Mary Ellen Parrott
Nov 17, 2019
Mary Ellen Parrott, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:16 A.M. on Sunday, November 17, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Throughout her working career, she had worked at General Telephone, Motorola, Holsum Bakery, Bryan Custom Plastics, and DIA. She was a member of New Life Worship Center in Bryan, Ohio, and...
Douglas W. "Dusty" Dean
Nov 14, 2019
Douglas W. “Dusty” Dean, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 14, 2019. He had served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1966-1972. Dusty was a member of the Bryan VFW Post 2489, Moose Lodge 1064 and Eagles Aerie 2233. He enjoyed pheasant hunting and was a very active supporter of the Williams County Humane Society....
Margaret B. Sweet
Nov 13, 2019
Margaret B. Sweet, age 101, of Anderson, Indiana, passed away at 5:55 P.M. on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at The Harrison in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Sweet received her degree in education from Winona State Teachers College and her master's degree from Ball State University. She began her career in education in Minnesota and Wisconsin and...
Sue Groff
Nov 13, 2019
Sue Groff, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:49 P.M. on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Fountain Park Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Groff was a devoted homemaker, mother and grandmother, and enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ. Sue Groff was born on...
Danny W. Pearson
Nov 11, 2019
Danny William Pearson, age 61, of Camden, Michigan, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019. Danny was a truck driver with Meyer Brothers Trucking. He enjoyed watching wrestling and racing, classic cars, mushroom hunting, fishing and spending time with his kids and grandkids. Danny W. Pearson was born on April 15, 1958, in Orlando, Florida, the son of Joseph and...
Albert J. "Jim" Coolman
Nov 11, 2019
Albert J. “Jim” Coolman, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:20 A.M. on Monday, November 11, 2019, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Albert was an engineer at General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, and retired in 1994 after 25 years of service. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and a life member of the Montpelier Moose Lodge....
Steven L. Vollmar
Nov 10, 2019
Steven L. Vollmar, age 48, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a trail bike accident near Greenville, Ohio. Mr. Vollmar was a 1990 graduate of Bryan High School and received an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwest State Community College and was a certified tool and die...
Richard M. "Smitty" Smith
Nov 9, 2019
Richard Morgan “Smitty” Smith, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:57 A.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2019. Mr. Smith was a 1957 graduate of Auburn High School in Auburn, Indiana. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Indiana University and a Master’s Degree from St. Francis College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He had also studied at DePauw University, Purdue...
Lawrence "Duane" Sumner
Nov 5, 2019
Lawrence “Duane” Sumner, age 82, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at his home under the care of his family and Community Health Professionals Hospice. He was born in Bridgewater Township, Williams County, Ohio, on December 17, 1936, the son of Lawrence D. and Veryl “Tootie” (Wisman) Sumner. Duane attended elementary school at Hay-Jay (one room)...
Thomas R. Root
Nov 4, 2019
Thomas R. Root, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:58 P.M. on Monday, November 4, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Root was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Germany during the Vietnam Era. Throughout the years he had been employed as a brakeman with the...
Roger J. Shaull
Nov 3, 2019
Roger J. Shaull, age 91, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 1:00 A.M. on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier. He was employed at Holabird Furniture Company in Bryan, Ohio, for 22 years in shipping and receiving, Key Plastics in Montpelier for 14 years, and Montpelier Auto Auction. Roger was a member of the Montpelier Eagles,...
Richard W. McCullough
Nov 3, 2019
Richard W. McCullough, age 61, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019, following an accident at his home near Montpelier. Richard W. McCullough was born on August 27, 1958, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Richard A. and Consuelo B. (Moog) McCullough. Survivors include two brothers, Mike McCullough, of Alvordton, Ohio, and Pat (Suzi) McCullough,...
Arlene Grace Valadez
Oct 29, 2019
Arlene Grace Valadez, age 59, of Archbold, Ohio, passed away at 4:25 P.M. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, in her home. Mrs. Valadez was a home health aid for several years and enjoyed going out to eat, spending time with her grandchildren and going to Walmart to play bumper cars on the motorized scooters. Arlene was born on December 18,...
Doris M. Burkhardt
Oct 29, 2019
Doris M. Burkhardt, age 98, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Chapman Place in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was resident for a brief time. Most recently of Bryan, she had lived in Bonita Springs, Florida, for twenty-five years and before that at Clear Lake, Indiana, for twenty years. A graduate of Edon High School...
Arlean J. Jackman
Oct 26, 2019
Arlean J. Jackman, age 75, of Cecil, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 P.M. on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Jackman attended Ravenscroft Beauty School and worked as a beautician. She also worked a number of years at Bryan Custom Plastics. Arlean J. Jackman was born on...
M. Edythe Webster
Oct 25, 2019
M. Edythe Webster, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:10 A.M. on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Webster was a graduate of Edgerton High School and worked at Dolly’s Restaurant, where she met her husband, John. She also had been employed at Cleveland’s...
Larry R. Lawrence
Oct 20, 2019
Larry R. Lawrence, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, in his home after a sudden illness. Mr. Lawrence was a 1972 graduate of Swanton High School and later received his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from the Air National...
Fern M. (Waugh) Byroads
Oct 19, 2019
Fern M. (Waugh) Byroads, age 90, of Williams Center, Ohio, passed away in her home at 7:01 P.M. on Saturday, October 19, 2019, after a brief illness. Mrs. Byroads began working in Bryan for Western Union and later worked for the City of Bryan, retiring with twenty-three years of service, of which twenty-one years were as a clerk with the...
Ty C. Beckmann
Oct 19, 2019
Ty Christopher Beckmann, age 39, of Acworth, Georgia, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Cartersville Medical Center in Cartersville, Georgia. Ty attended St. Patrick School and Bryan High School, graduating in 1998. While in high school he was a member of the wrestling and football teams. Ty worked many jobs as a manager for Labor Ready in...
Franklin Ferman Haase
Oct 18, 2019
Franklin Ferman Haase, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, October 18, 2019, at his residence. Frank worked as a general foreman at The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring after 40 years of service. Later, he taught at Northwest State Community College for six years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving...