Obituaries

Mary “Mimi” Spangler, 74 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio with her family by her side. Mimi was born February 27, 1945 in Xenia, Ohio, the daughter of the late Marcus W. and Dorothy M. (Clemmer) Shoup. …

Marcella E. St. John, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at her home. Marcella was a homemaker and an avid gardener. She was a member of Pleasant Ridge Dunkard Brethren Church near West Unity. Marcella was born on December 5, 1924 in Girard, Illinois, …

Cynthia Ann (Kinney) Kerr was born on April 11, 1949, the daughter of Edward and Barbara (Bonkoski) Kinney. She had two younger siblings, Randy Kinney and Deborah (Kinney) Follett. Growing up, Cynthia lived in multiple towns in both Ohio and Indiana. She graduated from Bryan High School with honors in …

Dessie I. Cramer, age 96, a longtime resident of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:41 P.M. on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Brookview Healthcare Center, in Defiance, Ohio, where she was a resident.  She had been employed at Edgerton Metal Products, Syncrotech and Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton prior to her retirement.  …

Constance L. Miller, 59, of Hicksville, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.  Connie was born on December 19, 1960 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of the late George and Kathryn (Oakley) Sowles. On December 3, 2007, she was united in marriage to Steve Miller and …

Annabelle J. Batt,  age 90, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at her home.  She was born on June 07, 1929 in Evansport, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Edith (Linebrink) Replogle.  She was a 1947 graduate of Stryker High School.  She married Bernard Batt on October …

Nancy C. Brown, 80 years, of Ney, Ohio passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at her residence. Nancy was born February 27, 1939 in Fayette, Ohio, the daughter of Forest and Florence (Butler) Lemons. She was a 1957 graduate of Farmer High School. Nancy married Ronald Brown on September 14, …

George Henry Smith, age 93, of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, February 17, 2020, at CHP – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He had worked for Stubnuts and Geene in Adrian for 19 years, had farmed, and had also worked for Dennis’s Potato Farms for many years. George was born in …

Katherine M. “Kay” Teschke, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born July 5, 1924 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harvey and Addie (Wickersham) Ball. Kay was a 1942 graduate of Bryan High …

John Schelling, Sr., 79, of Osseo, Michigan passed away Friday morning at Parkview Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio.  He was born on November 9, 1940 in Bryan to Fred and Doris (Perkins) Schelling.  John graduated from Bryan High School in 1959.  He married Marilyn Streight and she survives.  John was …