Obituaries

Martha Marie Juillard, age 90, of Stryker, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. Prior to her retirement, Martha had worked as a bank teller for 10 years at the Farmers State Bank in Stryker and then 31 years at the National City Bank in …

John Orrin Lundy, age 91, of Port Hueneme, California, and Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on March 24, 2013, following a short illness. John was born in Bowling Green, Ohio, on July 5, 1921, the son of Orrin and Julia (Johnson) Lundy. He was married to Betty McClellan on May 12, …

David A. “Dave” Geren, Sr., age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died peacefully and went to be with his Lord and Savior at 4:30 P.M. on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at his residence, with his family at his side, following a battle with cancer and heart disease. David A. Geren was …

Rita M. Benedict, 58 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Rita was born February 5, 1955 in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of the late Ray and Louise (Culhane) Willefsky. Rita attended St. Margaret Grammar …

Thomas E. Hawkins, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:55 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in his home, surrounded by family after an extended illness. Mr. Hawkins was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for The Aro Corporation, retiring with nearly thirty-six years of service. …

William E. (Bill) Kissinger of Edon, Ohio passed away at his home Saturday, March, 23, 2013. He was born July 24, 1935 in his parents’ home near Blakeslee, Ohio to Maxine and Burton Kissinger. Bill is survived by his loving wife Phyllis Irene (Maginn) Kissinger, to whom he wed over …

Harold Walter Vogelsong, age 82, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 5:08 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Community Health Partners Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. Mr. Vogelsong was a lithographer for over 45 years, retiring from Reese Brothers in Perrysburg. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of …

Charles W. Welsh, 94, of Montpelier, passed away March 23, 2013 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. He was born on June 22, 1919 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late John and Bessie (Dixon) Welsh. Charles honorably served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. He worked for …

Irene L. Nelson, 88 of Wauseon Ohio passed away on March 23, 2013 in Toledo. The daughter of Harold and Christa (Boyer) Kopp, she was born in her grandparent’s home in Iona Township, Todd County, Minnesota on May 27 1924. She was a graduate of Clarissa Mn. High School in …

Carol Sue Dirrim, age 63, of rural Bryan, Ohio, died Saturday morning, March 23, 2013, in her home surrounded by her family. Carol was a member of the Restoration Fellowship in Williams Center. She was a homemaker who loved to dance, listen to Oldies Rock-N-Roll and spend time with her …