Obituaries

Betty E. Kennedy, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 P.M. on Friday, November 10, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Kennedy was a graduate of 1946 Edgerton High School and had formerly owned and operated the Plaza Motel in Bryan with her husband and son for nineteen years. Betty …

Dwight D. Johnson, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:10 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017, in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, following a brief illness. Dwight was a paint and auto body repairman for over 20 years with Orlando Auto Auction in Orlando, Florida before his retirement. …

Ruth E. Hemenway, 96 years, of Bryan passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 in her residence. Ruth was born June 25, 1921 in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward M. and Jennie B (Gunn) Raymond. She was a 1939 graduate of West Unity High School. Ruth married …

Duane M. Towers, age 87, of Columbia, Ohio, died at 3:14 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at his home. Mr. Towers was a farmer and worked at Powers & Sons, then Simpson Industries in Edon, and retired from Simpson Industries in Fremont, Indiana in 1992. A 1948 graduate of …

Donald E. Davis, 97, of Bryan passed away Wednesday night at Community Hospital and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born June 7, 1920 in Bryan to Earl T. and Iona M. (Riley) Davis. Donald grew up in Montpelier, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1938. Shortly after graduation Don …

John W. Heldberg, age 57, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. John had owned and operated Custom Control Design since 1993. He had also worked for Diehl Inc., in Defiance, Clevite in Napoleon, and had also worked …

Richard “Dick” L. Tressler, 87, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday afternoon at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born October 17, 1930 in Pioneer to Virgil O. and Fern (Wheeler) Tressler. Dick proudly served his country in the United States Navy as a First-Class Petty Officer during the …

Joan Elizabeth (Keck) Whitis, 89, of Alvordton passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 7, 2017 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on September 6, 1928 in Millcreek Township, Williams County, Ohio to Ray E. and Claudine L. (Hershiser) Keck. Joan attended school in Alvordton and completed her high …

Mary Jo Bennett, age 78, of rural Edon, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Bennett was a graduate of Hilltop High School. She was a homemaker and member of the Edon United Methodist Church Mary Jo Bennett was born on November 14, 1938, in …

Dorothy L. Buck, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:29 A.M. at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Buck was a graduate of Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, and had been employed by the Lions Store in Toledo, retiring with fifteen years …