Obituaries

Wayne E. Grandey

Wayne E. Grandey

Dec 7, 2018

Wayne E. Grandey, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:45 P.M. on Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Auburn Village Nursing Center in Auburn, Indiana, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Grandey was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He was...

Cletus F. Thiel

Cletus F. Thiel

Dec 7, 2018

Cletus F. Thiel, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:38 A.M. on Friday, December 7, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after an extended illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a company clerk both at Ft. Riley, Kansas, and while stationed...

Douglas J. Mowrer

Douglas J. Mowrer

Dec 6, 2018

Douglas Jay Mowrer, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:55 P.M. on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after an extended illness. Mr. Mowrer was a graduate of Lear River High School in Lear River, Illinois, and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a truck driver, driving for Bryan Truck Lines...

Leroy J. Hoops

Leroy J. Hoops

Dec 5, 2018

Leroy J. Hoops, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:38 A.M. on Wednesday, December 5, in his home after an extended illness. Leroy had worked in construction for several years, then worked for the City of Bryan in the Street and Parks & Recreation Departments. He did many of the masonry projects for the city including Central Park and...

Eva Lee J. Krathwohl

Eva Lee J. Krathwohl

Dec 2, 2018

Eva Lee J. Krathwohl, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:55 A.M. on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan where she was a resident. Mrs. Krathwohl was graduate of Hudson High School in Hudson, Michigan and had been employed by the Aro Corporation, retiring with twenty-three years of service. She was baptized in the...

Linda Sue LaDuke

Linda Sue LaDuke

Nov 30, 2018

Linda Sue LaDuke, age 77, of Edon, Ohio, and formerly of Winston Salem, North Carolina, died at 12:22 A.M. on Friday, November 30, 2018, at Lakeland Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitaion Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Linda Sue LaDuke was born on April 6, 1941, in Ashland, Kentucky, the daughter of Claude and...

June A. Ramirez

June A. Ramirez

Nov 28, 2018

June A. Ramirez, age 87, formerly of Gibsonburg, Ohio, passed away at 4:15 A.M. on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, Ohio. June was a homemaker and enjoyed decorating for the holidays.June A. Ramirez was born on June 30, 1931, in Genoa, Ohio, to Lester and Evelyn (Dunn) Hamann. She married Ruben Ramirez and...

Sylvia G. Dean

Sylvia G. Dean

Nov 25, 2018

Sylvia G. Dean, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Dean had worked at K & R Cleaners, which became Custom Cleaners, for many years and at Wendy’s for more than ten years. She was also a bartender for most...

Mildred Donelda Siglow

Mildred Donelda Siglow

Nov 20, 2018

Mildred Donelda Siglow, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:23 P.M. on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at Hillside Country Living, where she was a resident. Mrs. Siglow was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School. Following her graduation from high school she enlisted in the U.S. Navy WAVES. She served in Washington, D.C. under Top Secret status, working to...

Ann G. Huard

Ann G. Huard

Nov 17, 2018

Ann G. Huard, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Huard had been employed as a commercial camera operator for Moore Business Forms in Angola, Indiana, and retired in 1988 with twenty-nine years of service. She was a member of St....

Robert Steven Hutchinson

Robert Steven Hutchinson

Nov 17, 2018

Robert Steven Hutchinson, age 63, of Bryan, passed away at 10:20 P.M. on Saturday, November 17, 2018, shorty after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness centers in Bryan. Mr. Hutchinson had been employed by Bard Manufacturing for many years retiring in 1994. He was a member of Bryan Masonic Lodge #215 F&AM, Royal Arch Masons, Chapter #45, and Bryan Commandery...

Susan J. Hahn

Susan J. Hahn

Nov 16, 2018

Susan J. Hahn, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:46 P.M. on Friday, November 16, 2018, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Susan had been employed over the years at Shaffer’s Restaurant, Tec-Mor and, most recently, Bard Manufacturing. She was an avid bowler and dog lover.Susan J. Hahn was born on February 14,...

Doris May Carlin

Doris May Carlin

Nov 11, 2018

Doris May Carlin, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:50 P.M. on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at the Inn at Fountain Park where she had been a resident. Doris was a graduate of Bryan High School. She was a homemaker, had worked in customer service at Custom Cleaners and attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Bryan. Doris was a loving...

Bernard L. Schliesser

Bernard L. Schliesser

Nov 10, 2018

Bernard L. Schliesser, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at his home. Mr. Schliesser was an electrician and owner of Bernie’s Electric from 1980-2010. Prior to that, he had worked at Chase Brass and Aro Corporation. Bernie was a member of the Lick Creek Church of the Brethren in Bryan where he volunteered his...

Jean Hilbert

Jean Hilbert

Nov 10, 2018

Jean Hilbert, age 89, of Cape Coral, Florida, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, in Cape Coral. Mrs. Hilbert enjoyed a long life raising her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, cooking and baking, making memories with family and friends, dancing, and traveling. She was well known as a generous and giving person. Born Lois Jean Poole on February 17, 1929,...

Shirley A. Quillen

Shirley A. Quillen

Nov 10, 2018

Shirley A. Quillen, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 10, 2018, in her home. Shirley worked at Allied Moulded for twenty-three years, retiring as a supervisor. She was active at the YMCA, working out there five days a week, and enjoyed playing Bingo, going to the casinos and spending time with her family especially her...

Wilma M. Hornbeck

Wilma M. Hornbeck

Nov 9, 2018

Wilma M. Hornbeck, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hornbeck had been employed as a nurses’ aide at Park View Nursing Center, retiring with fifteen years of service. She enjoyed baking, especially when baking cookies with the grandkids....

WIlliam F. Zaleski

WIlliam F. Zaleski

Nov 9, 2018

William “Bill” F. Zaleski, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:48 P.M. on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Community Health & Wellness Center- Bryan, where he had been a patient. Bill worked in quality control for Pepsi in Bryan and had been a machinist at Dana Corporation. He loved hunting and fishing when he was younger. He was...

Lyle L. Allomong

Lyle L. Allomong

Nov 6, 2018

Lyle L. Allomong, age 78, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:20 P.M. on Tuesday, November 6, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home. Lyle retired from the Montpelier School District as a bus driver and custodian after more than 20 years of service. He and his wife had owned Little Jumper restaurant in Montpelier. Lyle enjoyed woodworking and especially making wood toys...

Kathleen M. Smith

Kathleen M. Smith

Nov 4, 2018

Kathleen M. “Kathy” Smith, 67, Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Kathy worked at the Bryan Times 15 years, was a machinist at Strydel 10 years and was an assembler at KAMCO for 25 years. She enjoyed cooking, reading cook books, knitting and crocheting. Kathy was born on October 25,...