Benjamin I. Ben Wagoner

Benjamin I. Ben Wagoner

Sep 25, 2016

Benjamin Ben I. Wagoner, 27, of Toledo, Ohio and formerly of Curtice, Ohio, died September 25, 2016 in the Edward & Marion Knight Hospice Center, Perrysburg, Ohio after a seven month illness. Ben was born in Oregon, Ohio to Thomas and Carol (Traver) Wagoner on July 12, 1989. Ben was a 2007 Genoa Area High School and Penta Career...

Michael L. Payden

Michael L. Payden

Sep 24, 2016

Michael L. Payden, 57, of Northwood, OH passed away on Sept. 24, 2016 at St. Charles Hospital. He was born on July 19, 1959 to Don and Kathyrn (Persons) Payden in Oregon, Ohio. Michael retired as a track inspector for CSX Railroad with over 35 years of service. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and a...

Kenneth Ray Orwig, Jr.

Kenneth Ray Orwig, Jr.

Sep 24, 2016

Kenneth Ray Orwig, Jr. entered the Kingdom of Heaven at 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2016. He was surrounded by family. A lifelong resident of Ottawa Hills, Ken was born on July 31, 1948, and was a member of the Ottawa Hills High School Class of 1966. Ken attended The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, and...

Mary Lee Kasper

Mary Lee Kasper

Sep 24, 2016

Mary Lee Kasper, 77, a resident of the Luther Home of Mercy in Williston, Ohio for the past 27 years died Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Mercy-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. Mary Lee was born in Steubenville, Ohio on August 11, 1939 to John and Helen Julia (Mehalko) Kasper. She lived most of her life in Steubenville and...

Lucille G. Lieske

Lucille G. Lieske

Sep 23, 2016

Lucille G. Lieske, 81, of Oak Harbor, passed away peacefully Friday evening, September 23, 2016 at the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born May 16, 1935 in Oak Harbor, the daughter of the late Elsie M. (Hansen) and Homer R. Pierson. On June 12, 1954 she married her high-school sweetheart, Ruel “Buzz” C. Lieske, upon his...

Sandra L. Cline

Sandra L. Cline

Sep 23, 2016

Sandra L. (Marland) Cline, 45, of Holland, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at St. Vincent’s Hospital on September 23, 2016. She was born in New Buffalo, Michigan on February 16, 1971 to Terry Marland. Sandy married the love of her life, Edwin Cline, in Bowling Green, Ohio on May 27, 2000. Together they raised their three children. She loved spending...

Diane L. Kearney

Diane L. Kearney

Sep 23, 2016

Diane L. Dee Kearney, age 71, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. The daughter of Kenneth and Doris Wilcox, she was born December 8, 1944 in Toledo. After high school she worked for Columbia Gas and later began a medical management career starting at Flower Hospital and retiring from Alliance Healthcare out of Ft....

Shelley Marie Killen

Shelley Marie Killen

Sep 21, 2016

Shelley Marie Killen, age 62, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Shelley was born October 16, 1953 in Toledo to Stanley and Gladys Trabbic. She attended Gesu and St. Pius X Elementary Schools and was a graduate of St. Ursula Academy. Early in her career, Shelley utilized her artistic skills with the...

Shannon Kusian

Shannon Kusian

Sep 21, 2016

Shannon (Saggese) Kusian, 43, peacefully went home to God on September 21, 2016. Born July 20, 1973, in Toledo, Ohio, to Paul and Barbara Saggese she graduated from Sylvania Southview High School, in Sylvania, Ohio and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio in 1997. She worked as an accountant for the...

Marcelo Cortez

Marcelo Cortez

Sep 20, 2016

Marcelo Cortez, 84, of Port Clinton, OH , went home to be with the Lord on, Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor, surrounded by his loving family. Marcelo was born on May 21, 1932 in Taft, TX, the son of the late Melchor and Florencia Cortez. On January 23, 1961 in Elsa, TX, he married...

Mary K. Appelhans Browne

Mary K. Appelhans Browne

Sep 20, 2016

Mary K. Appelhans Browne died September 20, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, on May 21, 1930. Mary raised her family in Toledo, Ohio, and in later years lived in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a graduate of Mary Manse College, Toledo, Ohio. She was an English teacher and...

Roger E. Reif

Roger E. Reif

Sep 20, 2016

Roger E. Reif, 87, of Graytown, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Parkcliffe Alzheimers Community Home, Northwood, Ohio. He was born on December 18, 1928, in Benton Township, Ohio, to Fred and Edna (Wittman) Reif. Roger served in the U.S. Army from 1950-1952. On June 11, 1954, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Martin, Ohio, he married Marilyn Guth,...

Beverly Jane Harris Merkle

Beverly Jane Harris Merkle

Sep 20, 2016

Beverly Jane Harris Merkle (nee Fowler), 84, of Fort Myers, Florida died peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky. “Jane” was born July 18, 1932 in Ashland, Oh where she spent her early years working in her Mom’s restaurant at the livestock auction house. She was proud of her employment at Cresco where she learned...

Frank C Jackson

Frank C Jackson

Sep 20, 2016

Frank C. Jackson, 67, of Walbridge, passed away on September 20, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. Frank was born on October 23, 1948 in Toledo to Bernard and Elizabeth “Betty” (Calmes) Jackson. He married his beloved wife, Martha “Marty” (Bacon) Jackson on May 5, 1989. He was a veteran of the Army during the Vietnam War...

Alice Kirk Hemminger

Alice Kirk Hemminger

Sep 19, 2016

Alice (Kirk) Hemminger, 82, of Oak Harbor, passed away peacefully at her home early Monday, September 19, 2016. She was born on February 16, 1934, at the family home in Port Clinton, Ohio, to Edward and Lorena (Miller) Kirk. On July 24, 1954, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Port Clinton, Ohio, she married Carl Hemminger and he survives. Alice...

Marilyn Jane Chilcote

Marilyn Jane Chilcote

Sep 18, 2016

Marilyn Jane Chilcote, age 88, a longtime resident of Toledo, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Sunrise of Bexley following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers Disease. She was born February 29, 1928 in Toledo to the late Harrison Benjamin and Ina (Marschka) Webb. A graduate of Scott High School, Marilyn was active in Beta Sigma Phi Sorority...

Harry Thomas Long

Harry Thomas Long

Sep 18, 2016

Harry Thomas Long of Toledo, OH passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2016. He was born on October 25, 1952 to James Long and Dorothy Leverenz in Venice, Illinois. Harry was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved watching their games every chance he got. He also loved watching Seinfeld, bowling, camping, and was a George Jones fan....

David R. Korecki

David R. Korecki

Sep 18, 2016

David R. Korecki, loving family man and friend to all those whose lives he touched, left this life on September 18, 2016 at the age of 57. Dave was born on November 24, 1958 to Conrad Anthony and Betty Ruth (Kimball) Korecki who both proceeded him in death as did his sister, Lisa Ann Dix. Dave was a 1976...

Brenda Kay Firsdon

Brenda Kay Firsdon

Sep 17, 2016

Brenda Kay Firsdon, age 47, of Toledo passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Toledo on October 9, 1968, to Gerald “Jerry” and Kathleen (Stuart) Firsdon, who have both preceded her in death. Brenda adored spending time with her nieces and nephews and was passionate about music. She will be greatly...

Gaylord T. Richardson

Gaylord T. Richardson

Sep 17, 2016

Gaylord Tyrone Richardson, 64, of Perrysburg, transitioned on Saturday, September 17, 2016. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina to Thomas L., Jr. and Geraldine (Gore) Richardson on August 10, 1952. While in North Carolina, Gaylord graduated from Harding High School and Winston-Salem State University, where he earned Bachelor Degrees in both Music Education and Music Business, then continued...