Obituaries

Nancy J. Collins of Edon, Ohio, and Hyannis, Massachusetts, died on November 26, 2016, following complications suffered from a stroke having occurred a week earlier. Nancy was born on January 7, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of David Bailey and Helen Mae (Davis) Travis. She graduated from Fredericktown (Ohio) …

Crystal Sproles, 55 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Ney, Ohio, passed away in her home with her family at her side. She was born November 11, 1961 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the daughter of the late Forrest and Dorothy Jean (McDaniel) Hueppelsheuser. She attended Fairview High School. Crystal married …

Gene D. Schubert, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:39 A.M. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Hillside Country Living, where he had been a resident. Mr. Schubert was a graduate of Ayersville High School and served in the United States Army in Korea, where he was awarded a …

Shirley J. Kahle, age 96, of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday morning, November 29, 2016 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Shirley was born in Lyons, Ohio on May 9, 1920, the daughter of Guy and Harriet (Raymond) Johnston. On June 8, 1941, she married Donald L. Kahle, and he preceded her …

Doris E. Dilworth, 93, of Montpelier passed away Monday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on November 4, 1923 in Bridgewater Township to E. Leslie and Ethel May (Lanum) Brown. Doris graduated from Montpelier High School in 1942. She married R. Keith Dilworth and …

Judith Marie Koerner, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:43 P.M. on Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was a graduate of Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon, and attended Cincinnati Bible Seminary, …

Marjorie B. Byroads, 95, of Bryan, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 26, 2016. She had been a resident of Genesis Healthcare since 2013. Born in Picher, Oklahoma on January 13, 1921, Marjorie was the daughter of Anna (Major) and James W. Lawson. She …

Peggy Ann Nafziger Pinette, 59 years, of West Unity, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016, after beating cancer in her daughter’s home with her family and friends at her side. We say she beat it, even though she passed away, because you beat cancer by never giving up. She fought …

Hattie May Kuckuck, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:18 A.M. on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. The oldest of sixteen children, Hattie May was born on September 12, 1928, in Clinton County, Kentucky, the daughter …

Douglas L. Zuver, 54 years, of West Unity, passed away, Thursday, November 24, 2016, in his home with his family by his side. Doug was born February 10, 1962 in Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Jimmie Linn and Betty L. (Routt) Zuver. He attended Hilltop High School. Doug was a …