Chaz S. Witt
Feb 9, 2020
Chaz Steven Witt, age 30, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at his home. Chaz was born on August 30, 1989, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Anne M. Witt and John Westerlund. He worked in several area factories and most enjoyed spending time with his nephew. Chaz is survived by his mother, Anne M. Bail; father,...
Fredrick L. Hutchins
Feb 8, 2020
Fredrick L. Hutchins, age 64, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020, in his home after a sudden illness. Mr. Hutchins was a 1974 graduate of Hamilton High School and retired from Simpson Industries with thirteen years of service. He also was a driver for the Amish community for numerous years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, farming, watching...
Phillip M. Powell
Feb 7, 2020
Phillip Michael Powell, age 33, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020, along with his beloved dog, Ramona, as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident. Phillip worked construction for Robison Renovations. He attended Second Baptist Church and Experience Church, both in Defiance, and Congregation B’nai Israel in Sylvania, Ohio. Phillip was a voracious reader...
Edford Prince
Feb 7, 2020
Edford Prince, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 9:48 P.M. on Friday, February 7, 2020, at the home of his daughter in Auburn, Indiana, after an extended illness. A veteran of the United States Army, Mr. Prince served in Korea during the Korean Conflict and was awarded a Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars. He operated...
Cristina Sue "Cris" Whitney
Feb 7, 2020
Cristina Sue "Cris" Whitney, age 66, of Montgomery, Michigan, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020, in her home after an extended illness. Cris was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and graduated from South Central Michigan Licensed Practical Nursing School in Coldwater, Michigan. She worked as an LPN for Dr. Alley in Angola, Indiana, for thirteen years prior to...
Henry Jozeph Kotula
Feb 5, 2020
Henry Jozeph Kotula left this earth surrounded by family and went home to be with his creator on February 5, 2020. He valiantly battled kidney cancer over four years. His family would like to thank the research oncology team of Dr. Alexander Starodub and all the caring medical staff at Goshen Cancer Center and the doctors and...
Henry E. Buell
Feb 5, 2020
Henry E. Buell, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 A.M. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a sudden illness. Mr. Buell was a graduate of Edon High School, where he played baseball, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a lifelong farmer...
Lyman L. Newcomer
Feb 4, 2020
Lyman L. Newcomer, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:41 A.M. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Newcomer was 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Korea as a sargent. Following his active duty service he served four...
Margaret L. Lucas
Feb 4, 2020
Margaret L. Lucas, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:12 P.M. on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Park View Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Lucas was a graduate of Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona, and had been employed at BCP in Bryan until her retirement. She...
Max L. Singleton
Jan 31, 2020
Max L. Singleton, age 86, of Mark Center, Ohio, passed away in his home at 6:02 P.M. on Friday, January 31, 2020, surrounded by his family. Mr. Singleton was employed by Hayes Albion for more than thirty years and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near Sherwood, Ohio. Max enjoyed talking to friends and family, playing cards, watching...
Todd M. Feltz
Jan 29, 2020
Todd M. Feltz, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, in his home after an illness of one year. Mr. Feltz was a 1977 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as an Aviation Electrician Mate Second Class. Upon discharge from...
Anna Mae Buell
Jan 27, 2020
Anna Mae Buell, age 78, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:20 A.M. on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Buell was a graduate of Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was a devoted stay at home mom and homemaker. ...
L. Joan "Joby" Dewire
Jan 26, 2020
L. Joan “Joby” Dewire, age 75, passed away from a rare form of stomach cancer at 2:12 A.M. on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family. Joby was a 1962 graduate of Edon High School and graduated from Elkhart Dental Hygiene School. She began working at Hause Valve and...
James E. Donze
Jan 25, 2020
James E. Donze, age 71, of rural Mark Center, Ohio, passed away at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Jim was a 1967 graduate of Fairview High School and a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving as a helicopter mechanic in Vietnam, and worked for the Ney...
Gertrude M. Rivera
Jan 24, 2020
Gertrude M. Rivera, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:13 A.M. on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Defiance Regional Medical Center in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Gertrude was a licensed practical nurse and had worked as a surgical nurse in Virginia and as a dietician at Bryan Nursing Care Center in Bryan. She attended Melbern United...
Amilynn Marie Knepper
Jan 23, 2020
Amilynn Marie Knepper, infant daughter of Nathaniel L. and Ashley M. (Ferry) Knepper, was stillborn on Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Survivors include her parents, of Bryan; her grandparents, Scott and Penny Ferry and Dan and Sandy Knepper, of Waldron, Michigan; and her great-grandparents, Diane Huepenbecker, of Mio, Michigan, Jack Ferry,...
Richard J. Borckardt
Jan 19, 2020
Richard John Borckardt, age 66, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:36 A.M. on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Rick attended Ohio University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree. He was a self-employed truck driver who loved driving and traveling the country. Rick was extremely mechanical and enjoyed tinkering with most everything,...
Velma R. Corbin
Jan 19, 2020
Velma R. Corbin, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:28 A.M. on Saturday, January 19, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. She was an assembler and floor supervisor at Pioneer Rubber Company and AMF. She managed Ranchwood Mobile Home Park in Bucyrus and New Washington Mobile Home Park in New Washington, Ohio, before moving to...
Jane A. Stripling
Jan 18, 2020
Jane A. Stripling, age 82, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 5:36 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana after a brief illness. Mrs. Stripling was Licensed Practical Nurse and had worked at Lansing General Hospital in Lansing Michigan during her work career. She loved her Lord and enjoyed traveling with her...
Marian A. Pierce
Jan 18, 2020
Marian A. Pierce, age 91, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Pierce was valedictorian of her graduating class of Kunkle High School. She was a devoted homemaker and farm wife who enjoyed cooking, gardening in her vegetable and flower...