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...
Carol S. Disbro
Apr 17, 2018
Carol S. Disbro, age 81, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:35 A.M. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Disbro was a 1954 graduate of Edon High School and was devoted to the Disbro family farm until she retired. She was a member of Edon United Methodist Church...
Gonda I. Shade
Apr 15, 2018
Gonda Irene Shade, age 99, of Bryan, passed away of natural causes on April 15, 2018 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan where she was a resident for one month. She was born in Evansport, Ohio on June 11, 1918, the daughter of Aubrey and Frances (Hall) Replogle. On September 22, 1939 she married Ralph Henry Shade and he preceded her...
Gerald F. "Gerry" Siebenaler
Apr 13, 2018
Gerald F. “Gerry” Siebenaler, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 1:13 P.M. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Siebenaler was a 1951 graduate of Edon High School and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean...
Beulah F. Hopkins
Apr 13, 2018
Beulah F. Hopkins, age 103, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:30 A.M. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Country View of Sunbury in Condit, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Hopkins had been living in the Columbus, Ohio, area for the past ten years. She was a graduate of Pioneer High School. During WWII she was employed as...
Dorothy F. Mavis
Apr 12, 2018
Dorothy F. Mavis, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:33 A.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hickville, Ohio, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Mavis was a 1945 graduate of Butler High School and had worked along side her husband as a bookkeeper at Karl’s Sinclair station in Edgerton...
Mary Lou "Ding" Pierce
Apr 10, 2018
Mary Lou “Ding” Pierce, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center where she had been a resident. Mary had been an avid bowler and was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and Bryan VFW Post #2489 Auxiliary. She worked as a candy maker at Spangler Candy company...
Patricia Ellen Lake
Apr 9, 2018
Patricia Ellen Lake, age 71, of Edgerton, Ohio passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she was a resident. Patty had worked at QUADCO in Stryker for several years. Born on June 24, 1946, in Jackson, Michigan, she was the daughter of Norris Rice and Maxine Grace (Wildes) Lake. Patty is survived by...
Donna M. Stemen
Apr 9, 2018
Donna M. Stemen, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:10 A.M. on Monday, April 9, 2018, at Fulton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wauseon, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Stemen was a lifelong resident of Bryan and attended Bryan High School. She was a Life member of Bryan VFW Post #2489 Auxiliary, in which she...
Deloy H. Fraley
Apr 7, 2018
Deloy H. Fraley, age 78, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Fraley was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed raising draft horses, which were a familiar sight at parades throughout the area and a big hit with children in kindergarten...
Caroline L. Diehl
Apr 6, 2018
Caroline L. Diehl, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord at 7:34 P.M. on Friday, April 6, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Diehl was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother, and a beloved pastor’s wife. She attended Wesley United Methodist Church.Caroline L. Diehl was born on September 10, 1927, in...
Virginia M. Rowe
Apr 4, 2018
Virginia M. Rowe, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:57 A.M. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare - Bryan Center. She worked at Spangler Candy Company as a Dum-Dum spinner for 38 years and had worked at the former Ruth’s Restaurant in Bryan. Virginia attended Eastland Baptist Church in Bryan. She was a true homemaker, enjoying gardening,...
Robert L. Galloway
Apr 2, 2018
Robert L. Galloway, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on April 2, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mr. Galloway had worked at the Aro Corporation for 40 years, 17 years in the experimental air tool lab and 23 years as the company pilot. After retiring from Aro, he flew part time for MHE for several years.Robert L. Galloway was...
William "Bill" H. Connell
Mar 25, 2018
William H. “Bill” Connell, age 87, left this world to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2018. He was born in Springfield, Illinois on March 29, 1930, the son of Lawrence and Eva (Graham) Stanley. Bill had one older brother, Richard, who preceded him in death. On January 26, 1952, he married Marilee “Mary” P. Troy and she...
Ruthanna M. Holthues
Mar 24, 2018
Ruthanna M. Holthues, age 80, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:40 P.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio after a brief illness. A graduate of Stryker High School where she was on the National Honor Society, Mrs. Holthues had been a resident of the Edon community since her marriage in 1956 and...