Obituaries

Mar 3, 2023

Melvin "Mel" Kimple, 96 years of age, passed away peacefully with family at his side March 3, 2023, after a short illness. Melvin “Mel”, a twin, was born in Toledo to Oliver and Martha Kimple on October 25, 1926. His twin, Marvin, did not survive. He was a graduate of Macomber High School joining the United States Navy soon...

Mar 3, 2023

Cathy Ann Koster, 69, of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away peacefully in Florida on March 3, 2023, after unexpected health complications. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, to her late parents, Leonard and Peggy (Fraley) Lowe and later attended Sylvania High School, where she graduated in 1972. Through her cousin Ron, she met her would-be husband, Gerald “Gerry” Koster, and...

Mar 2, 2023

David Walter Zieman, 77, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his home in Whitehouse, Ohio. Dave was born April 18, 1945, in Toledo, Ohio to Walter and Virginia Zieman. He was a lifelong native of Perrysburg, Ohio and a 1963 graduate of Perrysburg High school. Jeep is where he worked for 44 years and retired as Senior Industrial...

Mar 2, 2023

Denise Mollenkopf, 70, passed away unexpectedly Thursday March 2, 2023 at the Toledo Hospital Emergency Room. She was born October 21, 1952 to Delbert and Nancy Eidenier in Pioneer, OH and graduated from Delta High School and the University of Toledo.

She was a lover of books from the time she learned to read her...

Mar 2, 2023

Gaylord Lee Klingaman, Sr., age 85, of Genoa, Ohio passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. He was born on October 19, 1937 to Buford and Sylvia Klingaman in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

Gaylord was a hard worker all his life. He was employed at The Cheese Factory and Kraemaer’s in...

Mar 1, 2023

Ann Marie was born on May 8, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois to Rudy and Irene (Van Zandt) Novak. She moved to Park Forest, Illinois in 1955. Ann Marie graduated from Rich Township High School in 1958. She married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life, Steve Graber on November 15, 1958 and they shared 63 loving...

Mar 1, 2023

Donna J. Law, 66, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Mercy-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, after an unexpected illness. She was the daughter of Marie M. (Basta) Eckard and was born in Queens, New York on March 30, 1956. She later moved to the Toledo area and made her home and raised her family....

Feb 28, 2023

Carol A. Carstensen, 72, of Clay Center, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. Carol was the daughter of Harold and Alice (Miller) Wepler, born September 30, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio. Carol met Robert L. Carstensen and they were married on September 9, 1983 at St. John’s United...

Feb 28, 2023

DOUGLAS BRYAN BUCKLEY, 80 of Oregon, OH formerly Charleston, WV passed away peacefully on February 28, 2023. Doug was born in Charleston on August 14, 1942, to the late Margarete Frazier and Carl Buckley. He attended and graduated from Charleston High School in 1961. Following graduation from high school, Doug proudly enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps where he...

Feb 27, 2023

Kelly R. Hagen, 52, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on August 25, 1970 to Michael and Susan (Pangallo) Ubri.

Kelly was a graduate of Maumee High School and studied to be a para-legal for a few years and became a CASA volunteer. Most...

Feb 27, 2023

Edward Ford Weber died on February 27, 2023 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Ed was born in Toledo on July 26, 1931 to Ford R. and Elenore J. Weber. He grew up in Toledo's Old West End and graduated from Scott High School. He earned degrees in mathematics and music from Denison University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa,...

Feb 26, 2023

Our father, Jay “Jake” Richard Dayton, Jr., age 68 of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023 at his home in East Toledo. He was born July 8, 1954 to Jay Richard Dayton, Sr. and Nancy Dayton in Toledo, Ohio. He was a graduate of Anthony Wayne High School and attended Penta for small engine repair. He served...

Feb 25, 2023

Frederick Schwier, 99, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away February 25, 2023. He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana September 28, 1923, to Frederick and Louise Schwier.

He was drafted into the U.S. Army while attending Purdue University and served our country during World War II. He was stationed in France in an engineering unit that supplied the...

Feb 25, 2023

Jacalyn A. Morgan, 62, of Deshler, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023 at the Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Jacalyn was the daughter of Arvon C. and Ivy A. (Simpson) Morgan, born in Bangor, Maine on July 7, 1960.

Jacalyn described herself as a free-spirited person who enjoyed all things. She was a loving mother...

Feb 25, 2023

Dorothy Edwina Nowak, 105, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2023, at Franciscan Care Center, Sylvania. She was born March 17, 1917, in Toledo to the late Frank and Anna (Doman) Paszczykowski. Dorothy married Stanley Nowak and they enjoyed 57 wonderful years of marriage. Together, they traveled to Europe, Hawaii, and all over the United States and Canada. After...

Feb 25, 2023

Janet Irene (Badger) Weyandt died on February 25, 2023, surrounded by her daughters. She was 90. She was born on April 10, 1932 in Champaign-Urbana, IL, to Cecil and Wintress (Dunn) Maguire. At age 5 she was adopted by her stepfather, Alfred E. Badger. The family moved to Maumee in 1946 and Janet graduated from Maumee High School in...

Feb 24, 2023

David Walter Noe, age 89, passed away February 24, 2023. He was born in Toledo on January 14, 1934 to Walter A. and Margaret G. (Krupp). David attended Blessed Sacrament, Central Catholic, and University of Toledo. In 1955, David married Margie Lee Geren and together they had 5 children. Sadly, Margie passed away in 1991. Later David married a...

Feb 24, 2023

Meridith Ruth Beck passed away peacefully on February 24, 2023, at her home at Ohio Living at the Vineyard, Port Clinton, Ohio.

Meridith was born to Raymond and Gretchen Linder Claus in Port Clinton on February 16, 1941. She graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1959, and from Colby College of Waterville, Maine, in...

Feb 24, 2023

Elsie W. Pavuk died peacefully on February 24, 2023, just a few weeks shy of her 103 birthday. Born on March 30, 1920, to Edward and Louise Steinke, she and her siblings were raised by her stepmother Helen. She lived out her 102 years in the Rossford area. She graduated in 1937 from Waite High School and met her...

Feb 23, 2023

Patricia Slaughter, age 81 years old, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at St. Vincent’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Pat was a graduate of Newark High School and was employed at William Fall Real Estate for over 30 years, as a real estate appraiser, until her retirement. Pat took great pride in her...