Obituaries

David L. Nofzinger

David L. Nofzinger

Dec 22, 2018

David Lee Nofzinger, age 53, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness. David worked for the Street Department for the City of Bryan for over 21 years before his retirement and was currently working as a driver for Sudden Service Expediting. He enjoyed riding his 1977...

Katherine S. Ensman

Katherine S. Ensman

Dec 20, 2018

Katherine S. Ensman, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Ensman began working at a young age at the tomato factory and later was employed at Lester’s Diner in Bryan for many years. She was a member of Bryan...

Paul E. Hoover

Paul E. Hoover

Dec 20, 2018

Paul E. “Ernie” Hoover, age 64, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at his home following a long battle with cancer. Mr. Hoover was a graduate of Hicksville High School. He was welder at Martin Sprocket and Gear for 39 years prior to his retirement. He served in the United States Army for over six years during...

Roger E. Blough

Roger E. Blough

Dec 19, 2018

Roger E. Blough, age 64, of Bryan, completed his life journey on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at his home. Roger was a man who loved his family and friends...which included everyone he met. He was a strong, compassionate leader to all he met in Northwest Ohio and beyond. He used his strengths as he accomplished his duties as the Bryan...

Mary Lou Noll

Mary Lou Noll

Dec 16, 2018

Mary Lou (Van Zile) Noll, age 95, died on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Mount Healthy Christian Home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mary Lou spent most of her childhood on the family farm, near Metz, Indiana, and she was a graduate of Metz High School. She and her husband, George Noll (also originally from Metz, Indiana),...

James L. Hicks

James L. Hicks

Dec 14, 2018

James L. Hicks, Sr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with cancer. James was a 2958 graduate of Defiance High School and served in the United States Army from 1959-1962. He worked at Johns Mansville,...

Norma J. McGill

Norma J. McGill

Dec 11, 2018

Norma J. McGill, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, in Bryan, where she was a resident. Mrs. McGill was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by Bryan City Schools for seventeen years and then for Fifty Division for nine years prior to her retirement....

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...