Obituaries

James M. “Jim” Thompson, 62 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, following a sudden illness.  James was born July 1, 1950 in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of the late Milburn Charles and Betty Eileen (Kunkel) Thompson.  He grew up in West …

Betty Jane Hesrick, 85 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 10, 2013 in the emergency room at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Betty was born December 14, 1927 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Doris (Strup) Hesrick.  Betty was a teacher for 42 years, teaching …

Phillip Allen Wells, age 82, of Ball Lake, Hamilton, Indiana, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 in his home. Mr. Wells served during the Korean war as a Sargent First Class and then worked as a railroad engineer for over thirty-five years in the Chicago area. He and his …

Eloise Lucille Rigg, 86, Bryan, passed away June 11, 2013 at Hillside Country Living. She was born June 2, 1927 to Virgil and Thora (Mower) Connolly. Upon graduation from Montpelier High School in 1945, Eloise was employed by Dwyer Insurance Agency, owned and operated by her aunt, Bessie Dwyer.  She continued …

Charlotte Crossett Staples Cox, 97, died peacefully on Sunday, June 9, 2013, at The Inn at Fountain Park in Bryan where she had been a resident in the memory unit since July 2011. Descended from New Englanders, Charlotte was born on November 3, 1915, in West Trenton, New Jersey, to …

Clarence Samuel “Sam” Koch, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 P.M. on Monday, June 10, 2013, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, where he was a resident. Mr. Koch was a 1945 graduate of Farmer High School and was employed as a truck driver and station …

Jill Kay Gallant, 52 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at the University of Toledo Medical Center after a 3 year battle with cancer.  Jill was born January 22, 1961 in Montpelier, the daughter of Clinton “Clint” and Wanda H. (Lloyd) Fitzenrider.  She was a 1979 graduate of North …

Arthur “Art” E. VanCoppenolle, 45, of Montpelier died Saturday evening at his home.  He was born on October 26, 1967 in Montpelier to Thomas A. and Kathleen (Robarge) VanCoppenolle.  Art graduated from Montpelier High School in 1986. Art worked at a meat processing plant in Napoleon, Ohio. Art is survived by his …

Hobart Dean Young, 97 years, of Downers Grove, Illinois, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, June 5, 2013 at Arbor Terrace in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he was a residing.  Hobart was born March 5, 1916 in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late Lorin and Jeannette (McKelvey) Young.  He …

Marilyn D. Fry, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:05 A.M. on Friday, May 31, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan after an extended illness. Mrs. Fry was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by the Ohio Art Company, retiring in 1994 with 46 …