Opal M. Engler, age 99, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Engler was a 1931 graduate of Farmer High school, a homemaker, a member of the Edgerton …

Nicholas L. Watson, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 P.M. on Sunday, August 18, 2013, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mr. Watson was a longtime employee of Lutterbein Lumber Company in Edgerton, Ohio, where he was a yard man and truck driver. …

Reverend Joy E. Bauer-Bulla, 68, of Algonquin, Illinois and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio passed away August 17th in Barrington, Illinois.  She was born on September 16, 1944 in Wauseon, Ohio to Jacob “Bud” Ward and Juna (Hasford) Bauer.  Joy graduated from Montpelier High School in 1962, then went on to earn her …

Charles A. “Chuck” Nicolen, 58 years, of Hamilton, Indiana and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 at his residence after a 2 year battle with cancer.  Chuck was born November 30, 1954 in Montpelier, the son of Donald L. and Theresa M. (Ferraro) Nicolen.  He attended Montpelier High …

Geneva L. “GG” Flower, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:41 P.M. on Friday, August 16, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Flower was a member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233, attended Grace Community Church in Bryan, and loved …

Janna Lou (Maxwell-Blomerth) Hardy, age 71, of Bradenton, Florida, and formerly of Branford, Connecticut and Montpelier, Ohio, died Friday morning, August 16, 2013 at the Braden River Care Center in Bradenton, Florida. Prior to her retirement she had been an Elementary School Teacher in Branford, Connecticut for 22 years. Janna …

Dolores M. Barth, age 83, of Wauseon passed away Friday August 16, 2013 at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had been a Nurses Aide and a Playground Supervisor at the Delta Schools. Mrs. Barth was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on February 8, 1930 the daughter of …

Katheryn Lucille Morr “Katie” 96, of Edgerton went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 16, 2013.  She battled Alzheimer’s disease courageously for many years and had been a resident of Parkview Nursing Center in Edgerton during this time. Katie was a Williams County Resident for her entire life, …

Edgerton’s fis­cal deficit was the main con­cern at the Edger­ton Vil­lage Coun­cil meet­ing Mon­day evening. Fire Chief Scott Blue told coun­cil he got a bid for a much-needed new fire truck. The cost of the new tanker would be $248,202, with the bulk of it to be paid by a …

The Bryan City Board of Edu­ca­tion agreed at their Mon­day night meet­ing that the pro­posed new build­ing for grades 6–12 will be designed as a two-story struc­ture. The two-story plan was approved fol­low­ing exam­i­na­tion of archi­tects’ esti­mates on the con­struc­tion and main­te­nance of a one-story vs. a two-story build­ing. The …