Obituaries

Jul 10, 2018

Theodore A. “Ted” Velliquette, 89, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at his residence. Ted was born on November 08, 1928 in Port Clinton, the son of Melvin Joseph and Goldie A. (Cutcher) Velliquette. He started working at the Celotex Corp. on July 24, 1945 as a yard crew member and worked at several different...

Jul 10, 2018

Norma Gene Spencer, 89, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Born in Toledo, OH, she was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie Gustin and Hazel Will Gustin;her husband, Harold Spencer; children, Dennis Long, Sandy Long and Robin Ehrenkaufer; three sisters, Shirley, Margie and Lillian and two brothers, Bill and Bob. Norma was a member of First...

Jul 9, 2018

Patricia A. Lorenzo, 74, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Middletown, Ohio on August 28, 1943 to James C. and Helen M. (Hubbard) McWilliams. She attended and graduated from Xenia High School in southern Ohio. Patricia married her sweetheart, Ronald Eugene Lorenzo in Xenia on August 31, 1965....

Jul 9, 2018

Randy C. Gluth, 71, of Oak Harbor, died Monday afternoon, July 9, 2018, at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. Randy was born December 5, 1946, in Port Clinton, Ohio, to Carl and Elizabeth (Rhoda) Gluth. On August 4, 1967, he married Connie L. Baxter and she survives. After 31 years Randy retired in 1996 as a foreman at Fremont...

Jul 9, 2018

Nicholas Samuel Marino was born on January 29th, 1983 and passed away recently due to complications related to cardiac disease. Nick was a resident of North Carolina but a native of Toledo, Ohio. He attended St. John’s Jesuit High School where he played on the golf and bowling teams and met many of his lifelong friends. Following high school...

Jul 8, 2018

Eleanor Stinson Menton, 86, of Perrysburg, Ohio died Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born on January 27, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland to Edward and Martha (Goldsborough) Stinson. Eleanor married her sweetheart, Denny Menton, Sr., who was a Senior Executive for Owens Corning Fiberglass. They lived in Brussels, Belgium for 5 years before moving...

Jul 8, 2018

Elizabeth Betty A. Valentine, 89, of Genoa, passed away Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, at the Genoa Retirement Village. Betty was born February 20, 1929, in Martin, Ohio, to George and Eva (Megota) Slovak. She married Cecil E. Valentine in Genoa at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church on August 27, 1949, and he preceded her in death June...

Jul 7, 2018

Eric Charles Twining, age 56, of Toledo, OH, formerly of Maumee, OH and Perrysburg, OH, died Saturday, July 7, 2018. Eric graduated from Maumee High School/Penta County in 1981. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ernestine Twining. Surviving are his father, Dale; stepmother, Mary; brother, Craig (Martha); sister, Lisa; stepsisters, Laurie Miller (Mike), Kathie Foreman (Sam), and...

Jul 6, 2018

Harry Louis Johnston Sr. passed away on July 6th, 2018 at the age of 72. He died in his home in Toledo. Harry was born in Chicago and grew up in Toledo, where he and his wife, Charlotte raised a family together for many years. He worked for Seaway Beverage and later Heidelberg Distributing, moving Harry and his wife...

Jul 6, 2018

Surrounded by his loving family, Darrell Keith Clay, 90, of Perrysburg, passed away on July 6, 2018, following a brief stay at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Darrell was born on March 16, 1928 in Swanton, Ohio to parents Darrell and Grace (Halderman) Clay. Darrell attended Bowling Green State University after graduating from Swanton High School but left to serve...

Jul 6, 2018

Surrounded by loving family, Esther Ettl, Age 96, of Toledo, Ohio passed away Friday July 6, 2018. She was born September 25, 1921 to the late Dean Haskins and Leda Willoughby, in Erie, Pennsylvania. Esther was a lifetime volunteer at the East Toledo American Legion and VFW Post #2510. You could often find her selling poppies and assisting in...

Jul 6, 2018

Stephen A. Mikoleski, age 57, died unexpectedly July 6, 2018 at St. Annes Hospital. Born July 27, 1960 in Toledo, Steve graduated from Sylvania Southview High School and attended the University of Toledo and Owens Community College. He was employed with Doyle Manufacturing in Holland. In his free time, Steve enjoyed boating and fishing on Lake Erie, technology and...

Jul 5, 2018

Martha Mae Wheeler, 88, of Port Clinton, passed away, Thursday, July 05, 2018, at Otterbein North Shore, Lakeside-Marblehead. Martha was born on March 04, 1930 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Cortland Dippel and Helen (Palmer) Dippel Hayes. In August of 1969, she married Thomas “Bob” E. Wheeler and he preceded her in death in 1984. Those left to...

Jul 5, 2018

Charles D. Cobau, M.D., age 88, of Toledo, suddenly died July 5, 2018 at his home. Charlie was born June 13, 1930 in New Castle, Pa. to the late William and Sarah (Weinschenk) Cobau. He completed his undergraduate studies at Amherst College in Massachusetts and medical school at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Cobau completed his oncology fellowship at...

Jul 5, 2018

Carey “Chett” Bryant, 60, of Marblehead, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 05, 2018, at H.B. Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born on September 22, 1957, in Hartsville, SC, to the late Ruby (Clanton) and LaVerne Bryant. He graduated from The Citadel, Charleston, SC in 1979 and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S....

Jul 4, 2018

Jack Leo Reno, age 84, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in at Heartland of Waterville. He was born to James and Florence (Douglas) Reno on February 13, 1934 in Toledo. He was a truck driver for Halls Motor Transit, and Tri-State Enterprises as an Owner/Operator. During retirement, Jack worked part time at Ed Schmidt...

Jul 4, 2018

Dhana V. Capozziello, 51, of Genoa, Ohio died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 while a resident of Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio. Dhana was born in Apia, Western Samoa on August 13, 1966 to Samuel and Imelda (Fepuleai) Kwan. She married Vincent N. Capozziello on November 27, 1985 in Milford, CT. Dhana was a native dancer at several Polynesian hotels...

Jul 4, 2018

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patricia Joan Leahy on Wednesday, July 4th at the UTMC. The only surviving child born to Edward and Margaret Maloney on January 24, 1932 in Denver, Co., she grew up in Toledo and attended Immaculate Conception school. In spite of losing her parents and grandparents at a young...

Jul 3, 2018

Jack W. Hetrick, 81, of Oak Harbor passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 3, 2018, at Mercy-St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Jack was born September 19, 1936, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, to Walter J. and Ona V. (Proffitt) Hetrick. He was a 1955 graduate of Oak Harbor High School and Elkart University. On December 13, 1958, in Oak Harbor,...

Jul 3, 2018