Obituaries

Jack E. McDaniel, 77 years, of Bryan, passed peacefully onto greener pastures to be with his Lord and Savior, on Monday, April 15, 2013 in his home.  Jack was born November 26, 1935 in Bryan to Charles Melvin and Mildred Lucinda (Humbarger) McDaniel.  He graduated from Bryan High School in 1953.  He then …

Edgar Schang, 89,of Bryan died April 14, 2013 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired teacher and World War II veteran. Edgar was born November 7, 1923 and is survived by his wife Phyllis; children, Greg (Kathy) Schang, Charlotte (Tony) Blad, Craig (Nancy) Sipe, Cutis Sipe, brother, …

Nancy L. Kuszmaul, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan following an extended illness. Nancy retired as a press operator at the former Bryan Custom Plastics after many years of service. She was a member of the …

Vickey Lynn Surbey, 57, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, formerly of Montpelier passed away Saturday, March 30th 2013, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Vickey was born November 19th, 1955, in Bryan, Ohio, to William E. and Pearl I. (Lovejoy) Underwood. She grew up in Montpelier and graduated from Montpelier High …

Ilene Faye Mowrer, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:44 A.M. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in her home after an extended illness. She was a secretary and assistant cook at Waldron High School for twenty years, worked as a Hostess at Holiday Inn for ten years and also …

Tom A. McMillen, 52, of Pioneer died late Thursday night at the Community Hospital and Wellness Center in Bryan after a brief illness.  He was born on November 7, 1960 in Angola, Indiana to James H. and Evelyn K. (Koch) McMillen.  Tom graduated from North Central High School in Pioneer in 1979.  On …

Wayne Babb, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:05 A.M. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in his home after a brief illness. Mr. Babb attended North Central High School, Pioneer, Ohio, and entered the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. He was an accomplished welder, working with Babb Trucking, …

Betty G. Raub, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Wednesday morning, April 10, 2013,at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after a brief illness. She worked at Plastec and Bryan Custom Plastics in the Quality Control department, retiring in 2010. Betty was a member of the Union Chapel Church …

Ronald G “Smokey” Schweitzer, age 88, passed away Sunday April 7, 2013 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Strydel/Ohio Art in Stryker, Weatherhead in Angola, IN and the KOA campground in San Antonio, TX. Mr. Schweitzer was born on September 9, …

Harold W. Johnson, age 82 years, of Montpelier, passed away early Monday morning, April 8, 2013, at the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. He was born June 23, 1930, at Stanford, KY, the son of James and Florence (Anness) Johnson. He married Dorothy Harris on August 31, 1957, and …