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Lawrence David Dunn, Sr.
Jan 15, 2018
Lawrence David Dunn Sr,.83, of Marblehead, OH, passed away, Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home, surrounded by family. Lawrence was born on November 27, 1934, in Baileyton, TN, the son of Abslem Thomas and Mary (Ball) Dunn. On February 10, 1956 in Port Clinton, OH, he married Sandra L Warner and she preceded him in death on March...
Jacqueline L Siefke
Jan 15, 2018
Jacqueline LaVerne Siefke (nee Fitterer), 94, passed to her Eternal Life on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio following complications associated with pneumonia. She was the daughter of Charles and Beatrice (nee Daggon) Fitterer, born in Toledo, OH on March 7, 1923. Known to family by the nickname of AJ, she married Thomas D. Siefke on...
Frank Matyas
Jan 14, 2018
Frank Matyas, 93, of Oregon, Ohio, died Sunday evening, January 14, 2018, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, in Oregon. Frank was born September 18, 1924, in Hicksville, Ohio, to Antonin and Maria (Tomek) Matyas. On June 4, 1950, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, he married Mary Zak, who survives him. Frank worked at Libbey-Owens-Ford from 1949 until his retirement in 1989....
Kenneth R. Cannon, Jr.
Jan 14, 2018
Kenneth R. Cannon, Jr., 67, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at his home. Kenneth was born on September 1, 1950 to Kenneth and Norma (Mauder) Cannon Sr. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968-1972 after graduating from Waite High School. He retired from local 55 where he was an iron worker....
Walter H. Shields
Jan 14, 2018
Walter H. Shields, 86, of Curtice, OH, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. He was born on May 28, 1931, in Curtice, OH, to Lindsay B. and Cleo Mae (Smith) Shields. On June 5, 1953, in Bowling Green, OH, he married Virginia L. Ziessler and she survives. Walter worked as a rural carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in...
Joyce Katherine Albert Rhodes
Jan 13, 2018
Joyce Katherine Rhodes, age 73, of Swanton died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born in Toledo on February 28, 1944 to Raymond and Kathleen (Morrison) Albert. Graduating from Rogers High School in 1962, Joyce went to work with her father at Swan Creek Lumber Co. On May 7, 1966 she married Robert L. Rhodes...
Jonnie Carol Heath
Jan 13, 2018
Jonnie Carol Heath, 57, of Toledo, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo. She was born in Grundey, Virginia on March 28, 1960 to Burl and Oma (St Clair) Ratliff. She worked as a Healthcare Aid for many years before retiring. Jonnie enjoyed playing Bingo with the family (she never lost) and rooting...
Donald L Szalkowski, Sr
Jan 12, 2018
Donald passed away in January 2018. Donald was a resident of Ohio at the time of passing. He is survived by his son, Donald Szalkowski, Jr.
Thomas Laurence Fink
Jan 12, 2018
Thomas Laurence Fink, 76, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on January 12, 2018 with family by his side after losing a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born on June 25, 1941 to Wilfred and Helen Rose in Dayton, Ohio and raised his family in Maumee, Ohio where he worked for Ford Motor Company as a mill right...
Patricia G. Yackee Harbal
Jan 12, 2018
Our mom, Patricia G. Harbal, went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2018. She was the daughter of LeRoy and Maude (Hill) Yackee and was born December 6, 1925, in Genoa, the youngest of eight children. Mom was a graduate of Genoa Area High School. On June 21, 1947, she married John F. Harbal, and they made...
Charles E. Guth
Jan 11, 2018
Charles E. Guth, 90, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born on June 18, 1927 in Port Clinton, OH to Edward E.O. and Allie M. (Dangler) Guth. Charles graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1945. He then served in the U.S. Army during World War...
Earl Sparks
Jan 11, 2018
Earl Sparks, 90, of Walbridge, Ohio passed away at his home on January 11, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 19, 1927 in Ivyton, Kentucky to Fred and Marybelle (Marshall) Sparks and he married Vaudia “Faye” Conley on March 19, 1949 in Salyersville, Kentucky. Earl was employed for over 27 years as a welder...
Shirley May Zietlow
Jan 11, 2018
Shirley May Zietlow age 84 went to be with her Lord and Savior at her Perrysburg, Ohio apartment on January 11, 2018 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Toledo, OH on December 22, 1933 to Clark M. and Ruth G. (Dillworth) Brown. Shirley graduated with the Whitmer High School Class of 1951. She married Danny L. Nelson...
Gabriel D Hall
Jan 11, 2018
Gabriel D. Hall, 67, of Holland, OH passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Flower Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Wyandotte, MI on June 26, 1950 to Marion and Mary (Dittrich) Hall. Gabriel was CEO of U S Rail Corporation and formerly handled labor relations at Gabriel D Hall Associates in Southgate, MI. Left...
William J. Dittman
Jan 10, 2018
William J. Dittman, age 77, of Sylvania, passed away January 10, 2018 at The Toledo Hospital. Bill was born April 23, 1940 in Toledo and graduated from Central Catholic High School. More than 32 years of his working career was spent with Lane Drugs in Toledo where he was district manager. Bill also was employed with Revco and Pharmore...
Walter Traxler
Jan 10, 2018
Walter “Walt” Traxler, age 81, of Toledo died Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Born June 14, 1936 in a one-room log cabin in Maple, Kentucky, he moved to Toledo as a small child. He graduated from Macomber High School in 1954. He married the love of his life in 1958, and they raised two children together. After 30 years of...
Paul C. Keller
Jan 10, 2018
Paul C. Keller, 72, of Point Place, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Toledo Hospice Center. He was born on December 14, 1945 in Toledo, OH to Hank and Shirley ( Marsh ) Keller. Paul proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was retired from ATT as a switch technician...
Thomas G. Finch
Jan 10, 2018
Thomas Gene Finch age 80, passed away peacefully on January 10, 2018 with his wife of 56 years by his side at his home in Holland, Ohio. Tom was born in Perrysburg, Ohio on December 29, 1937 to Eugene and Irene (Porter) Finch. Tom applied his passion and drive to the commercial construction industry within the region, owning and...
Edward L. Kretz
Jan 10, 2018
Edward L. Kretz, 48 of Holland, Ohio won his final victory into heaven January 10, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving wife and children. Ed was born on March 18, 1969 in Toledo, Ohio to Louis F. and Doris M. (Gilsdorf) Kretz. He grew up in Holland where he attended Springfield Schools playing football, wrestling, track, and hockey....
Linda S. Rapp
Jan 10, 2018
Linda Sue Rapp, age 66, of Holland passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Heartland at Promedica Flower Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Toledo on March 21, 1951 to Clifford and Nema (Smith) Ellis. Following graduation from Rogers High School in 1969, she married Kenneth A. Rapp on September 10, 1970 and...
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