Obituaries

Frederick J. Landel, age 82, passed away at 1:55 P.M. on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, where he was a resident after a brief illness. Mr. Landel attended Edgerton High School and left to help on the family farm. A lifelong farmer, Fred’s …

Joel D. Best, age 59, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 at his home, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. Joel was an auto body repairman at Dietsch Sales and Service in Edgerton for 18 years. He was a member of the Florence …

Lee I. Hart, 79, of Bryan passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on April 22, 1943 in Akron to Bernard and Florence (Trover) Leach.  On August 13, 1977 she married Richard E. Hart at George Bible Park in Montpelier, and he …

H. Dan Lyons, 84, of West Unity and formerly of Montpelier passed away at his home on Friday, May 27, 2022.  He was born on July 11, 1937 in Montpelier to Elsea R and Grace E. (Gilcher) Lyons.  Dan graduated from the Ohio School for the Blind in 1955.  His …

Mary E. Whitman, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:44 A.M. on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in her home, surrounded by her family. Mary was a 1962 graduate of Bryan High School and was a longtime babysitter in her home and later had been employed as a social …

Lonnie Andrew Richmond, 39, passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2022 in Angola, IN. Lonnie was born on Feb 23, 1983, to Andrew Richmond and Gladys Janeway, who survive. The older brother to Elizabeth (Matthew) Brown, Andrea (Marshall) Wages, and Alisha (Michael) Snyder. He also has an older brother, Tory …

Ivy Hesselschwardt, passed away peacefully in her parents’ arms, early Tuesday morning, May 24, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio. She is the daughter of Joe Hesselschwardt and Angela Shibler. Surviving are her parents; three siblings, Landyn Porter, Blaine Hesselschwardt and McCartney Porter; maternal grandmother, Diane Wofford of Pleasant …

Arlen K. Horton, 80, of Stryker, OH, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on December 4, 1941 in Millcreek Township, Ohio to Howard F. and Berdetta E. (Landon) Horton. Arlen graduated from West Unity High School in 1959. …

Robert E. Peters, 83 years of Defiance, went home to be with is Lord and Savior on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Robert was born March 21, 1939, in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Ronald and Letha (Kuhn) Peters. Robert …

Jason A. Hicks, age 45, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Sunday, May 22, 2022, in his home. He was a 1995 graduate Hilltop High School and had been employed by Vison Color in West Unity for 10 years. He was a champion dart thrower participating in the Montpelier Dart …