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Robert Kane Black

Robert Kane Black

Dec 6, 2016

Robert Kane Black, 87, passed away Tuesday December 6, 2016 at his home. The son of Robert and Mary , he was born July 25, 1929 in New Castle, PA. He was a 1947 graduate of Scott High School. After graduation he began a career with Toledo Trust. Bob was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in...

Gertrude M. Knierim

Gertrude M. Knierim

Dec 6, 2016

Gertrude M. Knierim, 96, of Millbury, died Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Genoa Care Center. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on November 24, 1920 to Emerson (Lydia Burr) Muir. She married Robert F. Knierim and he preceded her in death in 1991. She was employed as an Office Manager for The Prudential Insurance Company after high school....

Edward J. Thomas

Edward J. Thomas

Dec 5, 2016

Edward J. Thomas age 93 of Toledo passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 in his home. He was born May 2, 1923 in Toledo to Anthony and Joanna (Pietrzak) Tomaszewski. He worked in the accounting department of the Jeep Corporation for 46 years, retiring in 1988. Ed enjoyed couponing, fishing and gardening where he was famous for his tomatoes....

Richard E. Betcher, Jr.

Richard E. Betcher, Jr.

Dec 5, 2016

Richard E. (Kickstart) Betcher, Jr., 73, of Walbridge, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at St. Charles Mercy Hospital. Richard was born on October 31, 1943 to Kathleen (Knecht) and Richard E. Betcher, Sr. in Toledo, Ohio. He was a graduate of Lake High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era....

Shawn T. Conley

Shawn T. Conley

Dec 4, 2016

Shawn T. Conley, 28, of Walbridge, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2016 at his home. Shawn was born on December 24, 1987 to Victoria (Horner) and Hershel Conley, Jr. in Toledo, Ohio. He was a graduate of Lake High School and a Laborer for Straight Line Concrete. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Jessica Berlin; children, Dylan...

Lynn D. Ryan

Lynn D. Ryan

Dec 4, 2016

Lynn D. Ryan, age 92, of Toledo, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at home with his beloved wife and caregiver Dottie by his side. He was born January 17, 1924 in Toledo to the late James and Georgia (Crouse) Ryan. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Dorothy (Lewis) Ryan; and much loved sister-in-law, Virginia Lewis...

Thomas William Braker

Thomas William Braker

Dec 4, 2016

Thomas W. Braker, 48, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Ebeid Hospice after a short battle with esophageal cancer. Tom was born on August 4, 1968 to Dorothy (English) and Fred Braker at Griffiss AFB in Rome NY. After graduation from Bowsher High School, Tom began working at Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaning for 13 years and for...

Gerald E. Purney

Gerald E. Purney

Dec 4, 2016

Gerald E. Purney, 76, of Clay Center, died Sunday morning, December 4, 2016, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, Oregon. Gerald was born January 24, 1940, in Clay Center, Ohio, to Vincent and Eleanor (Zunk) Purney. On August 3, 1963, in Fremont, Ohio, he married Carol Benadum and she survives. For over 46 years Gerald worked in maintenance at Owens-Illinois retiring...

Esther Celia Jane Nowowiejski

Esther Celia Jane Nowowiejski

Dec 3, 2016

Esther Celia Jane Nowowiejski, 79, of Bowling Green, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Bowling Green Care Center. She was born on December 29, 1936 in Toledo, Ohio to Harley and Ruth (O’Hara) Leiby and she married Edward Nowowiejski. Esther was employed for over 30 years at the Swanton turnpike plaza and also worked in...

Kelsey J. Whitmore

Kelsey J. Whitmore

Dec 3, 2016

Kelsey Jane Whitmore age 22 of Toledo, Ohio passed away unexpectedly from of a pulmonary embolism on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at The Toledo Hospital. Kelsey was born in Toledo on January 15, 1994 to Timothy Lee Whitmore and Deborah Ann (Parkins) Crouch. She was a 2012 graduate of Start High School and was employed as a web analyst...

Gary K. Ludwig

Gary K. Ludwig

Dec 3, 2016

GARY K. LUDWIG Gary K. Ludwig, 73, of Perrysburg, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016. He was born in Toledo to Kenneth U. and Irene E. (Hohenstein) Ludwig on July 22, 1943. Gary attended St. Francis De Sales High School and completed his Undergraduate Degree at The University of Toledo, where he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant from...

Rosemary Tymiak

Rosemary Tymiak

Dec 3, 2016

Rosemary Tymiak, 85, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Kingston Residence of Perrysburg. She was born on May 14, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio to Alton and Ethel (Kuyper) Newbury and she married Joseph Tymiak on November 25, 1950 and he precedes her in death. She attended Nathan Hale Grade School and graduated from Whitney...

Mary Ellen Howard

Mary Ellen Howard

Dec 2, 2016

Arrangements under the direction of Witzler Shank Funeral Home, Perrysburg, OH.

Jeri B. Shick

Jeri B. Shick

Dec 2, 2016

Jeri B. Shick, age 60 of Maumee passed away Friday. December 2, 2016 in the Hospice of Northwest Ohio Inpatient Unit, Perrysburg with her loving husband, Rob holding her hand. Jeri was born March 28, 1956 in New York City. A 1974 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, Jeri was a summa cum laude graduate of Bowling Green State...

Frederick Wynne Burgie

Frederick Wynne Burgie

Dec 2, 2016

Frederick Wynne Burgie age 89 of Toledo passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at Ebied Hospice Residence, Sylvania. He was born June 9, 1927 in Toledo to Frederick William and Alethia (Reichert) Burgie. Fred attended DeVilbiss High School and graduated from Ottawa Hills High School and also attended the University of Toledo. He was a veteran of the US...

Eben G. Jerry Ratlff

Eben G. Jerry Ratlff

Dec 2, 2016

Eben Gerald “Jerry” Ratliff, 81, of Holland, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born on September 7, 1935 in Grundy, Virginia to Bert and Uva Belle (Iron) Ratliff. Jerry married Gaytha Lorena Sanders on October 27, 2011 in Toledo, Ohio. Jerry was a 1953 graduate of Grundy High...

Michael Stephen Wysocki

Michael Stephen Wysocki

Dec 1, 2016

Michael Stephen (“Kono”) Wysocki, 64, eldest child of Barbara (Sinnig) and Gerald Wysocki; joined his mother in Heaven on December 1, 2016. Mike passed away in his sleep at his home in Maumee, Ohio after battling pancreatic cancer for several months. Mike leaves behind his wife Faith, his step son Scott, grandchildren Darren and Ximon, his loving father Jerry,...

Linda Delong-Boulis

Linda Delong-Boulis

Dec 1, 2016

Linda Delong-Boulis, age 61, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at her home in Sylvania Township. Linda was born in Monroe, MI on September 16, 1955. She was a graduate of Bedford High School and moved to Florida where she waitressed at Ponte Vedra Country Club in Jackson Beach. Linda enjoyed attending craft shows and making candles and soaps....

Ruel Buzz Lieske

Ruel Buzz Lieske

Nov 30, 2016

Ruel “Buzz” C. Lieske, 84, of Oak Harbor, passed away Wednesday morning, November 30, 2016 at the Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor, Ohio. He was born April 7, 1932 to Charles and Iva (Humphrey) Lieske in Oak Harbor. Ruel was a veteran who served in the U.S. Army. After his return from the Korean War he married the girl...

Mary Margaret Buenrostro

Mary Margaret Buenrostro

Nov 29, 2016

Mary Margaret Buenrostro of Oregon, OH passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born on September 1, 1948 to Tomasa (Mendoza) Padilla and Jose “Chema” Moreno. She loved playing bingo, cards and going to casinos. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Olga and her brother, Ernie. Left to cherish...

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