Obituaries

Thomas Franklin Harbor, Sr.

Thomas Franklin Harbor, Sr.

Jul 22, 2018

Thomas Franklin Harbor, Sr., age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:20 P.M. on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where he was a resident. Mr. Harbor had been employed by ITT Higbie in Archbold, Ohio, and retired with more than forty years of service at the time the plant closed. He was an...

Harold J. Borton

Harold J. Borton

Jul 21, 2018

Harold J. Borton, age 89, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 7:50 P.M. on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at his son’s home in Parma, Michigan. Harold was a farmer, a fireman for Norfolk & Western railroad, worked in maintenance and after his retirement, drove cars for a dealership. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Harold enjoyed...

Barbara B. Rice

Barbara B. Rice

Jul 20, 2018

Barbara B. Rice, age 74, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she had been a patient. She worked for many years at Bob’s Dairy Bar in Edgerton and Lester’s Diner in Bryan.Barbara was born February 16, 1944, in Buffalo, New York. She married Layel J. Rice on April...

P. Brent Roose

P. Brent Roose

Jul 19, 2018

Perry Brent Roose, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:38 P.M. on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan. Brent was the owner of Roose & Associates, Inc. in Bryan. He was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of Bryan VFW Post #2489,...

LaMar W. Allomong

LaMar W. Allomong

Jul 18, 2018

LaMar W. Allomong, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:30 A.M. on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Allomong was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School, served in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955 and was employed by The Aro Corporation in Bryan as a purchasing...

Daniel James Keller

Daniel James Keller

Jul 17, 2018

Daniel James Keller, age 54, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 8:30 P.M. on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Cleveland Clinic, where he was a patient, after a chronic illness. Mr. Keller was a 1982 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1983-1990. He had formerly worked at Trim Trends and was a...

Jeffrey Alan Evans

Jeffrey Alan Evans

Jul 13, 2018

Jeffrey Alan Evans, age 57, of Hudson, Michigan, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018. Mr. Evans was a machinist and tool and die setter. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and spending time with family and his dogs. The son of William “Bill” and Nancy (Eisenacher) Evans, he was born on May 20, 1961, in Addison, Michigan. Survivors include his...

Friedhelm Woelke

Friedhelm Woelke

Jul 10, 2018

Friedhelm Woelke, age 81, of Novi Michigan, passed away at 6:41 P.M. on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Glenn Park of Defiance where he was a resident. Mr. Woelke had immigrated to the United States from Germany where he was born and raised and for many years worked as was a manufacturing engineer for Bohle Machine Tools in Farmington, Michigan,...

Marshall C. Leslie

Marshall C. Leslie

Jul 10, 2018

Marshall C. Leslie, age 93, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in his home. Mr. Leslie was a 1942 graduate of Bryan High School, was a lifelong farmer and for twenty-five years was manager of the Federal Land Bank Association of Bryan. Marshall came to know the Lord in his teens, had an unwavering faith in...

Larry J. Crabtree

Larry J. Crabtree

Jul 2, 2018

Larry J. Crabtree, age 70, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Monday, July 2, 2018, at his home. Mr. Crabtree was a steam hammer operator who made parts for heavy equipment. Larry also enjoyed working on cars in his spare time.Larry J. Crabtree was born on August 4, 1947, in Ballard County, Kentucky, the son of Herman and Margaret (Wilson) Crabtree....

Joyce Anita Stanley-Daneke

Joyce Anita Stanley-Daneke

Jun 30, 2018

Joyce Anita Stanley-Daneke, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:14 P.M. on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Laurels of Defiance where she was a resident after an extended illness. A 1949 graduate of Montpelier High School, Joyce had a long, fulfilling career as a bookkeeper for many area automotive dealerships. She was a member of the Bryan Professional...

Mary A. Mekus

Mary A. Mekus

Jun 28, 2018

Mary Ann Mekus, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.Mary was born on April 2, 1933, in Jewell, Ohio, the daughter of Carl and Virginia (Coressel) Mekus. She was a 1951 graduate of Defiance High School and a 1954 graduate of St. Vincent’s School...

James A. Smith

James A. Smith

Jun 24, 2018

James A. Smith, age 36, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at his home from natural causes. James was a diesel technician for Meyer Brothers Trucking in Pioneer and had previously worked at Maneval’s in Bryan and Hornish Brothers Trucking in Defiance. He was a 2001 graduate of Watersmeet (Michigan) High School and a 2004 graduate...

Edward A. Suntken

Edward A. Suntken

Jun 24, 2018

Edward A. Suntken, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:00 A.M. on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a resident. Mr. Suntken was a switchman for Norfolk & Southern Railroad and retired as the Yard Conductor. He worked for the railroad for forty-two years, from age sixteen until his retirement...

Grace Irwin

Grace Irwin

Jun 21, 2018

Grace Irwin, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:10 P.M. on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare - Bryan Center where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Irwin was employed by Spangler Candy Company, retiring in 1984, with twenty-seven years of service. She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church in Maryville,...

Loree L. Carter

Loree L. Carter

Jun 21, 2018

Loree L. Carter, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away in her home early on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Mrs. Carter was a 1956 graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and been employed at Citizens National Bank in Bryan prior to working at The Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring in 1999, with twenty years of service. She enjoyed reading, spending time...

Kristie Jo Toney

Kristie Jo Toney

Jun 19, 2018

Kristie Jo Toney, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at her home. She had worked for many years as a medical technician at local heathcare facilities. Kristie enjoyed reading and bird watching.Kristie was born December 25, 1965, in Hampton, Virginia, the daughter of Rex G. and Sharon A. (Bokhelder) Humbert. She graduated high school...

Gary D. Leupp

Gary D. Leupp

Jun 8, 2018

Gary D. Leupp, age 58, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:15 A.M. on Friday, June 8, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Leupp was a 1978 graduate of Stryker High School and had recently been employed at Ney Oil as a fuel truck driver. He enjoyed collecting guns, gardening, hunting deer, white...

Janice J. Robarge

Janice J. Robarge

Jun 7, 2018

Janice J. Robarge, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:10 A.M. on Wednesday, June 7, 2018, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Robarge attended Farmer High School and had driven school bus for the Edgerton Local School district, retiring with thirty years of service. She was a member of Trinity Bible Church in Edgerton and Northwest...

John A. Restainer, Jr.

John A. Restainer, Jr.

Jun 5, 2018

John A. Restainer, Jr., age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, as a result of injuries he received in a car accident. He worked as a millwright welder at General Motors in Saginaw, Michigan and Defiance, Ohio for 21 years. John was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan. He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting,...