Obituaries

Charles L. Bowers

Charles L. Bowers

Aug 15, 2021

Charles L. Bowers, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:05 P.M. on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan following a brief illness. He was a meat cutter at the former Fountain City Meats for 25 years and served as Williams County Dog Warden for 20 years from 1975-1995. He was a U.S. Army...

Carolyn J. Arnold

Carolyn J. Arnold

Aug 14, 2021

Carolyn J. Arnold, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 6:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 14, 2021, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Arnold was a 1950 graduate of Edon High School. A devoted homemaker, she also operated Cakes by Carolyn for all occasions for many years. She was an active member of Edon United Methodist Church,...

Donald E. Budd

Donald E. Budd

Aug 12, 2021

Donald E. Budd, age 91, of Kunkle, Ohio, passed away at 1:28 P.M. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family. Donald worked as a truck driver at Campbell’s Soup Factory and the Bryan and Angola Speedways. He enjoyed tinkering and fixing things. He attended the Kunkle United Brethren Church and was a member of the...

Nancy Kay Merillat

Nancy Kay Merillat

Aug 11, 2021

Nancy Kay Merillat, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on August 11, 2021, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born March 29, 1942, in Bryan and was a lifelong resident and supporter of the city. Nancy is survived by her husband, Marvin E. Merillat, whom she married on December 22, 1995. Her surviving siblings are Linda Rife of...

Myra D. Wright

Myra D. Wright

Aug 11, 2021

Myra D. Wright, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:20 A.M. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold, Ohio, after a brief illness. Myra enjoyed traveling to Michigan, fishing, and collecting TY Beanie Babies. Her favorite time was hosting family events with her husband. Myra was born on May 17, 1945, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the...

Robert L. McIlvain, Jr.

Robert L. McIlvain, Jr.

Aug 9, 2021

Robert Lee McIlvain, Jr., age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:34 P.M. on Monday, August 9, 2021, at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Robert was employed by Kuntzman Trucking for ten years. Robert was born on January 10, 1961, in Glendale, West Virginia, the son of Robert L. and Anna (Johnson) McIlvain, Sr. Robert is survived by his wife,...

Nola Ruth Sutton

Nola Ruth Sutton

Aug 8, 2021

Nola Ruth Sutton, age 92, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:06 P.M on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, due to her failing health in recent months. Mrs. Sutton was a 1947 graduate of Edon High School. She was a devoted homemaker and was an avid reader and loved to cook...

Marleen K. Shumaker

Marleen K. Shumaker

Aug 6, 2021

Marleen K. Shumaker, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:30 A.M. on Friday, August 6, 2021, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Shumaker taught business for the Bryan City Schools for a number of years and then at International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She then taught business at Northwest State...

Albert H. Horn, Jr.

Albert H. Horn, Jr.

Aug 5, 2021

Albert H. “Al” Horn, Jr., age 98, of Bryan, Ohio passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family and friends on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Born Tuesday, October 3, 1922, to Albert H. and Ruth (Limbird) Horn, Sr., Al graduated in 1942 from Tiffin University with a degree in accounting. He enlisted in the United States Navy...

Margaret "Peg" I. Glaser

Margaret "Peg" I. Glaser

Aug 4, 2021

Margaret I. “Peg” Glaser, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Glaser was a graduate of Nazareth Academy High School and attended both Western Michigan University and Bowling Green State University. She was office manager for the family...

Janice E. Leppelmeier

Janice E. Leppelmeier

Aug 3, 2021

Janice E. Leppelmeier, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Leppelmeier was a member of the last class to graduate from Farmer High School. Throughout her career, she was employed by The Bryan Times,...

Tracy A. Potter

Tracy A. Potter

Aug 3, 2021

Tracy A. Potter, age 45, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away at 10:55 A.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Eibed Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio after a brief illness. Mr. Potter was a 1994 graduate of Waite High School and enjoyed woodworking and operating his business making corn hole boards. He loved coaching softball for Washington Township Girls Softball league and...

Kenneth J. Osmun

Kenneth J. Osmun

Aug 3, 2021

Kenneth J. “Jerry” Osmun, age 81, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 4:20 P.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in his home, surrounded by family and friends. Kenneth retired from Mohawk Tools and was a former volunteer firefighter for the Farmer Fire Department. Kenneth enjoyed woodworking of all kinds, repairing tractors, and attending tractor shows. Kenneth was born on March...

Margaret "Midge" R. Ludeker

Margaret "Midge" R. Ludeker

Aug 2, 2021

Margaret “Midge” Rae Ludeker, age 67, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 9:23 P.M. on Monday, August 2, 2021, at Parkview Heart Institute in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Midge was a 1971 graduate of Fairview High School, Sherwood, Ohio. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and French at Bowling Green State University and then her master’s...

William P. Scantlen

William P. Scantlen

Jul 31, 2021

William P. Scantlen, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:39 A.M. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Scantlen was a graduate of Farmington High School in Farmington, New Mexico, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1956-1961 as a small arms proof...

Jerry L. Stoller

Jerry L. Stoller

Jul 31, 2021

Jerry L. Stoller, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:38 P.M. on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Stoller was a 1960 graduate of Auglaize Brown Local High School and graduated from Andrew Barber College in Toledo, Ohio. He was a barber/stylist, owning and operating Jerry’s Cut...

Michele R. Andrews

Michele R. Andrews

Jul 30, 2021

Michele R. Andrews, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:00 A.M. on Friday, July 30, 2021, at SKLD Health Care, Bryan, where she was a resident. Michele formerly attended Pioneer Church of the Nazarene and in her spare time enjoyed coloring, learning to crochet, and making friends online. Michele was born on October 5, 1965, in Bryan, the...

Daniel D. Hug

Daniel D. Hug

Jul 27, 2021

Daniel D. Hug, age 54, of Lima, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at his home. Danny was a welder, fabricator and talented mechanic. He was active with Alcoholics Anonymous in Bryan and Defiance and with Wings of Change. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, his pets and mostly his grandchildren. Born on August 18, 1966, in Bryan, Ohio, he...

Donald J. Fritch

Donald J. Fritch

Jul 25, 2021

Donald J. “Donny” Fritch, age 59, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 25, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Fritch was a 1979 graduate of Fairview High School and a lifelong farmer. He also had been employed by Vollmer Implement Sales, Regent Manufacturing, and most recently in sales...

Elaine D. Reagle

Elaine D. Reagle

Jul 23, 2021

Elaine D. Reagle, age 63, of Adrian, Michigan, passed away at 12:35 P.M. on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Lynwood Manor in Adrian, Michigan, where she was a resident. Elaine was a homemaker. Elaine was born on August 27, 1957, in Bryan, the daughter of Ted A. and Ruby J. (Dunlap) Reagle. She was a 1973 graduate of Bryan High...