Obituaries
John Joseph Kurivial
Sep 9, 2015
John Joseph Kurivial, age 88, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2015. He was born March 12, 1927 in Napoleon, Ohio to John and Anna (Jurasek) Kurivial. After graduation, John was drafted in the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict from 1951-1953. On November 12,...
Donald E. Henry, Jr
Sep 8, 2015
Donald E. Henry, Jr., age 85, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away Tuesday evening, September 8, 2015, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born August 24, 1930 in Chesterfield Township to Donald E. and Velda L. (Viers) Henry. Don was a 1949 graduate of Swanton High School. He worked as a skilled carpenter for several area contractors, retiring in early...
Dana M. Beatty
Sep 2, 2015
Dana Mae (Bixler) Beatty, age 87, of Swanton, Ohio passed away peacefully Wednesday night, September 2, 2015 at Swanton Health Care and Rehabilitation Center where she resided. Dana was born November 2, 1927 in Orrville, Ohio, to Loah (Koons) and Calvin Bixler. She married her true love, Owen R. Beatty on February 8, 1947 and thus began a life of...
Gerald R. Eggleston
Aug 27, 2015
Graveside Services: Pending
Gerald Ross Eggleston, age 84, of Middlefield, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, August 27, 2015, at the Elizabeth Scott Community in Maumee. He was born May 21, 1931 in Burton, Ohio, to Forrest M. and Cleo Belle (Young) Eggleston. He graduated from Middlefield High School in 1952.
Gerry worked as a custodian at the Geauga Rubber Company. He...
Bessie I. Laing
Aug 21, 2015
Bessie I. Laing, age 85, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Friday evening, August 21, 2015, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, with her loving family at her side. She was born November 11, 1929, in Grandview, Indiana, to the late Walter and Susie (Krome) Bays.
Bessie worked at Peterson Springs for several years before retiring in 1994. Bessie enjoyed...
John P. Farkas
Aug 17, 2015
John P. Farkas, age 91, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, August 17, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee. He was born June 1, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Feyes) Farkas. John married his beloved wife Merideth "De De" Trombley on November 25, 1944. She preceded him in death on February 11, 2009....
James Charles Koelsch
Aug 16, 2015
James C. Koelsch, age 69, died at his home in Metamora, OH on Sunday, August 16, 2015 with family and friends at his side.
Jim was born February 6, 1946 in Toledo, OH to the late Charles and Lorene Koelsch. He was raised on the family's farm and lived there for the last twenty-five years of his life. He attended St....
James LeRoy Van Order
Aug 11, 2015
James Leroy Van Order, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. He was born March 18, 1935 in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania to Harold John and Vivian Lenora (Mays) Van Order. He was a 1953 graduate of Vestal High School in New York and joined...
Robert E. Pilliod
Aug 10, 2015
Robert E. Pilliod, age 95, lifelong resident of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Monday afternoon, August 10, 2015, at the Fulton County Health Center. He was born September 19, 1919 in Swanton to Norbert and Ann (Jungwirth) Pilliod.
Bob was a 1937 graduate of Swanton High School. Prior to Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United...
David E. Biggs
Aug 4, 2015
David E. Biggs, age 63, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Tuesday evening, August 4, 2015, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. He was born June 1, 1952 in Albion, Michigan to Estel I. and Margaret A. (Qualkinbush) Biggs. David was a 1971 graduate of Swanton High School and worked several years as a service attendant at the Turnpike...
Donald J Roth
Aug 2, 2015
Donald J Roth, 87, went to his heavenly home on the morning of Sunday, August 2, 2015 at ProMedica St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee Ohio following a recent emergency surgery.
Don was born in Milton Center, Ohio on January 30, 1928. He grew up in Brailey, Ohio where he was kept busy helping his parents run the Geahlan and Roth General...
James D. Nowak
Aug 2, 2015
James D. Nowak, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, following a recent heart attack. Jim was born April 10, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio to Stanley S. and Stella (Jurski) Nowak. Following graduation from Macomber High School, Jim joined the U.S. Navy. On November 21, 1964, he married his...
Victoria Hill
Aug 1, 2015
Services at Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton will be Private
Victoria Hill, age 88, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. She was born September 14, 1926 in Pennsylvania to Vartan and Marian (Veralian) Sarkisian. Victoria was a 1944 graduate of Swanton High School. On November 19, 1953 she married her beloved husband of 55...
Gene Helminiak
Jul 31, 2015
Eugene J. “Gene” Helminiak, age 58 of Delta, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015. He was born on July 18, 1957 in Wauseon, Ohio to his late father Stanley Helminiak and his mother Donna (Whitcomb) Helminiak.
For over 30 years, Gene was a dedicated and hardworking diesel mechanic and heavy equipment operator at Soul Road Auto Parts. He was...
Rita C. Stroble
Jul 30, 2015
Rita C. Stroble, age 66, of Swanton, Ohio, entered through the gates of heaven and into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following a valiant battle with cancer, Thursday evening, July 30, 2015, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born April 10, 1949 in Willard, Ohio and raised in Chatfield, Ohio by her parents, Dorcie and...
Judith L. Whitmore
Jul 27, 2015
Judith L. Whitmore, age 74, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, Monday morning, July 27, 2015. She was born October 3, 1940 in Sandusky, Ohio to Edward and Cora (Furstenberg) Carlson. She married Charles Whitmore on May 27, 1978.
Judy drove bus for 15 years for the Springfield Local School District. After retirement,...
Sherman C. Hallett
Jul 24, 2015
Sherman C. Hallett, age 72, a life long resident of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, surrounded by his loving family, early Friday morning, July 24, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee. He was born May 29, 1943 in Swanton to Walter and Virginia (Leo) Hallett. Sherman was a 1960 graduate of Swanton High School and served in the...
Valentine Trembach
Jul 22, 2015
Valentine Trembach, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at The Toledo Hospital. He was born January 20, 1931 in Swanton, Ohio to John and Bertha (Pachovic) Trembach. He married Rosalyn Dosek on May 24, 1963. Valentine worked as a press operator for Toledo Stamping. He was a faithful member of 7th Day Adventist Church in...
David James Fickel, Esq.
Jul 21, 2015
Dave Fickel, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into heaven on July 21, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo following a short illness. He was born October 21, 1953 and raised in Carlisle, PA, the son of Virginia and James R. Fickel.
He received a B.A. from Gettysburg College in 1975 where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity....
Jeffery Allen Griffeth
Jul 20, 2015
Lyons, Ohio
Jeffery Allen Griffeth, age 48, of North Pole, Alaska, died July 20, 2015. He was born August 11, 1966 in Morenci, Michigan, the son of Carroll and Shirley Pokornik) Griffeth. He was married to Loda Calfey Griffeth, and she survives. Besides his parents, also surviving are two daughters, Morgan and Riley; sister, Carly Kay Mattimore , her husband, Matt...
