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Elfriede Wurster

Elfriede Wurster

Sep 28, 2020

Elfriede "Margaret" Wurster, age 89, of Sylvania, Ohio died on September 28, 2020 at Kingston Care Center in Sylvania. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany on June 28, 1931 to Philipp and Else (Roll) Meier. She lived through the difficult war years as a young teenager and survived numerous bombings. During the initial intensive bombing raids, she and her...

Broce W. Cope

Broce W. Cope

Sep 28, 2020

Broce "Skip" W. Cope, 68, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday, September 28, 2020 at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio after a lingering illness. He was born in Bakersfield, CA on May 31, 1952, the son of Everett and Norma (Hines) Cope. He married Lera P. Preddy on June 4, 1983 and together they had twin sons, Curtis and...

Andrew Patrick Kozal

Andrew Patrick Kozal

Sep 28, 2020

Andrew “Andy” Patrick Kozal (50), of Grand Rapids, Michigan, joined his ancestors in heaven on Monday, September 28th, 2020. Andy was born on November 4, 1969 to Lawrence Jr. and Marie (Hartmann) Kozal. Growing up, Andy attended St. Isidore’s Catholic Elementary School and graduated from West Catholic High School in 1987. During his college years at Siena Heights University,...

Frederick  Dale  Rank

Frederick Dale Rank

Sep 27, 2020

Frederick Dale Rank passed away on September 27, 2020 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio’s Toledo Center. He was born on February 10, 1942 to George and Rita Rank. Fred was a proud alumnus of the Bedford High School class of 1960 and until recently still attended the monthly class lunches. Courage, fidelity and determination were the values our loving...

Richard J. Nelson, M.D.

Richard J. Nelson, M.D.

Sep 27, 2020

Deacon Richard J. Nelson, M.D., age 63, of Toledo, died unexpectedly on September 27, 2020 at St. Anne/Mercy Hospital. Born February 6, 1957 in Detroit to the late Donald and Donna (Bracken) Nelson, he filled many roles in the countless lives he touched: husband, father, brother, uncle, doctor, deacon, teacher, friend, guide, and more. As “Dr. Nelson,” he modeled...

Dolores J. Apling

Dolores J. Apling

Sep 27, 2020

Dolores J. Apling, 94, of Oak Harbor, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at her residence. She was born on August 8, 1926 in Limestone, OH to Ollie and Pearl (Perry) Kern. On September 13, 1946 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton, she married Albert H. Apling and he preceded her in death on October 24, 2009. Dolores...

David Michael Ontko

David Michael Ontko

Sep 27, 2020

David M. “Papa” Ontko, 71, of Oak Harbor, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor. He was born on November 24, 1948 in Port Clinton, OH to Michael and Beatrice (Ambrose) Ontko. On March 8, 1973 in Blackberry Corners, OH he married Beverly Witt, and she preceded him in death on December 21,...

John Mcclure  M. Mathews, Jr.

John Mcclure M. Mathews, Jr.

Sep 26, 2020

John M Mathews Jr., 59, of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly Saturday September 26, 2020, at Parkview Care Center in Fremont. He was born February 22, 1961, in Sandusky, the son of Dolores (Killingsworth) Mathews and John Mathews Sr. John attended Margaretta High School in Castalia. He enjoyed watching nascar racing. John worked for Goodwill Industries for many years. John...

Angela  May Kobylak

Angela May Kobylak

Sep 26, 2020

Angela M. Kobylak, age 87, Rossford, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 26, 2020, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Toledo on April 28, 1933 to Alfred and Christine (Hanes) Wehrle. Angela graduated from Notre Dame Academy, went on to complete her LPN degree at Mercy College and worked at St. Vincent Hospital....

Walter Willett Windisch

Walter Willett Windisch

Sep 25, 2020

Walter W. Windisch, 88, of Oak Harbor, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 6, 1932 in LaCarne, OH to Harold L. and Ivadelle M. (Zoschke) Windisch. On September 14, 1957 in Rocky Ridge, OH he married Doris A. Harder, and she survives. Walt served in the...

Debra Epperson

Debra Epperson

Sep 25, 2020

Debra "Debbie" Lynn Epperson, age 61, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at UTMC. The daughter of Hubert and Ruth Clifton, she was born May 4, 1959 in Toledo. She attended Libbey High School. Debbie enjoyed bingo, trips to the casino and surfing facebook. She was a huge Bob Seger fan. Debbie was the ultimate caregiver, not just to...

Phyllis I. Camper

Phyllis I. Camper

Sep 24, 2020

Phyllis I. Camper, 92, of Genoa, Ohio, died early Thursday morning, September 24, 2020 at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. Phyllis was born August 7, 1928 in Genoa, the second child of the late Arthur and Edith (Schumacher) Camper. She was the Salutatorian of the 1946 class of Genoa High School, which at that time, was the largest class...

Gary David Norman

Gary David Norman

Sep 24, 2020

Gary David Norman, 69, of Perrysburg, Ohio died Thursday, September 24 at home with his family. He was born October 10, 1950 to Charles and Lucinda (Mullins) Norman. Gary loved football, whether it be watching the Cleveland Browns, or the Ohio State Buckeyes. Above that he enjoyed coaching youth football for Perrysburg's Big Gold league as well as the...

Kenneth Dale  Moser

Kenneth Dale Moser

Sep 23, 2020

Kenneth Dale Moser, 88 of Bowling Green, Ohio died on September 23, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 8, 1932 in Perrysburg, Ohio to Merlin J. and Lulu M. (Kazmaier) Moser. On August 16, 1952 he married Rosalie H. Shufeldt, his high school sweetheart since their junior year in high school....

Judy M. Buhrow

Judy M. Buhrow

Sep 23, 2020

Judy M. Buhrow, 71, of Oak Harbor passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her residence. She was born on February 25, 1949 in Toledo, OH to Harold “Perp” and Fern (Hultz) Martin. On December 26, 1969 in Williston, OH she married Dean Buhrow, and he survives. Judy worked previously at the family business, Buhrow’s John Deere Dealership,...

Annie "Betty" E. Snow

Annie "Betty" E. Snow

Sep 23, 2020

Annie E. Snow (Betty Ingles) Annie E. Snow, 94, of Oak Park, Michigan passed away peacefully on 09/23/2020 at Hospice of Perrysburg, in Perrysburg, Ohio. She was born in Dunfermline, Scotland on March 29, 1926 to Thomas G and Annie E Ingles. Betty married her sweetheart Clyde E. Snow in 1942 in New Jersey. They later lived in Del...

Barbara May Sorg

Barbara May Sorg

Sep 23, 2020

Barbara May Sorg, 91, passed away at her daughter’s home in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. She was born on October 16, 1928 in Port Clinton, Ohio to Carl Branum and Kathryn (Kennedy) Branum-Pool. She married David C. Sorg on October 26, 1946 and he preceded her in death on June 15, 2014. Barbara graduated from...

Jeremiah Howald

Jeremiah Howald

Sep 23, 2020

Jeremiah Mark Howald, age 92, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in Birmingham, AL. He was born on November 19, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Arthur M. and Katharine A. Howald. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry & Biochemistry from Oberlin College in 1949, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Cornell University (Ithaca) in 1953....

Joyce A Lakin

Joyce A Lakin

Sep 23, 2020

Joyce A. Lakin, 83, of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1937 in California, Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Henry and Mary Ann (Underwood) Lane, Sr. On August 28, 1954 in Sandusky, Ohio, she married Ralph W. Lakin and he preceded her in death on December...

Jodi Ann Tantari

Jodi Ann Tantari

Sep 23, 2020

Jodi Ann Tantari, 51, of Weston went to be with the Lord on September 23, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Jodi was born on February 20, 1969 in Toledo, OH to Milan and Shirley Myers. In January of 1991, at the age of 21, she married the love of her life, Chris Tantari. Together, they lovingly raised two...

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