Obituaries

Sharon Lou “Sherry” Smith, 80, of Leo, Indiana, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023. She was born March 17, 1943, the youngest daughter of the late John “Jack” and Beatrice “Bea” (Hollinger) Crain. She was a proud 1961 graduate of Hamilton High School, and then attended International Business College in …

Pauline E. Merillat, age 97, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Hillside Country Living where she had been a resident. Pauline was a graduate of Edon High School and had worked at the Ohio Art Company as an assembler for over 30 years. She was …

Arnetta Ellen Hancock, age 99, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at the Inn at Fountain Park following a lengthy illness. Arnetta had worked at Ohio Art for many years as an assembler and also worked at the grocery in Brunersburg. She was a member of the …

Shirley A. Hageman, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Shirley had been a newspaper carrier for the Bryan Times for 35 years. She had also worked at various companies in the area including Ohio Art and Beam …

Kenneth “Butch” Sleesman, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Marilyn, of 48 years at his bedside, at 6:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Kenneth was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High School. He was employed by the Edgerton Police Department, Continental Tire, …

Frank D. Cape, age 98, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:08 P.M. on Friday, March 24, 2023, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Cape was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and lifelong grain and cattle farmer. He was member of St. …

Judy Kay Poth, 75, of Hicksville, Ohio peacefully passed away in her sleep on March 24, 2023. Judy was born December 13, 1947, in Waynesville, Missouri, daughter of the late Minnie Bell (Wagner) Ogle. Judy grew up in Stoutland, Missouri, a small town deep in the heart of the Ozarks …

Evelyn M. Radabaugh, age 90, passed away at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Radabaugh was a 1950 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a devoted farm wife who also worked at Syncrotech in Edgerton and …

Anna F. Lewis, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:45 P.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she was a resident after an extended illness. Mrs. Lewis was employed by Edgerton Metals for twenty years until the plant closed and later …

Zeb McKay Smith, 38 years of Defiance, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio.  Zeb was born July 6, 1984, in Defiance, the son of the late David and Brenda (Mays) Smith, Sr.  Zeb attended Good Samaritan School in Defiance and was a graduate of …