Alice G. Vizsonyi
Sep 8, 2021
Alice G. Vazsonyi, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Alice was a cook and dishwasher at Lester’s Diner for over 20 years until its closing. She was a member of New Life Worship Center in Bryan, Ohio. She loved to paint and was known for painting Easter...
Fred Sine, Jr.
Sep 8, 2021
Fred Sine, Jr., age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:55 P.M. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Fairlawn Haven. Fred owned Sine Radio and TV for 45 years. Prior to that, he had worked at Carroll-Ames in Bryan and Oberlin TV in Butler, Indiana. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Fred was a member of St. Patrick Catholic...
Kathleen M. Rath
Sep 7, 2021
Kathleen M. Rath, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at her home. She was a member of the Ney United Methodist Church and had for the past few years attended Union Chapel Church of God. She was active in the Methodist Church as a Sunday School teacher for many years and in the women’s...
Donna J. Hancock
Sep 5, 2021
Donna J. Hancock, age 89, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away at 5:28 P.M. on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at The Laurels of Defiance, where she had been a resident. Donna retired from Bryan Custom Plastics and then worked at The Barn at Sauder Village for several years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Stryker. She was...
Gary R. Frank
Sep 4, 2021
Gary R. Frank, age 58, of Maumee, Ohio, passed away at 6:40 P.M. on Saturday, September 4, 2021, shortly after admittance to Promedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. Gary attended Lark Lane School and Jay Shuer School and later was employed by various adult workshops in the Toledo area. He spent many happy years living at Garden Road Group Home...
Michael J. Otto
Sep 4, 2021
Michael J. Otto, age 47, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away at 8:08 P.M. on Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was employed at Rolls-Royce as a machinist. Michael J. Otto was born on March 8, 1974, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Joe and Cheryl (Schulte) Otto. He married Gina Ross on November 3, 2011, and she survives. Surviving in addition...
Avon J. Collins
Sep 4, 2021
Avon J. Collins, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:32 P.M. on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in her home after a sudden illness. Mrs. Collins was employed as a press operator at Allied Molded and retired with thirty-seven years of service. She attended the Gospel Tabernacle in Bryan and enjoyed time spent with family and friends. Avon J....
Savanna Lee Bostater
Sep 4, 2021
Savanna Lee Bostater, age 24, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at her home. She was a 2015 graduate of Montpelier High School. Savanna was the manager at the Bryan Dairy Queen. Savanna was born on January 31, 1997 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Christina H. Harding and Jason M. Bostater. Savanna is survived by her daughter, Georgia;...
Mary E. Lykins
Sep 2, 2021
Mary E. Lykins, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 A.M. on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at SKLD Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Lykins was a 1949 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a devoted homemaker and worked with her husband at Lykins Party Store in Bryan for many years. She was a member of...
Paul F. Hodel
Sep 1, 2021
Paul F. Hodel, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 1, 2021, in his home after an extended illness. Having lived many years in California, where he was a floor tile setter working on many commercial and residential properties, he would later move to Bryan, where he and his wife operated “From the Heart...
Gay R. Grant
Aug 26, 2021
Gay R. Grant, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:50 A.M. on August 26, 2021, at her residence. She was previously employed at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers as a certified surgical technician. She enjoyed vacationing in the Bahamas and being outdoors. Gay was born on December 11, 1963, in Napoleon, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Inez...
Mort Myers
Aug 23, 2021
Mort Myers, age 64, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, from injuries suffered in a home explosion at his residence. Mort was a roofing contractor for twenty-three years and was currently employed by Cardinal IG in Fremont, Indiana, where he had been employed for the last twenty-three years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, cruising on...
Nicholas W. Downes
Aug 22, 2021
Nicholas W. Downes, age 33, of Bryan, passed away early on Sunday, August 22, 2021. He was a graduate of East Lansing High School and had been employed by UPS as a package handler for fifteen years prior to moving to Bryan. Nicholas was an avid video game player and enjoyed reading, frisbee golf, watching cartoons, and playing with his...
Monica K. Drinnon
Aug 22, 2021
Monica K. Drinnon, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:59 P.M. on August 22, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. She was employed at Dyco Manufacturing as a steel fabricator for 23 years. Monica, with a great love of reading, would spend a lot of time at the library and could...
Sharon A. Davis
Aug 22, 2021
Sharon A. Davis, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:29 P.M. on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at SKLD Healthcare-Bryan, where she was resident. Mrs. Davis was a 1954 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a secretary in the sales department at The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring with twenty-five years of service. She enjoyed spending time...
Dorothy C. Davis
Aug 21, 2021
Dorothy C. Davis, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:50 A.M. on Saturday, August 21, 2021, in her home surrounded by family after a brief illness. Mrs. Davis was a devoted homemaker and an active member of St. Isidore Marysdale Catholic Church where she was a member of the rosary altar society. She was devoted to her Catholic...
David L. Brenneman
Aug 21, 2021
David L. Brenneman, age 36, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at home on Saturday, August, 21, 2021. David was a 2003 graduate of Montpelier High School and following graduation he entered the United States Marine Corps. David served in the United States Marine Corp from 2003-2005 and was deployed to Iraq during the Iraq War, receiving the Purple Heart for...
Edward H. Lorentz
Aug 21, 2021
Edward Lorentz, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August, 21, 2021. Ed worked at Pet Milk in Bryan for 24 years until it closed. After that, he worked in maintenance for 20 years at Winzeler Stamping Company. Ed enjoyed restoring old cars, traveling, and attending car shows. He looked forward to family gatherings, where...
Judy A. Lord
Aug 19, 2021
Judy A. Lord, age 77, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and a longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, passed away surrounded by her family at 6:35 P.M. on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at Park Place Senior Living in Fort Wayne. Judy was born in McComb, Ohio, on November 30, 1943, to the late Paul and Bernice (Kersh) Okuly. She married Jim Lord...
Patsy J. Gipple
Aug 18, 2021
Patsy J. “Pat” Gipple, age 73, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 10:32 A.M. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, in her home after an extended illness. Ms. Gipple was employed by Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, for fifteen years and then at JCIM in Bryan, Ohio, from where she retired with twenty years of service. She enjoyed music, especially Elvis,...