Obituaries

Bernard “Barney” L. Beavers, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mr. Beavers was the owner of the former Beavers Construction and later worked as Building Supervisor of the Middle School for Bryan City Schools.  Barney …

Patricia E. Appel, 65, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 6, 2023, in her residence.  Patricia was born June 28, 1958, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Thomas W. and Barbara J. (Wiedelman) Parrott. Patricia lived and raised her children on the family …

Virgil F. Fry, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mr. Fry was a self-employed farmer and lithographer for the Ohio Art Company for 40 years. He was a member of the Edon Lions Club, Labor …

John A. Kline, age 72, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:45 P.M. on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  John worked as a finisher at Titan Tire and retired with over 40 years of service.  He was a US Army veteran who served as …

Edward B. Keck, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in the loving company of his family. Ed retired from the Ohio Gas Company as a service technician. He was a hard working man with a love for farming. Ed could be found attending tractor …

Harold Douglas Lashaway, 65, of Pioneer passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on November 7, 1957 in Bowling Green, Ohio to Harold R. and Edna L. (Weaver) Lashaway.  Doug attended North Central High School and was in the United …

Donald G. Laney, age 78, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 7:20 P.M. on Friday, November 3, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  Don lived the majority of his life in the Antwerp area where he worked at Tri-Wall Container in Butler and Crook-Miller in Hicksville; and …

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Blanchard, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:40 P.M. on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at Otterbein Pemberville Senior Life Community, in Pemberville, Ohio, surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Blanchard was a graduate of Ayersville High School and had worked as a secretary for Slocum Elementary School …

Debra Brown Francies, born July 13, 1954 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on October 30, 2023 in Asheville, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma Smith Brown and Fenton “Buck” Brown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is survived by her husband and partner of 45 …

Orin L. “Odie” Mearse, age 71, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:23 P.M. on Saturday, October 28, 2023, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Mearse was a 1970 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana, and was employed at Metaldyne, retiring with more than forty …