Obituaries

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 …

Donald Joseph Perrin, 78 years, of Defiance, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo.  Donald was born April 21, 1936 in Cloverdale, Ohio the son of the late Arthur Louis and Helen Margaret (Erhart) Perrin.  He was a 1955 graduate of Sherwood Delaware High School.  Donald …

Arlene “Tootie” Nafziger, age 87, of Archbold passed away early Tuesday February 24, 2015 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio. Prior to her retirement she had worked for Deluxe Cleaners in Archbold for many years. Mrs. Nafziger was born in Stryker, Ohio on February 13, 1928 the daughter of …

David S. Lorntz, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. David worked at Bryan Plastics and had previously worked at Town & Country and Paragon in Bryan and also NAPA Auto Parts in Montpelier, Ohio. He was a graduate …

Geraldine M. McKarns, age 90, of Sylvania, Ohio, and formerly of Temperance, Michigan, died at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sunset Village, where she was a resident. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School. She retired as a secretary for Toledo Hospital and also worked …

Larry E. Ussery, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where he was a patient after an extended illness. Larry E. Ussery was born on February 22, 1950, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Kenneth E. and …

Geraldine M. McKarns, age 90, of Sylvania, Ohio, and formerly of Temperance, Michigan, died at 12:30 A.M. on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Sunset Village, where she was a resident. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School. She retired as a secretary for Toledo Hospital and also worked …