Wesley M. Mielke
Sep 30, 2017
Wesley M. Mielke, age 65, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:54 P.M. on Saturday, September 30, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an exteded illness. Mr. Mielke was a1970 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana, and served in the United States Army from 1975-1978. He was employed as a Readi-mix driver by Fidler...
Jean Roose
Sep 28, 2017
Jean Roose, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at her home. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, playing cards and visiting casinos. Jean was born on October 3, 1939, in Ezel, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Adolf and Beatrice (Bartley) Kraemer. She married Tracy L. Roose on August 2, 1964 in Jonesville, Michigan...
Patricia A. Bush
Sep 26, 2017
Patricia A. Bush, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at her home. She was a member of Grace Community Church. She enjoyed spending time with friends, playing dice and bingo. Born on September 15, 1962, in Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of Wayne D. and Emma D. (Crabtree) Ailiff. Patricia is survived by...
Mildred "Skip" Ritchey
Sep 26, 2017
Mildred “Skip” Ritchey, age 90, of Napoleon, Ohio and a long time resident of Bryan, died at 4:35 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Napoleon, Ohio, where she was a resident. Skip was a waitress at Lester’s Diner in Bryan for 20 years. She was a people person and loved serving at the restaurant. She...
Edwin E. Maugel
Sep 26, 2017
Edwin E. Maugel, age 93, of Farmer, Ohio, died at 10:49 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio. He was a 1942 graduate of Farmer High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II. He was employed by Farmer School for thirty-eight years as a...
John Ramsey Thiel
Sep 24, 2017
John Ramsey Thiel, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Mr. Thiel was a member of Grace Community Church in Bryan. He had been a First Aid instructor for the American Red Cross, was the Sunday school superintendent at St. Paul’s Methodist Church and was past president of the...
Lloyd E. Herrington
Sep 21, 2017
Lloyd E. Herrington, age 83, of Colon, Michigan, and a longtime resident of the Bryan, Ohio, area, died at 2:50 P.M. on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Laurels of Coldwater in Coldwater, Michigan, after an extended illness. Mr. Herrington was a 1953 graduate of Edgerton High School and saw the world during his eight years of service in the United...
Larry G. Dennie
Sep 20, 2017
Larry G. Dennie, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord at 2:42 A.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mr. Dennie worked at Chief Supermarket for 40 years retiring as the Meat Department manager in 2000. He was a veteran of the US Army Reserves, an avid fisherman,...
John F. Studer
Sep 18, 2017
John F. Studer, age 88, of Coldwater, Michigan, died at 1:53 A.M. on September 18, 2017, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater, where he was a resident. Mr. Studer was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed as a tool and die maker for Bryan Custom Plastics for twenty-six years and would later go...
Irene B. Streeter
Sep 15, 2017
Irene B. Streeter, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:50 P.M. on Friday, September 15, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice after a brief illness. Mrs. Streeter was a graduate of Paulding High School attended the Melbern United Methodist Church. She began her work career with Edgerton Metal Products and would later retire from Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton....
Norman D. Coles
Sep 14, 2017
Norman D. Coles, age 90, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 5:47 P.M. on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident after an extended illness. Mr. Coles was a 1945 graduate of Edon High School and a veteran of the United States Navy serving during World War II. A lifelong farmer...
Jerry Lee Kline
Sep 13, 2017
Jerry Lee Kline, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in his home. Mr. Kline was a 1963 graduate of Edon High School and entered the United States Army, serving in communications on the DMZ in Korea. He later attended International Business College and went on the work for the 50 Corporation for a number of years. He...
Kent A. Thiel
Sep 13, 2017
Kent A. “Longhair” Thiel, age 59, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer. Kent was a 1976 graduate of Edon High School and the Four-County Career Center. While in school he played football and basketball for the Bombers. He was employed by Adventure Homes...
Shirley J. Marihugh
Sep 10, 2017
Shirley Jean Marihugh, age 79, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Twin Rivers Nursing Center in Defiance. Ms Marihugh worked at Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon and Fancy Petals in Defiance. She enjoyed crafting with silk flowers and volunteered at the PATH center in Defiance. Shirley was born on January 20, 1938, in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the...
Doris W. Patee
Sep 9, 2017
Doris W. Patee, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at The Village at Hillside Country Living. Mrs. Patee worked for Simpson Industries in accounting for 19 ½ years. She was a member of Bethlehem Christian Union Church near Edon. Doris was born on February 12, 1925, in...
Leona Lynnette Pierce
Sep 9, 2017
Leona Lynnette Pierce, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a resident after an extended illness. Mrs. Pierce was a 1949 graduate of Bryan High School. She worked along side her husband, Donald, as a bookkeeper at Pierce Sunoco in Edgerton which they...
Gerald D. Wetmore
Sep 7, 2017
Gerald D. Wetmore, age 89, of Archbold, Ohio, and formerly a lifelong resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:20 A.M. on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Mr. Wetmore was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School and served in the US Army in Europe from 1950-1953. He was a member of the First Church of Christ in Bryan, was a past...
Forrest L. Suffel
Sep 4, 2017
Forrest Lavon Suffel, age 99, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Life Care Center in Port St. Lucie. Forrest was a field supervisor at Chicago Bridge & Iron when he retired in 1978 after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ,...
Kent S. Walker
Sep 2, 2017
Kent S. Walker, age 45, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 2, 2017, in his home of natural causes. Mr. Walker was a 1990 graduate of Edgerton High School and graduated from the Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio, in 1994, where he played baseball on scholarship. He has been employed by ContiTech Plant in St. Marys since...
Carlton John Heisler
Aug 25, 2017
Carlton J. (Johnny) “Skank” Heisler, age 81, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. John was a 1954 graduate of Edgerton High School and had served in the United States Army. He was employed as a union pipeline welder working for various contractors...