Obituaries

Ralph Russell McClellan, age 95, of Butler, Indiana, died at 5:45 P.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb, in Butler, where he was a resident after two-weeks in Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Prior to that, he was a resident at Dream Haven, in Edgerton, Ohio, …

Harriette G. Carey, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Cecil, Ohio. Mrs. Carey retired from The Aro Corporation’s custodial services department. She was a woman of deep faith and enjoyed gardening. Harriette was born on April 21, 1919, in …

Roger L. Kime, age 66, of Bryan, died on Monday, January 27, 2014, at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan shortly after admittance. Roger had been a machinist at The Aro Corporation, retiring after 35 years of service. After his retirement he worked for a time at Precision Metal in Defiance …

Ruth H. Jenkins, age 88, of Delta, passed away in her home on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, in her home. Ruth was born in Smithville, Kentucky on October 27, 1925, the daughter of George and Viola (Turpin) Grubbs. On December 23, 1944 she married Eugene Jenkins, and he preceded her …

Dorothy Elizabeth Lind, age 92, of Wauseon and life-long resident of Fulton County passed away peacefully at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, Ohio on Saturday, January 25, 2014. She was born on January 7, 1922 at her family’s farm in York Township, Ohio, the daughter of the late Fred and C. …

Bob L. Vollmer, 85 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance.  Bob was born July 1, 1928 in Farmer Township, Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late Adrian and Dorothy (Manon) Vollmer.  He was a 1946 graduate of Farmer High School. Bob …

Brandon Louis “Mike” Garvey, 87 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center, Bryan.  Mike was born April 27, 1926 in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of the late Martin Joseph and Katherine Ellen (McGinn) Garvey.  He was a 1944 graduate of Buckley High School Hartford, …

Kenneth A. Geiger, age 90, of Auburn, Indiana, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Geiger was a 1941 graduate of Edgerton High School …

Loretta M. Strayer, age 49 of Liberty Center passed away in her home early Tuesday January 21, 2014. Loretta was born on February 2, 1964 in Napoleon to Melvin and Annette (Burns) Strayer. She was a devoted Mother and friend to many. She loved her family. She was an animal …

Lowell R. “Bud” Bushong, 94, of Bryan passed away Wednesday morning at his home.  He was born on June 14, 1919 in Madison Township, Ohio to E. Bert and Bertha J. (Fox) Bushong.  Bud graduated from Pioneer High School in 1938.  After high school he married Betty M. Caulkins, and she preceded him …