Obituaries

James E. “Jim” Kiefer, age 64, of Stryker, passed away in his home on Monday, June 8, 2015. Jim and his wife Nancy have owned and operated Jacoby Packing in West Unity for 15 years. Jim was born in Perrysburg on October 22, 1950, the son of Charles and Janice …

Ruby M. Crites, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 7:25 P.M. on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at St. Vincent Heart & Vascular Center in Toledo. Ruby was a homemaker and helped her husband farm their land. Together, they raised and sold sweet corn near the corner of US …

Audrey Lamonie Bingaman, 87 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Genesis Healthcare, Bryan Center. Audrey was born May 26, 1928 in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oscar Wayne and Sarah Ruth (Huntington) Bingaman.  She an office worker for GTE for many years.  She was …

Imogene M. Stark, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:40 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Stark was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School. Following graduation she worked as …

Margaret D. Keppeler, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Keppeler was a 1943 graduate of Spencerville, Indiana, High School and was an Avon sales representative for nearly twenty-five years. …

Nora Lee Scott, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 9:10 A.M. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mrs. Scott was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School, had worked at Keller Hardware in Edon, and had been employed by Krill Funeral …

James V. Dell, 59 years, of rural Defiance, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in his residence with his family by his side.  Jim was born July 24, 1955 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Vernon C. and Alice M. (Hill) Dell.  He was a 1973 graduate of Fairview …

Wayne L. Patee, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, and a longtime resident of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:45 P.M. on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Patee was a veteran of World War II, …

Cody Ryan Thorp, age 24 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and formerly of Bryan, passed away suddenly Monday, June 1, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at work. He worked in Grounds Maintenance at Thorsports-Farms in Murfreesboro. Cody was a 2008 graduate of Bryan High School where he …

Donna J. Smith, age 77, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center. Donna had worked at Bryan Custom Plastics in Bryan as a finisher. She was a member of the New Beginnings Church in Montpelier, formerly Central United Brethren Church …