Obituaries

Geraldine M. “Gerry” Mulligan, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:58 P.M. on Monday, October 28, 2013, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Gerry was a graduate of St. Louis Beason grade school in New Haven, Indiana, and Central Catholic High School in Fort …

Donald P. Hovis, Jr., age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 26, 2013, at the University of Michigan Cancer Center after a very short illness. He had worked at T.W.A. Westinghouse and retired from Allied Signal as a maintenance engineer with over 35 years of …

Luella M. Burris, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:50 A.M. on Monday, October 28, 2013, in her home after a brief illness. She retired from Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan as an environmental technician after 16 years of service. She was a member of the Sherwood …

Vivian E. Harvey, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 11:15 A.M. on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan where she was a resident. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, the Sweet Adeline’s choral group. Vivian was an avid bowler and golfer. She was …

Marjorie K. Melton, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan.  Marjorie was born November 27, 1923 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Howard and Ethel (Smith) Lang.  She was a 1941 graduate of Defiance High School.  She married John L. Melton on October …

Marian J. Wasnich Klingler, 87 years, formerly of West Unity, passed away Saturday evening, October 26, 2013 at Hillside Country Living, where she had been a resident.  Marian was born August 11, 1926 in Montpelier, the daughter of the late Harold J. and Lola Faye (Martin) Eberly.  She was a 1944 graduate …

William A. Callaway, Sr., age 81, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 3:55 P.M. on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, in his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Callaway was a well-known brick mason in the Tri-state area, working with Local #2 of the Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Union. He …

Kyle L. Beck, age 18, of rural Wauseon, passed away Friday evening, October 25, 2013, as result of injuries sustained from an accident. Kyle was born in Fulton County, Ohio on October 29, 1994, the son of Duane and Jenny (Buehrer) Beck. He attended the West Clinton Mennonite Church, and …

Jodi Lynn Balser, age 51, of Napoleon, passed away comfortably in her home on Saturday, October 26, 2013. She had worked for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold for the past 15 years. Jodi was born in Wauseon on May 12, 1962, the daughter of Harold and Agnes (Abbott) Balser. She was …

Cheryl L. (Taylor) Cape, age 54, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she had been a patient. Cheryl had worked as a waitress at the Ramada Inn in Holiday City, Ohio, for over 20 years. She …