Arnold "Arnie" Graybark

Arnold “Arnie” Graybark

4/11/1929- 03/31/2023

Arnie Graybark, 93 of Maumee Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday March 31, 2023 at Hospice of NW Ohio after a brief illness.

He was born on April 11, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio to Leo and Jenny (Michalak) Graybark. He married Virginia (Ginny) Yeck in 1952 and raised four daughters, (Debora, Sandra, Pamela and Rebecca) and celebrated 38 years of marriage together. Ginny passed away in August of 1990.Then in 1995, Arnie married his second wife Joan Vascik and was married for 27years.

Arnie graduated from Central Catholic High School and proudly enlisted in the US Navy Guard where he played basketball and had a tour of Cuba. He worked at Toledo Edison for 45 years. Starting out in the mailroom and working himself up to being the general supervisor of the line department, retiring in 1990.

Arnie was a fun loving caring person, who liked to joke around. He enjoyed being around and doing things with his family and friends. He especially enjoyed entertaining friends and family up at his cottage on Lake Wilson in Michigan. And he never turned down a card game.

He will be greatly missed by his wife Joan, Daughter’s Sandy (David) Blaser-Lykowski and Pamela (Greg) Barnes, Son –in-Laws, Ken Warshefski and Ray Hayes. His step-children, Mike (Donna) Vascik, Tony (Teresa) Vascik, Paul (Ellen) Vascik and Shelly (Pete) Almaguer. His grandchildren Bradley(Courtney) Warshefski, Tyson(Kristin) Warshefski, Jason(Kelsey) Warshefski, Mark(Mari) Blaser, David Barnes, Ashley Barnes, Marianna Hayes, Kolten Hayes, Tony Jr. Vascik, Mike Jr. Vascik, Matthew Vascik, Joey Vascik, Chris Minnick and Jamie Minnick. Arnie was preceded in death by his parents, wife Virginia, daughter’s Debora Warshefski, Rebecca Hayes and Son-in-Law Timothy Blaser.

The family will receive family and friends at the Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St., Maumee on Tuesday April 4, 2023, from 3-8 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be said on Wednesday April 5, 2023, at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maumee with a luncheon following the Mass. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Toledo. Online condolences may be shared at walkerfuneralhomes.com