Deborah Lynn Horner

Deborah Lynn Horner, age 58 of Sylvania passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 in the Toledo Hospital. She was born December 13, 1954 in Toledo to Joseph and Sara Duty. A 1973 graduate of Bowsher High School, she was homecoming queen her senior year. Debbie then attended Ohio State University and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. A Registered and Licensed Dietitian RD, LD she was also a Certified Diabetes Educator CDE. Debbie worked as a Pediatric Metabolic Dietitian for Mercy Hospital, the former Medical College Hospital, and Mercy Childrens Hospital where she retired in November of 2012. An active member of Westgate Chapel, she was a flutist with the church orchestra and a member of one of the churchs community groups, as well as Westgate Women. Debbie was an avid tennis player who also enjoyed cooking, biking and camping. She was a loving wife and mother who was devoted to her entire family. Preceded in death by her parents, step-father Milton Mengel and brother, Jack Duty, she is survived by her husband Dr. James Horner; sons David Drafts, Joel Romero, and Stephen Horner; daughters Elizabeth Paul Birkinbine and Jennifer Matthew Patton; grandchildren Jolie OBrien and Kelsey Birkinbine; beloved pets Pete and Andre; brothers Joseph Maggie Duty II, James Beverly Duty and William Lynn Duty; sister Diane Jules Winkler; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Walker Funeral Home 5155 Sylvania Ave. west of Corey on Monday from 6-8 PM and Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM in Westgate Chapel 2500 Wilford Rd. Toledo where visitation will be one hour prior. Interment will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials to a charity of the donors choice.