Obituaries
James R. Mossing
Jan 15, 2018
James R. Mossing, age 87, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, Monday, January 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 5, 1930 to Frank and Matilda (Cheney) Mossing in Ogden Township, Michigan.
Jim proudly served in the United States Navy and was a construction worker for the SE Johnson Co., retiring in 1996....
Rita Zielinski
Jan 12, 2018
Rita B. Zielinski, affectionately known as Grandma Rita, age 93, of Delta, Ohio, entered into eternal rest Friday afternoon, January 12, 2018 at the Fulton Manor in Wauseon. She was born July 6, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Lottie (Polcyn) and Stanley Jakubowski. Rita was a graduate of Libby High School and on April 23, 1949 she married...
Barbara Jane Stevens
Jan 8, 2018
Barbara Jane Stevens, age 78, of Wauseon, Ohio, died peacefully early Monday morning, January 8, 2018 at Swanton Valley Care. She was born March 10, 1939 in Fox Lake, Wisconsin to Garnet (Lute) and Delbert F. Oliver. Following graduation, she enlisted in the United States Navy.
Barbara retired from Plastech in Wauseon where she worked for many years. She enjoyed...
Louise Gormley
Jan 3, 2018
Louise Gormley, age 95, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018. She was born June 25, 1922 in Mesilla Park, New Mexico to the late Margaret (Elgin) and Charles A. Cartwright. She was married to Larry Malone for 31 years. She later married Prentiss Gormley who preceded her in death after 20 years...
Rosezella A. Gaff
Jan 2, 2018
Rosezella A. Gaff, age 88, of Monroe, Michigan, formerly of Grass Lake, Michigan, and Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Monroe Promedica, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 18, 1929 to Albert and Opal (Osterhout) Layman in Delta, Ohio. Rosezella married Denver Gaff; he preceded her in death in1959. She worked...
Robin W. Metcalf
Jan 2, 2018
Robin W. Metcalf, age 77 , of Swanton, Ohio, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona and California, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 12, 1940 in Cleveland to Ralph and Margaret (Meyer) Walters. Robin married Charles Metcalf on Christmas day in 1975; he preceded her in death in November...
Frank Joseph Vaculik
Dec 31, 2017
Interment with Military Rites: St. Mary's Cemetery in Assumption
Frank Joseph Vaculik, age 87, life-long resident of Metamora, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Sunday afternoon, December 31, 2017, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, with his loving family at his bedside. He was born September 21, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Katherine (Honacek) and Joseph Vaculik. Frank proudly enlisted in...
Mona G. Rowley
Dec 30, 2017
Mona Gay Rowley, age 85, of Swanton, Ohio died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 30, 2017. She was born March 22, 1932 in Albany KY, and was the proud adopted daughter of the late Clyde William and Elsie Belle (Crossland) Babcock.
Following graduation from Swanton High School, Mona attended University of Michigan where she received...
John Junior Young
Dec 30, 2017
Interment with Military Rites: Swanton Cemetery
John Junior Young, age 86, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, December 30, 2017, surrounded by his family, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. John was born October 24, 1931 in Tecumseh, Michigan to Ethel Mae (Allison) and John James Young. He was a 1950 graduate of Tecumseh High School. Following graduation...
Danuta "Donna" Teresa Lange
Dec 30, 2017
Danuta “Donna” Teresa Lange age 77, of Swanton, Ohio, entered eternal life Saturday morning, December 30, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on September 3, 1940 in Reyszewo, Poland to Louis and Angela (Janowski) Posadny. Donna, her three sisters – Lucretia, Trudy, and Mary along with their father emigrated to the United States in December 1946...
Gladys Virginia Byers
Dec 27, 2017
Gladys Virginia Byers, age 87, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, December 27, 2017, at Heartland of Wauseon. She was born on September 11, 1930 in Hopewell, Virginia to Roy Ranger and Nellie Mae (McDaniel) Rose. She was raised by her grandmother Elsie C Rose, where she attended Morenci High School. In 1950 she married Roger Ebersole; he...
Kimberly Ann Cassady
Dec 26, 2017
Kimberly Ann (Barden) Cassady, age 51, of Toledo, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Tuesday, December 26, 2017. She was born October 27, 1966 in Morenci, Michigan to Janice and Harlan Barden. She grew up in Lyons, Ohio and was a 1984 graduate of Evergreen High School.
Kim thoroughly enjoyed working at Wal-Mart as a store clerk for several years. She loved...
Clarise May Burkard
Dec 19, 2017
Clarise May Burkard, age 87, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home early Tuesday morning, December 19, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 1, 1930 in Akron, Ohio to the late Anna (Walsh) and Richard Smith. Clarise married Thomas A. Burkard on June 9, 1956 at St. Clement's Catholic Church in Toledo, Ohio. He...
Marie A. Gurwell
Dec 18, 2017
Marie A. Gurwell, age 80, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Monday evening, December 18, 2017, at Fulton Manor Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on September 11, 1937 to Adolf and Clara (Damman) Rathge. On September 5, 1959, Marie married Herbert Gurwell. She worked as a teachers aid at Pike-Delta-York Schools retiring in...
Edmund A. Parsons
Dec 18, 2017
Graveside Services: Friday, December 22nd at 2:00 pm at Toledo Memorial Park
Edmund Arthur Parsons, age 79, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, December 18, 2017, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, with his loving wife, Rosemarie, at his bedside.
He was born February 8, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to Laurel (McCormick) and Homer R. Parsons, and was a graduate of Washington...
James Michael Grabarczyk, Sr
Dec 11, 2017
James Michael Grabarczyk, Sr., age 77, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Monday evening, December 11, 2017, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born February 4, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio to Sophia (Pawlaczyk) and Michael Grabarczyk.
Jim worked as a cement finisher at Rudolph-Libbe for 38 years. He was a 57-year member of Cement Finishers and Plasterers Local...
Roger E. Ford
Dec 4, 2017
Roger E. Ford, age 56, of Toledo, Ohio, died suddenly while at work, Monday morning, December 4, 2017, of an aortic aneurysm. He was born April 16, 1961 in Campbellsville, Kentucky to Gladys (Keltner) and Donald Ford. Roger was a graduate of Campbellsville High School and married Cathy Brewer. Even though they later divorced, they remained close friends.
Roger moved to...
Zackary James Floyd
Dec 1, 2017
Zackary James Floyd, age 18, of Lyons, Ohio, died Friday, December 1, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 10, 1999 in Napoleon, Ohio to David James Floyd and Melissa Richmond. Zackary was a student at Four County and worked at Taco Bell in Wauseon. He loved listening to music and playing video games.
Zackary will...
Eugene Gombash, Sr
Nov 22, 2017
Eugene Gombash, Sr. age 90, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life early Wednesday morning, November 22, 2017 at Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center. He was born December 3, 1926 in Ai, Ohio to the late Julius and Mary Gombash. On October 22, 1955 he married Lois Sherman.
Gene was a life-long farmer and was a member of the Fulton...
Eugene Michalkiewicz
Nov 22, 2017
Eugene Michalkiewicz, age 83, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at Swanton Valley Center. He was born on June 3, 1934 in Whitehouse to Joseph and Magdalene (Lubiatowski) Michalkiewicz. Eugene married Pearl R. Lewis on February 11, 1956; she preceded him in death on February 20, 2017.
He is survived by his two loving daughters, Susan...
