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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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