Obituaries

Melvin L. “Joe” Meyer, age 76, of Auburn, Indiana, died on Saturday, February 18, 2017, in his home. Mr. Meyer was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was a member of the 1959 state championship basketball team. He had been employed as an executive with Sprint Communications …

Margaret Joan Leslie, age 91, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Joan enjoyed spending time with family, gardening, traveling music and nursing at Bryan Community Hospital where she worked until 1986. Joan had an …

Gregory L Shelt, age 57, of Delta, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. He had retired as a machinist for Tenneco Automotive in Napoleon. Gregory was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky on June 2, 1959, the son of Lester and Connie (Pope) …

Penny Danielle (Heath) Stites, age 59, of Wauseon, Ohio died Saturday, February 18, 2017 in her home. She was born April 26, 1957 in Logansport, Indiana to Frederick Ira and Patsy Ruth (Jones) Heath. She loved spending time with her family, she was a Michigan sports fan, and also loved …

Judith A. Heisler, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Heisler was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School had worked alongside her husband, Richard, at Dick’s IGA in Edgerton until his …

Mary L. Luke, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:36 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Luke was a 1964 graduate of Stryker High School and worked as a lead person at Sauder Woodworking, retiring with twenty-three …

Betty Jane Whitman, 93 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday afternoon, February 17, 2017 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan. Betty was born March 20, 1923 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Gaylord and Lela Fay (Severence) Kittredge. She married Lawrence R. “Shorty” Whitman on May 30, 1940 in …

Evelyn M. Gearhart, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:55 P.M. on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Gearhart spent most of her childhood on the family farm near of Metz, Indiana, and was a graduate of Metz …

Carl R. Dickinson, Jr., age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Community Health and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Carl was medically retired from the United States Army. Carl was born on March 19, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Carl R. and Jean …

Virgie I. King, 96 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at Evergreen Manor, where she was a resident for the past two years. Virgie was born June 21, 1920 in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roy and Alma (Brace) Stambaugh. She was a …