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Charles J. Chuck Mira
May 23, 2019
Charles Chuck J. Mira, 61, of Holland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bellevue, OH to Charles R. and Dora (Muratori) Mira on December 12, 1957. Chuck graduated from Bowling Green State University with his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1980 and cum...
Benjamin James Brunn
May 22, 2019
Benjamin James Brunn, age 35, of Florence, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 while visiting friends in Colorado. He was born October 14, 1983 to Roger and Millie (Becker) Brunn in Sylvania, Ohio. Ben graduated from Springfield High School in 2001, later in life he moved to Florence, Kentucky and became Manager for the local Staples. During his...
Edwardo G. Alvarez
May 22, 2019
Edwardo Garza Alvarez, 60, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on February 19, 1959 in Port Clinton, the son of Juan and Dionicia (Garza) Alvarez. Eduardo was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Port Clinton. He was an avid fan of...
Jonah Patrick Montalbano
May 21, 2019
Jonah Patrick Montalbano, age 23, passed into eternal life on May 21, 2019. He was born February 5, 1996 in Toledo and from an early age expressed an interest in all types of music. Jonah began memorizing lyrics, studying percussion and eventually began writing, producing and performing rap music. Jonah was extremely talented. Syndakid or Syn, as he was...
Marian W. Henry
May 21, 2019
Marian W. Henry, 94, of Oak Harbor, died Tuesday evening, May 21, 2019, at Riverview Healthcare Campus in Oak Harbor. She was born September 15, 1924, in Oak Harbor to Fred and Elsie (Hoffman) Thorbahn. On November 22, 1946, in Oak Harbor she married Oliver John Henry and he preceded her in death July 2, 2013. Marian was a...
Eleanore E. Ellie Kopp
May 21, 2019
Eleanore “Ellie” Kopp, 88, of Oregon, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2019 at Gardens of St. Francis. Our loss today was a great gain for the heavens. An angel slipped through our fingers to return home. A very special wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, this “very sweet lady” was a woman of great morals and a faithful Catholic....
Evan Curtis Hess
May 21, 2019
It is with a heavy heart we announce that on May 21, 2019 Evan Curtis Hess, age 73 passed away at The VA Hospital in Ann Arbor, leaving his heartbroken family to enter eternal life in the presence of Jesus Christ after a brief illness. Born October 8, 1945 in Tremonton, Utah to Evan M Hess and Shirley (Thomas)...
Jerry Wayne Howell
May 21, 2019
Jerry Wayne Howell, 69, of Gypsum, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on August 7, 1949 in Port Clinton, the son of the late Herman “Jake” and Florence (Truex) Howell. On May 10, 1974 he married Judy Gonzales and she survives. Jerry was a veteran of...
Loretta Lee Thomas
May 20, 2019
Loretta Lee Thomas, 57, of Toledo passed away on May 20, 2019. She was born on Aug. 13, 1961 in Perrysburg to Orval and Louella (Little) Holcomb. She was a volunteer firefighter for many years. Surviving are her daughter, Spring Dove Parker; granddaughter, Cataleya Belcher; and siblings, Ernest Duboi Holcomb, Patricia Ann Pierce, and Ethel Mae Richardson. She was...
Frank P. Sifuentes
May 20, 2019
Frank P. Sifuentes, age 72, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at his home in Toledo. Frank was born March 29, 1947 in Toledo to Frank M. and Josefa Sifuentes. He was a proud member of Libbey Class of 1965 and received his Associates Degree from the University of Toledo. Frank enlisted in the Navy and was a Radioman...
Meta L. Sondergeld
May 19, 2019
Meta L. Sondergeld, 85, a lifelong Genoa, Ohio resident died Sunday, May 19, 2019 in The Parkcliffe Community, Northwood, Ohio. Meta was born in Genoa on September 7, 1933 to Minor W. and Margaret Z. (Collins) Buehler. She attended and graduated from Clay-Genoa High School, Class of 1951. Meta married Robert J. Sondergeld in Genoa on November 21, 1953...
James F. Kurtz
May 19, 2019
James F. Kurtz, 71, of Oak Harbor, died Sunday evening, May 19, 2019, at his home. He was born July 14, 1947, in Willard, Ohio, to Paul and Mary (Walker) Kurtz. He married Becky Darr on June 20, 1992, and she survives. Jim was a lifelong farmer and the former owner/operator of Kurtz Masonry & Construction and B &...
Leona M. Toni Behlmer
May 19, 2019
Leona Toni M. Behlmer 88, of Oak Harbor, died Sunday evening, May 19, 2019, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital in Oregon. Leona was born January 18, 1931, in Carroll Township, Ohio, to Awald J. and Margaret H. (Lenke) Hansen. On October 15, 1947, in Rocky Ridge, Ohio, she married Howard J. Behlmer and he preceded her in death in 2001....
John Albert Farley
May 19, 2019
John A. Farley, age 79, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 6, 1939 to Robert and Myrtle (Tearney) Farley. John graduated from St. Francis de Sales H.S in 1958, then from The Citadel in Charleston, SC in 1962. He retired from...
Richard A. Finch
May 18, 2019
Richard A. Finch, 84, longtime resident of Sylvania, passed away on May 18, 2019 at his favorite place, Wamplers Lake, where a lifetime of memories were made with family and friends. He will be remembered for his warmth, wit, and storytelling. Born on September 30, 1934, Richard was one of three children born to the late Arnold and Marguerite...
Sue Ann Gonyer Reither
May 18, 2019
Sue Ann Reither of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was born October 20, 1946 to William and Irene Gonyer in Findlay, Ohio. She lived in Rudolph, Ohio until 1953 and spent the remainder of her life in Perrysburg, Ohio. Sue was a proud graduate of Perrysburg High School, class of ‘64. She married Phil Reither...
George Stanley Michalak
May 18, 2019
George Stanley Michalak, 87, passed in peace Saturday, May 18, 2019, at his Kingston of Sylvania residence. George was born on February 19, 1932, in Toledo, OH, to Clement and Rose (Klos) Michalak. In 1950, he graduated from Macomber Vocational High School, focusing on Aeronautics. After high school, George enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during...
James Daniel Jd Or Jim Smith
May 18, 2019
After almost 97 years, James Daniel (JD or Jim) Smith died peacefully at his Oak Harbor home on May 18, 2019. Born on June 24, 1922, to Daniel W. Smith II and Helen Schuck Smith of Harrison, Ohio, JD had three siblings: Marjorie, Clem, and Eileen, who predeceased him. JD had a long and wonderful life. Raised on a...
James E. Frosch
May 17, 2019
James E. Frosch, 86, died Friday, May 17, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 2, 1933 to Harry T. and Lulu E. (Boyer) Frosch and married Patricia Ann (Dusseau) in LaSalle, MI on December 22, 1952. She preceded him in death in October of 1998. James was a branch manager for the...
Mary Jane Eding
May 17, 2019
Mary Jane was born in Chicago IL on October 13, 1927. She passed away on Friday May 17, 2019 at the age of 91. Her life was blessed with family and friends. Her memberships included St. Paul’s Lutheran Church for over 75 years, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Maumee Community Church. She was also proud of being part of...
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