Obituaries

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,...

Glenn F. Lorntz

Glenn F. Lorntz

Apr 29, 2019

Glenn F. Lorntz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 from complications of a stroke. Mr. Lorntz was a graduate of Bryan High School which prepared him for an office job with Northwest Materials in Bryan. He served in the United States Marine Corps for two years at Parris Island, South Carolina during the Korean...

Dorothy M. Hake

Dorothy M. Hake

Apr 25, 2019

Dorothy M. Hake, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:45 P.M. on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Mrs. Hake was a 1947 graduate of Edon High School and attended Cincinnati Bible College for two years. She was a devoted member of Columbia Church of Christ, where she was...

Russell E. Fleming

Russell E. Fleming

Apr 22, 2019

Russell Ernest “Ernie” Fleming, 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed April 22, 2019. Ernie was born to Charles Fleming Sr. and Lois (Freesh) Fleming Ph.D., on April 18, 1937, in Humbolt, Illinois. He graduated from Arthur High School in 1956 and later married June Breningmeyer in December of 1959. Ernie served in the naval reserve for 8 years and was a...

Catherine I Prehauser

Catherine I Prehauser

Apr 22, 2019

Catherine Irene Prehauser, age 70, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 11:33 P.M. on Monday, April 22, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, surrounded by her family. Catherine was a graduate of Wright Business School and received her degree in Accounting. Catherine was a devoted wife and mother, she was a family person . She enjoyed spending...

Mary Belle Payne

Mary Belle Payne

Apr 21, 2019

Mary Belle Payne, age 92, passed away at 10:05 A.M. on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. Payne was a longtime resident of northwest Ohio, residing in the Nettle Lake area near Montpelier, Ohio. She had been employed at Essex Wire in Reading, Michigan, Beam Stream in Montpelier and retired...

Charlene Marie Donley

Charlene Marie Donley

Apr 19, 2019

Charlene Marie (Froelich) Donley, age 85, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 19, 2019 at Gardens of Paulding, surrounded by her family, after a sudden failure of health. Charlene was delivered by her grandmother, Lucinda Berryman on August 17, 1933 in Bryan, the daughter of Ed and Agnes (Berryman) Froelich. She was a graduate of Defiance High School....

Fredrick E. Wheeler

Fredrick E. Wheeler

Apr 18, 2019

Fredrick E. Wheeler, age 91, of Ney, Ohio, passed into eternity on the afternoon of Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Edgerton, OH after an extended illness. He was a former member of Free Christian Church of God in Continental, OH and most recently attended First Baptist Church in Bryan, OH. Fred was a member of the US Army during the...

Christopher D. Cook

Christopher D. Cook

Apr 11, 2019

Christopher D. Cook, age 54, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:12 P.M. on Thursday, April 11, 2019, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier, Ohio.  Mr. Cook was a 1983 graduate Adams Central High School in Monroe, Indiana, and was employed for twenty-seven years at Walmart in Angola, Indiana, currently as a manager in the...

Sonya Reyes

Sonya Reyes

Apr 10, 2019

Sonya Reyes, age 63, of Archbold, Ohio, passed away at 5:08 A.M. on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in her home. Mrs. Reyes was a homemaker and enjoyed shopping, posting on Facebook and helping others. She attended the First Spanish Church of God in Toledo, Ohio. Sonya was born on September 24, 1955, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Eliasar...