Richard A. Shirkey, Jr.
Jan 23, 2022
Richard A. Shirkey, Jr, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:48 A.M. on Sunday, January 23, 2022, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Mr. Shirkey was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by The Ohio Art Company, retiring with thirty years of service. He was an avid rider of his...
Mary Jane Hubbell
Jan 23, 2022
Mary Jane Hubbell, age 67, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022, shortly after admittance to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a sudden illness. Mrs. Hubbell was a 1972 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended The University of Toledo and then graduated from St. Francis College with a degree in business. She...
Cheryl K. Black
Jan 23, 2022
Cheryl K. Black age 66, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 4:19 P.M. on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Defiance Healthcare & Rehab, after an extended illness. Cheryl was a graduate of Defiance High School and spent her life as a dedicated mother and homemaker. She was a woman of faith and had attended Experience Church in Defiance. Cheryl was...
Kenneth W. Laney
Jan 21, 2022
Kenneth W. Laney, age 71, of Hicksville passed away Friday morning, January 21, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. Kenneth was a retired laborer. He enjoyed reading, watching TV and spending time with his grandchildren. Kenneth W. Laney was born on May 19, 1950 in Antwerp, Ohio, the son of James and Olive Jane (Swan) Laney, Sr. He...
Sandy L. Belli
Jan 20, 2022
Sandy L. Belli, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, January 20, 2022, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio with his family by his side. He was born September 26, 1959 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Sandy and Mary (Suffoletta) Belli, of Follansbee, West Virginia. Sandy was an avid sports fan, he especially loved football...
Scott L. DuVal
Jan 20, 2022
Scott L. DuVal, age 54, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, after a brief illness. Scott was a 1985 graduate of Whiteford School in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, and went on to join the Army National Guard. He then attended Owens Community College, Medical College of Ohio and The University of Toledo,...
Josephine M. Missler
Jan 20, 2022
Josephine M. Missler, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Josephine retired from Bryan Custom Plastics with over 25 years of service. Josephine was born on December 5, 1931 in Edon, the daughter of Donald and Ethel J. (White) Luke. She married Marlin D. Missler on June 4, 1949 in...
Julia Rangel
Jan 18, 2022
Julia Rangel, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Paulding, Ohio, passed away at 3:53 A.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at her residence. She attended Bethel Worship in Defiance, Ohio, and the First Brethren Church in Bryan. Julia was a prayer warrior and a traveling missionary with her husband. She enjoyed sewing and cooking and baking for anyone,...
Sandra Sue Waldvogel
Jan 18, 2022
Sandra S. Waldvogel, age 78, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away at 3:20 P.M. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at CHP Home Care & Inpatient Hospice, in Defiance, Ohio. Sandra was a graduate of Edgerton High School and retired as a cafeteria worker for Four County Career Center, in Archbold, Ohio, after over ten years of service. She was a member...
Delilah Rose Bostater
Jan 18, 2022
Delilah Rose Bostater, the 3 week old daughter of Amy C. Bostic and Joshawa E. Bostater, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a brief illness. Delilah was born in December 28, 2021 in Bryan. Delilah is survived by her parents; paternal grandparents, Lisa (Mike) Renier, of Edon and Jason (Jamie)...
Larry G. Casebere
Jan 17, 2022
Larry G. Casebere, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:23 P.M. on Monday, January 17, 2022, at SKLD-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio after an extended illness. Mr. Casebere was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High where he was member of the 1959 state championship basketball team. He served in the National Guard for many years and was longtime...
Patricia J. Morse
Jan 16, 2022
Patricia J. Morse, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:49 A.M. on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Patricia loved flowers, sewing, crafts, making jean quilts and doing circle word puzzles. Patricia was born on June 27, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of John and Adah (Lepper)...
Shelley R. Armstrong
Jan 13, 2022
Shelley R. Armstrong, age 60, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from injuries sustained in a car accident. Shelley was a billing clerk for Bryan Municipal Utilities. She was a member of Life Changing Church in Edgerton where she regularly volunteered and participated in study groups. She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care...
James W. Beehler, Jr.
Jan 11, 2022
James W. Beehler, Jr., age 75, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Promedica Defiance Hospital. Jim was a US Air Force veteran. After his time in the service, he was a police officer in Detroit and retired from the security department at Ford Motor Company. Jim enjoyed riding his motorcycle, woodworking and traveling. James W....
Steven L. Fritch
Jan 11, 2022
Steven L. Fritch, age 57, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:34 P.M. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic from complications of COVID-19. Mr. Fritch was a 1982 graduate of Edgerton High School and was currently employed by Jason Dietsch Sales and Service as a salesman in the trailer division. He had previously been employed by Sanders Masonry...
Carrol Lee Sickmiller
Jan 9, 2022
Carroll L. “Lee” Sickmiller, age 81, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Bryan Healthcare & Rehab, following a brief illness. Lee worked for many years at Hayes-Albion before it closed, worked at Pioneer Forge and Sauder Manufacturing and retired from the Aro Corporation. He enjoyed restoring and working on older cars and was a familiar...
Irene E. Deck
Jan 8, 2022
Irene E. Deck, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Bryan Healthcare and Rehab after an extended illness. Mrs. Deck was a homemaker and member of Grace Community Church in Bryan. She was an avid reader and enjoyed coloring and watching TV. She especially enjoyed watching The Wizard of Oz and...
Carl J. Sonneberger
Jan 6, 2022
Carl J. Sonneberger, age 57, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 P.M. on Thursday, January 6, 2022, shortly after admittance to Perrysburg Mercy Health in Perrysburg, Ohio, following an extended battle with cancer. Mr. Sonneberger was a 1982 graduate of Coventry High School and graduated from Bluffton College in 1986 with a degree in education. Throughout his thirty-one-year teaching...
Nancy A. Norris
Jan 6, 2022
Nancy A. Norris, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Nancy worked at the former Murphy’s Department store, Metal Forge in Stryker and then Tomco Plastics for nearly 30 years before retiring. She was especially known for her homemade cut-out cookies, which she loved sharing with everyone....
Kevin D. Lorentz
Jan 6, 2022
Kevin D. Lorentz, age 58, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan following a brief illness. Kevin was an aquarium and reptile enthusiast and enjoyed gardening. He was a “Trekkie” and enjoyed both sci-fi/fantasy and old westerns- especially John Wayne movies. Kevin D. Lorents was born on February 19, 1963...