Nancy C. Greek
Feb 23, 2022
Nancy C. Greek, age 85, of Defiance, Ohio, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Nancy was born December 11, 1936, in Angola, Indiana, the daughter of Ralph C. and Mabel V. (Smith) Hollinger. She attended Angola High School. On January 1, 1955, she married her...
Terrance J. Fish
Feb 23, 2022
Terrance J. Fish, age 54, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, February 23, 2022, at Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital. Terry was a truck driver for various truck lines in the area over the years. He attended the Hillsdale Assembly of God. Terry enjoyed riding motorcycles, working in his yard, woodworking and just talking to people....
Margaret M. Thiel
Feb 21, 2022
Margaret M. Thiel, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after a brief illness. Mrs. Thiel was a 1953 graduate of Defiance (Ohio) High School. Throughout the years she was a secretary for attorneys John Barron and John Dwyer in Edgerton and then served as...
Chris C. Gotshall
Feb 19, 2022
Lifelong Bryan resident, Chris C. Gotshall, age 76, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, February 19, 2022, while wintering in Rotonda West, Florida. Chris was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on July 26, 1945, to Charles Clifford and Mary Yvette (Calvin) Gotshall, also lifelong Bryan residents. Surviving is his wife JoNell (Walker) Gotshall, whom he married on August 3,...
H. Elaine Webster
Feb 18, 2022
H. Elaine Webster, age 92, of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022, in her home. Miss Webster was a graduate of Edgerton (Ohio) High School and Elkhart Business University. She was employed in the Medical Records Department at Mercy Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, and retired after nearly 45 years of service. Her hobbies included reading and working...
Jan L. Chrisman
Feb 17, 2022
Jan L. Chrisman, age 71, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Park View Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a courageous battle with an extended illness. Mrs. Chrisman was 1968 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed for many years as a retail manager by Slattery Oil in Edon. She was...
Constance V. Schmitt
Feb 17, 2022
Constance V. Schmitt, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at the Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her four sons. Connie worked at MetalForge for 35 years until their closing and then at Sauder Woodworking for 8 years before she retired in October of 2007. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church...
Betty A. Akers
Feb 16, 2022
Betty A. Akers, age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 A.M. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of six months. Mrs. Akers attended Life Changing Church and enjoyed camping, fishing and collecting light houses and unicorns. Betty A. Akers was born on February 12, 1947, in Dorton,...
Evelyn M. Westfall
Feb 16, 2022
Evelyn M. Westfall, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the Laurels of Defiance following a brief illness. Evelyn retired from the Ohio Art Company with over 44 years of service. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was active at the Bryan Senior Center. Evelyn liked to cross-stitch and enjoyed playing...
Gordon L. Coy
Feb 15, 2022
Dateline: Bryan, Ohio Gordon L. Coy, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Gordon worked at General Telephone in Marion, Ohio, Hayes-Albion and then served as the Gas Control Manager at the Ohio Gas Company in Bryan, retiring in 2007 with over 20 years of service. He...
Gene T. Fisher
Feb 15, 2022
Gene T. Fisher, age 47, of Alvordton, Ohio, died on February 15, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. He was employed by B & B Maintenance as a janitor and enjoyed watching football and fishing. Gene was a very happy person that could make anyone laugh. He will be missed by many. Gene was born...
Robert C. Cogswell
Feb 11, 2022
Robert C. Cogswell, age 72, formerly of Alvordton and more recently of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Robert was a farmer and had worked in the janitorial department at Robinair. He was a US Army veteran having served from 1969-1971. Robert C. Cogswell was born June 23, 1949, in...
Michael L. Hartman
Feb 11, 2022
Michael L. Hartman, age 69, of Columbia, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from injuries sustained in a fire at his home in early January. Mr. Hartman was a 1972 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana, and had been employed by Edon Machine, retiring with...
Jean M. Dever
Feb 10, 2022
Jean M. Dever, age 81, of Napoleon, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Henry County Hospital following an extended illness. Jean was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Napoleon. She enjoyed gardening, reading, bird watching, tennis and listening to classical music. Jean was born September 5, 1940, in Napoleon, Ohio, the daughter of Bernard and Virginia...
David N. Williamson
Feb 10, 2022
David N. Williamson, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, died on February 10, 2022, at his residence after a brief illness. He was a senior master sergeant in the United States Air Force and was previously employed by Philips Magnavox in Ottawa, Ohio. David was a life member of the VFW Post #3360 and the Defiance Amvets Post 1991 and a...
Barbara A. Gillett
Feb 8, 2022
Barbara A. Gillett, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Community Health & Wellness Centers- Bryan. Barb worked in the laundry at the former Bryan Nursing Care Center/Harborside Nursing Home in Bryan for 33 years before her retirement. She was member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. Barb enjoyed camping, cooking and hosting family cookouts and...
Melvin J. Roberts
Feb 8, 2022
Melvin “Joe” Joseph Roberts, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died on February 8, 2022, at Park View Care Center, Edgerton, Ohio, after a brief illness. He was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School in Canton, Ohio, and was a veteran of the United States Army, having served from 1960 to 1966. He retired from General Telephone after 27 years,...
Thomas L. Kitchen
Feb 5, 2022
Thomas L. Kitchen, age 80, passed away at 12:05 P.M. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, in his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness. Mr. Kitchen was a 1960 graduate of Edgerton High School and a member of the 1959 state championship basketball team. He was employed by B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Indiana, retiring with forty-two years...
Robert E. Butler
Feb 5, 2022
Robert E. Butler, age 90, passed away at 8:12 P.M. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, after an extended illness. Robert was a resident at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio, at the time of his death. Robert graduated from Bryan High School in 1949 and later, Bowling Green State University in 1953. He enlisted in the Army in 1953 and...
Barbara A. Steffes
Feb 5, 2022
Barbara A. Steffes, age 76, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:54 P.M. on Saturday, February 5, 2022, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. She was a graduate of West Tech High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and had been employed in shipping at Edgerton Forge in Edgerton, Ohio, for twenty-nine years and had also worked for various...