Jill C. Edwards
Dec 9, 2020
Jill C. Edwards, 71, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. She was born in Toledo on September 7, 1949 to Roger and Loretta (Paige) Fischer. Jill married her sweetheart, Nelson Edwards on May 23, 1970. They enjoyed camping, fishing and being with their family. Jill worked for Junior Achievement of Northwest Ohio as an Educational...
James Joseph Howard
Dec 8, 2020
James Joseph Howard, 91, of Perrysburg, Ohio died Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 10, 1929 to John Joseph and Mary M. (Amos) Howard. James married Patricia Ann Leverenz on December 18, 1954. He honorable served in the US Army during the Korea Conflict as a Military Police Officer. He was member of...
M. Richard Knight
Dec 8, 2020
M. Richard (“Dick”) Knight, age 88, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2020. He was born on August 24, 1932, in Massillon, OH, to Ralph C. and Helen D. Knight. Dick was the Chief Executive Officer and General Director of the Y.M.C.A. of Greater Toledo until his retirement in 1989. Dick first joined the Y.M.C.A. at the age of...
Anne Bartley
Dec 8, 2020
On December 8th, our family lost one of our brightest lights with the passing of Anne Schaffer Bartley. She was an indomitable force who “mothered” three generations of the women and men of our family. We have all been shaped by her energy and her essence. Anne was born in 1929 to Frances and Carl Schaffer, and that family...
Albert H. Croci
Dec 8, 2020
Albert Henry Croci died at home on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Born September 22, 1939, to Evelyn (White) and Maurice Croci, he attended Gesu Elementary School, graduated from Central Catholic High School, and earned a business degree at St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, Indiana in 1961. Al married Sharon Keip in 1964, and they were devoted to raising their...
Serena L. Barnard
Dec 8, 2020
Serena L. Barnard, 74, wife of Dale E. Barnard of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Maumee, Ohio. She was happy and surrounded by love, family, and an overly persistent dog. This is the part of the obituary where we are supposed to give you a brief biography about Serena, but...
Robert Neal O'Brien
Dec 7, 2020
Robert Neal O’Brien, age 79 passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Toledo Hospital. The son of Cletus and Milmer, he was born May 22, 1941 in Detroit. In 1959, he joined the U.S. Army and was a member of the 101st Airborne. Following his honorable discharge, he began working for Gorno Steel in Michigan. He came to Toledo...
James S. Ludwick
Dec 7, 2020
James S. Ludwick, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away December 7, 2020 at the age of 100. He was living in Pflugerville, Texas, and was a former resident of Maumee, Ohio and Rochester, Michigan. James was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 78 years, Ethel, Celesta Ludwick (Brauneck) both of his parents Claude and Mary...
Barbara Otte
Dec 7, 2020
Barbara Jean Otte, age 84, died December 7, 2020 at Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria. She was born September 14, 1936 in Toledo to the late Paul and Alice (Peneff) Szymanski. Barbara attended Catholic school through the 8th grade and graduated from Harriet Whitney High School in 1954. During her high school years and after graduation, she taught art...
Frederick D. Rowland
Dec 7, 2020
Fred Rowland was born February 22, 1949 and passed away on December 7, 2020. He worked for Ohio Bell for 30 years at various locations as a cable installer and trouble shooter retiring in 1995. Fred just loved his Fighting Irish Notre Dame and Detroit Lions along with the Tigers. Fred and Sandy were married for 34 years. In...
Christian Alexander Jones
Dec 7, 2020
It is with the deepest sorrow we announce that Christian Alexander Jones (“Jonesy”) age 24, our most beloved son, brother, family member and friend, passed suddenly on Monday, December 7, 2020 while serving in the U.S. Army in Anchorage, Alaska. Christian grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he attended Anthony Wayne Schools. He was an avid soccer player, and...
William Anthony Prieur
Dec 6, 2020
William A. Prieur, Jr., also known as Bill, died Sunday, December 5, 2020 in the H.B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, after a brief illness. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio on November 28, 1960, the son of William A. Prieur, Sr. and Agnes M. (Strouse) Prieur-Smith. Bill worked in the construction field for many years. Bill, shortly after he...
Laverne Lucille Bartens
Dec 6, 2020
Laverne L. Bartens, 94, a resident of the Catawba Island community, died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at H. B. Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 27, 1926 to the late Paul and Clara (Frank) Bachman. She met the love of her life, Jergen E. Bartens and were married February 1, 1947 in...
Ralph Vance Mcritchie
Dec 6, 2020
Ralph Vance McRitchie, 60, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, December 6, 2020. He was born on September 29, 1960 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the son of George and Wavelene (Vance) McRitchie. He married Elaine (Prusik) Wozniak and she survives. As a youth, Ralph hauled water for the family...
Catherine Postel
Dec 6, 2020
Catherine J. Postel, 93, passed away Sunday in Toledo, Ohio. She was a native of Bergholz, Ohio and over the years resided in Ohio cities including Canton, Avon Lake, Akron and Upper Arlington as well as in Louisville, Kentucky. She worked as an administrative assistant at the Diebold Safe and Vault Company in Canton, was a student at the...
John Michael Cerbus
Dec 5, 2020
John M. Cerbus, 62, of Port Clinton, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on March 5, 1958 in Port Clinton, the son of the late John and Carolyn (Vincel) Cerbus, Jr.. On May 29, 1987 in Port Clinton, he married...
Alice Jacobs
Dec 5, 2020
Alice Jacobs, age 93, of Toledo, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born in Toledo on August 16, 1927 to Charles and Louella (Lueck) Estes. She graduated in 1945 from Toledo Whitney High School. Alice met the love of her life, Harry Arthur Jacobs, on a blind date. They were married on April...
Charles Rowland Johnson
Dec 5, 2020
Charles Rowland Johnson, age 80, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Toledo Hospital. The son of C. Rowland and Helen, he was born March 22, 1940 in Toledo. He attended DeVilbiss High School and received a Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. Chuck was local merchant in the furniture and design industry, and spent his career at Johnson’s...
Clifford A. Scott
Dec 5, 2020
Clifford A. Scott, 79, of Port Clinton passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 5, 2020. He was born March 2, 1941 in Conneaut, OH to the late Ann Marie (Mattes) and Clifford W. Scott. Cliff was a US Navy Veteran having served during the Vietnam War. Cliff worked at the Mathews Boat Co before and after his...
Bertha Catherine Leppert
Dec 4, 2020
Bertha Catherine (Strackeljohn) Leppert, 90, of Curtice, Ohio, passed away at the Genoa Care Center, Genoa, on December 4, 2020. Bertha was born on April 18, 1930, in Genoa, the youngest of four daughters , to Arthur and Mary (Finn) Clabaugh. She was raised and adopted by William and Helma (Faber) Strackeljohn of Curtice, from an early age. She...
