Carolyn Jo Kurdys

Carolyn Jo Kurdys, 76, of Maumee, formerly of Gibsonburg, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born March 21, 1944 in Fremont, OH to Charles and Josephine (Halm) Baumer. A 1962 graduate of Fremont Ross High School, she and her husband raised their family in Gibsonburg. She was a homemaker who loved to read, tend to her flowers, cook, and collect cookbooks. Carolyn and her husband, Doug loved going on date nights especially to Mexican restaurants. They were happily married for 17 years. Above all, she adored her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her sister, Patricia; brother, Jack; second husband, William Merce; and her beloved dog, Molly. She is survived by her husband, Doug; children, Michelle (Ken) Shultz, Melissa (Bill) Halfhill; step-daughters, Kelly (Lee) Bertossi, Katie (Garrett) Malone, and Michelle (Dylan) Beck; grandchildren, Rylie (Ryan) Graber, Stephanie (Blaine Schwiebert) Shultz, Spencer Shultz, Sydney Halfhill; step-grandchildren, Madison, Scarlett, and Layla Malone, and Lewis, George, and Teddy Bertossi; great-granddaughter, Blake Ann Graber; sisters, Janis (Scott Macielewicz) Martin, Connie (William) Scott; and brother, Roger (Marianne) Baumer. Friends will be received on Friday, January 29, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant Street, Maumee, OH (419-893-7686). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11 am in St. Patrick’s of Heatherdowns Church, 4201 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, OH 43614. Burial will be private. The family suggests memorial donations be made to the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio, 3100 Central Avenue #150, Toledo, OH 43606 or to the Toledo Humane Society, 827 Illinois Avenue, Maumee, OH 43537. Online condolences to the family may be made at walkerfuneralhomes.com.