Obituaries

William S. Musser, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after a sudden illness.  Bill was born July 17, 1921 in Bryan, son of the late William J. and Viona (Brown) Musser.  He married Fae I. Ridenour on January 15, 1955 in …

Calvin J. Huffman, 58, of Napoleon and formerly of Wauseon died Thursday morning in Henry County Hospital. He was born May 29, 1955 in Wauseon to David C. and Marjorie J. (Burkholder) Huffman and his Mother survives. Calvin was a Tool and Die Maker with Fulton Industries with 40 years …

Frederick A. Clair, age 81, of Stryker, passed away Monday evening, August 5, 2013, as the result of injuries sustained from an auto accident. Prior to his retirement in 1999 he had worked as a machinist at the Aro Corporation in Bryan for 47 years. He had also owned and …

On Monday evening, August 5th, Jamie Eugene Long was reunited in heaven with his loving wife Margaret, in time for their 54th wedding anniversary, he was 74.  Jamie was at peace when he passed, with his loving children by his side at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born …

A. Joan Connolly, 83, of Bryan, OH and formerly of Montpelier, OH passed away on Monday August 5, 2013 after battling cancer for several years. Born on November 2, 1929 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was the daughter of Horace Daniel and Audrey Beryl (Annable) Fish.  She married William J. Hofbauer …

Rolland E. “Bud” Hahn, 58 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2013 at home after battling liver cancer.  Rolland was born on October 13, 1954 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Rolland and Lillian Virginia (Snyder) Hahn.  He attended Tinora High School.  Rolland was employed by Thomas E. Keller Trucking …

Arthur Wellington McKarns, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio and also Redondo Beach, CA passed away unexpectedly at the Cleveland Clinic on Friday August 2, 2013. Prior to his retirement he had been a High School Math Teacher for 40 years in the Torrance Unified School District in Torrance, CA and …

Lori Lee Connin, 51 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after a sudden illness.  Lori was born March 15, 1962 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Wilson “Beefy” and Erma L. (Musser) Connin.  She was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High …

Herbert William Eckman, age 88, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Eckman was 1943 graduate of Ligonier, Indiana, High School. While attending the University of Texas, in 1943 he joined the United States Maritime Service …

Lolita M. Appel, age 50, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 A.M. on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she a patient after an extended illness. Mrs. Appel was a rural postal carrier in Hicksville and is survived by her husband, Duane. …