Obituaries

Oct 26, 2013

RUBY E. FAOIZ Ruby E. Faoiz, 88, of Walbridge, died October 26, 2013 at the Genoa Retirement Center. She was born in Columbus on November 1, 1924 to Dwight (Nellie) Phillis) Slater. Ruby was preceded in death by her husband George, Surviving are her children Michael A. Miller, Michael (Carole) Faoiz, Donna (William) Gaurin, Two Grandchildren and Four Great-Grandchildren....

Oct 26, 2013

Betty A. Jensen, 87, of Maumee passed away peacefully on July 30, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at her residence. She was born in Jamestown, New York on October 26, 1925 to Arvid and Ann Kearney Nelson. Betty graduated from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, New York. Few people knew Betty had an amazing voice and loved to...

Oct 26, 2013

Joseph H. Stewart, 57 of Toledo and formerly of Walbridge, died on October 24, 2013, at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center. Joe was a railroader, retiring from Norfolk and Southern after 30 Years. Joe leaves behind a lifelong family of friends. Friends will be received on Thursday from 4-8 at in the Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, 701 N. Main St. Walbridge,...

Oct 25, 2013

Jeffy was born September 8, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio to Valerie A. Beck and Jeffrey J. Burks. His willful personality was evident from the start, as was his love of family. He attended St. Agnes and Bedford Schools, graduating from Bedford High School in 2001. His love of God and country led him to enlist in the United States...

Oct 25, 2013

Anita Marie Cole, 50, went to the Lord unexpectedly and peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2013. She was born October 3, 1963, to Francisco and Anastacia Ramos. She blessed many people with her tender loving care as a Registered Nurse for over ten years. She loved the outdoors, music, her dogs Brutus and Jake, her daughters, and grandchildren. She...

Oct 24, 2013

Donald E. Schafer, age 94, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Swan Creek Retirement Village in Toledo, OH. Don was born June 3, 1919 in Toledo to Carl and Augusta Schafer. He was a graduate of Scott High School where he excelled in athletics, and later attended the University of Toledo where he was president of his...

Oct 24, 2013

Oct 24, 2013

BERTHA A. ECKEL Bertha “Bert” A . Eckel, 93, of Perrysburg, OH died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. She was born in Toledo, on January 28, 1920, to Joseph and Frances (Pliska) Piorkowski. Bertha was preceded in death by three husbands, Joseph Lewandowski in 1958, William C. Wester in 1978, and Eugene F....

Oct 24, 2013

Max H. Priddy, Age 87, of Perrysburg, OH, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013. He was self-employed in sales of industrial capital goods equipment as a Manufacturers Representative since leaving employment with Midland-Ross Corp. as a Technical Sales Specialist. After retiring in 1990, he was engaged in engineering design consulting services for several local manufacturing firms. Prior to...

Oct 24, 2013

Helen H. Kerschner, age 88, of Toledo, has gone home to be with her Lord on October 24, 2013. She was born November 22, 1924 in St. Marys, Ohio to the late Charles and Mary Fowler Niles. Helen was also preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, William E. Kerschner; and sisters, Beatrice Lippold and Dorothy Reeve....

Oct 22, 2013

Oct 22, 2013

Grace Yarnell Rowand, 83, who had a kind heart and never knew a stranger, passed away surrounded by the family she loved October 22, 2013 in Perrysburg, Ohio where she resided. She was born in Akron, Ohio on January 18, 1930 to Harold A. Yarnell and Mary A. (Smreck) Yarnell. Graduate of DeVilbiss High School class of 1948, where...

Oct 21, 2013

Brian K. Auler, 51 of Columbus, Ohio, and formerly of Curtice, Ohio, died Monday, October 21, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Oregon, Ohio, on May 30, 1962, to Harold J. and Beverly J. Shields Auler. Brian was a 1980 graduate of Genoa Area Local Schools and attended the University of Toledo, where he received his degree...

Oct 21, 2013

Oct 21, 2013

JAMES A. PETTREY James A. Pettrey, age 72, of Genoa, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 21, 2013, in Hospice Northwest Ohio Perrysburg. He was born in Walbridge on June 28, 1941 to Giles and Giola Pettrey. He was employed for Autumn Industries as a truck driver or as he liked to call it “an over...

Oct 21, 2013

DORIS E. STENDER Our mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully on October 21, 2013 and entered heaven to meet her beloved husband, Chuck. Doris E. (Micham) Stender was born on July 22, 1924 to Fred and Minnie Micham. The youngest of nine children, she grew up in Toledo, graduated from Woodward High School and worked for a...

Oct 20, 2013

Michael John Sevi Severino, 38, of Toledo, was born September 16, 1975, in Chicago. He passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 20 in his home. He graduated from the University of Toledo with bachelors and masters degrees in accounting along with a law degree. He was a member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and continued to support them by...

Oct 20, 2013

Lena Toth, 94, of Marblehead, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013, at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. Lena was born in Marblehead on, May 13, 1919, the daughter of John and Mary Rompella Pepas. On October 19, 1938 in Marblehead, she married Jame P. Toth and he preceded her in death on July 16, 2002. Lena was a...

Oct 20, 2013

Virginia R. Stearns, 89, of Pickerington, Ohio died Sunday in Pickerington. She had lived many years on Rambo Lane in Toledo. She was the widow of Donald Stearns who died in 1990. Surviving are daughters Barbara Alan Cribbs of Streetsboro, OH and Brenda Steve Wolfarth of Pickerington, OH; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister Mildred Klotz of Risingsun, OH; sister-in-law...

Oct 20, 2013

Ordella M. Jerew, age 91, passed away at her home on Sunday Oct. 20, 2013. The daughter of Jacob and Bertha Fierabend, she was born Oct. 12, 1922 in Dunkirk, OH. She was an optician for several companies in the Toledo area until retiring in the 1990s She is survived by her son, Russell Barbara Jerew; 4 grandchildren and...