Obituaries

Paul L. Franzdorf, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Paul started working at Toledo Athletic Supply and at one time owned Defiance Athletic Supply and Awards Plus in Defiance, Ohio. He was also a courier for …

Ellen I. Scantlen, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Defiance County, died at 11:10 P.M. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Ellen worked as a nurse’s aide at the Defiance County Nursing Home, retiring …

Charles R. “Charlie” Camillo, Jr., age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan. He was a sales representative for Anderson-Vreeland in Bryan, Automated Packaging in Twinsburg, Ohio and Econo Products in Rochester, New York. Charlie enjoyed fishing, golfing, cooking, spending …

Lillian Rosella Towns, 84 years, of West Unity, passed away Tuesday July 14, 2015 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Lillian was born April 11, 1931 in Williams County, to the late Harlan and Grace (Shaffer) Smith. Lillian married Morris W. Towns on July 17, 1948 in Bryan, Ohio. …

John E. Bacon, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Fayette, Ohio, died on Monday, July 13, 2015, in his home. Service arrangements are pending with Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, Bryan.

Patsy Mae Koerner, age 80, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on January 3, 1935, in Rolla, Missouri, the fifth child of William and Ebba Lukrofka. She was a 1953 graduate of Rolla High School, …

Rita Carol Gaddis, 58 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier. Rita was born March 6, 1957 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, the daughter of Roy M. and Sue E. (Kemp) Gaddis. She was a 1975 graduate of Eminence High School. Rita worked …

LoisJean Hilda Richer, age 82, of Stryker, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Genesis in Bryan. LoisJean was born in Henry County, Ohio, the daughter of Alfred G. and Pauline (Meyer) Rabe. In 1954 she married Harold Gerken , who died in 2009. In 1984 she married Lawrence Richer, …

Rev. Mary M. Duke, 88 years, formerly of Sherwood, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 in her residence with her family at her side. Mary was born April 10, 1927 in Bartow County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Dock and Alice (Cochran) Wiley. Mary married Haskell O. Duke in …

Mary L. Trachl, age 66, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at her home. Mrs. Trachl was a foreign language teacher at Central Local (Fairview) Schools from 1983 until the present, where she taught mainly Spanish and some French. Mary attended St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Edgerton. …