Wanda Teresa Beczynski
Dec 21, 2021
Wanda Teresa Beczynski, age 86, of Toledo, died at 3:25 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Lakes of Sylvania. She was born October 12, 1935, in Poland to the late Bronistaw and Jenny Dymczyk. The family moved from Poland to the United States in 1946 when Wanda was 11 years old. She went to St. Adalbert’s School and...
Jaxon James Guaiumi Frye-Pena
Dec 21, 2021
Jaxon J. G. Frye-Pena, three-month-old son of Joseph G. Pena and Tiffany K. N. Frye, passed away on December 21, 2021, at Fremont Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Jaxon was born in Fremont on September 29, 2021, and shared a loving home with his parents and brother, Joseph. Jaxon is survived by his parents and brother, Joseph J....
Barbara Jo Locker
Dec 21, 2021
Barbara Jo Locker, age 76, of Toledo, died December 21, 2021, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born July 25, 1945, in Toledo to the late John and Josephine (Taylor) Blackwell. She married Gary John Locker in 1971 and he preceded her in death on January 8, 2016. She was also preceded in death by grandparents, John...
Edward Willet
Dec 21, 2021
On December 21, 2021, Edward (Richard) Willet, age 91, of Maumee, Ohio passed away peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospital. Richard was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 1, 1930, to the late Edward and Josephine (Kratz) Willet. After more than 40 years of dedicated service, Richard retired from CSX Transportation. Following his retirement, Richard and his late wife, Wilma,...
Mary A. Baumberger
Dec 21, 2021
Mary A Baumberger born July 6th, 1951 passed away December 21st at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, Ohio surrounded by her daughters and grandchildren. Mary was born and raised in Toledo Ohio, and was a 1969 graduate of McAuley High School. After high school, she went on to work for Ohio Bell for eight years. During that time...
Loyola Viola Viola Helle
Dec 21, 2021
Loyola “Loy” Viola Helle, 70, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born on October 29, 1951 in Perrysburg, Ohio, the daughter of the late Junior and Lanora (Williams) Wisegiver. On February 15, 1974 she married Donald A. Helle, Jr., and he preceded her in death on...
Katie Nicole Steedman
Dec 20, 2021
Katie Nicole Steedman, 30, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on June 13, 1991, to Mark and Keri (Novinsky) Corbitt. Katie was a selfless educator and a proud teacher at Meigs High School in Pomeroy, Ohio. She had a passion from helping people and enjoyed...
Lynn Olinger
Dec 20, 2021
Lynn Charles Olinger, age 73, had a life that was so well lived and full of love. He fought a courageous and long battle with cancer. He passed away at St. Luke’s hospital, previously surrounded by his loving family on December 20th, 2021. He was a 1967 graduate of Clay High School. Lynn proudly served his country as being...
Charles L. Lundy, Jr.
Dec 19, 2021
Charlie Lee Lundy, Jr., 83, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at his residence. He was born on August 3, 1938 in Coeburn, VA to Charlie Lee and Ruby (Fraley) Lundy. Charlie grew up in Coeburn, VA and attended Wise County Public Schools. He moved to Ohio to begin his job at the Ford Motor...
Evelyn "Bernice" Durden-Saunders
Dec 19, 2021
Evelyn “Bernice” Durden-Saunders, age 81, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021. She was born on May 24, 1940 in Alexandria, Virginia. Bernice had a love of children, crafting, cake making, and playing spades. She was a member of The Elks Lodge. Bernice was very loving and generous, always willing to help those that she cared...
Nancy M. Hawley
Dec 19, 2021
Married to Mark R. Hawley passed away on December 19, 2021, at St. Vincent medical center in Toledo, Ohio. Nancy was born in Superior Wisconsin September 17, 1947, to Jack and Dolores Knutson. She graduated from Superior High School, Class of 1967, and shortly after began a life dedicated to helping others.
Mary Ellen Ferguson
Dec 18, 2021
Mary Ellen Ferguson “Mema” age 97 of Maumee, OH passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Mary Ellen was born on November 25, 1924, to Charles and Loretta (Wilhelm) Johann. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and will be dearly missed. Her biggest enjoyment was spending time with her family. She was...
Mark Alan Evans
Dec 18, 2021
Mark A. Evans, 59, of Port Clinton and formerly of Marblehead, Ohio, passed away December 18, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy illness. He was born in Port Clinton on June 15, 1962, the son of Robert and Phyllis J. (Monroe) Evans, Sr. He graduated from Danbury High School in 1980 and started working for Herb’s Sportsman’s...
Reynold Boezi
Dec 18, 2021
Reynold “Rey” Boezi, 85, died suddenly on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at his home in Toledo. The only child of Gene and Rose (Anastasi) Boezi, both deceased, he was born in Binghamton, New York and is survived by his beloved family: Rosemary, his wife of 58 years; son David and his wife Rachael and their children William (Will), James...
Salvatore William Pinardo
Dec 18, 2021
Salvatore W. Pinardo, of Toledo, Ohio passed away at home on December 18th surrounded by his loving family after a relentless battle with GPA Wegner’s, complicated by his Cystic Fibrosis diagnosis at birth. He was 20 years old. In that 20 years, Sal ignited a community of support that stretched far beyond Toledo; that support was known and felt...
Darrell Anthony Bieszczad
Dec 16, 2021
Darrell Anthony Bieszczad, 90, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully, Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Darrell was born October 8, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio to Anthony and Marie (Janowiecki) Bieszczad. He proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Japan during the Korean War. Darrell married Rita Nawrocki on July...
Phyllis V. Leck
Dec 16, 2021
Phyllis, 93, of Toledo Ohio was received into Jesus’ arms on Thursday, December 16, 2021 surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born to Virginia A. Krieger and Arthur O. Keller on November 1, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio. In her earlier days, she went to a two-room school house (Hatch School) in Swanton, Ohio. She attended Swanton High School until...
Rafaela Brown
Dec 16, 2021
Rafaela Sánchez Brown passed peacefully from this life on December 16th, 2021, at the age of 92 with her family by her side at her home in Toledo. Rafaela grew up in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, the daughter of Rafael Sánchez and Ines Millán. It was in Mexico where she met her husband, Robert Joseph Brown, where he was serving...
Robert Joseph Vanhoose
Dec 16, 2021
Robert Joseph VanHoose, 66, of Sandusky, Ohio passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on April 7, 1955 in Sandusky, Ohio, the son of the late James and Marian (Adams) VanHoose. He formerly worked at the Port Clinton Fish Company for many years. He enjoyed being out on...
Dr. Yasuhiko Kaji
Dec 16, 2021
Dr. Yasuhiko Kaji, a longtime Toledo physician who delivered thousands of babies to local families, died peacefully in his sleep on December 16, 2021, age 88. Born and raised in Japan, Dr. Kaji earned his M.D. and Ph.D. at Nagoya University School of Medicine. He came to the United States in 1966 as a research fellow at Columbia...
