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...
Scott A. Mettler
Dec 15, 2021
Scott A. Mettler, age 60 of Toledo passed away December 15, 2021 in his home with his beloved dog, Ryan by his side. He was born May 14, 1961 in Toledo to James and Jeanne (Bellaire) Mettler. Scott was a hazardous waste truck driver for the same company for 31 years. He was an avid Jeff Gordon fan and...
Joseph Siefer
Dec 15, 2021
Joseph (“Joe” or “Joey”) E. Siefer, 66, of Sylvania, passed away on December 15, 2021, at his home surrounded by his wife and children. He lived a life of laughter, hard work, adventure, and love, and had battled pancreatic cancer for the final 15 months of his life. Joe graduated from Pandora-Gilboa High School where he ran track and...
Carmack Hopson, Jr.
Dec 15, 2021
Carmack Hopson, Jr. was born in Toledo, Ohio to Carmack Hopson, Sr. and Bettie Lou Hopson on August 17, 1933. He died on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Advanced Specialty Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lavern Hopson Garcia. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Brunetta Moye Hopson,...
Marcia Louise Kersten
Dec 14, 2021
Marcia L. Kersten, 87, of Perrysburg, Ohio and formerly of Graytown, Ohio, died peacefully on December 14, 2021, at St. Clare Commons, her home for the past 4 years. She was born on March 30, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Earl and Myra (Faust) Deitzel. Marcia graduated from Waite High School in 1952 and that same year...
Christie Sass
Dec 14, 2021
Christie L. Sass, 57, of Oregon, Ohio died December 14, 2021 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. She was born Christie Lynn Wagner in Greenville, Ohio on November 7, 1964 to Marsha (Morris) and Charles Wagner. Christie married her sweetheart, Gary Sass Sr. and together they raised their blended family. She was an avid Buckeyes and Steelers fan. She was a...
Mark R. Hawley
Dec 14, 2021
Married to Nancy M. Hawley passed away on December 14, 2021 at St. Vincent medical center in Toledo, Ohio. Mark was born in Superior Wisconsin February 5, 1948, to Steve and Alice Hawley. After graduating from Superior High School, Class of 1967, he joined the U.S. Military reserves where he served for five years....
Mark Holland Pinski
Dec 14, 2021
Mark H. Pinski, 59, of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully on December 14, 2021. He was born in Toledo, the middle child of Clem and Darlene (Vance) Pinski. Mark was a 1980 graduate of Whitmer High School, which is where he met his other half, and wife of 39 years, Carrie (LeVally). He was a union proud GM employee...
Carolyn S. (Tight) Spieldenner
Dec 13, 2021
Carolyn S. (Tight) Spieldenner, age 81, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away on the 13th of December 2021. She was born August 9, 1940 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Edward F. and Henrietta B. (Ringholz) Tight. She was raised in Fremont and graduated from Fremont St. Joseph High School in 1958. On June 16, 1962 she married John...
Gwendolyn "Jean" Imogene Seward
Dec 13, 2021
Jean Seward of Toledo, Ohio died Monday, December 13, 2021 at Orchard Villa in Oregon. She was born in Cleveland, TN. on June 29, 1928 to Milton Edward and Elsie (Gee) Sperlich. She worked as a tool girl for a navy shipyard in Charleston, SC during WWII. This is where she met her husband, Herman Seward. Jean and Herman...
Ralph M. Jones
Dec 12, 2021
Doctor Ralph McLain Jones was born on a Sunday in a settlement alongside Caney Creek, which feeds into the Duck River some 50 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee; maintained his charming drawl for 67 years in Toledo, Ohio; and passed away peacefully on December 12, 2021 at Swan Creek Assisted Living with his beloved daughter and son-in-law at his...
Laurie Ann Dupler
Dec 12, 2021
Laurie A. Dupler, 59, of Elmore, Ohio, passed away on December 12, 2021, at Mercy-St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. She was born in Oregon, Ohio on March 2, 1962, the daughter of Frank A. and Martha A. (Johnson) Hoover, Sr. On June 11, 1983, at the Elmore Church of God, she married the true love of her life,...
William Clark Mcdermott
Dec 11, 2021
William “Mac” McDermott passed away peacefully on December 11, 2021, at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice. Born on November 5, 1946, raised in Toledo, Ohio and graduated from Macomber High School. He met the love of his life at Rustic Lodge in 1985 and later was married on July 4, 2003. Mac was a huge hockey fan, playing the game in...
Alice Mae Street
Dec 11, 2021
Alice Mae (Hatcher) Street, 91, of Temperance Michigan, formerly of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. Alice was born May 17, 1930 in Pemberton, West Virginia to Walter Lee and Margaret (Crotty) Hatcher. She married William Street on May 27, 1950 and they shared 52 years together until he passed...
Heinrich J. "Hank" Ortag, Jr.
Dec 11, 2021
Heinrich J. “Hank” Ortag, Jr., 83, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021 at his residence. He was born on May 27, 1938 in Cleveland, OH to Heinrich and Catherine (Zirm) Ortag, Sr. On March 3, 1960 in Cleveland, OH he married Yolanda E. Pirri, and she preceded him in death in 2001. Hank and Yolanda...