Obituaries

Frederick “Fred” E. Bigger, 83, passed away Sunday night at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on January 22, 1930 in Blakeslee, Ohio to Benjamin and Mary Mabel (Ford) Bigger.  Fred married Kelly L. Miller on September 12, 1980 in Montpelier, and she survives. Fred proudly served his country …

Phillip E. Crass, age 82, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. He was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin on May 20, 1931, the son of Edgar J. and Edna (McNeil) Crass. On September 1, 1950 he married Emma Joyce …

Barbara M. (Monroe) Rains, 70, of Wauseon, died early Thursday morning, August 22, 2013 in her home. She was born September 18, 1942 in Monroe County, Michigan to the late Walter L. and Margia A. (Sattler) Monroe. Barbara married Thomas E. Rains, Sr. on September 08, 1962 and he preceded …

W. DeWayne Dick, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:07 A.M. at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Dick was employed as a machinist at Mohawk Tools in Montpelier, Ohio, retiring in 2000 with thirty-seven years of service. He was a model …

Mabel I. Ames, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Hillside Country Living at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, August 23, 2013, two days before her 100th birthday. Mrs. Ames was a homemaker and was a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church. Mabel helped found the Sunnyside School in West …

Rose Marie Chrisman, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:50 A.M. on Saturday, August 24, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Chrisman attended Metz High School and was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother and grandmother and enjoyed the time she …

Jeffrey A. Stryker, age 51, of Edgerton, Ohio, died late Friday, August 23, 2013, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Mr. Stryker was a 1980 graduate of Edgerton High School and the Four County Vocational School carpentry class. Upon graduation he was employed by Lutterbein …

Helen L. Rosendaul, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio, where she had been a resident. Mrs. Rosendaul was a member of the Bryan First Church of Christ. She held the position of National President …

Barbara Jean Delno, 77 years, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio where she had been a resident for the past three months.  Barbara was born April 22, 1936 in Middletown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Talmadge and Ethel (Moore) Collins.  She married William …

Elizabeth “Betty” M. Martindale, age 76, of Defiance, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at the Laurels of Defiance, where she had been a resident. Betty was a homemaker. Born August 20, 1937, in Jackson, Michigan, she was the daughter of Hazel (Wheeler) and Harold Chambers. She married AJ Martindale …