Obituaries

Thomas Eugene Karnes

Thomas Eugene Karnes

Jan 29, 2021

Thomas Eugene Karnes, age 76, of Cedar Hill, Missouri, formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died on January 29, 2021, at St. Clare Hospital, Fenton, Missouri. He was born on September 1, 1944, in Edgerton, Ohio, the son of Raymond and Ethel (Baker) Karnes. Tom graduated from Edgerton High School with the class of 1962. He was a lifetime member of the...

Carl E. Williams, Jr.

Carl E. Williams, Jr.

Jan 29, 2021

Carl E. Williams, Jr., age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday, January 29, 2021. Carl worked as a materials handler and tow motor operator at the Menard’s Distribution Center near Pioneer, Ohio. He had previously worked in maintenance for Pulaski Township and was a certified welder. Carl enjoyed music, spending time...

Justin R. Hogan

Justin R. Hogan

Jan 28, 2021

Justin R. Hogan, age 37, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Justin was a gifted CNC engineer and had most recently worked as a Bumotec Process Engineer for Starrag USA in Florence, Kentucky. Justin was a very loving and devoted father and had a heart to help others. Justin was full of...

Virgil E. Wyse

Virgil E. Wyse

Jan 27, 2021

Virgil Eugene Wyse, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Virg graduated from Hilltop High School in 1963 and entered the workforce at Challenge Cook Bros. He started as a laborer and worked his way up to the position of Industrial Engineer Supervisor when the plant closed...

Robert L. Kuch

Robert L. Kuch

Jan 25, 2021

Robert L. Kuch, age 67, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away at 4:11 A.M. on Monday, January 25, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan following a brief illness. Bob was a civilian purchasing agent with the U.S. Air Force after retiring from active duty. He was a Mason and Zenobia Shriner. Bob enjoyed fishing, boating, and working on...

Shaun M. Hickman

Shaun M. Hickman

Jan 25, 2021

Shaun M. Hickman, age 48, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:48 P.M. on Monday, January 25, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, after a sudden illness. Shaun was a 1991 graduate of Camden Frontier High School. He was a talented welder who could fix almost anything. He was an animal lover who loved...

Anthony R. Kurtz

Anthony R. Kurtz

Jan 24, 2021

Anthony R. Kurtz, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021,in his home. Mr. Kurtz was a 1974 graduate of Edgerton High School had been employed by Bryan Custom Plastics for many years and later worked for United Parcel Service. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed going to garage sales. Anthony R. Kurtz was...

Michael A. McCullough

Michael A. McCullough

Jan 21, 2021

Michael A. McCullough, age 64, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021, in his home. Mike had previously been a self-employed excavator for twenty years and later worked maintenance in injection molding for Moore Industries and later for Bryan Custom Plastics. He currently worked part time for Madison Township. Michael A. McCullough was born on November 28,...

Franklin Lee Landel

Franklin Lee Landel

Jan 21, 2021

Franklin Lee Landel, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:41 A.M. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, Ohio. Lee worked at several locations in Bryan and Florida, including TruFast and Spangler Construction locally. He was raised in the First Lutheran Church in Bryan and was a member of the Bryan Eagles and the...

Robert A. Derck

Robert A. Derck

Jan 21, 2021

Robert A. Derck, age 56, of Edon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Mr. Derck was a graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana, and worked for Hudson Industries in Ashley, Indiana. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, and cutting wood and considered Bass Pro Shop and Cabela’s his...

Vernon A. "Pretz" Stark

Vernon A. "Pretz" Stark

Jan 20, 2021

Vernon A. “Pretz” Stark, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Stark was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army from July 1946 to November 1947 with ten months in Korea...

Kathaleen J. Jennings

Kathaleen J. Jennings

Jan 19, 2021

Kathaleen J. “Kate” Jennings, age 89, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Northern Lakes Care and Rehabilitation in Angola, Indiana. Mrs. Jennings was a 1949 graduate of Hamilton High School. She attended Edon United Methodist Church, where she was an active member of the United Methodist Women. Kate enjoyed gardening, was known...

Joyce L. Restainer

Joyce L. Restainer

Jan 18, 2021

Joyce L. Restainer, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at Fountain Park Nursing Center in Bryan, where she had been a resident. Joyce was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, baby-sitting, singing, baking and shopping. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan, where she was...

Alberto R. Alvarez

Alberto R. Alvarez

Jan 17, 2021

Alberto Reyes Alvarez, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed cooking, going to garage sales, fishing, and helping out at the New Life Temple food pantry. Alberto Reyes Alvarez was born on April 4, 1961, in Bryan, Ohio,...

Melvin Carl Berry, Sr.

Melvin Carl Berry, Sr.

Jan 14, 2021

Melvin Carl Berry, Sr., age 72, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Berry attended Edon High School and throughout the years was employed by Berry Plumbing and Heating with his father and later on his own, Lutterbein Lumber Company, Winzeler Construction...

Ray Andrew Robinett

Ray Andrew Robinett

Jan 13, 2021

Ray Andrew “Andy” Robinett, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family, at 3:48 P.M. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, after a brief illness. Andy, who was known as “Gouder” to many, was a 1972 graduate of Bryan High School and worked at GM-Powertrain, retiring with thirty years of service....

Barbara C. Markey

Barbara C. Markey

Jan 8, 2021

Barbara C. Markey, born in Ft. Wayne July 26, 1926, died January 8, 2021, in Marion, Indiana. She lived and worked most of her life in Ft. Wayne. She worked very hard all of her life. She spent 30 years working at Keys Lane Bowling Alley and 32 years working at Keltsch Pharmacy of Ft. Wayne while still caring for...

Lowell D. Crites

Lowell D. Crites

Jan 8, 2021

Lowell D. Crites, age 89, of Ney, Ohio, passed away at 4:01 P.M. on Friday, January 8, 2021, at Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on January 3, 2021, near his home. Mr. Crites was a 1949 graduate of Ney High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1951-1953....

Victoria Ridgway

Victoria Ridgway

Jan 7, 2021

Victoria Ridgway, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Impatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Victoria had worked at several area companies, including Knox Cleaners, Bryan Canning Company, and Bryan Nursing Care Center. But mainly, she was a homemaker, mom and Nana. Her family will cherish the memory...

Dorlene C. Cottrell

Dorlene C. Cottrell

Jan 6, 2021

Dorlene C. Cottrell, age 70, of Auburn, Indiana, died at 2:21 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Ms. Cottrell was a 1969 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by DeKalb Metal Finishing in Auburn for thirteen years. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her...