Obituaries

Thomas Leroy Beach, 77, of Pioneer, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at his home. He was born on October 11, 1943 in Adrian, MI to Frances and Doris (Parker) Beach. Leroy married Mary A. (Stahler) Stafford on November 4, 2009 in Blakeslee, OH and she survives. Leroy had …

Marilyn Jean McKelvey, 76, of Montpelier, passed away on December 8, 2020 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. She was born on January 22, 1944 in Angola, IN to Waldo D. and Mildred J. (Dewire) Johnson. Marilyn graduated from Edon High School in 1962.  While in high school she worked …

Paula Elliot, 80 years, of Hicksville passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Laurels of Dekalb, Butler, Indiana. Paula was born October 10, 1940 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Norman and Martha (Rodocker) Cottrell. She was a 1958 graduate of Hicksville High School. Paula married John Elliot …

Charles E. Bergman, age 80, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2020, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Bergman was a graduate of Reading High School in Reading, Michigan, and attended Hillsdale College. He had a passion for baseball and was a left-handed pitcher in …

Cynthia C. Howard, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio after a brief illness. Mrs. Howard was a 1974 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed at Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, …

Douglas L. Evans, 88 years, of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at SKLD-Bryan Center.  Doug was born December 28, 1931, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Leonard and Wanda (Warfield) Evans.  Doug was a 1950 graduate of Hicksville High School.  Doug served our country in the …

Aric Nathan Weber, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 5, 2020, in his home. Mr. Weber was a 1992 graduate of Edgerton High School and received his associate degree from Northwest State Community College. He was employed by Allied Moulded in Bryan as a CNC …

Kathleen J. Good, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:48 A.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan after a brief illness. She graduated with an associate degree in nursing from Ivy Tech and worked as a nurse for many hospitals. Kathleen was a …

Jerry P. Walsh, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:08 A.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Walsh was a graduate of Ney High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Defiance College and his master’s degree …

Dorothy Mae Brust, 88 years, of Bryan passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Dorothy was born February 5, 1932 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, the daughter of the late Eugene and Lulu (Boyden) Dedie. She married Leo “Roy” Brust on February 2, 1952 …