Obituaries

Phyllis Miller, age 96, of Brooklyn, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1922 in Orrin, North Dakota to the late Michael and Franziska (Schmidt) Kurtz. On February 26, 1946, she married John Miller …

Robin L. Rupp – Niswonger, 52, of Danville, MO, died on Friday, May 4, 2018 the result of a motorcycle accident in Danville, MO. Robin Lynn Rupp – Niswonger was born in Bryan, Ohio on July 4, 1965 to Ray Rupp and the late Linda Chateau Rupp. Robin had lived …

Denise S. Sullivan, age 65, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She had worked at C.E. Electronics in Bryan. Denise was born May 31, 1952 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Ernest and Constance (Blake) Grahn. Denise married Royce Short, …

William J. “Jay” Pigmon, age 55, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 2:55 A.M. on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Pigmon attended Edgerton High School and graduated from Northwest State Community College. …

William “Coy” Jones, 86 years, of West Unity, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 in the emergency room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Coy was born February 13, 1932 in Hart County, Kentucky, the son of the late James Cummings and Mary Lou (Judd) Jones. He married Wilma …

Evelyn Marie Hoffman, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she had been resident. Evelyn was born November 16, 1930 in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of the late Hercie R. and Etelka (Dotterer) Warner. She was a 1948 graduate of West …

Shirley A. Lyons, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:00 A.M. on Monday, May 14, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. She was a graduate of Oak Hill (Indiana) High School. Shirley worked at Airway for 10 years and Trufast for 6 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian …

Jerry E. Beach, age 73 of Wauseon, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Fulton County Health Center. He worked as a truck driver most of his life. Jerry was born in Adrian, Michigan on November 4, 1944 to the late Francis and Doris (Parker) Beach. In 1969, he …

Richard Arnold “Dick” Lewis, age 84, of Coldwater, Michigan, passed away early Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Rhonda Lewis, near Bryan, Ohio, after an eighteen-month battle with cancer. He spent his last two weeks at their home being cared for by …

George A. Simmons, 85 of Lake Wales, Florida passed Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Florida. He was born June 2, 1932 in West Unity, Ohio to the late Clayton and Mabel (Walker) Simmons. George had been a resident of the Lake Wales area …