Obituaries

Clifford E. Link, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mr. Link had his own Pepsi route for 21 years. He was a member of Hillcrest Country Club for many years and enjoyed traveling, riding his …

Betty Kathryn “Katie” Thorp, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, quietly passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday morning, February 18, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Katie was born March 24, 1926, the daughter of Ora and Fern (Wheeler) Shinabarger. Katie attended Pioneer High School, graduating …

Alice M. Simper, 87 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Alice was born August 16, 1930 in Hamilton, Indiana, the daughter of the late L. Quentin and Columbia (Wing) Myers. She was a 1948 graduate of Hamilton High School. …

Ralph “Johnny” F. Beavers, Jr., 53 of Edon passed away at his home Friday morning. He was born on October 25, 1964 in Montpelier to Ralph F. Beavers, Sr. and Vivian (Zuver) Reed. Ralph was a machine operator and fork lift operator at ARO Tru Line in Bryan. He is …

Ethel L. King, age 98, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday February 17, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. She had worked at 50 Division and Hayes-Albion and was a member of First Brethren Church in Bryan. Ethel was born on June 27, 1919 …

Ivan Jr. Nichols, age 92, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett, Indiana, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Nichols was a heavy equipment operator and was a longtime employee of Sweatnam Pipeline. A jack-of-all-trades, he could fix …

Thomas L. “Tom” Harrington, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, went peacefully to heaven at 7:28 A.M. on Friday, February 16, 2018, surrounded by his children at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Tom worked at Spangler Candy Company for 32 years, retiring from the Shipping and Receiving Department. …

Duane W. Sorrell of Wauseon, Ohio passed away February 15, 2018 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in the presence of his loving family. Duane was born to Lindsey and Ruth (née Zoeller) Sorrell in New Castle, Indiana on September 27, 1940. He was the youngest of three children. Duane graduated from …

Helen L. Brown, 84, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at her home. She was born on September 30, 1933 in Montpelier to Ralph L. and Gertrude I. (Root) Spencer. Helen graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. On June 22, 1952 she married Ronald J. Brown in Montpelier and …

Paula D. Kramer, age 65, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:13 A.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kramer was a 1970 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed as a secretary at Edon Northwest Schools …