Obituaries

Glema Elvira Treer, 95, left this earth on Friday, December 18 at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, Florida. She was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Howard J. Sayles and Della Pearl (Teller) Sayles. She married Robert E. Treer on June 24, 1939. She had 2 brothers Clare and Kenneth …

Norma J. Kelb, age 90, of Maumee passed away late Monday December 21, 2015 at Swanton Valley Healthcare. Prior to her retirement she had been a lifelong Homemaker. Mrs. Kelb was born on July 31, 1925 in Camden, Indiana the daughter of the late Claude and the late Eva (Wise) …

Sam H. Dixon, age 87, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, December 22, 2015, in his home. Sam was an inspector at Aro Corporation for 27 years prior to his retirement. He had also worked at Electrolite, GM and Johns-Mansville. After he retired , he worked part time …

Betty Ann Champion, age 61, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early on Monday, December 21, 2015, in her home. Mrs. Champion attended Bryan High School and had worked as a home health aide as well as an aide in the kitchen at DeKalb Memorial Hospital. A former member of Bryan …

Elizabeth “Liz” Mihuc, age 92, of Blakeslee, Ohio, died at 10:56 P.M. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she had been a patient. Affectionately known as “Nanny” to her family, Mrs. Mihuc was a hard-working, devoted farm wife who worked alongside her husband on …

Veda K. Thacker, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:44 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Thacker was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and had worked at Mohawk Tool in Montpelier, Ohio, until the …

Leona Vernita Shirkey, 98 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center with her family at her bedside. Leona was born November 11, 1917 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel (Deck) Impton. She married Clarence “Pete” Shirkey on October 22, …

Kenneth P. Pettit, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 peacefully surrounded by family who loved and cherished him. He was born May 14, 1935 and his wife, Nancy (Stark) Pettit, survives him. Kenneth requested no funeral and will be cremated. Graveside services will be held …

Justin E. Bowerman, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:00 A.M. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he was a resident. Mr. Bowerman was an accountant for The Aro Corporation and Aro/Ingersol-Rand for 25 years. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean …

Laurbell M. Bowers, age 103, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:10 P.M. on Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Bowers was a lifelong resident of West Unity, Ohio ,and was a member of Clays Church in West Unity until it closed. She …