Obituaries

Nov 7, 2018

Donna J. Stevenson, age 88, of Swanton and formerly of Wauseon passed away late Wednesday November 7, 2018 at Swanton Valley Healthcare. Prior to her retirement she had been the Assistant Treasurer for the Pike-Delta-York School District.

Mrs. Stevenson was born on November 15, 1929 in Delta, Ohio the daughter of the late Marion and the late Irene (Sindel) Soles....

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Nov 2, 2018

Henry B. Vandenbusche, age 88, of Blissfield, Michigan, and a lifelong farmer, entered into eternal life, Friday evening, November 2, 2018, just shy of his 89th birthday.  He was born November 21, 1929 in Gross Pointe Park, Michigan to Lucille (Lazoen) and Robert Vandenbusche.  He was a 1948 graduate of Metamora High School and was drafted into the United States...

Nov 1, 2018

Deanna L. Guinn, age 56, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away, Thursday, November 1, 2018, at St. Luke's hospital.  She was born April 27, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio to Patricia (Schaub) and Abraham Lincoln Harmon.  She was a 1980 graduate of Waite High School, and on September 22, 1984, married Randall Guinn.  Deanna enjoyed crocheting and reading romance novels.

She is...

Nov 1, 2018

Arthur W. Hassen, age 62, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018, in Ebeid Hospice Residence, with his wife by his side, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. 

Arthur was born December 26, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio to Sue (Spradling) and Robert Hassen, and was a 1973 graduate of Evergreen High School.  He worked as a...

Oct 31, 2018

Katie (Franks) Essinger-Phipps, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, age 92, of Crystal Lake, Florida; and formerly of Swanton, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018.  She was one of six children, born March 18, 1926 in Cygnet, Ohio to the late Christina (Apel) and Charles H. Franks.  She married her first husband Ira Essinger.  Together they owned and operated a gas...

Oct 24, 2018

Rob Alan Howard, Jr., age 27, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018.  He was born August 1, 1991 in Wauseon, Ohio to Sherry May (Dauwalter) and Rob Alan Howard.  Rob was a 2010 graduate of Delta High School and attended Four County.  On December 14, 2013, he married Kaitlyn Spurgeon.

Rob was a diesel mechanic and worked...

Oct 19, 2018

Oct 19, 2018

Harriet “Hattie” A. Parker, age 96, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Friday afternoon, October 19, 2018 at Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center. She was born August 12, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Ava D. (Bayes) and Vernon E. Parker.

Harriet was a 1940 graduate of Swanton High School, and was proud to have served in the...

Oct 18, 2018

David Paul Smith, known by his Centurion Family as Crew, age 59, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October, 18, 2018.  He was born October 22, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio.  He graduated from High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army.  He married Cynthia Beeker in 1987.  She passed away November 11, 2011.  On September 28, 2013, he married Kimberly...

Oct 16, 2018

Clara Nowak, age 94, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center.  She was born May 16, 1924 in Monroe, Michigan to the late Theresa (Fritz) and Lewis Knaggs.  She married Anthony Nowak, and he preceded her in death.

Clara retired from Chrysler Jeep where she worked as an inspector.  She was...

Oct 13, 2018

Gerald "Jerry" W. Stinson, age 78, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, October 13, 2018 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania.  He was born August 27, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Helen (Monaghan) and Alvin Stinson.  Jerry was a 1958 graduate of Swanton High School and on October 1, 1961 married Sharon Gibbons.  

Jerry worked as an inspector for...

Oct 11, 2018

Albert Jay Pardee, known as Al to friends and family, age 65, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, Thursday afternoon, October 11, 2018, following a long battle with cancer.  Al will best be remembered as a loving husband, father, musician and restauranteur.

He was born November 10, 1952 in Buffalo, New York to the late Joan (Melbrod) and...

Oct 10, 2018

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Oct 2, 2018

Gary Morse Nichols, age 80, lifelong resident of Lyons, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, October 2, 2018 at Swanton Valley Care Center.  He was born January 20, 1938 in Lyons, Ohio to Elizabeth Caroline (Morley) and Walter Leonard Nichols.  Following graduation, Gary enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  Gary married his loving wife, Irene Marvin on January 21, 1961...

Sep 29, 2018

Lois J. DeBacker of Lyons, Ohio passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 29, 2018 after a 4 year battle with ovarian cancer.  She was born on July 24, 1948 to Harvey & Rosezella Beavers. She married Roger DeBacker on April 2, 1966 and he survives.

She is also survived by her three children...

Sep 25, 2018

Rose Marie Myers, age 78, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Tuesday morning, September 25, 2018, at Addison Health and Rehabilitation Center in Maumee.  She was born October 30, 1939 in Toledo, Ohio to Lucille (Whitt) and Walter Tunison.  She married her beloved husband, Harold Edward Myers on November 3, 1956.  As the kids were growing up, she worked...

Sep 22, 2018

Mary Elizbeth Glanz (Mary Beth) age, 69, of Ottawa Lake, Michigan, entered into eternal life, Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Sunset Village in Sylvania.  She was bron September 11, 1949 in Toledo, Ohio to Mary Francis (Korfel) and John Pokorney.  Mary married Roger Glanz on September 24, 1966 in Toledo, Ohio.  He preceded her death on October 1, 2017.  

Mary...