Obituaries

Patricia A. Hilbert, 71 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan.  Pat was born January 13, 1942 the daughter of the late William Clifford and Lillian S. (Stephen) Reeves.  She was a 1960 graduate of Olympus High School, Salt Lake city, Utah.  She married …

Douglas E, Pessefall, 49 years, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2013 in  Grafton, North Dakota, as the result of an automobile accident.  Doug was born January 17, 1964 in Defiance, the son of Francis “Ed” and Dorothy “Jeanie” (Coressel) Pessefall.  He was an Army veteran.  Doug worked at several area firms as …

Alice I. Rath, age 85, of Ney, Ohio, died at 8:10 P.M. on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan where she was a patient. Mrs. Rath was a bookkeeper at the IGA store in Bryan for 18 years and a member of the VFW …

Wilbur “Roy” Cox, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Roy was employed as a metallurgist with Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring with over 20 years of service. He was a US Army veteran of …

Robert “Bob” Edwin Sharpe, age 87, passed away early Sunday morning , November 3, 2013 at The Elizabeth Scott Community. He was born in Liberty Center, OH on April 11, 1926 to Dorsey Oliver and Carrie Catherine (Carver) Sharpe. After graduating from Liberty Center High School, Bob enlisted in the …

Msgt. Paul H. Hahn, 78, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2013 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Paul was born in Napoleon, Ohio August 10, 1935 to the late Franklin and Fay (Delventhal) Hahn. On January 25, 1958 he married Edna Grove in …

Adrienne M. Pugh, age 107, of Wauseon, passed away Monday, November 4, 2013 at Fulton Manor. She was born on October 28, 1906 in Salida, Colorado, the daughter of Arthur and Maude (Rout) Meeker. After her mother’s death in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her home with her father’s …

Ruth Ann Wolf, age 80, of Wauseon passed away late Saturday November 2, 2013 at the St. Luke Hospital in Maumee. Prior to her retirement she had worked at the former McCord Corporation in Wauseon for 29 years. Mrs. Wolf was born on November 10, 1932 in Wauseon, Ohio the …

Reginald “Slim” R. Ridgway, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:39A.M. on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Mr. Ridgway was journeyman lineman and partner in Ridgway Brothers Electric. After his retirement, he assisted the Village of Edgerton with electrical consulting. He was a US Army …

Beverly J. Garvey, 83 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier, Ohio.  Beverly was born June 25,1930 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Virgil M. and Fanelda C. (Patten) Dauber.  She was a 1948 graduate of Sturgis High School, Sturgis, Michigan.  She married Jack …