Obituaries

Richard L. Thierry

Richard L. Thierry

Oct 13, 2018

Richard L. Thierry, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident. Born on August 26, 1929, in Wauseon, Ohio, he came to Bryan in 1942 and in 1946 left Bryan High School to serve briefly in the United States Army. He returned to Bryan...

Marcella G. Koerner

Marcella G. Koerner

Oct 13, 2018

Marcella G. Koerner, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:10 A.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Koerner was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and The Ohio State University. A devoted farm wife and mother, she...

D. Jeanette Burkhart

D. Jeanette Burkhart

Oct 12, 2018

D. Jeanette Burkhart, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:18 A.M. on Friday, October 12, 2018, in her home, with her family by her side. Mrs. Burkhart was a 1944 graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana, and had been employed for many years as a parts manager with Vic Miller Ford and then for Lou Lou...

Shirley Ann Osmun

Shirley Ann Osmun

Oct 12, 2018

Shirley A. Osmun, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:50 P.M. on Friday, October 12, 2018, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Osmun was a graduate of Bryan High School and had worked at the Dime Store in Bryan and for Spangler Candy Company and later retired from Allied Moulded with...

Larry Gene Dirr

Larry Gene Dirr

Oct 9, 2018

Larry Gene Dirr, age 65, of Angola, Indiana, died at 6:56 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after a extended illness. Mr. Dirr was a former resident of the Montpelier, Ohio area and was a self employed carpenter. Born May 22, 1953, in Sylvania, Ohio, he was the son of Melvin E. and Shirley J. (Richards) Dirr....

Danny Lee Keppler

Danny Lee Keppler

Oct 9, 2018

Danny Lee Keppler, age 68, of Hamilton Lake, Indiana, passed away at 12:45 A.M. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Keppler was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed by Simpson Industries in Edon, Ohio, for forty-four years, as well as working for awhile for the Village of Edon....

Patricia M. Stoots

Patricia M. Stoots

Oct 1, 2018

Patricia M. Stoots, age 87, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:30 A.M. on Monday, October 1, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Stoots was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Patricia M. Stoots was born on July 17, 1931, in Chesapeake, Ohio, the daughter of Forrest and Hazel (Thacker) Goodall. She married Calvin Stoots in 1954 in...

Roger Dale Canaday

Roger Dale Canaday

Sep 27, 2018

Roger D. Canaday, age 59, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:40 A.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Roger was a 1978 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed by Edgerton Metal Products for more than twenty years until the closing of the plant. He was...

Cheryl M. Pollard

Cheryl M. Pollard

Sep 27, 2018

Cheryl M. Pollard, age 48, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 11:27 P.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance after an extended illness.Cheryl was a 1988 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was active in volleyball, basketball and softball and played trumpet in the band. She graduated from Northwest State Community College as a Licensed...

Sandra P. Brewer

Sandra P. Brewer

Sep 25, 2018

Sandra Pauline Brewer died peacefully on September 23, 2018 at the age of 80 at Willow Brook Christian Village, Delaware, Ohio where she resided for the past year to be near her son and daughter. Sandy was born in Bryan, Ohio on March 5, 1938 to Lloyd Henry Cupp and Selma Leone (Hummel). Sandy graduated from Bryan High School on...

Lois A. Martenies

Lois A. Martenies

Sep 24, 2018

Lois A. Martenies, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:30 P.M. on Monday, September, 24, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio after a brief illness. Mrs. Martenies had been employed as a nurses aide, and at various manufacturing facilities during her work career. She was a avid reader, enjoyed crocheting, and working word search puzzles. She also...

Phyllis J. Jennings

Phyllis J. Jennings

Sep 24, 2018

Phyllis J. Jennings, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, September 24, 2018, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she had been a resident since January of this year. Mrs. Jennings was a 1945 graduate of Butler High School and Parkview School of Nursing in 1963. She began her nursing career at Williams County...

Lee W. Impton

Lee W. Impton

Sep 20, 2018

Lee W. Impton, age 71, of Butler, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness with his family by his side. Mr. Impton was a graduate of Eastside High School in Butler and was a veteran of the United States Navy service during Vietnam. He was a...

Esther L. Lanius

Esther L. Lanius

Sep 19, 2018

Esther L. Lanius, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:20 A.M. on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mrs. Lanius was the long time secretary at Trinity Lutheran Church. Esther was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and the Jolly HomemakersEsther was born on October 20, 1932 in Adams Township, Michigan, the daughter of Ray A....

Kathleen M. "Kitty" Tritch

Kathleen M. "Kitty" Tritch

Sep 17, 2018

Kathleen M. “Kitty” Tritch, age 85, of Montpelier, Ohio and formerly of Mineral Ridge, Ohio, passed away at 1:30 A.M. on Monday, September 17, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Kitty was a devoted homemaker, wife and aunt and had been a longtime waitress. She attended the Montpelier Nazarene Church, enjoyed bowling,...

Donald M. Sutton, Sr.

Donald M. Sutton, Sr.

Sep 11, 2018

Donald M. Sutton, Sr., age 65, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:25 P.M. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Ebid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Sutton was 1972 graduate of Edon High School and served sixteen years in the United States Air Force. His last employment was as an electrician with Plastech in Bryan, Ohio. He...

Dale S. Dirrim

Dale S. Dirrim

Sep 11, 2018

Dale S. Dirrim, age 84, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday morning, September 11, 2018 at his home. Dale worked at Tokheim Corporation retiring with more than 30 years of service and he also farmed. He served in the US Air Force from July 1, 1952 to June 30 1956. He was a former member of the VFW, American Legion and...

Robert D. Wheeler

Robert D. Wheeler

Sep 9, 2018

Robert D. Wheeler, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:30 A.M. on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Wheeler was a 1956 graduate of Bryan High School and a longtime employee of Fisher Automatic Vending in Bryan, retiring in 1999. He was a member of St....

Penny Marie Johnson

Penny Marie Johnson

Sep 6, 2018

Penny Marie Johnson, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:55 P.M. on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center where she was a resident after an extended illness. She was a graduate of Bryan High School and had previously worked at Sauder Woodworking.Penny Marie Johnson was born on December 22, 1953, in Bryan, the daughter of John...

Donald J. Page

Donald J. Page

Sep 5, 2018

Donald J. Page, age 91, of De Graff, Ohio, died at 8:40 P.M. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He had worked as a truck driver for many years. Donald was a member of the Teamsters Local Central State Southwest.Donald J. Page was born on June 23, 1927, in Alvordton, Ohio, the son of LeRoy and Grace...