Cynthia W. Tesznar

Cynthia Wilson Tesznar left us quietly from Hospice of Northwest Ohio after a short but intense struggle with cancer.

Cindy was born in Monroe, North Carolina, on December 13, 1953, and within a year or so moved to Toledo, Ohio, with her parents. She graduated from Whitmer High School in 1971, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, in 1974, and did graduate work in political science at Ohio State. Later she attended law school at the University of Toledo College of Law, graduated in 1983, and passed the bar in 1984. She joined the law firm of Barkan & Robon, with her practice areas including commercial banking, bankruptcy/debt, and real estate. During her long career, she served as the director of the Toledo Bar Association and was an active member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Toledo Women's Bar Association, and the Ohio Women's Bar Association.

Cindy married Joe Tesznar during a snowstorm on Valentine's Day in 1990. The two of them loved to travel and visited many places around the globe, including Antarctica, Cambodia, Laos, Istanbul, Italy, and Spain. She and Joe took many cruises together and enjoyed taking the grandkids on vacations around the U.S.

Cindy was a talented and prolific glass blower and spent many wonderful hours creating beautiful artwork at the Glass Studio of the Toledo Art Museum. Once she retired, Cindy traveled to art festivals throughout the Eastern U.S., where she sold her bottle trees and other glass treasures.

Cindy loved gardening, and entertaining friends and family with her quirky sense of humor, generous cocktails and excellent food. She always had at least one canine companion, often a golden retriever.

Cindy was predeceased by Joe in 2022; and by her stepdaughter, Theresa Stremmel. She leaves her four Wilson siblings, Deborah, Lynne, Natalie (Swonger) and Christopher; Joe's daughters, Barbara Veronica and Sandra Harsh; and numerous nieces, nephews and grandchildren. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her, either as a friend, family member, neighbor, fellow artist or dog lover.

Arrangements will be private. In lieu of flowers, we encourage donations to the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavillion outreach programs. Donations are accepted online at https://toledomuseum.org/donate. Condolences can be shared under Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, Perrysburg, OH.