Obituaries

Clifford Bryan Ellis, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center. Among Mr. Ellis’ survivors is his wife, Lucille I. (Hammonds) Ellis. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan, where they are pending at this …

Mary L. Morton, age 95, of Swanton, passed away January 14, 2016 at Swanton Valley Center in Swanton. Mary was born in Norwalk, Ohio on January 14, 1921, the daughter of the late Louis W. and the late Katherine C. (Ambruster) Thompson. She married Iro Morton, and he preceded her …

William C. “Bill” Welch, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Before retiring, Bill was owner of J & B Feed Company in Wauseon. Bill was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on October 9, 1930, the son of …

Jean Marie Scribner, 84 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jean was born on October 18, 1931, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis and Hildred (Hall) Schweitzer. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High …

Stanley N. “Ned” Horton, 78 years, of Alvordton, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier. Ned was born April 25, 1937 in Millcreek Township, Ohio, the son of the late Howard and Evalo (Landon) Horton. He was …

Harold J. Busha, age 69, of rural Fremont, Indiana, died at 9:10 A.M. on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Northern Lakes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Angola, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Busha was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam with the rank of Sargent. …

Richard D. Smith, age 69, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, in his home. Prior to his retirement he had worked at I.A.C. in Wauseon. Richard was born in Henderson, Nevada on June 7, 1946, the son of Kenneth W. and Virginia (Bullis) Smith. On November 19, 1965 …

Orville E. Stevenson, age 86, of Wauseon, was welcomed into his eternal home with Jesus on Monday morning, January 11, 2016, at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement in 1989 he had worked for B. A. Miller and Son and Norwalk Truck Lines. Orville was …

Mary J. Gillen, 80, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away suddenly January 10, 2016, in her home. She was born March 16, 1935 in Defiance County, Ohio to John and Mary (Willitzer) Wagner. Mary attended St. Michael’s Ridge School in Defiance, She married Menard J. Gillen on June 30, 1956, and …

Earl Mahlon Husted, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:45 A.M. on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at Laurels of DeKalb Nursing Center in Butler, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Husted was employed as a welder with Challenge-Cook Brothers in Bryan from 1959-1974 and drove semi throughout the Bryan …