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Kathie Rae Barga
Sep 8, 2020
Kathie Rae Barga (Stumpp) of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Kathie was born on January 5, 1954 to Earl and Ruth Stumpp of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She is remembered lovingly by her husband of over 40 years, Keith Barga; her older sisters Cheryl Ellis and Rhonda Allenick; three children, Garrett (Brynn), Stephanie Landis (Paul), and...
Charles J Benner
Sep 8, 2020
Charles J. Benner, age 73 years, of Perrysburg, OH, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, Perrysburg, OH.
James Michael Cannon
Sep 7, 2020
James M. Cannon passed away on September 7, 2020 at Arbors at Sylvania. He was born on March 4, 1966 in Toledo, Ohio. James was the son of John J. Cannon and Kathleen V. Cannon. He is survived by his brother, John Cannon; sisters, Joyce (Donnie) Kincaid, Shirley (Charlie) JaQuillard, Carol Masiker, Diana (Tommie Fears) Cannon, Susanne (James) Begell,...
Annette Johnson
Sep 7, 2020
Anne (Annette) Black Johnson, age 91, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Monday, September 7, 2020. Anne was born to Helen and James Black in Toledo, Ohio. Following graduation from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor's Degree in English, she moved to Elgin, Illinois to rear her family and became active in several charitable organizations. A later move...
Noah Stone
Sep 6, 2020
On Sunday, September 6, the world got a little darker when Noah Manley Stone, 48, passed away after a long and cruel illness. Noah was born on November 2, 1971 to Donna L. and Jack Stone. He was a lifelong resident of Holland, Ohio. In 1990 he graduated from Springfield High School where he played football and competed in...
Joseph Frank Pizzato
Sep 6, 2020
Joseph Frank Pizzato, 74, of Perrysburg, Ohio, died September 6, 2020. He was born Lusiana, Italy on November 20, 1945. He moved with his family to High Park, Illinois. He was a graduate of Highland Park High School Class of 1964. Joseph proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Joseph married Janet Schmit...
Panitlee "Penny" Milliser
Sep 6, 2020
Panitlee “Penny” Milliser, 88, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1932 in Port Clinton, Ohio to the late Dean and Gladys (Bechtold) Pixley. On August 6, 1955 she married Robert Milliser and he preceded her in death on June 18, 1982. Penny was a lifelong...
Phyllis M. Crouch
Sep 6, 2020
Phyllis M. Crouch, 76, of Port Clinton, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 at the Toledo Hospital. She was born on March 29, 1944 in Zanesville, OH to Clyde and Pauline (Jenkins) Simpson. On March 10, 1965 in Winston Salem, NC she married David E. Crouch, M.D., and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2015. Phyllis was...
Gerald R Crippen
Sep 5, 2020
GERALD R. CRIPPEN Gerald (Jerry) R. Crippen, 91, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 5, 2020 at his home. Gerald was born March 24, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio to Basil and Josephine (Whalon) Crippen. Gerald proudly served our country in the United States Army in WWII and Korea. Gerald married Catherine Hernandez on September 3, 1955 and together...
Patricia A Baker
Sep 5, 2020
Patricia A Baker, 82 of Perrysburg Ohio went home to be with the Lord on September 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving children. Pat was born on January 17, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to Daniel Haley and Charlotte (Gomer) Haley. She married Richard Myers in 1956. Together they had 6 children. Richard preceded her in death in 1984. She...
Donald A. Kress
Sep 5, 2020
Donald A. Kress, age 74, of Toledo, passed away September 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 17, 1946 and graduated St. Francis de Sales High School in 1964. He was a modern day renaissance man, and his charismatic personality and strong presence drove his success in many aspects of life. Don could be described...
James A. Nortz
Sep 5, 2020
James A. Nortz, age 72 of Toledo passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in the Regency Hospital, Toledo. He was born November 7, 1947 in Toledo to Benjamin and Margaret (Eischen) Nortz. A 1965 graduate of Central Catholic High School and he earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo. Jim loved to travel and worked on the...
Cresencio Patrick Melchor
Sep 5, 2020
Cresencio Patrick Melchor Cresencio P. Melchor, 38, of Perrysburg, Ohio died unexpectedly Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was born on October 4, 1981 in Defiance, Ohio to Eliseo R. and Cynthia V. (Gonzales) Melchor. Cresencio was a free spirit who had a lot to give. He had many talents and worked in the trades. He also had a special...
Peter Michael Handwork
Sep 5, 2020
Judge Peter Michael Handwork, the longest-tenured jurist on the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals and beloved by those who knew him, died Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Sylvania, Ohio, after a long battle with metastatic melanoma and amyloidosis. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family. He was 78. Peter, always jovial, emotive, kind, and gentle, was born on...
Roland W. Osterman, Jr.
Sep 5, 2020
Roland W. "Bud" Osterman, Jr. passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Toledo Hospital. Bud was born in Toledo on July 26, 1940 to Roland "Ron" and Charlotte "Lammie" Osterman. Prior to his retirement, Bud was a paramedic with the City of Toledo Fire Department. He loved being a fireman and made many lifelong friends through the department....
James F. Drake
Sep 4, 2020
James F. Drake, age 93 of Toledo passed away peacefully Friday, September 4, 2020 in the home of his son in Adrian, Michigan. He was born August 18, 1927 in Toledo to Frederick and Francis (Shrimplin) Drake. Jim was a veteran of the US Army serving with the 11th Airborne Paratroopers during World War II. He was employed as...
Rita Gina Bailey
Sep 4, 2020
Rita G. Bailey, a longtime resident of Toledo, Ohio and Sylvania, Ohio, died on Friday, September 4, 2020, at the age of 94 at Oakleaf Village Toledo where she has resided for the past year. Rita was born in Salerno, Italy on June 10, 1926. Rita’s mother died when she was very young and Rita, along with one of...
Lillian Casey
Sep 4, 2020
Lillian Casey, age 88, daughter of the late Ralph and Clara Sanderson, passed away on September 4, 2020 after a brief illness. She is survived by her sisters Marlene Snyder, Joan Schliebner, and Linda Korneffel, and brother John Sanderson. Her brother Myron Eugene Sanderson died in October 2019. Her beloved partner, Richard (Dick) Coble passed away in 2018. She...
Ellen E. Thorbahn
Sep 4, 2020
Ellen E. Thorbahn, 95, of Oak Harbor, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Ottawa Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born October 15, 1924 in Port Clinton to Lester and Verna (Kahler) Short. Ellen was a longtime member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oak Harbor, where she taught Sunday School in the nursery...
Forester Watkins
Sep 3, 2020
Forester Watkins, 89, of Genoa, Ohio, died Thursday, September 3, 2020 while a resident of Riverview Nursing Home in Oak Harbor, Ohio. He was born in Ivyton, Kentucky on July 20, 1931 to Albert and Cassie (Cole) Watkins. He married Eula Mae (Troxell) in Oregon, Ohio on May 15, 1975 and she survives. Forester was a Car Man at...
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