Obituaries
Matthew R. Gillen
Aug 22, 2022
Matthew (Matt) R. Gillen, born June 19, 1965, entered into eternal life, Monday evening, August 22, 2022. Son of Ann and Robert Gillen; brother of Mary (Gordon) Wilkins, Joan (Don) Klein, Kathy (Scott) Oster, Dave (Lorraine) Gillen, Steve, Patti (Mark) Valore and Joe (Nichole) Gillen; uncle and grand uncle to numerous nephews and nieces. Matt is also survived by his...
Wayne Beach
Aug 20, 2022
Wayne Beach, age 51, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Saturday morning, August 20, 2022, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Wayne was born January 4, 1971 in Adrian, Michigan to Jerry and Jacklyn (Filter) Beach, who preceded him in death.
Wayne had a love for his cats and dogs and all animals big and small....
Douglas P. Gigax
Aug 16, 2022
Douglas P Gigax, age 74, of Swanton OH, passed away peacefully in his home August 16, 2022. He was the son of John P Gigax and Dorothy (Craig) Gigax. Doug was a 1966 graduate of Swanton High School. In high school he worked the soda fountain in the family bakery. After high school he worked at Dana Spicer Corp. for...
Mary "Toby" Taylor
Aug 9, 2022
Mary H. Carman-Hawkins-Taylor, affectionately known as Toby, age 97, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday evening, August 9, 2022, at Flower Hospital in Sylvania. Toby was born in Maumee, Ohio on March 3, 1925, to Henry Carman and Helen (Alder) Carman. She graduated from Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1943. Toby worked in the office at Jeep for many years. She...
Cheryl Sue Schmidt
Jul 31, 2022
Cheryl Sue Schmidt, age 71, of Perrysburg, Ohio; formerly of Swanton, passed away peacefully in her home, Sunday morning, July 31, 2022, with her loving family at her bedside. Cheryl was born April 24, 1951 in Kokomo, Indiana to William and Doris (Self) Ashenfelter. She was a 1969 graduate of Swanton High School and earned her Bachelors Degree from Bowling...
Raymond A. Walter
Jul 29, 2022
Raymond A. Walter, 73, lifelong resident of Swanton, Ohio, passed awaypeacefully, Friday, July 29, 2022, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo,following a long and hard fought battle with cancer. He was born March 18,1949 in Toledo, Ohio to Raymond H. and Imogene “Midge” Coon-Spotts-Walter. Raymond was a 1967 graduate of Swanton High School, and married Darlene “Dar” Lantz on...
Val C. Benner
Jul 27, 2022
Val C. Benner, age 53, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away in his home, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He was born May 3, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan. Val married Kathy Lynn Dewey on June 30, 2001.
Val worked as a Journeyman Lineman for Local 245 for 35 years. He traveled all over the country for work, training several lineman and served...
Anita M. Daniels
Jul 25, 2022
Anita was born in Gorham, New Hampshire in the midnight hours at their family home in early June 1941. Which led to some debate, and surprise, when much later in her life she found out her birthday was actually June 9th (not the 10th like they had always celebrated). She often spoke fondly of her parents Wilfred “Pete” and Rose...
Dolores "Dolly" Dilbone
Jul 23, 2022
Dolores “Dolly” Dilbone, age 85, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away in her home, Saturday evening, July 23, 2022. Dolly was born May 23, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio to Robert Raymond and Maxine (Finch) Tressler. She married Neal David Dilbone, Sr. on February 2, 1953. He preceded her in death on August 23, 2004.
Dolly was a member of the Red...
April Adams
Jul 22, 2022
April J. Adams, age 35, of Van Wert; formerly of Swanton, passed away peacefully at the Gardens of Paulding Nursing Home Friday afternoon July 22, 2022. She was born in Lyons to the late Jeffery Adams and Michele (Dupont) Adams.
She had a passion for baking and cooking everything and was also a very good storyteller.
She is survived by...
Gary G. Thatcher
Jul 19, 2022
Gary G. Thatcher, age 79, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in his home, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. He was born May 6, 1943 in Maumee, Ohio to Gerald and Mabel (Osterhout) Thatcher. Gary was a graduate of Delta High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy. Gary was a printing press operator for 32...
Benjamin J. Gurwell
Jul 16, 2022
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Benjamin J. Gurwell, age 58, of Defiance, Ohio, died on Saturday evening, July 16, 2022, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Bejamin was a Stationary Steam Engineer for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold in the Power Plant.
Bejamin was born in Toledo, Ohio on January 14, 1964, the son of Herbert and Marie (Rathge) Gurwell....
Bernard C. Brown
Jul 16, 2022
Bernard "Bernie" C. Brown, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at ProMedica Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio. Bernie was born May 28, 1942 to Charles A. and Freada H. (Baker) Brown. Bernie was a truck driver for many years and owned his own painting business. One of his greatest accomplishments was riding his 1972 Yamaha...
Cora May Gergich
Jul 16, 2022
Cora May Gergich, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday July 16, 2022 in Toledo, Ohio. Cora was born on September 1, 1937 and was the only child of Arthur and Irene Gisin (Crane) in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She was a graduate of Woodbridge High School, class of 1954 and the Wood Business School in New...
Kaylene (Gittus) George
Jul 13, 2022
Kaylene Gittus George, age 74, of Whitehouse, Ohio, passed away while enjoying vacation with family in Yellowstone, Wednesday July 13, 2022. Kaylene was born March 28, 1948 in Tecumseh, Michigan and graduated from Deerfield High School. She attended business school that brought her to Toledo, Ohio, where she worked at the Toledo Hospital.
In 1969, she met Allan George with...
Jeffrey F. Simon
Jul 10, 2022
Jeffrey F. Simon, age 64, life-long farmer and Township Trustee, died Sunday morning, July 10, 2022, at The Toledo Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Jeff was born September 2, 1957 in Toledo, Ohio to Raymond and Olive Rose (Myers) Simon. He was a 1975 graduate of Evergreen High School. Jeff married his beloved wife and high school sweetheart, Theresa...
Catherine "Kitty" M. Huntley
Jul 6, 2022
Catherine M Huntley (Kitty), age 85, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away at the ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sylvania, Ohio, on Wednesday morning, July 6th, 2022, after a valiant battle with cancer.
Kitty was born on September 21, 1936 in Lowell, Massachusetts, but lived in Lyons, Ohio for most of her life, only recently moving to Toledo 3...
Michelle Lynn Herr
Jul 5, 2022
Michelle Lynn Herr, known as a very generous and one-of-a-kind person, age 44, of Metamora, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Tuesday afternoon, July 5, 2022, after injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born November 22, 1977, in Wauseon, Ohio to Ronald and Rebecca (Mossing) Ehrsam. Michelle was a 1996 graduate of Evergreen High School. On December 12, 1998,...
Kathleen Marie Leggio
Jul 2, 2022
Kathleen Marie Leggio, age 73, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Kathleen was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 17, 1949, to Wilford and Beatrice (Otting) Moore. After High School, she went onto college where she graduated from St. Vincent’s School of Nursing, as a Registered Nurse. Kathleen met the love of her...
Arlene Mae Stoup
Jul 1, 2022
Arlene Mae Stoup, age 84, lifelong resident of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Friday evening, July 1, 2022, at Promedica Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Arlene was born October 17, 1937, in Swanton to Arvine Bennet and Gertrude Irene (Nobbs) Cook. Arlene was a 1955 graduate of Fulton Centralized School. She married her beloved husband Robert Glenn...
