Barbara J. Brown
Aug 1, 2022
Barbara J. Brown, age 84, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Barbara had worked at Symco Tech and Hayes Albion. She was a member of Union Chapel Church of God where she was very active in church life. Barbara’s passions were cooking, making bread and canning. She enjoyed...
Maxine Sanders
Jul 31, 2022
Maxine Sanders, age 97, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:40 A.M. on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Sanders was salutatorian of the 1942 graduating class of Edgerton High School. Following graduation, she was employed by Magnavox in Fort Wayne for five years. After many years of being...
Christine Filson
Jul 29, 2022
Christine Filson, age 51, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away 4:50 A.M. on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. Christine worked as a beautician, but loved being Mimi to her five grandchildren. Christine was born June 13, 1971, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Durinda (Poynter) Filson. Christine is survived by her children, Brady...
Timothy J. Gubbins, Sr.
Jul 29, 2022
Timothy J. Gubbins, Sr., age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Tim worked for many years at ABC/TruFast in Bryan. He enjoyed working on electronics and Cbs, working on and restoring old cars. Timothy J. Gubbins was born on October 10, 1965, in Bryan, Ohio, the son...
Bonnie B. Mills
Jul 28, 2022
Bonnie B. Mills, age 79, of Edon, Ohio, died at 11:42 A.M. on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, from injuries suffered in an auto accident on Saturday, July 23, 2022. She was a 1961 graduate of Edgerton High School and was currently employed Air-Way in Edgerton, Ohio. She had served as an...
Jerry S. Shaw
Jul 26, 2022
Jerry S. Shaw, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at his home. Jerry started out as a factory laborer and worked his way up to the Plant Manager at Dana Corporation and had served as Personnel Manager at Fayette Tubular . He was a member of the Country Club where he was an avid...
Edward James Conboy IV
Jul 25, 2022
Edward James Conboy IV, age 37, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, in Auburn, Indiana. Mr. Conboy was employed in sales for Express Towing in Fremont, Indiana. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, country music and traveling and was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers. He loved his family and would do anything for them as well as for...
Rex A. Detwiler
Jul 24, 2022
Rex A. Detwiler, age 92, of West Unity, Ohio, Went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Rex was a tool and die maker at Aro Corporation and he retired in 1992 and then worked for the Williams County Highway Department for 10 years. He was a US Army veteran of World War II having served in...
Harley W. Like III
Jul 23, 2022
Harley W. “Pops” Like, III, age 73, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away 10:40 A.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Like was a 1967 graduate of Adrian High School in Adrian, Michigan, and had been employed by Strauss Distributing, in Little Rock, Arkansas, retiring in 1997 with seventeen years...
Sandra Lee McKelvey
Jul 22, 2022
Sandra Lee McKelvey, age 83, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, July 22, 2022, in her home, after an extended illness. Mrs. McKelvey was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and throughout her work career she was employed at The Ohio Art Company, Champion Plastics, Gorny-Winzeler Toy Department, Wilson Seeds, T & J Floral and operated her...
Leone G. Miller
Jul 21, 2022
Leone G. Miller, age 66, of Lima, Ohio, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:21 A.M. on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima Ohio, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Ms. Miller was a member of the Edgerton High School class of 1974 and had formerly been employed by Lester’s Diner...
Herbert H. Bowman
Jul 20, 2022
Herbert H. Bowman, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his home. Herbert was an owner/operator truck driver for many years. He enjoyed collecting and fixing antique tractors in his spare time. Herbert H. Bowman was born on October 27, 1948, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of Fred and Bonita (Seevers) Bowman. He married...
Kenneth LaMar Beck
Jul 18, 2022
Kenneth LaMar Beck, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 6:36 P.M. on Monday, July 18, 2022, in his home. Mr. Beck attended elementary school in Edgerton, Ohio, and after moving to Bryan, Ohio, with his family attended junior high there and later graduated from Bryan High School in 1957. In 1955 while still in high school he joined...
Norma A. Grond
Jul 17, 2022
Norma A. Grond, age 88, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 9:50 A.M. on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Laurels of Defiance after a brief illness. Mrs. Grond attended the Ney United Methodist Church and was a seamstress for many years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts and spending time with her grandchildren. Norma was born August 10, 1933, in Rockford, Illinois,...
Janet E. Ladd
Jul 17, 2022
Janet E. Ladd, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Janet was a homemaker most of her life. She enjoyed spending time with her cats, watching and caring for calves on their farm, cooking family dinners and especially, mowing her yard. Janet was born on August 27, 1942...
Gordon A. Penny
Jul 14, 2022
Gordon A. Penny, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at his home. Gordon was a training coordinator at Spangler Candy Company where he had worked for over 12 years. He served in the British Royal Army. His military service included the band of the Royal Lancers where he played the trombone. Gordon was a...
Sheila M. Foster
Jul 12, 2022
Sheila Foster passed away in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 attended by her family. Sheila had a rich and full life that was punctuated by tremendous personal loss. She weathered the loss of her parents at a very young age and was raised by her maternal aunt. During her life she lost a husband and two sons...
Sue Ann Dewire
Jul 10, 2022
Sue Ann Gearhart Dewire met the angels peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sue was born in Edon, Ohio, to Fred and Mabel Fix Gearhart on June 8, 1935. She married her love, Willard Connie Dewire, on December 27, 1953. Together, in Hamilton, Indiana, they raised four children, Douglas, David, Claire, and Amy, along with two of Sue’s nieces, Margo...
Norma C. Seevers
Jul 7, 2022
Norma C. Seevers, age 90, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 2:50 P.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville after a brief illness. Mrs. Seevers attended Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, working on the family farm near Hicksville. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Rosary Altar...
Laverne M. Wirth
Jul 7, 2022
Laverne M. Wirth, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family after an extended illness. Mrs. Wirth was a 1949 graduate of Sherwood-Delaware High School and was a devoted farm wife working along side her husband doing it all around...