Obituaries

Richard L. “Stick” Lyons, 72 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Friday, May 10, 2019 in his residence.  Rick was born June 12, 1946 in Bryan, the son of the late Wesley and Martha (Earlston) Lyons.  He was a 1965 graduate of Bryan High School.  Rick was inducted into the …

Robert S. “Bob” Harlow, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, after a brief battle with cancer.  Bob was born and raised in Nutley, New Jersey, the son of the late Robert and Bessie Harlow.  As a teenager, Bob raised prized bantam chickens, …

Francis A. Singer, 96 years, of Defiance, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Kingsbury Place, Defiance where he was a resident.  Francis was born October 17, 1922 in Delaware Township, Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late Frank and Mary (Wonderly) Singer.  He was a 1939 graduate of …

Theron L. Diehl, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord at 3:13 P.M. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice. He attended Wesley United Methodist Church in Bryan. Theron was a 1946 graduate of Bryan High School where he played trombone …

Arlyn L. Meyer, age 103, of  Edgerton, Ohio, died at 2:45 A.M. on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident.  Mrs. Meyer was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.  …

Michael W. Hamblin, age 72, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 4:25 P.M. on Monday, May 6, 2019, surrounded by his family at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness.  Mr. Hamblin was a 1964 graduate of Elgin High School and attended The Ohio State …

Ronald William Smith, 72, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in his residence.  Ron was born July 4, 1946, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Orville and Norma Smith.  He was a 1964 graduate of Elmhurst High School.  He received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University Purdue …

Brittain L. Gordon, 94 years, of Pleasant Lake, Indiana, and formerly of Bryan, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 in his residence, with his family at his side.  Brittain was born April 2, 1925 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Merle L. and Lamoille (Brittain) Gordon.  Brittain was …

Marilyn J. Riggenbach, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Evergreen Healthcare Center, in Montpelier, Ohio, where she was resident. Ms. Riggenbach was a graduate of Bryan High School and Bowling Green State University and had been employed as a secretary at Chase …

Sharon Kaye Gearhart, age 77, of Ashley, Indiana, passed away at 5:47 P.M. on Thursday, May 2, 2019, in her home in Ashley, Indiana, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Ms. Gearhart was a graduate of Angola High School and had previously been employed at New Horizon Bakery …