Catherine Thabit
Oct 24, 2015
Catherine “Cathy” Thabit died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015 after a brief illness at Mercy St. Anne Hospital, Toledo. She was 85. She was, simply, an extraordinary woman. Polio crippled her body at 23 but not her spirit or faith. She lived a full life 100% on her terms. She was tenacious and fiercely independent, but spiritual and compassionate. She...
Elizabeth Betty Nesper
Oct 23, 2015
Elizabeth “Betty” G. (Holtgrieve) Nesper, 85, of Perrysburg, Ohio died Friday, October 23, 2015. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 30, 1930 to Norman F. and Grace (Gunn) Holtgrieve. Betty graduated from Libbey High School in 1948 and married her sweetheart, Kenneth E. Nesper on August 28, 1948 in Angola, Indiana. Betty was a faithful member of...
Douglas A. Hale
Oct 23, 2015
Douglas A. 'Doug' Hale, age 58, formerly of Ventura, CA passed away unexpectedly on October 23, 2015. He is survived by his brother, Gregory; sister-in-law, Elizabeth; niece, Megan DiCresce; nephew-in-law, Thomas DiCresce; great-nieces, Faye and Ava DiCresce; aunt, Marilyn (Hale) Gottschalk; special cousin, Tom Roth; his loving extended Lucio family; as well as his favorite cat, Buddy. He was...
Mildred L. Wood
Oct 23, 2015
Mildred L. Wood, age 85, of Toledo, passed away peacefully at home on October 23, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 28, 1929 in Toledo to the late William and Mildred (Tennyson) Keefe. Mildred was employed with Kaiser Aluminum for many years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed garage sales, antiquing and working in...
Dennis N. Schafer
Oct 22, 2015
Dennis N. Schafer, 74, of Toledo, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Dennis was born in Burlington, IA on July 17, 1941 to Raymond and Eva Schafer. He was a welder and inspector for Chrysler Jeep for 29 years, retiring in 2004. Dennis enjoyed boating, fishing, collecting coins, and doing wood...
Ruth Ann Jefferson
Oct 22, 2015
Ruth Jefferson passed away on October 22, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. She was born in Maumee, Ohio to Frank and Lillian Dey. Ruth retired from Childrens Services and then worked for Enterprise Rental. She is survived by her son, Keith (Patty); granddaughters, Tyler, Leah and Hunter; brother, Ronald (Marion) of Palmetto, Florida; sisters, Marilyn (Don)...
May G. Richardson
Oct 22, 2015
May Richardson, age 92, of Maumee, Ohio passed away peacefully at home in her sleep on Thursday, October 22, 2015. She was born on April 8, 1923 to Henry and Grace (LeFevre) Geiger. May graduated from Maumee High School and worked at Libbey Owens with her sister Louise during World War II. She raised her family in Maumee and...
George D. Stavroulakis
Oct 22, 2015
George D. Stavroulakis, age 84, of Toledo, passed away October 22, 2015 at Arbors of Sylvania. He was born Nov. 12, 1930 in Athens, Greece to the late Eftihios and Maria Stavroulakis. George married Eva Goudas on April 16, 1960 and they came to New York City under the sponsorship of Omega Watches. They moved to Toledo in 1971,...
Jean Mesteller Galambos
Oct 21, 2015
Jean (daughter of Stanley and Julia Musial, born January 2, 1925) grew up in Toledo and graduated from Waite High School in 1943. She began her career in office work, then married her high school sweetheart, Albert Mesteller. They built a home in Oregon and raised a son, Robert and daughter, Debra. After many years of widowhood and retirement,...
Eugene Albert Jung
Oct 21, 2015
Eugene A. Jung, 83, of Perrysburg, OH died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born July 13, 1932 in Belmore, OH to Eugene and Thelma Jung. A longtime resident of Monclova, OH, Eugene served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a lifetime member of the VFW. In retirement he lived...
Mildred C Holman
Oct 21, 2015
Mildred C. (Gomer) Holman, 94, of Oregon OH, previously of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Orchard Villa in Oregon. She was born December 21, 1920 to Harry and Catherine (Spoehl) Gomer in Toledo, Ohio. During her lifetime, she worked a total of 27 years for the American Can Co., General Electric and the Toledo Public...
Kathleen W. Baker
Oct 21, 2015
Writing this obituary is one of the last things that I will do for my Mom, who deserves the best. My Mom lived a long life of 94 years filled with so many memorable moments. She married my Dad, Duane Baker, on February 4th, 1946. They were married while he was on furlough during the aftermath of World War...
Martha Frieda Howell
Oct 21, 2015
Martha Frieda Howell, 89, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Frieda was born on August 03, 1926 in Bay Township, OH, the daughter of Fred and Martha J. (Behnke) Hansen. On March 11, 1944 in Port Clinton, OH, she married Omer F. Howell and he preceded her...
William K Bowen
Oct 20, 2015
William K. Bowen, age 87, passed away on October 20, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 19, 1928 to Juanita (Martin) and Hallie Bowen in Dexter, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Petty Officer 3rd Class-Boatswain during WWII, and toured the Pacific Theatre. Bill married Rosalie K. Doogs on August 26th, 1950. He...
Joanne Marie Chovanec Cornell
Oct 20, 2015
Joanne Marie (Chovanec) Cornell was born in Clay Center, Ohio, to George and Anna (Koschak) Chovanec on September 8, 1938. She passed away on October 20, 2015, with her loving family by her side. Joanne was 77. On October 18, 1958, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert Cornell, and he survives. Joanne was a 1956 graduate of Genoa...
Esperanza Hope Olalde
Oct 20, 2015
Esperanza “Hope” Olalde, 82, of Port Clinton, OH, passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at her residence in Port Clinton, OH, surrounded by her loving family. Hope was born on October 11, 1933 in Shepherd, MI, the daughter of Nicholas and Manuela (Martinez) Cortez. On June 09, 1956 in Wauseon, OH, she married Jose B. Olalde and he survives....
Richard Emery Whitey Lowe
Oct 19, 2015
Richard Emery Lowe 1938 - 2015 Richard Emery Lowe, 76, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away Monday, October 19, 2015. Richard, better known as Whitey, was born at home on November 23, 1938 in Port Clinton to Mary (Hathaway) Lowe and Emery O. Lowe. Whitey graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1957. He served his community on the...
Ethel Merrill Dutridge
Oct 17, 2015
Merrill Dutridge, age 107 of Toledo passed away Saturday October 17, 2015 at the Genoa Retirement Village, Genoa Ohio. She was born November 28, 1907 in Midland, Arkansas to John H. and Emma R. (Williams) Quinley in a house that her father had built on the farmland that was family owned for over 100 years. A 1936 graduate of...
Jerry Mulkey
Oct 17, 2015
Jerry Gordon Mulkey, 67, of Perrysburg, died October 17, 2015. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 7, 1948 to Robert and Ruth (Lashaway) Mulkey. Jerry graduated from Springfield High School in 1968. He worked as a truck driver for Johnson Trucking. Jerry is survived by his loving family; wife, Catherine (Kanthak) Mulkey; son, Kenneth (Melissa) Mulkey; granddaughter,...
Caroline M. Grames
Oct 17, 2015
Caroline M. (Davis) Grames, 75, of Millbury, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Caroline was born on September 19, 1940 to Wilbur and Ruth Davis in Toledo, Ohio. She married Robert Grames on July 11, 1959. Caroline was a licensed practical nurse for over fifty years working for Toledo Mental Health Center and the...
