Frances L. Trausch
May 11, 2021
Frances L. “Fran” Trausch, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at her home. Fran was a candy maker at Spangler Candy Company until her retirement. Frances was born on May 7, 1943, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Robert and Helen (Crawford) Sanders. She was a 1961 graduate of Fairview High School. Fran is...
Alice M. Kurtz
May 11, 2021
Alice M. Kurtz, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:50 A.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kurtz was a graduate of Montpelier High School and a devoted homemaker. She was also an avid fan of the Detroit Tigers and enjoyed playing canasta. Alice M....
Lucille B Carlin
May 9, 2021
Lucille B Carlin, age 86, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Mrs. Carlin was a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church, National Cattlewomen's Association and the Ohio Cattlewomen's Association, of which she served as president in 1988-1989. Lucille was born on November 30, 1934, in West Unity, Ohio, the...
Dale L. Boyer
May 8, 2021
Dale L. Boyer, age 46, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 10:17 P.M. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Boyer was a 1993 graduate of Edon High School and later graduated from Hocking College with a wildlife management degree. He was employed by Hillsdale Tool for twenty years...
Charlene M. Gurwell
May 8, 2021
Charlene M. Gurwell, age 71, of Ney, Ohio, passed away at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Mercy Defiance Hospital. Charlene retired from Airway. She enjoyed crafting, genealogy and gardening. Charlene was born on February 9, 1950, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of John H. and Esther J. (Patten) Grill. She married Gregory A. Gurwell on June 8,...
Donald R. DeVlaminck
May 7, 2021
Donald R. DeVlaminck, age 68, of Garrett, Indiana, passed away in his home early on Friday, May 7, 2021. Mr. DeVlaminck attended Edgerton High School and was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was employed as a truck driver and also as a bartender at the Brass Rail and Fremont Pub. Don enjoyed listening to country music...
Debra Lynn Shindledecker
May 7, 2021
Debra Lynn Shindledecker, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:55 P.M. on Friday, May 7, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a two-year courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Shindledecker was a 1974 graduate of Edgerton High School and the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy and was in the first certified EMT class with...
Frank H. Paxson
May 7, 2021
Frank H. Paxson, age 57, of Brayn, Ohio, passed away at his home on Friday, May 7, 2021. Frank was a truck driver before retiring due to disability. He was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. He was born on January 13, 1964, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Victor and Hazel Russell. He was adopted...
Robert A. Roehrs
May 6, 2021
Robert A. Roehrs, Sr., age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at his home. Robert retired from Spangler Candy Company with 37 years of service. He loved the Detroit Tigers and enjoyed camping, family times, bowling and baseball. Robert August Roehrs was born on November 23, 1942, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Louis Herbert...
Dorothy Ann Mohre
May 5, 2021
Dorothy Ann Mohre, age 87, of Blakslee, Ohio, died at 4:45 P.M. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Mohre was a 1951 graduate of St. James High School in Detroit, Michigan. She worked alongside her husband, Mose, at Sam’s Place in Blakeslee and all other family restaurants throughout their...
Lauren R. Posey
May 5, 2021
Lauren R. Posey, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Posey retired as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Ohio Gas Company in 1986. He started as a ditch digger in 1945 and worked his way up through the company during his career. He was the...
James D. Holbrook
Apr 30, 2021
On Friday, April 30, 2021, James Dale Holbrook, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 52. James (Jimmy) was born on November 27, 1968, in Zanesville, Ohio, to Rev. W.J. (Jake) and Betty Lou (Prater) Holbrook. He met the love of his life, Shawn Kohlbeck, in the spring of 1997 and married her on July 6, 2002....
Jeanie B. McCarty
Apr 30, 2021
Jeanie B. McCarty, age 63, of Oakwood, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 10:00 P.M. on Friday, April 30, 2021, at ProMedica Hospital in Defiance, Ohio, after a brave fight against cancer. Mrs. McCarty attended Bryan High School and had been employed by Comfort Inn in Defiance for a number of years. She was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother...
Ronald DeWayne Swank
Apr 29, 2021
Ronald D. Swank, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 5:56 P.M. on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Swank was a 1964 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army, serving in Viet Nam from 1966-67. He was employed by Hause Machine in Montpelier,...
Nira M. Thiel
Apr 27, 2021
Nira M. Thiel, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:55 A.M. on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, after an extended illness. Mrs. Thiel was a 1951graduate of Antwerp High School and was employed as a secretary by The Aro Corporation in Bryan and Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton and then returned to The Aro Corporation, retiring with more than twenty-five...
Laszlo Poncsak
Apr 24, 2021
Laszlo Poncsak, age 79, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at The Laurels of Defiance. Mr. Poncsak retired from Bryan Metals and was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. He enjoyed gardening and spending time working in his yard. Laszlo Poncsak was born on November 22, 1941, in Ajak, Hungary, the son of Ference and Maria (Hasolyo)...
Gladys M. Skiles
Apr 24, 2021
Gladys, M. Skiles, age 101, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:03 A.M. at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Skiles was called to nursing and completed the LVN program at Cameron Hospital in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a devoted nurse for twenty years. After leaving the hospital she started her own nursing home...
Derrick A. Carroll
Apr 23, 2021
Derrick A. Carroll, age 35, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Derrick was an aspiring tattoo artist. Derrick A. Carroll was born on February 9, 1986, in Amherst, Ohio, the son of Anthony D. and Deborah L. (Brock) Carroll. He married Renee L. Layman on July 21, 2018, in Stryker, Ohio, and she...
Steve A. Wise
Apr 21, 2021
Steve A. Wise, age 56, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 P.M. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, shortly after admittance to ProMedica Defiance Hospital in Defiance after a sudden illness. Mr. Wise was a 1983 graduate of Defiance High School and entered the United States Marine Corp with his best friend, Rory Curl, after graduation. He served for ten...
Paul J. Phillips
Apr 20, 2021
Paul J. Phillips, age 64, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in his home, with his children at his side. Paul was born on April 3, 1957, in Bryan, Ohio, the fourth son of Louise N. (Mohre) and Robert J. Phillips. Paul graduated from Edon High School in 1975, earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the...
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