Obituaries

James S. Brannan, Sr., age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, in his home. Mr. Brannan was a graduate of Bryan High School and had been a longtime employee of Fleetwood Industries in Edgerton in quality control and sales. He was a veteran of the …

Larry W. Herman, age 54, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 6:02 A.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. Mr. Herman was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he played football, wrestled and was on the track team. …

Kathleen P. Cramer, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:52 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Cramer was a 1951 graduate of Edgerton High School where she was class president and valedictorian. She had worked at Mohawk Tools in …

Margaret L. Leupp, age 86, of Stryker passed away Saturday December 3, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center. Margaret wore many hats throughout her years of employment with great memories and many relationships from her years at Sauder’s Woodworking and Dr. Turriten’s dental office. She was a member …

Phyllis A. Sleesman, age 78, of Coldwater, passed away at 2:02 P.M. on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility in Coldwater where she was a resident. Mrs. Sleesman was a graduate of Bryan High School and was a longtime resident of Bryan. She was a devoted …

Margaret M. Reed, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:56 A.M. on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Mrs. Reed was employed as a nurses’ aide at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, retiring with more than thirty …

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 …