Obituaries

Gerald F. "Gerry" Siebenaler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mary Elaine Knight

Mary Elaine Knight

Mar 22, 2018

Mary Elaine Knight age 81, of Hamilton, Indiana, died at 10:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 22, 2018, in her home surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Knight was a graduate of Montpelier High School and received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from IPFW in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She taught kindergarten in the Edon Northwest School System, retiring...

Dorothy A. Smith

Dorothy A. Smith

Mar 20, 2018

Dorothy A. Smith, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:15 A.M. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Dorothy worked in the cafeteria for Bryan City Schools for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, baking and sewing.Dorothy A. Smith was born on August 2, 1928, in Warrensburg, Illinois, the...

Evelyn Wingard

Evelyn Wingard

Mar 19, 2018

Evelyn Wingard, age 101, of Bryan, died at 5:24 A.M. on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Evelyn graduated from Montpelier High School in 1934 and International Business College in 1935. She retired as a billing clerk from General Motors Acceptance Company. Evelyn was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Bryan and...

Robert H. Bauer

Robert H. Bauer

Mar 19, 2018

Robert H. Bauer, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Bauer was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army and was deployed to...

George E. Herman

George E. Herman

Mar 17, 2018

George E. Herman, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:59 A.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Herman was a 1964 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been a farmer, previously owned and operated Herman Custom Harvesting with his wife, was a factory worker and would later...

Jack L. Bloir

Jack L. Bloir

Mar 16, 2018

Jack L. Bloir, age 79, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away at 6:14 A.M. on Friday, March 16, 2018, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Bloir was a 1956 graduate of Edon High school and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was employed by The Aro Corporation in various capacities...

Joann Snider

Joann Snider

Mar 16, 2018

Joann Snider, age 85, of Bryan, passed away Friday morning, March 16, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family.Joann was born on May 9, 1932, in Fairmont, West Virginia, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Jackson) Layne. She married William F. Snider on July 25, 1952,...

Larry R. Hasselschwert

Larry R. Hasselschwert

Mar 15, 2018

Larry R. Hasselschwert, age 69, of Hamilton, Indiana and Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Brooksville.  Mr. Hasselschwert was a controller at Dana Corporation for 35 years and retired from Autoform in Angola.  Larry was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edon, Ohio.  He enjoyed playing euchre at the Angola Senior Center, poker, and...