Obituaries

Michael E. Balzer, 58 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Also known as Dozer, he was born May 29, 1955 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Ralph E. and JoAnne (Butt) Balzer.  He was a 1973 graduate of Bryan High School.  He married …

Daughter, sister, aunt and loving friend, Dawn M. Bauer, age 45, of Archbold, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, in her parents’ home in Bryan. Dawn was a 1986 graduate of Montpelier High School and earned an Associate Degree in Business from the University of Findlay. She was employed …

L. George Brown, 68 of Bryan and formerly of Stryker passed away early Tuesday morning in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on July 20, 1945 in Bryan, Ohio to Ira and Mable (Hart) Brown.  He attended Montpelier Public Schools and went on to serve in the United States …

Gary J. Starr, 67, of Montpelier passed away Monday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on February 8, 1946 to Harold “Shorty” P. and Marcielle M. (Dick) Starr.  Gary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1964 and then earned his bachelor’s degree from Tri State University, Angola, …

Barbara Ann Scantlen, 62 years, of Bryan, died on Friday, September 20, 2013 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. Barbara, Bryan High School class of 69, was born on October 21, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Roy and Ilo (Klingler) Franklin. Though she was a long-time sufferer …

Elizabeth Ann Lloyd, age 91, of Wauseon, passed away Friday afternoon, September 20, 2013 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Elizabeth was born in Wauseon on November 15, 1921, the daughter of Otto and Eugenia (Harrison) Funkhauser. She was a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army Veteran, having served from 1946 …

Claude W. Kidd, age 77, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 in Holgate, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had worked at Blissfield Truck Lines and also as a foreman for S & W Mills in Archbold. Claude was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on September 7, 1936, …

Kay A. Reiniche, age 73, of Stryker, died early Sunday morning in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Survivors include her husband, Earl N. Reiniche, Stryker, and children, Steve Reiniche and Anita L. Piety, both of Stryker. Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 27, 2013 in St. Peter Catholic …

Elizabeth J. (Betty) Gulyás, age 75, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at 8:54 A.M. on Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Bethlehem Woods Care Center in Fort Wayne, where she was a resident. Mrs. Gulyás was a 1955 graduate of Edgerton High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from …

Frederick D. Connolly, 74 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center, Bryan where he was a resident.  Freddy was born February, 15, 1939, in Bryan, the son of the late Walter Levi and Ruth Naomi (Wonser) Connolly.  He was a 1957 graduate of Bryan …