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Richard L. Valentine
Jan 23, 2016
Richard Lee Valentine, 63, of Toledo, died Saturday evening, January 23, 2016, at Orchard Villa Nursing Home in Oregon. He was born August 24, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio, to Lee E. Valentine and Helen M. Helms. Richard had worked in a machine shop and his favorite pastime was fishing. He is survived by his mother, Helen Helms of Napoleon,...
Rosemary D. Rosie Paciorek
Jan 23, 2016
Rosemary Paciorek, 85, of Fremont, OH passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at her residence. She was born September 30, 1930 to George and Mary Lagger in Toledo, Ohio. Rosemary loved to volunteer with her husband, Louis at the St. Francis/Elmwood Nursing Home in Green springs, Ohio. She enjoyed camping, music, casinos and scratching her lottery tickets. She...
Ayyaswamy Thambuswamy
Jan 23, 2016
Dr. Ayyaswamy Thambuswamy, esteemed Toledo surgeon dies at 83. Dr. Swamy, as his colleagues referred to him, was a highly regarded surgeon for more than 45 years, performing thousands of operations at St. Charles and other hospitals in Toledo, Ohio. Dr. Thambuswamy was born and raised in Chennai, India, graduated from Madras Medical College, and was a successful practicing...
Helen Marie Wegener
Jan 23, 2016
Helen Marie Wegener, age 76, passed away on January 23, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born June 10, 1939 in Sylvania to the late Ralph Eugene and Aileen Flo (Cookson) Frank. A graduate of Burnham High School, Sylvania, Helen married LaVon Emmett Wegener on April 6, 1966. Strong in her faith, she was a homemaker...
Catherine Rae Mcgee
Jan 22, 2016
McGEE, Catherine Rae Catherine Rae McGee, 59, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, January 22, 2016. Cathi was born on October 27, 1956 to Howard and Betty Hulls in Oregon, OH. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Oregon and enjoyed helping others, especially any four-legged friends along the way. Cathi was a 1974...
Marilyn Lynn Ritchey
Jan 22, 2016
Marilyn Lynn Ritchey, age 61, of Toledo, died January 22, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. She was born September 3, 1954 in Toledo to Harold and Bernice (Miller) Langham. Marilyn enjoyed knitting special gifts for her family, doing puzzles, and she loved her cat, Samantha. She will be lovingly remembered for her sweet and independent personality...
Bessie May Swift
Jan 21, 2016
Bessie May Swift, 82, of Woodville, formerly of Genoa, passed away early Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Bay Park Community Hospital in Oregon. Bessie was born March 27, 1933, in Auburn, Indiana, to John and May (Stebing) Reid. She married Eugene A. Swift in Genoa on May 23, 1953, and he preceded her in death on June 5, 2000....
Josephine Alvarado
Jan 21, 2016
Josephine Alvarado, 95, of Toledo, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at The Alpine House, Toledo. Josephine was born in Puerto Rico on March 19, 1920 to MiquelAngel and Juana (Rosado) Iguina. She married Enrique Alvarado on November 25, 1948 in Manhattan, New York and he preceded her in death on January 15, 2005. Josephine will be...
Kenneth L. Priddy
Jan 21, 2016
Kenneth L. Priddy, 84 of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton, OH. Kenneth was born on April 01, 1931, in Buffalo, WV, the son of Pearl and Gae (Taylor) Priddy. On May 04, 1968 in Port Clinton, he married Geneva Luster and she preceded him in death on January...
Lisa Ann Forgatsch
Jan 20, 2016
Lisa Ann Forgatsch, 50, of Columbus, OH, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, OH, due to an auto accident. Lisa was born on November 4, 1965 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Edward L. and MaryAnn (Pocock) Forgatsch. She graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1983. Lisa worked doing clerical work in the...
Ruth Ann Harter
Jan 20, 2016
Ruth Ann Harter, age 77, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at the Lakes of Monclova, Maumee, Ohio. She was born on July 31, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to Robert and Viola (Loomis) Harter. Ruth enjoyed crossword puzzles, ceramic and porcelain dolls, listening to Elvis and Johnny Cash and also enjoyed spending time at the...
Joan M Ulrich
Jan 20, 2016
Joan M. Ulrich, age 82, of Napoleon, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Orchards of Northcrest. Joan was born on March 11, 1933 to Ray and Fern (Opelt) Baker. Joan was a homemaker and attended the Lakewood Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her children, Kimberly (Kevin) McCulley, Scott Ulrich, and Pamela (Billy) McIntosh; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;...
Charlotte Elisabeth Lovett Wesley
Jan 20, 2016
Charlotte E. Wesley, 91, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare, Oak Harbor, OH. Charlotte was born on May 04, 1924 in Port Clinton, OH, the daughter of William E. and Harriet A. (Dane) Lovett. She married Robert Foster Wesley in St. Thomas Episcopal Church and he preceded her in death in 1989....
Steven A. Proshek
Jan 20, 2016
Steven Alan Proshek, 37, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 in his home. He was born on October 22, 1978 in Toledo to Rodney A. and Edith L. (Kleinfelter) Proshek. Steve attended Rogers High School and studied at Owens Community College in the computer field. He was married on October 6, 2008 in Toledo to Lisa...
Rosemary Zaeff
Jan 20, 2016
Rosemary Zaeff, 86, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Little Sisters of the Poor in Oregon. She was born on May 13, 1929 to Fred and Rose (Clark) Haas in Toledo, Ohio. Rosemary worked in the cafeteria for Toledo Public Schools and worked hard her whole life. She was a very strong woman and...
John E Taylor
Jan 19, 2016
John E. Taylor, age 87, of Genoa, passed away January 19, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. John was born on December 8, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan to Adam and Irma (Kemp) Taylor. John was a graduate of Waite High School and married his beloved wife and soulmate, Charlotte, on January 23, 1981 and she survives. John...
Sandra Elizabeth Cluckey
Jan 19, 2016
Sandra Elizabeth Cluckey, 69, of Curtice, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio after a long battle with COPD. She was born May 26, 1946 to Reuben and Orlena (Radsick) Wright in Port Clinton, OH. Sandy was a nurse’s aide for many years, she worked at Little Sisters of the Poor as well...
Betty J. Tankersley
Jan 19, 2016
Betty J. Tankersley, 93, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Iowa and Genoa, Ohio, died Tuesday morning, January 19, 2016, at her granddaughters home in Worthington, Iowa. She was born November 8, 1922, in Peru, Nebraska, to John W. and Olive L. (Tobler) Able. Her first husband, George D. Cox, preceded her in death July 28, 1944, in Italy while...
Gordie Pfleghaar
Jan 19, 2016
Gordon Gordie Pfleghaar, 79, died peacefully January 19, 2016, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, being lovingly touched and prayerfully comforted by his wife of 52 years and his six daughters. Born May 11, 1936, to Joseph and Henrietta (Brickner) Pfleghaar, Gordie was raised in Maumee and graduated from Maumee High School in 1955. Early in his marriage to...
Judith Ann Gagnet
Jan 19, 2016
Judith Ann Gagnet, age 74, passed away Tuesday at her home. The daughter of Adolph and Martha (Bruns) Badenhope, she was born July 8, 1941 in Toledo. She was a 1959 graduate of DeVilbiss High School. She married Marvin Gagnet on October 8, 1960. She enjoyed knitting and reading. She was also an avid University of Michigan fan. She...
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