Author: Newspaper Staff

Garry A. “Big E” Eschenbrenner, 54, Stryker, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, August 30, 2012 when the Lord called him home. He had worked at CE Electronics in Bryan. Garry was born in St. Mary’s, Ohio on May 8, 1958, the son of William and Patricia (Smith) Eschenbrenner. He was a 1976 graduate of Stryker High School and attended Four County Auto Mechanics School. Garry played softball for many years in the Bryan Industrial League. He was a member of the Scott Ellis Committee. He loved NASCAR, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Cincinnati Reds and golfing. He also…

Virginia Mae (Hug) Kunisch, 86, passed away on August 24, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Sylvania, Ohio.  She was born near Edon, Ohio, on December 28, 1925, to August and Flora Hug (Ries).  She married Raymond J. Kunisch of Toledo on June 11, 1949, and raised seven children. Virginia graduated from the St. Vincent School of Nursing in 1948 and loved working in the nursery at St. Vincent Hospital after graduation and until she started her family.  She continued to work for the Nurses Registry of Toledo for 30 years, doing private duty in homes and hospitals.  She served…

Leota W. (Wolf) Crawford, 88, West Unity, died August 22nd at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance.  She was the daughter of Theodore H. and Emma W. (Birkhahn) Wolf, born on May 7th 1924 in Defiance, Ohio.  Leota graduated with the class of 1942 at Defiance High School.  After high school she went to Maumee Valley School of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio and obtained an R.N. degree in nursing in 1945. After graduation she worked at the Defiance Hospital for a brief time.  She moved to the West Unity area and worked at one time for the Cameron Hospital in Bryan,…