Obituaries

Arthur “Art” E. VanCoppenolle, 45, of Montpelier died Saturday evening at his home.  He was born on October 26, 1967 in Montpelier to Thomas A. and Kathleen (Robarge) VanCoppenolle.  Art graduated from Montpelier High School in 1986. Art worked at a meat processing plant in Napoleon, Ohio. Art is survived by his …

Hobart Dean Young, 97 years, of Downers Grove, Illinois, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, June 5, 2013 at Arbor Terrace in Alpharetta, Georgia, where he was a residing.  Hobart was born March 5, 1916 in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late Lorin and Jeannette (McKelvey) Young.  He …

Marilyn D. Fry, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:05 A.M. on Friday, May 31, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare in Bryan after an extended illness. Mrs. Fry was a 1947 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by the Ohio Art Company, retiring in 1994 with 46 …

Wayne E. Krill, age 78, of Fremont, Indiana, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Cameron Hospital, Angola, Indiana. Mr. Krill was a truck driver for 41 years. He got his start in trucking while working for his father at Montpelier Feed & Grain. He was a 1955 graduate of Bryan …

Nile LaVon Day, age 92, of Bryan, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers of Bryan. Mr. Day was the owner of Day & Day Oil Company. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Pacific Theater with the US Army. LaVon was born …

William E. “Bill” Davis, 88 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center. Bill was born in Reading, Michigan, the son of the late Glenn and Ethel Davis. He was a 1942 graduate of Reading High School. He was an Army veteran of …

Mary Margaret Fleagle, age 92, of Evansport, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. She was born in Williams County on August 23, 1920, the daughter of Aubrey and Frances (Hall) Replogle. On October 22, 1939 she married Lorrain “Joe” Fleagle, and he preceded her …

Lowell Frederick Warncke, 76, passed away on May 30, 2013. Lowell was born April 21, 1937, to Selma (Tietje) and Paul H. Warncke in Bryan, Ohio where he was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church. He attended first grade in Ridgeville, Ohio, but graduated from Wauseon High School in 1955. After …

Lowell Frederick Warncke, 76, passed away on May 30, 2013. Lowell was born April 21, 1937, to Selma (Tietje) and Paul H. Warncke in Bryan, Ohio where he was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church. He attended first grade in Ridgeville, Ohio, but graduated from Wauseon High School in 1955. After …

Vivian M. Murray, 85, of Pioneer, Ohio died early Thursday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio.  She was born on February 1, 1928 in Jefferson Township, Ohio to Walter D. and Grace L. (Stine) Mercer.  Vivian graduated from Pioneer High School in 1946. For most of Vivian’s life she …