Obituaries

Helen R. Rigelman, age 100, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 9:20 A.M. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Rigelman was a longtime employee of Beam-Stream, where she was an inspector until her retirement. She was especially proud of being a “Rosie the Riveter” …

Emil K. Mseis, 78 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 surrounded by his family at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, after a brief illness. Emil was born one of six children on March 31, 1939 in Ramallah, Israel, the son of the late Khalil and Martha …

Lyle J. Freed, 81 years, of Bryan, passed away early Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident. Lyle was born September 27, 1936 in Bryan, the son of the late Harry and Evelyn (Clougher) Freed. He was a 1954 graduate of Bryan High School …

Gerald L. “Jerry” Demorest, age 73, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, while on a motorcycle trip near Prescott, Arizona. Mr. Demorest was a 1963 graduate of Angola High School in Angola, Indiana, and had attended IPFW, studying commercial art. He had been a long-haul …

Sylvia O. Culler, 90 years, formerly of Sherwood and Willard, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan Ohio from complications of congestive heart failure. Sylvia was born November 16, 1927 in Delaware Township, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys (Kuhn) Dell. She …

Donald G. Holzhause, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:11 A.M. on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical in Toledo, Ohio, after brief illness. Mr. Holzhause was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had been employed at Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring …

Cecil Roy Murry, age 80, of Wauseon, passed away in his home on Saturday, January 27, 2018. Prior to his retirement he had been a Prudential Agent for 27 years in Wauseon. Cecil had also served as a Fulton County Deputy Sheriff, and was a volunteer fireman for Wauseon Fire …

Glen H. Wilson, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday morning, January 28, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan after a brief illness. Glen was born on March 13, 1928 in Ayersville, Ohio the son of the late Russell and Florence (Huffman) Wilson. He was a 1946 graduate …

Lora L. Harper, age 68 of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Harper had been employed at Allied Moulded as a press operator for eleven years prior to her retirement. She …

Shane B. Middleton, age 43, of Bryan Ohio, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 25, 2018, after a near year long battle with cancer. Shane was a 1993 graduate of Bryan High School and had worked for the Bryan City Schools since 2010 as the Head High School …