R. Dean Krill, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:25 P.M. on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Krill was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II as a radio technician. He was...
Daniel David Shaw, age 68, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:03 P.M. on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in his home. Mr. Shaw was a graduate of Edon High School and had worked on farms and in manufacturing prior to moving to Port Charlotte, Florida, with his parents, where he had served as a volunteer fireman. He was a...
Vicki S. Rendle, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at her daughters home in Auburn, Indiana after a brief illness. Mrs. Rendle was a 1972 graduate of Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida. A hard worker, she had been employed at YangFen in Bryan for over forty years and was a...
Mary M. Brown, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:15 A.M. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mary Margaret graduated from the West Unity High School where she was honored as Valedictorian of the Class of 1941. Following graduation, she served as school secretary and librarian until her marriage. She later was a postal clerk...
Dale A. Mathys, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with illnesses related to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. Mr. Mathys was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, entering the service as an enlisted man on October 5, 1954, serving ten years...
Carson L. Bentley, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 5:35 P.M. on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Mr. Bentley was a “jack of all trades” having worked in different fields all across the country and raced stock cars when he was younger. He was a long time member of the Moose Lodge...
Marvin B. Rockey, age 95, a lifelong resident of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Rockey was a graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army in Japan during World War II. A lifelong farmer, he was also...
Esther J. Whitman, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 7:50 A.M. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Whitman was a 1943 graduate of Metz High School in Metz, Indiana. She was employed by Edgerton Local Schools for many years as a cafeteria cook. She enjoyed long time...
Eunice A. Oser, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Payne, Ohio, passed away at 6:10 A.M. on Monday, February 25, 2019, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Eunice was a kindergarten teacher for many years with the First Christian Union Pre-school and Kindergarten. She was a member of the Westview Alliance Church in Fort Wayne, where she was custodian and...
Richard A. Dietrich, age 86, of Williams Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart while vacationing in Florida. Richard worked at the Aro Corporation for over 50 years and was a US Army veteran of the Korean war. Richard was a 1951 graduate of Kunkle High School and was a 4-H leader with...
Rexford “Rex” R. Bentley, age 72, of Pioneer, Ohio, went home to heaven to be with his Lord Jesus at 7:55 P.M. on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Rex worked at Challenge-Cook for 18 years, was the custodian at Wesley United Methodist Church in Bryan for many years and worked at Throne Monument...
Elmer Baldridge, Sr., age 86, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 12:45 A.M. on Friday, February 22, 2019, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mr. Baldridge worked for Campbell’s Soup for over 37 years, mostly as a can maker and lid tender. He was a member of the Defiance Post of the AmVets. Elmer Baldridge, Sr. was...
Britney Kae Gotshall, age 24, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. She was a 2013 graduate of St. Genevieve High School in Missouri. Britney had a great love for animals and gymnastics and she was very full of life. Britney Kae Gotshall was born on July 12,...
William James Lucas, age 69, of Cecil, Ohio, passed away at 1:25 P.M. on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, after an extended illness. Mr. Lucas been employed at Kennedy Tool Box Company for many years prior to retirement. Williams James Lucas was born on July 1, 1949, in Delphos, Ohio, the son of Milo Nathaniel and Dora (Stutler)...
Darian M. Elliott, age 23, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in Bryan, Ohio. Darian was a 2014 graduate of Edgerton High School where he ran cross country and was member of the wrestling team. He enjoyed literature, political science, philosophy and listening to classical music. The son of Steven and Michelle (Armitage) Elliott, he was...
Richard “Rick” Marker, age 62, of Findlay, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at 12:12 P.M. on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was a 1974 graduate of Bryan High School and graduated in 1978 from the Ohio State University with a bachelor degree in Business Administration. He was an avid reader and enjoyed music, having been...
Harold Robert “Bob” Bunting, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:44 P.M. on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Edgerton, Mr. Bunting was a 1962 graduate of Edgerton High School and went to work at the Uniroyal/Goodrich tire plant in...
Charlene B. Shaw-Heisler, age 65, of Ney, Ohio, went home at 11:14 P.M. on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. Charlene was an owner, manager and beautician at Shawnee’s Salon in Bryan for many years. She was a member of the Bryan Church of the Nazarene. Charlene enjoyed gardening, landscaping, cooking and interior design. She...
Charles H. Phillips, Jr., age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:10 A.M. on Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident, after an extended illness. Mr. Phillips was a 1965 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam where he was awarded the Silver...
Roland Aragon Amaral Vasconcellos, 79, Naples, Florida formerly of Bryan passed away on February 12, 2019 at Physicians Regional Hospital, Naples, Fl. Born to Joseph B. Vasconcelos and Bertha (Amaral) Vasconcelos, April 19th, 1939 in Taunton, MA. He was raised on the island of San Miguel in the Azores Islands, Portugal. Married Janice Brown on September 23, 1963. Received Bachelor’s...