Obituaries
Cathleen "Star" (Lathrop) Thornburgh
Mar 23, 2022
Cathleen E. “Star” (Lathrop) Thornburgh, age 59, of Berkey, Ohio, formerly of White Pigeon, Michigan, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 23, 2022, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Star was born October 29, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio to Reginald and Lolabel Louise (Shoemaker) Lathrop. She attended Evergreen High School, and married Jeffrey Thornburgh on October 1, 1991. Jeff preceded her in...
David Paul Miller
Mar 22, 2022
David Paul Miller, age 68, of Metamora, Ohio, was born February 12, 1954 to Harvard and Barbara (Davis) Miller. David graduated in 1972 from Evergreen High School. He retired as a supervisor in 2016 from the Shelly Company. The famous words from his family were "If Papa can't fix it, we're all in trouble".
Leaving behind to cherish his memory...
Florence T. Garcia
Mar 17, 2022
Florence T. Garcia, age 79, of Metamora, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Thursday morning, March 17, 2022. She was born September 10, 1942 in Manchester, Michigan to Florencio and Erlinda (Torres) Davila. Florence graduated from Lyons High School in 1962. On November 17, 1962, she married Marcos Garcia, Jr. He preceded her in death June 24, 2019.
Florence worked as...
Maria (Henrietta) Enriqueta Elguez
Mar 16, 2022
Henrietta Elguez, age 86, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March16, 2022. She was born on July 15, 1935, in Hidelgo Tamaulipas, Mexico toJose and Maria (Serrato) Elguez.A devout Catholic, Henrietta enjoyed volunteering at St. Richard Catholic Church and helping her friend Barbara with any tasks needing to be accomplished around the church. When she wasn’t spending time at Church...
John S. Toth, Jr.
Mar 9, 2022
John Stephen Toth, Jr., age 86, of Temperance, Michigan, died Wednesday morning, March 9, 2022, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born February 9, 1936 in Delta, Ohio to John Stephen, Sr. and L’Frieda (Raker) Toth. After graduating from High School, and because of his love for flying, John enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. John worked and retired as...
Werner Anton Steiner
Mar 8, 2022
Werner Anton Steiner, age 79, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away in his home, Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022. He was born February 24, 1943 in Patschkau, Germany to Anton and Anna (Schneider) Steiner. He moved to America with his parents and brother in 1952. After graduating from high school, Werner enlisted in the United States Navy. He was honorably discharged...
Eric K. "Ric" Burns
Mar 8, 2022
Eric K. “Ric” Burns, age 69, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic, where he spent many days over the past 7 months waiting for a heart transplant. He was born February 11, 1953, in Sandusky, Ohio to Earl L. and Phyllis R. (Donnelly) Burns. Ric was a 1971 graduate of Swanton High School, where...
Rosalind "Rocky” E. (VanCoppenolle) Marlatt
Mar 5, 2022
Rosalind E. (VanCoppenolle) Marlatt, age 75, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Saturday morning, March 5, 2022.
Visitation will be held Thursday, March 10th from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Weigel Funeral Home in Metamora. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 11th at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home. Interment will follow at Lyons Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may...
James Russell Hudik
Feb 20, 2022
James R. Hudik, age 67, of Lyons, Ohio, died Sunday morning, February 20, 2022, at his residence, with his loving family at his bedside. James was born June 19, 1954 in Toledo, Ohio to Cyril J. and Eileen F. (Loeffler) Hudik. He was a 1972 graduate of Evergreen High School, and on November 7, 1980 he married the love of...
Joe D. Kahl
Feb 17, 2022
Joe D. Kahl, age 74, of Swanton, Ohio, died Thursday afternoon, February 17, 2022, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, with his loving family at his bedside. Joe was born December 26, 1947 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late William A. and Cleo (Tarr) Kahl. He earned his bachelors degree in education, and on July 17, 1971, married his...
Dorothy Mae (Swartz) Gillen
Feb 12, 2022
Dorothy Mae Gillen, age 89 of Swanton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, February 12th 2022. Dorothy was born on May 15, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio to Leonard Swartz and Edith Pipken.
Dorothy was married to Donald Gillen and together they raised 7 children. She was a homemaker, having a passion for knitting and sewing, with a sweet tooth for ice...
Barbara Sue (Mohler) Sattler
Feb 10, 2022
Barbara Sue (Mohler) Sattler, age 84, of Lyons Ohio, made her journey to the arms of her husband Jim and her son Tracy, along with her Lord Jesus Christ. Sue was born on July 26, 1937, to Adrian and Edna Mohler of Liberty Center Ohio. She met and married the love of her life Sept 22, 1956. She worked as...
Thomas J. Farough
Feb 9, 2022
Thomas Farough, age 67, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, with his family at his bedside, Wednesday morning, February 9, 2022, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. He was born March 4, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio to John M. “Jack” and Anne (Trumbull) Farough. He married the love of his life, Susan K. Topel on March 3, 1973.
Thomas...
Dorothy Mae Natter
Feb 9, 2022
Dorothy Mae Natter, age 95, of Swanton, Ohio passed away peacefullysurrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at the Embassy of Swanton. Dorothy was born the only child to John W. and Susie O. (Patterson) Werner on March 28, 1926, in Hannibal, Missouri. She married the love of her life, William R. Natter on February 9, 1946. Dorothy...
Dorothy H. Bell
Feb 6, 2022
Dorothy Helen Bell, age 95, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Sunday evening, February 6, 2022 at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center. She was born January 16, 1927 in Toledo, Ohio to Earl N. and Ethel (Davis) Leininger. On June 27, 1947, she married Marion Bell.
Dorothy worked as a housekeeper at The Flower Hospital. She enjoyed shopping, gardening, playing...
Richard Kenneth Pifer
Feb 4, 2022
Richard Kenneth Pifer, age 81, of Blissfield, Michigan, passed away peacefully in his home, Friday evening, February 4, 2022. He was born April 29, 1940 in Blissfield, Michigan to Kenneth and Minnie (Dickerson) Pifer. He was a 1958 graduate of Metamora High School. Richard was a lifelong farmer and worked 15 years for Parker Hanafin Corporation. He enjoyed collecting baseball...
William "Bill" Gregory Ott
Feb 3, 2022
William “Bill” Ott, of Farmington, Kentucky, passed away unexpectedly at Baptist Health, Paducah, on February 3, 2022, at the age of 59.
Bill was born October 7, 1962, in Toledo, Ohio to Karl and Rosemary (Smith) Ott. He grew up on the family farm in Berkey, Ohio and graduated from Evergreen High School. Bill worked as a welder, crane operator,...
Frank Wayne Brewster
Feb 3, 2022
Frank “Wayne” Brewster, age 79, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022 in his home. Wayne was born on November 15, 1942 in Swanton, Ohio to Lewis and Zora “Deanie” (Dickman) Brewster. He was a 1960 graduate of Liberty Center High School. Wayne married the love of his life, Paulette Purtee on March 14, 1964. He was...
Robert A. English
Jan 29, 2022
Robert A. English, age 84, of Delta, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born April 30, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio to Robert E. and Dorothy (Geddert) English. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Thomas A. DeVilbiss High School where he was an all-star athlete in both football...
Fred Dixon Bolyard
Jan 29, 2022
Fred Dixon Bolyard, age 90, passed away on the 29th of January 2022. Fred was born to Julius and Nora Bolyard in Deer Park, Maryland on March 25, 1931. Fred attended the University of Maryland in 1948 where he enrolled in Vocational Mine Classes. Fred was also an army veteran. On May 5, 1952, he married the love of his life, Sylvia Poturalski....
