Obituaries

Sharon A, Stark, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:22 P.M. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Sharon worked at several area companies including, Hayes-Albion, Plastec, Arrow Truline and Johns-Mansville. She also held a realtor license and had worked with her family at …

Harold Eugene Riegsecker, age 92, of Delta passed away early Sunday December 4, 2016 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Mr. Riegsecker was born on August 30, 1924 near Tedrow, Ohio the son of the late Harmon and the late Mary (Mast) Riegsecker. On July 27, 1947 he married the former …

Paul K. Mitchell, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:29 A.M. on Sunday, December 4, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance after an extended illness. Mr. Mitchell was a 1946 graduate of Paulding High School and in the United States Army from 1950-1952, stationed with a …

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) …