Obituaries

Ruby J. Reagle

Ruby J. Reagle

May 28, 2019

Ruby J. Reagle, age 88, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Reagle was a longtime cashier at WalMart and worked with her husband on the family farm. Ruby was a former member of the County Cousins and enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and riding motorcycle. She and her husband took several cross country...

Debra J. Stinehelfer

Debra J. Stinehelfer

May 28, 2019

Debra J. Stinehelfer, age 69, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 6:38 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Stinehelfer was a 1968 graduate of Bryan High School, graduated from Defiance College in 1972, and received her master’s degree in guidance from IPFW, Fort Wayne, Indiana....

Daniel Frank Cape

Daniel Frank Cape

May 27, 2019

Daniel Frank Cape, age 72, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away at 7:38 P.M. on Monday, May 27, 2019, in his home after an extended illness.  Mr. Cape was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a combat Army veteran of the Vietnam war who fought in the TET Offensive.  He was a lifelong farmer, working on the family...

Edna Mae Cooley

Edna Mae Cooley

May 26, 2019

Edna Mae Cooley, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:54 A.M. on Sunday, May 26, 2019, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Edna loved her small dogs and for many years maintained a flower garden in her back yard. As a hobby, she sewed lap quilts which she gave to residents of local nursing homes. Edna also enjoyed crocheting doll dresses...

Nina L. Ojan

Nina L. Ojan

May 25, 2019

Dateline: Bryan Nina L. Ojan, age 74, of Bryan, passed away Saturday morning, May 25, 2019 at her home. Nina worked at many jobs over the years but is best remembered as a cashier at WalMart in Bryan. She enjoyed crafting, puzzles, reading and old movies. Nina was born January 22, 1945 in Niles Michigan, the daughter of Otis and...

Ruth M. Kimpel

Ruth M. Kimpel

May 24, 2019

Ruth M. Kimpel, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 7:35 P.M. on Friday, May 24, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness.  Mrs. Kimpel attended Taylor Corners County School in DeKalb County, Indiana, and later St. Mary Catholic School.  She was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton High School.  She was a correspondent for...

Mick J. Frisbie

Mick J. Frisbie

May 24, 2019

Mick J. Frisbie, age 50, of Stryker, Ohio, died on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. Mick has been a Deputy Sheriff in Williams County since 2001. He was a K-9 handler for 12 years during that time with K-9 officers Hammer and Ozzy and was a Sergeant and Field Training Officer. Mick received...

Janice E. Manon

Janice E. Manon

May 20, 2019

Janice E. Manon, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:58 P.M. on Monday, May 20, 2019, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Manon was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended Bowling Green State University. She taught elementary education at Edgerton Local Schools, Pulaski Jefferson and in the Bryan City Schools. In...

Alice M Wilson

Alice M Wilson

May 18, 2019

Alice M. Wilson, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:20 P.M. on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan after a brief illness. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by 50 Division in Bryan for ten years and by Chief Supermarket in Bryan for seventeen years and was...

Jerry R. Cliffton

Jerry R. Cliffton

May 18, 2019

Jerry R. Cliffton, age 79, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Jerry worked for the Ohio Gas Company for 43 years and was a member of the Montpelier Moose Lodge #312. Jerry R. Cliffton was born on July 15, 1939, in West Unity and married Nancy A. Clark,...

Aileene R. Christman

Aileene R. Christman

May 17, 2019

Aileene Rena (Eschhofen) Christman, 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed into eternal life on May 17, 2019. She graduated from Bryan High School in 1944. Aileen had been employed in the office of the Aro Corporation for 8 years before going on to work as a bookkeeper at the Tom Sheridan Ford Dealership for 25 years. She was a volunteer for...

Fredrick J. Entenman

Fredrick J. Entenman

May 12, 2019

Fredrick J. “Fritz” Entenman, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 1:46 P.M. on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Entenman was a graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army in an Engineer Aviation Battalion. He was employed by Isaac Corporation...

Jane S. Perry

Jane S. Perry

May 11, 2019

Jane S. Perry, age 60, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:50 A.M. on Saturday, May 11, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family after an illness of one year.  Mrs. Perry was a 1977 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was salutatorian, and  graduated from Defiance College in 1981 with a degree in accounting.  A Certified Public...

Theron L. Diehl

Theron L. Diehl

May 7, 2019

Theron L. Diehl, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord at 3:13 P.M. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice. He attended Wesley United Methodist Church in Bryan. Theron was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School where he played trombone in the band and orchestra and excelled at track. He...

Michael W. Hamblin

Michael W. Hamblin

May 6, 2019

Michael W. Hamblin, age 72, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 4:25 P.M. on Monday, May 6, 2019, surrounded by his family at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness.  Mr. Hamblin was a 1964 graduate of Elgin High School and attended The Ohio State University.  He entered the United States Army, attaining the rank...

Sharon Kay Jackson

Sharon Kay Jackson

May 5, 2019

Sharon Kay Miller Jackson, age 72, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 8:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, after an extended illness. Ms. Jackson was employed as a machinist by Edon Machine, retiring with thirty-eight years of service and many great friendships. She was a loving mother and grandmother and...

Arlyn L Meyer

Arlyn L Meyer

May 4, 2019

Arlyn L. Meyer, age 103, of  Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:45 A.M. on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident.  Mrs. Meyer was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.  She had been employed by Modernair in Angola, Indiana, and...

Marilyn J. Riggenbach

Marilyn J. Riggenbach

May 4, 2019

Marilyn J. Riggenbach, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was a resident. Ms. Riggenbach was a graduate of Bryan High School and Bowling Green State University and had been employed as a secretary at Chase Brass near Montpelier, Ohio, retiring with thirty-three years of...

Sharon Kaye Gearhart

Sharon Kaye Gearhart

May 2, 2019

Sharon Kaye Gearhart, age 77, of Ashley, Indiana, passed away at 5:47 P.M. on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in her home in Ashley, Indiana, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Ms. Gearhart was a graduate of Angola High School and had previously been employed at New Horizon Bakery in Fremont, Indiana. She was a devoted homemaker and enjoyed...

Joseph S Seibert

Joseph S Seibert

May 1, 2019

Joseph S. Seibert, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, surrounded by his family. Mr. Seibert was a 1945 graduate of Defiance High School and was employed as a tool and die engineer, working at Hayes-Albion for thirty-five years. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church,...