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Susan Elizabeth Latta

Susan Elizabeth Latta

Feb 17, 2017

Susan (Sue) Elizabeth Latta, age 74, of Napoleon, Ohio died Friday February 17, 2017. The daughter of Henry and Angeline Van Poppel, she was born April 19, 1942 in Hamler, OH. She was a 1961 graduate of the former Hamler High School. While working at the former Rink Restaurant in Napoleon, Ohio she met a young man named Billy...

M. Pauline Laurie

M. Pauline Laurie

Feb 17, 2017

M. Pauline Laurie, age 94, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio. She was born on October 17, 1922 in Fairfield, Illinois to John M. and Lena M. (Compton) Carter. Pauline was the youngest of four siblings and after the death of her mother in 1925 the family moved...

Rita Alice Bruhl

Rita Alice Bruhl

Feb 17, 2017

Rita Alice Bruhl died Friday, February 17, 2017. She was born July 15, 1924 to Cecelia and Henry Allen Young. A lifelong Toledo resident, she attended DeVilbiss High School and the University of Toledo where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority. Fascinated by books, especially historical novels, Rita kept a list of almost 1000 books she had...

Donald William Basilius

Donald William Basilius

Feb 16, 2017

Don Basilius knew what it meant to work hard. Anyone who knew him would tell you that. And yet, though his accomplishments were many, his family will always remember him for how he made them feel. Loved. Always loved. Don knew how to make the people around him feel special, and welcome and accepted. He was a loving father...

Violet Smith

Violet Smith

Feb 16, 2017

Violet Osa (Wiseman) Smith, 90, of Perrysburg, died Thursday, February 16, 2017. She was born in Vinton Township, Ohio to William and Bertha (Allen) Wiseman on January 16, 1927. Violet was married to Ivan Smith who preceded her in death in 1985. Violet was a member of Bethel Assembly of God for over 40 years and was passionate about...

Vivian Virginia Gin Silverwood Rose

Vivian Virginia Gin Silverwood Rose

Feb 16, 2017

Vivian V. Rose, 83, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, OH. Vivian was born on July 18, 1933 in Gypsum, OH, the daughter of Orville and Vivian (Voss) Silverwood. In 1955 in Angola, IN, she married Billy L. Rose and he preceded her in death on July 25,...

Stella R. Evanczuk

Stella R. Evanczuk

Feb 16, 2017

Stephania “Stella” R. Evanczuk, 100, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Providence Care Center, Sandusky, OH, surrounded by her loving family. Stella was born on February 16, 1917 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Anthony and Katherine (Bojarski) Jadwisiak. On May 20, 1939, in Port Clinton, she married Michael Evanczuk and he preceded her...

Nancy Marie Flavell

Nancy Marie Flavell

Feb 15, 2017

Nancy Flavell, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 15th near Fort Lauderdale, FL. Born Nancy Marie Vasold, April 9, 1919 to Leo and Nellie (Hallett) Vasold in Flint, Michigan, she was raised in Toledo, Ohio. She attended DeVilbiss High School was a member of the National Honor Society. She graduated from the University of Toledo with degrees in...

Paul D. Epstein

Paul D. Epstein

Feb 15, 2017

Paul D. Epstein passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 on his 78th birthday. He was born on February 15, 1939 to Benjamin Epstein and Gertrude Erdmann. Paul served in the U.S. Air Force overseas and retired from the Air Force Reserve at the rank of Colonel in 1990. Paul was a Toledo Public School teacher for 26 years, teaching...

Kenneth Wayne Roush, M.D.

Kenneth Wayne Roush, M.D.

Feb 15, 2017

Obituary for the bestest dad and husband God ever created: Dr. Kenneth Wayne Roush, 68, of Toledo, died suddenly on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Kenneth was born on February 26, 1948, in Columbus, Ohio to Daniel and Gertrude (Wilkins) Roush. He was married to Elinor Clark on August 29, 1970. Kenneth was preceded in death by his father, Daniel...

Larry D Ellison, Sr.

Larry D Ellison, Sr.

Feb 14, 2017

Larry D. Ellison, Sr., age 69, of Walbridge, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. He was born on August 17, 1947 to Arnold and Allie (Brittan) Ellison in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Larry was a graduate of Waite High School and married the love of his life, Brenda G. (Carter) on June 29,...

Odilia V. Odie Ramirez

Odilia V. Odie Ramirez

Feb 14, 2017

Odilia “Odie” Villarreal Ramirez passed away on Valentine’s Day, 2017. She was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico on January 25, 1932, to Marcos and Carolina Villarreal Gonzalez. She was adopted and raised by Ubaldo and Manuela Villarreal. Preceded in death by her former husband Salvador Ramirez, she is survived and will be missed by her four boys and their...

Tracy L. Hughes-Hatfield

Tracy L. Hughes-Hatfield

Feb 14, 2017

TRACY L. HUGHES-HATFIELD Tracy L. Hughes-Hatfield, 52, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at University Toledo Medical Center. She was born January 21, 1965 in Toledo, Ohio to Charles and Sharon (Nitschke) Hughes. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Toledo in Physical Education. Tracy married Audrey Currier-Reasti on April 5, 2013 in Buffalo, NY. Tracy was...

Elva Mary Taube

Elva Mary Taube

Feb 14, 2017

Elva Mary Taube, age 95, formerly of Toledo, passed away February 14, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Toccoa, Ga. Elva was born March 15, 1921 in Toledo to the late Ernest and Mary (Tumey) Merzke. She married Charles R. Taube on October 23, 1948 and he preceded her in death on June 9, 1983. She was...

Roger Clark Power

Roger Clark Power

Feb 14, 2017

Roger Clark Power, 82, of Toledo, OH passed away on February 14, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born on December 18, 1934 to Irving and Marion (Clark) Power. He graduated from DeVilbiss High School in 1953. Roger received his Bachelors Degree in Business from the University of Michigan in 1957. He moved to California to...

Darrell I Ducat

Darrell I Ducat

Feb 14, 2017

Darrell Ivan Ducat, age 91, of Perrysburg, Ohio and formerly of Toledo, passed away on February 14, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rudolph, OH, the second eldest son of Alvin and Ethel Ducat on January 18th, 1926. Darrell enlisted in the Air Force in 19¬¬44. He maintained his pilot’s license for most of his...

Fern E. Navarre

Fern E. Navarre

Feb 13, 2017

Fern E. (Riker) Navarre, age 87, passed away at Sunset Village in Sylvania, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family, on February 13, 2017. Fern was born on March 31, 1929 in Toledo to Walter and Helen (Wilkins) Riker. She graduated from Whitmer High School. She worked at Riker Manufacturing, a family business, where she met the love of her...

Rebecca Becki Ballenger

Rebecca Becki Ballenger

Feb 13, 2017

Rebecca S. “Becki” (Spoerl) Ballenger, 61, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic. Becki was born February 24, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio to John and Phyllis (Chamberlain) Spoerl. Becki graduated High School from Toledo Bowsher and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Toledo. She married Bob Ballenger on October 10, 1987 in Stony...

Raymond Leroy Parsley

Raymond Leroy Parsley

Feb 12, 2017

Raymond LeRoy Parsley, 69, of Marblehead, OH, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born on March 30, 1947, in Columbus, OH the son of Roy R. and Wanda (Billingsley) Parsley. On October 26, 1991 in Columbus, OH, he married Rosal Maria Bell and she survives. Raymond worked as a...

Belva C. Frankowski

Belva C. Frankowski

Feb 12, 2017

Belva C. Frankowski, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2017, at the age of 97 in the Parkcliffe Community. She was formally a resident at West Park Place. Belva was the daughter of Urban and Cora (Huss) Reinhart. Belva was a long time member of Blessed Sacrament Church, and a current member of St. Joseph Church in Sylvania. She...

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