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Dean M. Orban

Dean M. Orban

Aug 28, 2015

Dean Orban, 69, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. He was born June 26, 1946 to Frank J. and Emma (Kish) Orban in Toledo, Ohio. Dean was a longtime resident of the Ann Grady Center. He was preceded in death by his parents. Left to cherish his memory are his siblings, Greg...

Dorothy Anne Shoemaker

Dorothy Anne Shoemaker

Aug 28, 2015

Dorothy Anne Shoemaker passed away peacefully under hospice care at her home in Toledo, on Friday, August 28, 2015, at the age of 93. Dorothy was born in Toledo on October 25, 1921 to Fred and Mary (Heuerman) Schroeder. In November 1959, she married William Bill Shoemaker and together they happily shared nearly 50 years of marriage. After graduation...

Michael Larry Kontak

Michael Larry Kontak

Aug 27, 2015

Michael Larry Kontak passed away August 27, 2015, at his home in New Jersey. Mike was the first born of eight children to Larry Kontak and Joanne Cashen on June 26, 1956. He was raised in Elmore, Ohio, and a 1974 graduate of Woodmore High School and attended Penta County Vocational School. On July 9, 1976, he married Tami...

Alvin G. Kruse

Alvin G. Kruse

Aug 26, 2015

Alvin G. Kruse, 85, of Rocky Ridge, Ohio, died early Wednesday morning, August 26, 2015, at the Genoa Retirement Village, Genoa, Ohio. Alvin was born February 20, 1930, in Clay Center, Ohio, to George and Margaret Kruse. On October 31, 1950, in Genoa he married Opal Mae Mahler and she survives. After 31 years, Alvin retired in 1995 as...

Holly Ann Shiverdecker

Holly Ann Shiverdecker

Aug 26, 2015

Holly Ann Shiverdecker, 41, of Toledo, Ohio died on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice Residence surrounded by her family. Holly was born on November 21, 1973 in Toledo to Alden G. and Betty J. (Holley) Johnson and she married Ryan S. Shiverdecker on July 28, 2001 at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Toledo. Holly was a 1992 graduate of...

Jerry J Siebenaler

Jerry J Siebenaler

Aug 25, 2015

Jerry J. Siebenaler, age 74, of Perrysburg passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. He was born on May 19, 1941 in Toledo to Harold Leroy and Florence (Buzza) Siebenaler. Jerry is survived by his son, Jeffrey (Brenda); grandchildren, Mitchell, Ashley, Sarah, Emily, Hayden and Tanner; sisters, Betty Pawlicki, Patsy Elvey and Marilyn (Earl) Zoeller; brothers, Robert (Shirley), Jack...

Abby Forbis

Abby Forbis

Aug 24, 2015

Abby Harrington Forbis passed away on August 24, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania at 85 years of age. She was born during the Depression to Clarence and Lucille (Rosenthal) Kronk. Abby was a graduate of Whitmer High School, attended the University of Toledo, and worked for Dempsey Optical until her marriage to Gerald E. Forbis in 1949....

John Weglo, Jr.

John Weglo, Jr.

Aug 23, 2015

It is with great sadness and sorrow in our hearts that we announce the passing of John Karl Weglo, Jr., at the age of 61, on August 23, 2015. John was born in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on July 23, 1954 to John Sr. and Dorothy (Clendenning) Weglo. He was a 1978 graduate of Queens University of Kingston, Ontario, Canada...

Samuel Lawrence Rice

Samuel Lawrence Rice

Aug 23, 2015

Samuel Lawrence Rice, Jr. passed away Sunday peacefully in his home. He was born July 21, 1925 to Laura Champion Rice and Samuel L. Rice in Metamora, Ohio where he attended public grade school. He graduated from Howe Military School and attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Louisiana Poly Tech and Duke University. During World War II he served in the...

Donald C. Pfleghaar

Donald C. Pfleghaar

Aug 23, 2015

Donald C. Pfleghaar, age 91, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born on September 1, 1923 in Maumee to Alfred and Hazel (Zeller) Pfleghaar. Don was a graduate of Maumee High School and attended Bowling Green State University. He was a WW II veteran serving in the...

Clyde V. Zunk

Clyde V. Zunk

Aug 22, 2015

Clyde V. “Uncle Bud” Zunk, 81, of Oak Harbor died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born on June 26, 1934 in Clay Center, OH to George and Bessie (Amsler) Zunk. Clyde served in the U.S. Navy Reserve for 8 years. He worked as a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways for 19 years, earning The Safe...

Michelle A. Calkins

Michelle A. Calkins

Aug 21, 2015

Michelle A. Chelle Calkins, 58, of Lyons and formerly of Toledo, died peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born June 29, 1957 in Toledo to the late Fred and Virginia (Reiner) Calkins. A graduate of Rogers High School, Chelle began her 32-year career with the Kroger Company at the former Kroger store...

Joseph D Olinger

Joseph D Olinger

Aug 21, 2015

Joseph D. Olinger, 36, of Curtice, OH, passed away on August 21, 2015 at his home in Oregon. He was born in Toledo, Ohio to Lynn and Deb (Abrell) Olinger on December 29, 1978. Joe was a “1997” graduate of Clay High School and loved to attend services at Cedar Creek Church in Perrysburg. His interest included Ohio State...

Rawls Melvin Reeder

Rawls Melvin Reeder

Aug 20, 2015

REEDER, Rawls M. “Mel” Rawls M. “Mel” Reeder, 90, of Oregon, OH, passed away on August 20, 2015 at St. Clare Commons in Perrysburg. He was born October 5, 1924 to Rawls and Maude (Brown) Reeder in Broseley, Missouri. Mel honorably served his country during WWII, he was a submarine serviceman for 20 years for the United States Navy...

Frances L. Nehls

Frances L. Nehls

Aug 19, 2015

Frances L. Nehls, 88, of Genoa, formerly of Oak Harbor, passed away Wednesday morning, August 19, 2015, at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, Oregon. Frances was born March 1, 1927, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, to Francis E. and Verna M. (Bordeaux) Boomer. On May 1, 1946, in Oak Harbor she married Carol E. Nehls and he preceded her in death August...

Geraldine Mary Kissling

Geraldine Mary Kissling

Aug 19, 2015

Geraldine Mary Kissling, age 91, of Maumee, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born on January 23, 1924 to George and Anna (Kuhrt) Krueger in Toledo, Ohio. Gerry enjoyed playing the piano and organ. She loved to travel out West and spending time near the water. Gerry could spend hours...

Dan R. Henry

Dan R. Henry

Aug 19, 2015

Dan R. Henry, 61, of Perrysburg, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio surrounded by his family. He was born on June 17, 1954 in Toledo, Ohio to Robert K. and Mary Della (Redouty) Henry. Dan was a long time member of St. Rose Catholic Church and a 1973 graduate of Perrysburg High School. He...

John Sherman Tressler

John Sherman Tressler

Aug 19, 2015

John Sherman Tressler, a master die maker, outdoorsman, and proud Mason, died Wednesday, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He is remembered as a helpful and generous friend to others, including family members in need, his hunting friends, and his brothers in Freemasonry. He was 74. John followed his grandfather, Harry O. Tressler, and father, Robert Sherman Tressler, into Fort...

Donald L. Means

Donald L. Means

Aug 18, 2015

Donald L. Means passed away peacefully in his home on August 18, 2015. He was born October 7, 1914 in Oklahoma City to Mabel Clair Belvin Means and Shelby Lang Means. Don lived in Oklahoma City with his parents and younger brother, Wayne Louis Means, until the early 1920’s when the family moved to Portsmouth, Ohio to be closer...

Joanne Ruth Dellinger

Joanne Ruth Dellinger

Aug 18, 2015

Joanne Ruth Dellinger, age 78, of Whitehouse passed away on August 18, 2015 with her family by her side at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born on June 9, 1937 to Maxwell and Ruth (Restemeier) Soux in Toledo, Ohio. Joanne loved to travel with her husband John and go on camping trips with groups from the Zenobia Shrine...

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