Obituaries

Alice I. Masters, 86, of Montpelier, and a Williams County resident all of her life, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare Bryan Center in Bryan. She was born on September 19, 1932 in Superior Township to Raymond L. and Roby C. (Gilcher) Miller. Alice graduated from …

Reverend Dawn R. Braun, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, went to her heavenly home, surrounded by her family, at 5:28 P.M. on Friday, October 26, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Reverend Braun was a 1970 graduate of Fairview High School and …

Rob Alan Howard, Jr., age 27, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018. He was born August 1, 1991 in Wauseon, Ohio to Sherry May (Dauwalter) and Rob Alan Howard. Rob was a 2010 graduate of Delta High School and attended Four County. On December 14, 2013, he …

Cletus “Pete” E. Dreher, 93, of Bryan, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan. He was born on December 28, 1924 in Bryan, Ohio to Aubrey O. and Bessye A. (Six) Dreher. Pete graduated from Bryan High School in 1943. Pete was …

Jeanette A. Staten, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio (Nettle Lake), passed away at 3:36 P.M. on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, after an extended illness, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Staten was a graduate of Woodward High School in Toledo and most recently …

Henry Kenton Smith, age 71, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Henry was born November 28, 1946 in Vanceburg, Kentucky to the late Herbert and and Mary Alice (Kimbler) Smith. He married Jane Gibson on September 30, 2006 and she survives. He was employed …

William F. Stewart, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Bill was born March 4, 1931 in Warren, Ohio the son of the late Roby and Geneva (Manavel) Stewart. Bill was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. serving …

Orval V. Rockey, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:55 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Community Hospitals Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Rockey was a 1946 graduate of Edon High School, and served …

Mary M. Higgins, age 101, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan surrounded by her family after a brief illness. Mrs. Higgins was the last surviving member of the Edon High School Class of 1936 and …

K. David Reitzel, Jr., 63, of Edon passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on September 11, 1955 in Montpelier to Keith D. Reitzel, Sr. and Doris H. (Hufford) Reitzel. Dave graduated from Edon High School in 1973. On …