Obituaries

Robert Forrest Blaisdell, age 78, formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on May 29, 2019, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana. He graduated from Bryan High School with the class of 1959, where he played a role with their winning the league football championship. Bob worked for Challenge Cook …

Ronald E. Blair, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:32 P.M. on Saturday, June 1, 2019, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Blair was a 1964 graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana, and had been employed as a machinist and in assembly by Dana …

  William J. “Bill” Maneval, 83 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 on the Maneval Centennial Family Farm.  Bill was born on January 16, 1936, in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of the late Herman W. and Mildred R. (Greek) Maneval.  Bill was a graduate of West …

Mark James Null, 28 years, of West Unity, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, as a result of injuries he received in an automobile accident.  Mark was born on October 8, 1990, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Dawn Marie Booth and Mark …

Lester Lee Bauer, 76 years, of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Les was born March 6, 1943 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Carl and Helen (Helmke) Bauer.  He was a 1961 graduate of Jewell High School.  …

Donald L. Juillard, age 93, of rural Stryker, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he had worked at the Aro Corporation, retiring in 1988. He had also been a lifelong area farmer. Don was born in Stryker, Ohio on September …

Ruby J. Reagle, age 88, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Reagle was a longtime cashier at WalMart and worked with her husband on the family farm. Ruby was a former member of the County Cousins and enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and …

Nina L. Ojan, age 74, of Bryan, passed away Saturday morning, May 25, 2019 at her home. Nina worked at many jobs over the years but is best remembered as a cashier at WalMart in Bryan. She enjoyed crafting, puzzles, reading and old movies. Nina was born January 22, 1945 …

Debra J. Stinehelfer, age 69, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 6:38 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Stinehelfer was a 1968 graduate of Bryan High School, graduated from Defiance College in 1972, and received …

Hobert McClaine, 85 years, of Bryan passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan. Hobert was born November 30, 1933 in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, the son of the late Hobert E. and Leona (Treadway) McClaine. He married Betty L. Kirk on July 30, 1955 …