Obituaries

Joy L. Meeks

Joy L. Meeks

Dec 3, 2017

Joy L. Meeks, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 8:10 P.M. on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where she was a resident. Mrs. Meeks was a lifelong resident of Edon and had retired from General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, where she was a long time employee. She was a graduate of Edon...

Jamie A. Walsh

Jamie A. Walsh

Dec 3, 2017

Jamie A. Walsh, age 26, of Ney, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at his home. Jamie was a 2009 graduate of Fairview High School and was employed as a network technician for Lightningnet in Auburn, Indiana. He enjoyed grilling, shooting and target practice, being with friends and his family. He also had a great aptitude for electronics...

Cynthia R. Westerlund

Cynthia R. Westerlund

Nov 28, 2017

Cynthia Rae Westerlund, age 61, of Bryan, passed away at 6:25 A.M. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Cindy was a conductor on Amtrack for 15 years. Cindy had lived in California for 40 years and recently moved back to Bryan. She enjoyed going to auctions and garage sales; visiting casinos and...

Esther M. Day

Esther M. Day

Nov 26, 2017

Esther M. Day, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:43 P.M. on Sunday, November 27, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, where she had been a resident. A graduate of St. Vincent School of Nursing, Mrs. Day was a registered nurse and had been employed by Thorn Hospital in Hudson, Michigan, for thirty years and later for Ausable...

Charles Andrew Gee

Charles Andrew Gee

Nov 26, 2017

Charles Andrew Gee, age 65, of Paulding, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Charles was a master musician and traveled the United States performing with country bands including “The Gee Brothers” and “Roadhouse”. Charles was born on April 26, 1952, in Defiance, the son of Harold W. and Helen A....

James P. Biedenharn

James P. Biedenharn

Nov 26, 2017

James P. Biedenharn, age 61, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:58 A.M. on Sunday, November 26, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous ten-year battle with brain cancer. Mr. Biedenharn was a 1974 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School and graduated from The University of Toledo in 1978. He had been employed by Robinair...

Maurice E. Degryse

Maurice E. Degryse

Nov 20, 2017

Maurice E. Degryse, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, November 20, 2017 in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Degryse was a farmer and truck driver. He drove for the Bryan elevator, Central Transport and Hornish Brothers. Maurice was a lifetime member of the Eagles and had several race cars. Maurice E. Degryse was born March 2,...

Cleda M. Rice

Cleda M. Rice

Nov 20, 2017

Cleda M. Rice, age 102, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 11:30 P.M. on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Rice was a 1933 graduate of Farmer High School and had been employed as a cook by Central Local School District for twenty-five years. She was a member...

Dorothy Karen Amaden

Dorothy Karen Amaden

Nov 18, 2017

Dorothy Karen Amaden, age 79, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away early Saturday, November 18, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Ameden graduated from Alameda High School in Alameda, California, received her Bachelors degree from Tri-State University and her Masters degree from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, both in psychology. She enjoyed writing poetry, loved to read and crochet and...

Rose Marie Boothman

Rose Marie Boothman

Nov 17, 2017

Rose Marie Boothman, age 80, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away at 8:22 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan where she had been a resident for the past five years with an extended illness. She was surrounded by her daughters and their husbands. Rosie was born on November 4, 1937, in Kunkle, Ohio, the daughter of...

Thelma Kathleen Skiles

Thelma Kathleen Skiles

Nov 16, 2017

Thelma Kathleen (Myers) Skiles, age 92, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 2:50 A.M. on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Skiles was a 1943 graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana. A devoted homemaker, she had also been employed by Bryan Canning Factory and later was employed by...

Beverly E. Hart

Beverly E. Hart

Nov 16, 2017

Beverly Elaine Hart, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 12:20 A.M. at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Beverly worked for the US Post Office for 25 years and served as Post Mistress in Williston, Genoa and Alvordton. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Archbold and was a big supporter of county...

Agnes M. Prasek

Agnes M. Prasek

Nov 15, 2017

Agnes M. Prasek, age 104, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Prasek was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan and enjoyed the Bryan Senior Center. Agnes M. Prasek was born on November 27, 1912, in Hicksville, Ohio, the...

Anne M. Bard

Anne M. Bard

Nov 12, 2017

Anne Marie Bard, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:39 A.M. on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Inc. in Bryan, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. We are celebrating Anne’s eternal Life with our Lord in heaven. She is an understanding, compassionate and committed wife; a mother to...

Betty E. Kennedy

Betty E. Kennedy

Nov 10, 2017

Betty E. Kennedy, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Friday, November 10, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Kennedy was a graduate of 1946 Edgerton High School and had formerly owned and operated the Plaza Motel in Bryan with her husband and son for nineteen years. Betty E. Kennedy was born on July 21, 1928, in Edgerton,...

Dwight D. Johnson

Dwight D. Johnson

Nov 9, 2017

Dwight D. Johnson, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:10 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017, in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, following a brief illness. Dwight was a paint and auto body repairman for over 20 years with Orlando Auto Auction in Orlando, Florida before his retirement. Dwight D. Johnson was born on September 9, 1953 in...

Duane M. Towers

Duane M. Towers

Nov 9, 2017

Duane M. Towers, age 87, of Columbia, Ohio, died at 3:14 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at his home. Mr. Towers was a farmer and worked at Powers & Sons, then Simpson Industries in Edon, and retired from Simpson Industries in Fremont, Indiana in 1992. A 1948 graduate of Edon High School, he was a veteran of the United...

Rickie Dubose

Rickie Dubose

Nov 5, 2017

Rickie Dubose, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan after a short illness. He was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School and worked at ABC/TruFast in Bryan. Rickie was born on June 1, 1957 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Jeffrey Johnson and Ruby Dubose. He married Elizabeth...

Dorothy L Buck

Dorothy L Buck

Nov 5, 2017

Dorothy L. Buck, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:29 A.M. at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Buck was a graduate of Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, and had been employed by the Lions Store in Toledo, retiring with fifteen years of service. She moved to the Edgerton area and would...

Mary Jo Bennett

Mary Jo Bennett

Nov 4, 2017

Mary Jo Bennett, age 78, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Bennett was a graduate of Hilltop High School. She was a homemaker and member of the Edon United Methodist Church Mary Jo Bennett was born on November 14, 1938, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Ernest and Wilda L. (Heaton)...