Obituaries

David Mark Dewire saw his mom again, in heaven, on the morning of Sunday September 17, 2023. He was 61 years old. Dave was born in Steuben County Indiana on February 2, 1962 to the parents of W. Connie and Sue A. Gearhart Dewire.  He was a resident of Hamilton …

Charles Arthur “Butch” Isaac, age 84, of Clear Lake, Indiana and a long time resident of Bryan, passed away in his home.  Butch was very active in the Bryan community for decades.  Some areas of his civic participation were on the Bryan City Schools School Board, Bryan Swim Team Board, …

Regina Ann (Muehlfeld) Sparks, age 71, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:31 P.M. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in her home after a brief illness.  Regina had been employed at Mohawk Tools for a number of years and later at Fleetwood Industries.  She then did missionary work for a …

Lou C. Hauger, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:30 P.M. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Fountain Park Care Center in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Hauger was a graduate of Walnut Grove High School in Hamilton County, Indiana, and had been employed by Spangler …

Iva A. Peverly, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:49 P.M. on Sunday, September 17, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Peverly was a 1955 graduate of Adrian College, receiving her BA in education.  She taught first grade in the Edgerton Local Elementary School, retiring with twenty-six years …

Junior A. Schuller, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness.  Mr. Schuller was a longtime employee of the Village of Edon Street Department for many years also served as its chief of …

LuAnn E. Tappen, 69, of Bryan passed away at her home on Friday, September 15, 2023.  She was born on December 3, 1953 in Montpelier to Henry “Hank” M. and Margaret E. (Osborn) Gordon.  LuAnn graduated from Montpelier High School in 1972.  On March 8, 1986 she married Max H. …

Howard M. Stahl, 91, formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 15, 2023, at The Laurels of DeKalb, Butler, Indiana.  Howard was born February 22, 1932, in Wauseon, Ohio, son of the late Howard H. and Nina O. (Valentine) Stahl.  He was a 1950 graduate of Archbold High School. …

Dr. Mark D. Lirot, DC, age 66, of Edon, passed away at his home on Thursday, September 14, 2023 following an extended illness. Dr. Lirot was a Chiropractor who had a practice in Coldwater, Michigan for many years and more recently practiced in Edon.  He was a graduate of Edon …

Lelah Kathryn Jackson, 83, of Hicksville, Ohio, peacefully passed into the arms of her Savior, Sunday, September 17, 2023, in the emergency room of Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.  Lelah was born June 25, 1940, in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of the late John Franklin and Ila Dean (Starkey) Beatty. …