Obituaries

Dec 15, 2013

Elaine Henson, 82 of Swanton, Ohio passed away on December 15 , 2013 at her residence. She was born on December 5, 1931 to Phillip and Anne Jakobi Shotnokoff . Elaine worked for 27 years at J.C. Penny. She was loved by all who met her and she was especially was a great mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend....

Dec 15, 2013

Fred A. Bollin, age 74, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. A native of Toledo, Fred was born November 19, 1939 to the late Fritz and Martha McMurray Bollin. He met the true love of his life, Mary Lou Welter Bollin at an Orphans party at the University of Toledo in 1959 and it...

Dec 14, 2013

Helen Somers, 91, a longtime resident of Toledo, died December 14, 2013, at Elizabeth Scott Care Center, Maumee. Born March 27, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Helen married Anthony Wayne Somers on July 7, 1947, and he died in 1999. One daughter, Chris Henderson, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Somers was homemaker, who was devoted to her husband,...

Dec 14, 2013

Felix T. Vallestero age 72 of Toledo passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 in St. Lukes Hospital. He was born March 31, 1941 in Lockart Texas. He loved to garden, work on cars and enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren. Felix was preceded in death by his parents Martin and Petra Vallestero; son George A. Vallestero;...

Dec 14, 2013

Donelda M. Del Overholt age 92 of Toledo and formerly of Fraser, Michigan passed away Saturday December 14, 2013 at Oak Leaf Village. She was born April 25, 1921 in Findlay, Ohio to Edward and Edith Cole. Del enjoyed card playing, dancing and being with friends and family. She was a social butterfly at heart. The widow of Richard...

Dec 13, 2013

Irvin E. Hughes age 62 passed away suddenly after an auto accident on Friday, December 13, 2013. He was born in Louisville, KY on January 14, 1951 to Irvin E. Hughes, Sr. and Geraldine M. (Malone) Hughes and married Susan E. Eiseman on May 27, 1972 at Zoar Lutheran Church, Perrysburg. Irv graduated from Maumee High School in 1969...

Dec 12, 2013

Judy Vischer, age 74, passed away Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. The daughter of F. Daniel and Adeline Biker, she was born Aug. 30, 1939 in Toledo. She was a graduate of Whitmer High School in 1957. Judy ran Scotchway Cleaners Laundromat with her husband Norm, until the late 1970s. Then changed careers and...

Dec 12, 2013

Janice Marie Paszczykowski Paulette, age 69, went home to the Lord, in the loving arms of her family on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at St. Annes Mercy Hospital. Janice was born August 11, 1944 in Toledo to Albin and Bernadine Paszczykowski. She was a graduate of Woodward High School and was a production worker at the Jeep Corp. for...

Dec 12, 2013

Diane M. Holmes age 77 of Toledo passed away December 12, 2013 in Ebeid Hospice Center. She was born February 27, 1936 in Toledo to Harold and Ferne Naumann. She was an inspiration to us all. She faced many of her past health difficulties with great dignity and humor for 12 years. The widow of Fritz Holmes she was...

Dec 11, 2013

Harry L. Wheeler, age 91 a resident of Harrison Township, Michigan passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. He was born July 17, 1922 in Oak Harbor, Ohio to the late Harry and Olive nee Bordeaux Wheeler. On June 29, 1946 in Oak Harbor, Ohio, he was united in marriage to the former Marjorie L. Shiets. Together they celebrated...

Dec 10, 2013

Ramon Ray Sr. Leroy Brint, age 86, passed away at his home on Dec. 9th, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. He was fortunate to marry the love of his life, Theresa, and for 55 years they were inseparable. He lost his love this year in April. Ray Sr. attended Macomber High School learning the electrical trade. He was...

Dec 10, 2013

Dec 10, 2013

Nancy Joan (Reister) Ballantyne, passed away Monday, December 10, 2013 at Spring Meadows Extended Care of Toledo. Nancy was born on August 7, 1930 in Toledo to Norman and Martha (Temme) Reister and was married in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Downtown Toledo on April 6, 1953 to Robert L. Ballantyne, Jr.. She graduated from DeVilbiss High School and...

Dec 10, 2013

Douglas Paul Guernsey, age 80, of Maumee, Ohio and previously Whitehouse, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. He was born to Paul L. and Faye Margaret Young Guernsey in Temperance, Michigan. Doug worked for 30 years as an Industrial Facilitator in the Skilled Trades division for Chrysler Corporation in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was a member of Church of...

Dec 10, 2013

Kendra Kaye Van Newhouse, age 27, formerly of Maumee, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 in Arizona. She was born on January 28, 1986 in Sylvania, Ohio to Robert and Carol Bertok Van Newhouse. Kendra graduated from Maumee High School in 2004 where she was a member of the National Honor Society. She excelled in academics and attended...

Dec 9, 2013

Susan Marie Freniere, age 63, of Maumee, Ohio died on Monday, December 9, 2013 at St. Lukes Hospital. She was born on May 2, 1950 in Toledo, Ohio to Walter and Bess Klumm. Susan was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Maumee, Ohio. She loved traveling and going to the casino. Susan enjoyed spending time in her garden...

Dec 9, 2013

Henry B. Herschel, 71, known as Hank to his loved ones, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2013. Henry was born on February 20, 1942 in Koln, Germany to Max and Gertrude Krutsch Herschel as Heinz Bernd. Henry and his parents immigrated to the United States in 1952 through Ellis Island. They lived in New York, New Jersey and...

Dec 8, 2013

Kenneth A.Ken Kettinger, 91, of Millbury, Ohio, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, in the Genoa Retirement Village, Genoa, Ohio. Ken was born in Toledo, Ohio, on December 14, 1921, to Tracy B. and Iona U. Goulet Kettinger. On October 25, 1947, he married Margaret M. Bertok; she preceded him in death on May 15, 1990. On August 6, 1993,...

Dec 8, 2013

Ruth M. Clark, age 85, of Genoa, Ohio, entered eternal life on Sunday, December 8, 2013. She was born September 25, 1928, in Oregon, Ohio, to Adolf and Clara Grotz. On April 14, 1948, she married Galen Jack Clark. There were married 41 years before his passing in 1989. The majority of their life together was spent living in...

Dec 7, 2013

Edward G. Rutherford, 82, died on December 7, 2013 at The Sacred Heart Home. Edward was the 9th of 10 children born to Albert D. and Mary C. Rutherford. He was predeceased by his siblings: Irma, Catherine, John, Mary Margaret, and James. He is survived by his sister Rita ( Raymond) Krall, and brothers: Albert D., Jr. (Marjorie) of...