Church and enjoyed farming and gardening. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Marjorie...

Zofia Plichta

Zofia Plichta

Jan 22, 2023

Zofia Plichta, age 86, of Bryan and formerly of Chicago, died at 10:35 A.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Zofia had worked as a chemical laboratory technician in her native Poland and then worked in maintenance at Merchandise Mart in Chicago for 31 years after she emigrated to the United States. She was...

Harold J. Blevins

Harold J. Blevins

Jan 21, 2023

Harold J. Blevins, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:15 P.M. on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. As a young man he worked in the coal mines of Virginia and was later employed as a brakeman for Norfolk and Southern Railroad for fifteen years. He enjoyed woodworking and...

Helen M. Coy

Helen M. Coy

Jan 10, 2023

Helen M. Coy, age 83, of Bryan and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, died at 5:25 A.M. on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Fountain Park Nursing Center. Helen worked as a mail runner for the Bryan Medical Group. She was a member of the Stryker United Methodist Church, where she was a lay leader, Sunday School teacher and various church organizations;...

Donald L. Ailiff

Donald L. Ailiff

Jan 10, 2023

Donald L. Ailiff, age 64, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Brookview Care Center in Defiance. Donald was a US Army veteran. He loved fishing, playing poker and having fun with friends. Donald L. Ailiff was born on October 30, 1958, in Tampa, Florida, the son of Wayne and Emma (Crabtree) Ailiff. Donald is survived by his sons, Dustin...

Julia Ann Michael

Julia Ann Michael

Jan 8, 2023

Julia Ann Michael, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, and formerly of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away at 10:17 A.M. on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. She was a graduate of Paulding High School and entered the United States Army, retiring as a Staff Sergeant with over twenty years of service....

Kenneth F. Risner

Kenneth F. Risner

Jan 7, 2023

Kenneth F. Risner, age 50, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 in Maumee, Ohio. Kenny was a truck driver for A & G Trucking. He was a 1991 graduate of Bryan High School. Kenny enjoyed fixing things around his house, working on cars, helping his mom, playing video games, riding motorcycles and camping. Kenneth F. Risner was born on July...

Virginia A. Jaquith

Virginia A. Jaquith

Jan 7, 2023

Virginia A. Jaquith, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:25 A.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Jaquith was a 1944 graduate of Defiance High School and received her teaching degree from Bowling Green State University. She taught second grade at Old Park School in Bryan and...

Marvin L. Smith

Marvin L. Smith

Jan 7, 2023

Marvin L. Smith, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:08 P.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, with his family at his side, after an extended illness. Mr. Smith was a 1972 graduate of Bryan High School and was a long-haul truck driver for over thirty years, driving for Bryan...

Richard L. Kepler

Richard L. Kepler

Jan 6, 2023

Richard Lee Kepler, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio passed from this life peacefully at his home on January 6, 2023, following the effects of a long illness. He was born on February 1, 1941, the son of the late Chester and Mildred (Nihart) Kepler. He graduated from Edgerton high School in 1959. Richard looked forward to retiring in 2005 from...

Lucille I. Ellis

Lucille I. Ellis

Jan 2, 2023

Lucille I. Ellis, age 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home surrounded by love and family. Lucille was born in Roane-Harriman, Tennessee on July 7th, 1926. She married Clifford B. Ellis in Sevierville, Tennessee on August 20, 1940 and he preceded her in death on January 18, 2016. Lucille worked at Spangler Candy Company, Champion Plastics, Vistronn Plastic...

Carol R. Peschel

Carol R. Peschel

Jan 2, 2023

Carol R. Peschel, 85, of Walbridge, OH passed away peacefully at her home on January 2, 2023 following a long illness. She was born on April 16, 1937 in Toledo, OH to Louis and Marie Cichy. Carol was a 1955 graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Toledo. She married Paul A. Peschel on September 3, 1960 and raised her family in...

Norma L. Johnston

Norma L. Johnston

Jan 1, 2023

Norma L. Johnston, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 P.M. on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Johnston was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed by Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, retiring with more than thirty years of service. She was...

Lannie D. Wright

Lannie D. Wright

Dec 29, 2022

Lannie D. Wright, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:45 P.M. on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, after a brief illness, with his family at his side. Mr. Wright was a 1960 graduate of Lake Worth High School in Lake Worth, Florida. Throughout his work career he had been employed...

Gwen H. Clark

Gwen H. Clark

Dec 28, 2022

Gwen H. Clark, age 98, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at her home. Gwen was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church where she was active in the Women’s Missionary Circle, and was a former member of the Long Branch Baptist Church in Cairo, Georgia. She was very sports minded as a youth and...

Russell D. Pinkham

Russell D. Pinkham

Dec 27, 2022

Russell D. Pinkham, age 62, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home. Russell had recently retired from Hudson Industries and had been a member of UAW Local 2277. He also served in the US Army. Russell enjoyed carpentry, working on cars and spending time with friends and family. Russell D. Pinkham was born on April...