Obituaries

Jean J. Ely

Jean J. Ely

Dec 30, 2021

Jean J. “Mimi” Ely, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:35 P.M. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at SKLD-Bryan. Jean was a 1944 graduate of Bryan High School and was a devoted homemaker. She also worked along with her husband, Ralph, at R J Ely Wayside Furniture in Bryan until their retirement in 1977. She was a member...

Wanda L. Coil

Wanda L. Coil

Dec 30, 2021

Wanda L. Coil, age 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance Ohio. Her family was at her side. Wanda L. Coil was born on September 14, 1928, in Allen County, Amanda Township, Ohio, the daughter of Jacob N. and Vera E. (Moorman) Thompson. She married...

Karen Kay Bunting

Karen Kay Bunting

Dec 30, 2021

Karen Kay Bunting, age 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, was born on February 26, 1965, in Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, to Harold R. “Bob” and Carole A. ( Gerry) Bunting of Edgerton, Ohio. She passed away from complications of the COVID virus at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Thursday December 30, 2021, with her loving mother and...

Irene D. Scantlen

Irene D. Scantlen

Dec 28, 2021

Irene D. Scantlen, age 87, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family. Irene retired from The Aro Corporation with over 26 years of service. Her family was the most important thing in the world to her. Irene was born on May 26, 1934, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Alan...

Bill L. Suffel

Bill L. Suffel

Dec 21, 2021

Bill Suffel, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital after suffering from several diseases for the last few years. Bill was a 1958 graduate of Edgerton High School. He had a passion for electrical controls and owned and operated Suffel Electric for twenty years. He was a...

Michael E. Entenman

Michael E. Entenman

Dec 21, 2021

Michael E. Entenman, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:03 A.M. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan after a brief illness. Mr. Entenman was a 1973 graduate of Edon High School and was a certified mechanic. Throughout the years he had worked for Beach gas station, Wolff Tractor Sales, Tom Sheridan Ford and...

Mae Kaufman

Mae Kaufman

Dec 21, 2021

Mae Kaufman, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. Mae was the co-owner of Kaufman’s Restaurant in Bryan for over 30 years and had been in the restaurant and bar business for over 40 years. She was a longtime member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Mae loved playing...

Marie L. Douglas

Marie L. Douglas

Dec 20, 2021

Marie L. Douglas, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Marie retired from the City of Austin in the records section of the Electric and Water Department after 18 years of service. She enjoyed working in her yard, shopping and spending time with her family. Marie...

Barbara L. Sack

Barbara L. Sack

Dec 20, 2021

Barbara Lee Sack, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 6:36 A.M. at her home, surrounded by her family. Barbara was a registered nurse who served at The Toledo Hospital and later at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers. She was an OB nurse and retired as the infection control supervisor over the Bryan and Montpelier...

Donald L. Crawford

Donald L. Crawford

Dec 19, 2021

Donald L. Crawford, age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:28 P.M. on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient. Don was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. He attended Life Changing Church and was a devoted Christian. Donald L. Crawford was born on February 12, 1951, in Sherwood,...

Virginia "Lucy" L. Avery

Virginia "Lucy" L. Avery

Dec 18, 2021

Virginia L “Lucy” Avery, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at her home. Lucy was a bus driver for Bryan City Schools for 26 years. Mrs. Avery was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan. Virginia was born on August 26, 1936, in Maynard, Arkansas, the daughter of Thomas and Opal (Sammons) Ingram....

Scott A. Butler

Scott A. Butler

Dec 17, 2021

Scott A. Butler, age 54, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:52 P.M. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient. Scott was an electrician at several area companies, including Allied Moulded, Richmond Machine, TJ Automation and, most recently, Pioneer Industrial. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles and Montpelier Moose....

Duke N. Miler

Duke N. Miler

Dec 17, 2021

Duke N. Miler, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:23 A.M. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient. Duke retired from the curing department at Titan Tire after 38 years of service. He was a member of Bryan Eagles Aerie 2233 and enjoyed working on cars. Duke N. Miler...

Coulleen "Cookie" K. Lees

Coulleen "Cookie" K. Lees

Dec 16, 2021

Coulleen K. “Cookie” Lees, age 67, passed away at 10:04 P.M. on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Charles and Virginia Hickman Promedica Hospital in Adrian, Michigan, after a brief illness. Cookie was a 1972 graduate of Edgerton High School in Edgerton, Ohio, and attended St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was an administrative assistant for Enzo Life Sciences...

Cleon D. Krill

Cleon D. Krill

Dec 15, 2021

Cleon David Krill, age 94, of Edgerton, Ohio, entered into Christ’s eternal home at 11:40 P.M. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Mr. Krill was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and served honorably in the United Sates Navy during World War II. He graduated from The Ohio State University College of Agriculture. Following graduation he returned to operate his...

Richard H. Andrews

Richard H. Andrews

Dec 14, 2021

Richard H. Andrews, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 14, 2021, at his home. Richard served as the Village Clerk in Waldron, Michigan, for 22 years. He attended the Bryan Church of the Nazarene. Richard H. Andrews was born on April 4, 1941, in Ransom Township, Michigan, the son of Harold and Naomi Pearl (Farley)...

James B. Pereszlay

James B. Pereszlay

Dec 13, 2021

James B. “Jim” Pereszlay, age 61, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Montpelier after becoming ill at work. Mr. Pereszlay was employed by CK Technologies in Montpelier, Ohio, on the paint line. He loved to build and had accomplished his dream of owning his own construction company and...

Virgil D. Ridgway

Virgil D. Ridgway

Dec 13, 2021

Virgil Dale Ridgway, age 76, of Harrogate, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. Dale retired from Fleetwood Travel Trailers in Edgerton, Ohio, and also operated a camper repair & son shop with his son. He loved fishing, hunting, and camping with his family. Virgil Dale Ridgway was born on July 27, 1945, in Bryan, Ohio,...

Betty J. Freyman

Betty J. Freyman

Dec 12, 2021

Betty J. Freyman, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Fountain Park Assisted Living, Memory Care & Villas, in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Freyman was a 1948 graduate of Bryan High School and spent most of her life as a homemaker. In her spare time, she enjoyed puzzles, playing cards, sewing,...

Robert M. Hancock

Robert M. Hancock

Dec 12, 2021

Robert Martin Hancock, age 77, of Zephyrhills, Florida, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:55 P.M. on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Bard Manufacturing, retiring in 2008 with forty-seven years of service. He enjoyed camping, fishing, traveling...