Obituaries

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...

Antonio M. Smetzer

Antonio M. Smetzer

Dec 26, 2022

Antonio Michael Smetzer, passed away after 25 days with his parents and family. Antonio passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at the Emergency Room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Antonio was born on Thursday, December 1, 2022 in Bryan, the son of Mackenzie M. Fifer and Christian R. Smetzer. Antonio is also survived by his sister, Avana...

John A. Heisler

John A. Heisler

Dec 25, 2022

John A. Heisler, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at his home at Hamilton Lake. John was an owner/operator truck driver with John Heisler Trucking as well as a business owner of J&L Trailer Sales, Ltd. John also served in the US Army in Vietnam from 1971-1972. He was a member of the Farmer American...

Barbara A. Watkins

Barbara A. Watkins

Dec 24, 2022

Barbara A. Watkins, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022 at her home. Barbara had recently retired from Williams County 911 as a dispatcher after 31 years of service. She had been a dispatcher for Montpelier Police Department prior to moving to the county system. Barb raised horses and in her younger years enjoyed rodeo...

Alice Jane Dietsch

Alice Jane Dietsch

Dec 24, 2022

Alice Jane Dietsch, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:56 P.M. on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Ms. Dietsch was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1952 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Following graduation from Bowling Green,...

Theodore James Nerad

Theodore James Nerad

Dec 23, 2022

Theodore James Nerad, age 80, of Franklin, Indiana, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home. Theodore was a mechanical engineer at Bronson Precision Products. He loved being outside in nature. Theodore James Nerad was born on June 9, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Elmer C. and Mabel G. (Kennedy) Nerad. Following High School, Theodore attended the...

Pearl M. Warner

Pearl M. Warner

Dec 23, 2022

Pearl M. Warner, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:04 P.M. on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Warner was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed at Mast Department Store and Dove Accounting Service and retired from Casebere Motors after many years as a...

Corey L. Royer

Corey L. Royer

Dec 21, 2022

Corey L. Royer, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his home following a sudden illness. Corey worked for several years for KAMCO Industries in the maintenance department, then later scrapping and for Door Dash. He could fix anything and enjoyed working on cars or things around the house. He enjoyed fishing, camping and scrapping....

Susan K. Barbee

Susan K. Barbee

Dec 20, 2022

Susan K. Barbee, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Susan was a plant manager for Northwestern Ohio Foam Packaging, Inc. She enjoyed jewelry making, arts and crafts, baking, and spending time with her family. Susan was born on March 7, 1958, in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of...

Betty Jane Williams

Betty Jane Williams

Dec 18, 2022

Betty Jane Williams, age 80, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Betty was a homemaker and an activity director. Betty was born on April 17, 1942, in Edon, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Helen (Trausch) Moreland. Betty is survived by her granddaughter, Jacki Frederick, of Whiteland,...

Barbara Jean Tawney

Barbara Jean Tawney

Dec 14, 2022

Barbara Jean Tawney, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan following a brief illness. Barbara was a phlebotomist for 38 years, retiring from Bryan Medical Group. She was a member of Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority and Women of the Moose Chapter 618. She was a great lover...

Pauline "Polly" E. Worthington

Pauline "Polly" E. Worthington

Dec 14, 2022

Pauline Elizabeth Worthington, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan following a brief illness. Polly enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to bake and cook, knit, crochet and sew. Pauline was born on September 18, 1925 in Ney, Ohio, the daughter of Edward...

Herbert E. Estrich

Herbert E. Estrich

Dec 13, 2022

Herbert E. Estrich, age 90, of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at South Port Square in Port Charlotte. Herbert retired as a ramp agent for US Air with over 30 years of service. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. After retiring he enjoyed traveling extensively to Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and South...

Lachlan Ohman

Lachlan Ohman

Dec 9, 2022

Lachlan Ohman, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Friday December 9, 2022, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Lach worked at Aro Corporation beginning as a pilot, then in marketing and finally as a design engineer, retiring in 1991. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Lach was a member of First Presbyterian Church...

Rick L. Adams

Rick L. Adams

Dec 8, 2022

Rick L. Adams, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:44 P.M. on Thursday, December 8, 2022, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Adams was a 1970 graduate of Edgerton High School and during his work career was employed at Edgerton Metal Products, Edgerton Forge and Lutterbein Lumber Company and retired from...

Sidney Hal Harvey

Sidney Hal Harvey

Dec 8, 2022

Sidney Hal Harvey, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center in Bryan. Hal was a farmer, worked as a custodian for Mississinewa Schools and also drove school bus for the district for 45 years. He served his community as a volunteer fire fighter for over 30 years and enjoyed cutting...

Margaret M. Bradley

Margaret M. Bradley

Dec 7, 2022

Margaret M. Bradley, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Lutheran Life Villages in Fort Wayne. Margaret lived most of her adult life in Bryan, Ohio and was employed at Visteon Corporation for many years. Margaret was born on February 23, 1928, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of George and Carmah (Fisher) Hutchison...