Obituaries

Sep 10, 2018

Lois M. Lenz, 94, of Oak Harbor, died Monday morning, September 10, 2018, at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. Lois was born December 26, 1923, in rural Oak Harbor, Ohio, to Lawrence J. and Eva (Short) Kroeger. On August 23, 1972, in Oak Harbor she married James L. Lenz, who preceded her in death April 18, 2003. She previously...

Sep 10, 2018

Rose E. (McCarthy) Janas, 91, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio (Perrysburg). She was born in Toledo, Ohio on November 30, 1926 to Martin J. and Mary (Spellman) McCarthy. Rose married her sweetheart, Stanley A. Janas on September 1, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio and together they spent almost 66 years together...

Sep 9, 2018

Gerald Arthur Bryant left us on September 9, 2018. He was born on November 30, 1934 in Hudson, Michigan to James & Nota Bryant. He grew up in Adrian, Michigan and moved to Toledo as a young teen. He attended Horace-Mann and Whitmer High School. As a student at Whitmer he earned the right to attend the National Junior...

Sep 9, 2018

Thelma Marguerite (Corson) Roby, age 96, passed away peacefully on September 9th, 2018 at her apartment in Toledo, OH. She was born January 13, 1922 in Paducah, Kentucky – the oldest child of Clifford and Oda (Leukering) Corson. She grew up on the family farm near Metropolis, Illinois with 10 more siblings who survived infancy. She attended the University...

Sep 8, 2018

James Billy-Bruce Adams, age 79, of Maumee passed away on September 8, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio from injuries sustained in a fall. He was born on July 5, 1939 to Jesse and Evia Adams in Athens, Alabama. James served in the United States Air Force as an Airman First Class. He retired in 1993 from Toledo Fire...

Sep 8, 2018

Zelma Andrea Betts Pepper age 76 of Napoleon, Ohio passed away on September 8, 2018 at St. Lukes Hospital, Maumee. She was born in Toledo, OH on May 9, 1942 to Andrew and Mildred (Dulgar) Spalding. Pepper attended Maumee High School and was employed as a Deli Manager at Kroger for 31 years. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Sep 8, 2018

Pearl M. Duganiero, age 96 of Sylvania passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Kingston of Sylvania. She was born November 9, 1921 in Toledo to Joseph and Palma Phillips. She was a devoted stay at home mother who raised her 5 children. Pearl was a volunteer at Flower Hospital, a member of...

Sep 6, 2018

Mark K. Herwat, 53, of Perrysburg, passed away September 6, 2018 at Flower Hospital. He was born November 4, 1964 in Tulsa, OK to Kenneth and Janet (Ruppel) Herwat. He married Loraine A. DeChristopher on July 9, 1994 in St. Rose Catholic Church. Mark graduated from St. John’s High School where he excelled as a wrestler. He served our...

Sep 6, 2018

Delmar (Mick) Black died peacefully on September 6, 2018. He was born in Toledo, Ohio January 5, 1928 to Vincent and Vera Black. He graduated from Whitmer High School in 1946 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served in occupied Japan, attaining the rank of sergeant. He married Garnette (Chick) Ford in 1948. They celebrated their...

Sep 6, 2018

Robert Franklin Pomeroy, age 81, passed away on September 6, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Swanton, Ohio on August 24, 1937 and was the first-born of 5 siblings. Upon his graduation from Maumee High School, Robert enlisted in the Navy and served honorably as an aviation mechanic aboard an aircraft carrier USS Yorktown....

Sep 6, 2018

Bernadine D. Wagner, 101, of Genoa, died Thursday afternoon, September 6, 2018, at Orchard Villa in Oregon. Bernadine was born April 19, 1917, in Genoa, Ohio, to William and Rose (Heldt) Dalling. She was married to Richard Wagner, who preceded her in death in 2002. Bernadine was a loving mother and grandmother, a homemaker, and a member of St....

Sep 6, 2018

Dennis W. Keaton, 71, of Oak Harbor, OH, passed away, Thursday, September 06, 2018, at the Florida Hospital, Zephyrhills, FL. Dennis was born on April 14, 1947 in Columbus, OH, the son of Clarence F. and Zella “Zellie” (Blythe) Keaton. He worked for Standard Products and Uniroyal, both of Port Clinton. Dennis was a veteran of the U. S...

Sep 5, 2018

Margaret M. Connolly died September 5, 2018 at Kingston of Sylvania, just 45 days shy of her 102nd birthday. She was born October 20, 1916 in Luckey, Ohio and was raised by her late mother and step father, Mable Warns Sergen and Harry Sergen. She attended Woodward High School through the 10th grade, leaving school to work. In her...

Sep 5, 2018

Ruth I. Gluth, 95, of Sandusky, OH, and formerly of Port Clinton, passed away, Wednesday, September 05, 2018, at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky. Ruth was born on December 22, 1922 in Bay Township, OH, the daughter of Perry J. and Anna C. (Witt) Boysen. On November 26, 1941 at St. John Lutheran Church in Port Clinton, she...

Sep 4, 2018

Sep 4, 2018

Lukas Adam Slater, 23 months passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 in Toledo Childrens Hospital. He was born September 29, 2016 in Toledo to Madison Lane and Deric Slater. As an energetic, bubbly child he was innately curious , extremely adventurous and fearless . He was always smiling, laughing and loved music and dancing. Surviving are his parents; grandmothers,...

Sep 4, 2018

Naomi L. Britton, age 91, of Waterville passed away on September 4, 2018. She was born in Rossford, Ohio on June 23, 1927 to Harley and Anna Lentz. Naomi was a member of the Triune Chapter #344, OES and Maumee United Methodist Church for 60 years; previous President of Scottish Rite Ladies; and on the Advisory Board for Rainbow...

Sep 3, 2018

Stephen Briggs Shawaker, age 84, died September 3, 2018 in Sylvania, OH. Steve was born to Jeanne and Wayne Shawaker in Toledo on November 23, 1933. He was a graduate of Scott High School, 1951, the University of Michigan, 1955, and the University of Toledo with a Masters of Business in 1958. When Steve was a graduate student, he...

Sep 3, 2018

Donald Best, 90, most recently of Waterville, OH, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2018. Don was born to Otto and Lucille (Keeler) Best on February 11, 1928 in Marietta, OH. The family relocated to Columbus, OH, where Don spent his youth and graduated from West High School. Don was also a graduate of Marietta College where he met...

Sep 3, 2018

Soteris passed away quietly at his home on September 3rd. He was born on the 3rd of February in Kalamata, Greece in 1934. He lived in Kalamata through high school where he received an award of excellence. Being an A student, he earned a scholarship to attend the American College in Athens for a year. He then applied to...