Obituaries

Ida G. Speiser, 87 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Ida was born July 15, 1927 in Williams Center, Ohio the daughter of the late William Albert and Clara Ethel (Crawford) Lovejoy.  She was a 1945 graduate of Bryan High School.  She married …

Carmon B. Knepper, 82, a lifelong resident of Montpelier passed away Friday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on August 31, 1932 in Montpelier to Harry L. and Asalsia C. (Brown) Knepper.  Carmon graduated Montpelier High School, and during his school years worked on the railroad.  He then …

Mary Belle Whitcomb of Wauseon passed away Friday February 27, 2015 at the age of 88. Mary was born on October 6, 1926 in Columbus Grove, Ohio to the late Henry (nickname Hugh) Onweller and Myrtle (Falor) Onweller. The family then moved back to Fulton County when she was two years …

Richard Allen “Mouse” Colon, age 83, of Wauseon died suddenly Friday February 27, 2015. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Wayne Lammon & Sons, Toledo Edison Company, Colon-Gype Motors, Allan AMC-Jeep, Zehr & Company, Young Spring and Wire and then retired from the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. …

Kenneth “Tony” Miller, age 87, of Lyons passed away early Friday February 27, 2015 in his home following an extended illness. Prior to his retirement he had been a Truck Driver. Tony was born on December 23, 1927 in Fulton County the son of the late Willis and Jenny (Reckner) Miller. …

Marcia S. Melchi, age 59, of Angola, Indiana, died at 12:20 P.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Marcia had been a factory worker prior to her retirement. Marcia was born on May 27, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of James N. …

Robert W. Swope, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, following an extended illness. Bob and his wife, Sharon, ran The Edgerton Earth for many years. They retired and moved to Lake Kiowa in 1990 then moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 2000 and Woodbridge, …

Ruth A. Williams, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:25 A.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a patient. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and the widow of Jesse Williams. Ruth A. Williams was born on August 25, 1949, in …

William “Bill” W. Kohl, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Bill was a welder and worked at Challenge-Cook for 30 years then Robinair until his retirement. He was a member of the House of …

Claude G. Ensman, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after a brief illness.  Claude was born December 31, 1923 in Bryan, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Barker) Ensman.  He married June Delores Sanders on May 14, 1950 in …