Obituaries

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 …

Reta Lucile Sikkenga, age 82 years of Dowagiac, Michigan died peacefully at 2:08 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 with family present at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan following an extended illness. Her family is grateful for the compassionate and professional care provided by the staff of Borgess. She …

Ricky Allen Lorentz, age 57, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, surrounded by his family at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. He courageously battled cancer for a year and a half. Ricky was a 1978 graduate of Bryan High School. He enjoyed watching sports, …

Charles Lynn Bryan, Sr., age 82, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away May 11, 2018 in Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon, Ohio. He was born January 20, 1936 in Metamora, Ohio to the late Clyde and Allie (Jennings) Bryan. He married Mary Lou Bryan on July 22, 1989 and she preceded …

Eugenia (Jean) Fassold, 98, of Oregon, Ohio, formally of Toledo and Fayette, passed from this life to her eternal home on May 10th, 2018. She was the daughter of Ray and Florence (Leu) Hochstetler in Fayette, Ohio. She was a bookkeeper most of her working career at several companies including …