Louis "Dan" Thiel
May 23, 2018
Louis Dan Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1962 graduate of Edon Northwest High School where he excelled in academics and football. He attended Bowling Green State University from...
Dennis L. Stoufer
May 18, 2018
Dennis L. Stoufer, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. He worked for Norfolk & Southern Railroad, owned a paint contracting business and worked in maintenance Fort Myers Beach, Florida. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War from 1968-1970 and was a member of Bryan VFW Post 2489....
Roger B. Smith
May 18, 2018
Roger B. Smith, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. Mr. Smith was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a longtime employee of Metal Forge in Stryker, Ohio. He was a member...
Shirley A. Lyons
May 14, 2018
Shirley A. Lyons, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:00 A.M. on Monday, May 14, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. She was a graduate of Oak Hill (Indiana) High School. Shirley worked at Airway for 10 years and Trufast for 6 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Montpelier. Shirley loved to cook, collect recipes and...
William "Jay" J. Pigmon
May 13, 2018
William J. “Jay” Pigmon, age 55, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:55 A.M. on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Pigmon attended Edgerton High School and graduated from Northwest State Community College. A self-employed carpenter, he enjoyed building homes from the ground...
Richard Arnold Lewis
May 12, 2018
Richard Arnold “Dick” Lewis, age 84, of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away early Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Rhonda Lewis, near Bryan, Ohio, after an eighteen-month battle with cancer. He spent his last two weeks at their home being cared for by Rhonda, a hospice nurse, nurse granddaughters, Taylor and Tiffany, his...
Wilma Jean Sloan
May 11, 2018
Wilma Jean (Willson) Sloan, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2018.She was born on October 29, 1929, to Clarence and Alice Willson at her family farm in Ai, Ohio.On August 6, 1950, Wilma married Virgil Otis Sloan of Stryker, Ohio. Together they raised 3children: Shirley Jean (Joseph) Wiley (deceased), Sacramento; James Allen Sloan,Sacramento; and John...
Ricky A. Lorentz
May 11, 2018
Ricky Allen Lorentz, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, surrounded by his family at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. He courageously battled cancer for a year and a half. Ricky was a 1978 graduate of Bryan High School. He enjoyed watching sports, especially baseball and football. He was a fan of the...
Reta Lucile Sikkenga
May 9, 2018
Reta Lucile Sikkenga, age 82 years of Dowagiac, Michigan died peacefully at 2:08 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 with family present at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan following an extended illness. Her family is grateful for the compassionate and professional care provided by the staff of Borgess. She was born on January 15, 1936 at the former McLauchlin...
Phyllis Irene Burd
May 5, 2018
Phyllis Irene (Wonderly) Burd, age 98, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 10:08 P.M. on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in her home with her family at her side. She attended grades 1-8 at the Wonderly School and was a 1937 graduate of Mark Center High School, where she excelled in penmanship. Phyllis received Christ as her Savior at Mount Union...
David & "Robbie" Williams
May 5, 2018
David F. and Roberta M. “Robbie” (Sorg) Williams, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Williams County, Ohio. David was a graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was employed as a CNC machinist for The Aro Corporation (Ingersoll Rand) until...
Anthony Neal Blalock
May 1, 2018
Anthony Neal Blalock, age 73, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:25 P.M. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after an extended illness. Mr. Blalock was a 1963 graduate of Hicksville High School and was a veteran of the United States Army. Following his time in the service, he attended the University of Nevada Las...
Paul W. Shilling
Apr 28, 2018
Paul W. Shilling, age 60, of Edon, Ohio, died on Saturday, April 28, 2018. Paul was a graduate of Anthony Wayne High School. He worked at KMI in Fremont, Indiana as a powder coater for the last 10 years and had worked at Custom Fit in Pioneer for 19 years prior to their closing. He was a member of St....
Debra A. Killian
Apr 27, 2018
Debra A. Killian, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Friday, April 27, 2018, as a result of injuries she sustained during a fire at her home. Debra worked as a service technician at Snow’s Fire Protection for 34 ½ years. She was an active bowler and member of the Bryan Women’s Bowling Association.Debra was born on May 18, 1956,...
Mary E. Haller
Apr 26, 2018
Mary Ellen Haller, age 81, of Garrett, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Coventry Meadows Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she was a resident. Mrs. Haller was a 1954 graduate of Farmer High in Farmer, Ohio, was co-owner of Haller Trucking for a number of years and was also a farm girl at heart. She...
Violet Lucille Lemmon
Apr 25, 2018
Violet Lucille Lemmon, age 101, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Lakeland Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Lemmon was a graduate of Edon High School and had worked as a nurse’s aide at both Cameron Hospital in Angola, Indiana, and at Williams County General...
Madge May Oberlin
Apr 25, 2018
Madge May Oberlin, 86, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018. A long-time resident of the Bryan area, she had lived at Windsor Park assisted living residence in Carol Stream, Illinois the last four years of her life. Madge was born August 4, 1931, in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Owen and Essie (Ketner) Hardesty, grew up in Oakwood, Ohio,...
Joyce A. Waterston
Apr 24, 2018
Joyce A. Waterston, age 80, of Bryan, passed away, Tuesday April 24, 2018 at Fountain Park Inn & Villas in Bryan. Joyce worked as a beautician at Colonial Salon in Pioneer, a toll collector for the Ohio Turnpike, teller at Citizen’s National Bank and cashier at Yeager Market. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and enjoyed painting,...
Aurora "A.J." Jade Johnson
Apr 18, 2018
Aurora “A.J.” Johnson, age 29, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018. A.J. was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been attending Northwest State Community College preparing to enter their nursing program. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. A.J. was a loving mother who enjoyed spending time with her children, writing, poetry, and...
John Leroy Stokes, Sr.
Apr 17, 2018
John Leroy Stokes, Sr., age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:05 A.M. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Mr. Stokes was a 1961 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving during the Vietnam era. He had been employed by Sauder Woodworking, retiring with more than twenty years of service. He was...