Obituaries

Dec 30, 2023

Janet Louise Martell, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Mercy Health Perrysburg on December 30, 2023, at the age of 89. She was the daughter of Ross and Gladys (Hafer) Hall, born in Elkhart, Indiana on June 27, 1934. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev. Ronald Martell, her only sister, Phyllis Hawk, a...

Dec 30, 2023

Jeff Wessendorf, 57, passed away at home after a short illness. Jeff was born in Toledo to Ned Wessendorf and Virginia (Copper) née McCreery. Ned and Copper were divorced when Jeff was young and Copper married Ken Garrett who raised Jeff as his son. Beloved brother, son, nephew, cousin, uncle, friend and fur daddy, Jeff had a huge heart....

Dec 30, 2023

Charles H. Rickard, 93, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the Parkcliff Community, Northwood, Ohio after a short illness. He was born in Maumee, Ohio on June 4, 1930, the son of Claude A. and Helen V. (McClure) Rickard. He was attending Woodward High School and prior to graduation he joined the U.S. Army...

Dec 29, 2023

Roy Calvin Boyce, (69), of Maumee, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his sleep next to his wife on December 29, 2023.

Roy was born to Roy and Elizabeth Robinson, on October 26, 1954, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and adopted by Howard Boyce at the age of 8. Roy graduated from Lake High School and had a...

Dec 29, 2023

Judith Ann Kalthoff (Judy), age 84, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family on December 29, 2023. She was born on April 20, 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Ralph and Loretta Schiefelbein where she grew up. She attended Valparaiso University, where she met Harlan Kalthoff from Kansas City, Mo. They married in 1961 and have been married for...

Dec 27, 2023

Dennis Lee Gutman, 70, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born in Lima, Ohio to Karl and Dorothy (Mosler) Gutman. He married his sweetheart, Sharon Marie Strominger on July 5, 1974 and together raised their family.

Dennis worked at the docks loading trucks. He loved spending time...

Dec 27, 2023

Matilda Ellen Woodfill Cochran passed away Wednesday night, December 27, 2023, at Ebeid Hospice.

She was born September 18, 1932 to Edward and Gladys Woodfill in Toledo, OH.

Ellen graduated from DeVilbiss High School and briefly attended UT. She and her beloved Phillip were married May 1951 and soon became the...

Dec 27, 2023

Marilyn Carol Mizen, 78, passed away at home in Westlake, Ohio on Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Born May 22, 1945, to Robert and Catherine Mizen in Toledo, Ohio.

Marilyn went to St. Catherine of Sienna grade school and served as the editor of her Central Catholic High School yearbook. She was a graduate of the...

Dec 27, 2023

Beverly Jean Hoeflinger, 84, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away at Kingston of Perrysburg on December 27, 2023. Born in Toledo, Ohio to Virginia and William Robert (Bob) Boyce, she attended and graduated from Waite High School.

Her career began at Hoeflinger Real Estate, then continued at NFO Research and she retired...

Dec 26, 2023

Kathryn “Kat” Ann Wallace, age 58, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. She was born on June 5, 1965, to Frank and Barbara (Hawrylak) Wallace in Toledo, Ohio.

Kat was self employed as a Corporate Event Planner. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her friends.

Kat is survived by her...

Dec 25, 2023

Darlene Ann Smietanski, 72, of Perrysburg, OH passed away peacefully on December 25, 2023 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born July 25, 1951 to George and Carole Danko, Darlene was the beloved eldest sister of four. She graduated from Bowsher High School in 1969 and later went on to acquire her veterinarian technician’s license,...

Dec 24, 2023

Edward C. Depner, 63, of Oak Harbor, passed away December 24, 2023 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born January 1, 1960 in Port Clinton to Elmer Leon and Francis Elizabeth (Dunkleman) Depner. Ed attended Oak Harbor High School. He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Oak Harbor and always appreciated the love...

Dec 24, 2023

Joan Catherine (Lopresto) Snoad passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2023, at the age of 95. Joan began her life in Toledo, Ohio on August 20th, 1928. She grew up attending St. Mary’s Catholic School and Central Catholic High School. After obtaining additional schooling to become a secretary, Joan worked for Dura, St. Agnes and St. John...

Dec 24, 2023

Lillian I. (Dale) Lanz, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023. She was born November 20, 1929, in Canton, OH to Howard and Irene (Fisher) Dale. She was married June 30, 1951, to Willard “Bill” Lanz, who passed away in 1992. Lillian was a member of Hope United Methodist Church in Toledo. She had been a Brownie and Girl...

Dec 23, 2023

Doris M. Lewis, age 96, of Toledo, died on December 23, 2023 at Traditions at West Park Place. She was born March 11, 1927 in Toledo to the late Clarence H. and Isobel (Roberts) Goodman.

Doris went to DeVilbiss High School where she met her future husband John L. Lewis while she was fulfilling her...

Dec 23, 2023

Don Rozick, age 77, caught the westbound home on Saturday, December 23, 2023. He was born April 24, 1946, in East Cleveland, Ohio to Paul and Pearl (Schack) Rozick. On October 9, 1971, he married Kathleen Hubach in Cleveland, Ohio. Don graduated from St. Joseph High School, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 and Fenn College/Cleveland State University in 1969. He...

Dec 23, 2023

Robin Curt Kepler of Petersburg, MI, went to be with his Lord on December 23rd, 2023, following complications due to prostate cancer. Robin was born to Olen Udell and Mary (Daniells) Kepler in Toledo, OH on September 7th, 1956.

Robin studied Forestry at the University of Toledo before working as a truck driver for PepsiCo....

Dec 22, 2023

Donald Ferdinand Homier, age 88, of Toledo’s Point Place Community, passed away December 22, 2023, at Fremont Memorial Hospital. He was born July 18, 1935, in Toledo, OH to Harold and Margaret (Blazey) Homier.

Devout in his catholic faith, he was enrolled in seminary studies at Epiphany Apostolic College in Newburgh, NY during the 1950’s....

Dec 22, 2023

Robert Earl “Jr” Mitchell, Jr., 71, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 at the Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on November 5, 1952 in Virginia, the son of Robert Earl and Mary (Quillen) Mitchell, Sr.

Junior worked for Kelsey Hayes for many years until his retirement. He...

Dec 22, 2023

Sharon Marie (Strayer) Davenport, 82 of Whitehouse, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at Hospice of Northwest, Ohio following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, which she remained positive throughout. She was born July 31, 1941 to Gerald Strayer and Dolores (Smith) Williams in Toledo. Sharon graduated from Maumee High School in 1959. On July 11, 1959 she married...