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Victor John Ricker
Jan 1, 2018
Dr. Victor John Ricker, age 67, of Toledo, Ohio, died Monday, January 1, 2018 at home with his family after a valiant battle with cancer. Vic was born October 1, 1950 in Lima, Ohio to Alfred and Elizabeth Ricker. He graduated from the Ohio State University and obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio. He practiced...
Francisco Frank Florez
Dec 31, 2017
Francisco Frank Florez , age 95, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017. The son of Pedro and Eulogia, he was born October 4, 1922 in San Antonio, TX. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Frank was very proud of all his accomplishments in life for only having a second grade education. He worked for Gerity-Schultz for 40...
Charlotte Sue Stieben
Dec 31, 2017
Charlotte Sue (Gossard) age 81 of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully on December 31, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. Charlotte was born in Hardin, County, OH on February 27, 1936 to Andrew and Esther (Spain) Gossard. In her youth, Sue was a tap dancer and was involved in beauty pageants. After winning the local pageant in Hardin...
Doris E. Arndt
Dec 31, 2017
Doris Arndt, age 84, returned to heaven to be with her late husband, Marvin W. Arndt, on Sunday, December 31, 2017, after a recent struggle with kidney failure and pneumonia. Her love for her family and faith in Jesus comforted and supported her and brought her much peace. Doris was born to Edward and Freda Johanna (Petersen) Turnow, a...
Katherine J. Schlender
Dec 31, 2017
Katherine J. Schlender, 98, of Perrysburg began her final journey on December 31, 2017, at Elizabeth Scott Community where she had been under hospice care for the last six weeks. She was born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, where she excelled in running track and was an alternate for women's sprint in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Katherine never attended...
Joseph Michael Colturi
Dec 31, 2017
Joseph Michael Colturi, 89, passed away December 31, 2017 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania, Ohio. Joe was born in Toledo to Pete and Mamie Colturi on April 5, 1928. He attended Good Shephard grade school, and graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1947 where he met and later married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Irmen in...
Amy Boggs
Dec 30, 2017
Amy Boggs, 42, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was born on August 21, 1975 in Akron, OH, the daughter of Judith (Terry) and Daniel Gee. On June 02, 2007 in North Canton, OH, she married Benjamin L. Boggs. Amy was employed at Energy Manufacturing in Fremont, OH, for the last year. She...
Robert G. Haefner
Dec 30, 2017
Robert G. Haefner age 94, formerly of Sylvania passed away on December 30, 2017 in Deltona, Florida. He was born June 24, 1923 in Toledo to Robert A. and Myrtle Haefner. Bob was a mechanic for the Jeep Corporation for 34 years retiring in 1976. He was also a long-time member of Ft. Industry Masonic Lodge. After retirement Bob...
Mary Jane Wallace
Dec 30, 2017
Mary Jane Wallace, age 97, of Sylvania Twp passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Kingston Care Center. Jane was a graduate of Scott High School. She worked for Big Bear Supermarket, Champion Spark Plug, but the majority of her career was with Toledo Public Schools in food service. She was member of Ohio Association of Public School Employees...
Tom S. Dean
Dec 30, 2017
Tom S. Dean, 69, of Oak Harbor, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He was born January 23, 1948, in Glens Falls, New York, the son of Edith (Colby) and Thomas S. Dean. Tom served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. On December 23, 1990, Tom married Joan...
Robert S. Freeman
Dec 30, 2017
Robert Smith Freeman, age 93, of Toledo passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania. He was born July 27, 1924 in Toledo to Sereno Samuel and Jeanette (Smith) Freeman. Robert and his family moved to Florida in the 1930’s, and he graduated from Miami Edison Senior High School, Miami, in 1942. In September of 1942 he...
Marsha Lynne Whittecar-Russell
Dec 29, 2017
Marsha Lynne Whittecar-Russell age 57 of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Marsha was born in Toledo on June 23, 1960 to John and Agnes (Stevens) Whittecar. Marsha was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend to many. She loved music and was an avid fan of Elvis. She...
Maria C. Mann
Dec 29, 2017
Maria C. Mann, age 73, died December 29, 2017 at Arbors at Oregon. She was born in Toledo, OH on May 16, 1944 to Edward and Dorothy (Gale) Mann Jr. She was employed in 1969 as a Social Worker with the Lucas County Department of Human Services and in 1978 she began working in the area of Adult Protective...
Genevieve Ginger R. Bieniek
Dec 29, 2017
Genevieve “Ginger” R. Bieniek, age 70, of Toledo died Friday, December 29, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Ginger was born in Toledo to Robert and Eleanor (Tesznar) Bieniek on June 10, 1947. A graduate of Woodward High School, Ginger was employed by the former Medical College of Ohio as a Communication Secretary for 30 years. She...
John M. Jacobs
Dec 29, 2017
John M. Jacobs, age 65, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2017 at his home in Ottawa Lake, MI. He was born July 5, 1952 to Chester and Harriet (Osinski) Jacobs in Toledo, OH. John was a graduate of Start High School and attended the University of Toledo. He worked as a meter mechanic with Toledo Edison for many...
Joseph D. Crandall
Dec 29, 2017
Joseph D. Crandall, age 69, of Toledo, died December 29, 2017 at his home. A devoted son, Joe was born July 14, 1948 in Toledo to the late Harry E. and Agnes D. (Kujawski) Crandall. He was a 1966 graduate of Sylvania High School and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during the Vietnam War. Joe was employed...
Carolyn Kris Johnson
Dec 29, 2017
Carolyn Kristin (Kris) Johnson, of Williston, Ohio, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Friday, December 29, 2017. She was born to Oscar and Esther (Micheels) Lyders on June 9, 1933 in Fremont, Nebraska. She graduated from Fremont High School, St. Olaf College with a B.S. in Chemistry, and from Michigan State University with an M.S. in Nutrition. She...
Khalil Abu-Adiyeh
Dec 28, 2017
Khalil Abu-Adiyeh, Uncle Chuck Adya, age 77, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born in El Bireh Palestine. He immigrated to the United States in the mid 1960s and became a lifelong business owner in the Toledo area. He proudly served in the U.S. Army He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers; first wife,...
Harvey J Steele
Dec 28, 2017
Harvey J. Steele, 60, of Sylvania, Ohio, was surrounded by laughter and love at Flower Hospital, where he passed away on December 28. Harvey, who had a self-proclaimed “face for radio”, was lucky enough to get paid for doing what he loved. When he was a toddler, Harvey created a pretend radio station out of a cardboard box. In...
Sharon K. Kusian
Dec 28, 2017
Sharon K. Kusian, 76, of Curtice, died Thursday evening, December 28, 2017, at her residence. Sharon was born February 10, 1941, in Eugene, Oregon, to John and Marguerite (Akin) Hosher. On September 19, 1987, in Genoa, Ohio, she married Fred A. Kusian, who survives her. Sharon was vice president and treasurer of her husbands construction company and was very...
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