Christian N. Orendorff
Jun 5, 2018
Christian N. Orendorff, age 35, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:47 P.M. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Christian was a 2001 graduate of Bryan High School and had worked at several industries in the area and most recently in construction. He was a former member of the Bryan...
Maralyn M. Cape
Jun 4, 2018
Maralyn M. Cape, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:52 P.M. on Monday, June 4, 2018, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, Ohio, after after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Cape was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School. A devoted farm wife and mother, she was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Rosary...
Richard Wayne Lewis
Jun 4, 2018
Richard Wayne Lewis, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018, at his home. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in chemistry. He worked as a research scientist including working on the formula for Beanie-Weenies. He served in the US Army from 1969-1971 including a tour in Vietnam. Richard was a member of the...
Mary Ann Disbrow
Jun 3, 2018
Mary Ann Disbrow, age 81, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 2:30 A.M. on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. Mary Ann was born on October 1, 1936, in Napoleon, Ohio, the daughter of Harmon and Gladys (Rhody) Schroeder and was a graduate of Napoleon High School. She attended the Montpelier Nazarene Church and enjoyed attending the...
Todd E. Woodgeard
Jun 3, 2018
Todd E. Woodgeard, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:35 A.M. on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at his residence surrounded by his family. Todd worked in tool and die set up at Arrow Tru-Line in Bryan for 23 years. He was a graduate of Bryan High School and attended Bowling Green State University. Todd was a member of the...
Doris E. Hageman
Jun 2, 2018
Doris E. Hageman, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:12 P.M. on Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hageman was a homemaker and had owned La Playgirl in Bryan, with her sister. Doris enjoyed crocheting, especially doll clothing, and making jewelry, but most enjoyed gardening and growing flowers. Doris was born on...
Joan Marie (Richmond) Helf
May 31, 2018
Joan Marie (Richmond) Helf, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, slipped away peacefully on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Dream Haven Assisted Living in Edgerton, surrounded by her family and loved ones, to be reunited with her husband of nearly sixty-five years, Merv, and her Savior in Heaven. Joan spent her life being a devoted wife and mother. Nothing was more...
Dorothy L. Peterson
May 30, 2018
Dorothy L. Peterson, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mrs. Peterson worked as a secretary and bookkeeper. She attended Grace Community Church in Bryan and was a member of the Seasoned Divas Bible Study life group.Dorothy was born on November 2, 1926, in...
Donald H. Daglow, Jr.
May 30, 2018
Donald H. Daglow, Jr., age 82, of Coldwater, Michigan, died at 8:10 P.M. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in his home. Mr. Daglow was 1954 graduate of Reading High School. He was a self-employed truck driver hauling milk and grain for many years. He also managed the Fairview Estates Mobile Home Park in Coldwater for over 20 years.Donald H. Daglow,...
David "Bruce" Kannel
May 29, 2018
David “Bruce” Kannel, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 1:08 P.M. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in his home after an extended illness, surrounded by his family. Mr. Kannel was a 1962 graduate of Edon High School and a graduate of Andrew Barber College in Toledo, Ohio. He was a barber in Edon for many years and also...
Duane K. Suffel
May 27, 2018
Duane K. Suffel, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:45 P.M. on Sunday, May 27, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Suffel was a 1957 graduate of Edgerton High School and throughout the years had owned and operated Busy Corner Grocery and was employed at Dick’s IGA and Hoenie’s...
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...