Obituaries
Viola Dierkens
Dec 3, 2014
Viola J. Dierkens, age 86, of Metamora, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Wednesday afternoon, December 3, 2014, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born February 22, 1928 in Assumption to Joseph Sr. and Barbara (Mossing) Snyder. Viola attended St. Mary’s School in Assumption and was a 1946 graduate of Central Catholic High School. On June 19, 1948, she married...
Vicki Lynn Smith
Nov 27, 2014
Vicki Lynn Smith, age 55, conceded defeat to colon cancer Thursday morning, November 27, 2014, with her daughter and son at her bedside. The high level of courage, strength, and resolve during this five-year battle are an ongoing inspiration to all who witnessed her endurance! Vicki was born in Hudson, Michigan on April 10, 1959 to Ellen and Doyle Gillespie....
Frederick Roy Tober
Nov 26, 2014
Frederick Roy Tober, age 81, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Wednesday morning, November 26, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee. He was born July 3, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, to Paul and Geraldine (Verity) Tober. On August 22, 1953, he married the love of his life, Midge Haynes. After 46 years of marriage she preceded him in...
Doris Elizabeth Sharples
Nov 25, 2014
Doris E. (Saeger) Sharples, born March 4, 1921 to Clarence R. and Bessie E. (McQuillin) Saeger, passed away Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014, at Legacy Assisted Living Center in Jackson, Michigan. She graduated from Fulton Centralized High School, attended Davis Business College, and worked for the Government Farm Program for two years, at that time in the new Federal Building...
Mildred Agnes Horak
Nov 22, 2014
Mildred Agnes Horak, age 93, of Delta, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Saturday, November 22, 2014 at her home. She was born January 20, 1921 in Blissfield, Michigan to Fredrick and Kathryn (Valasek) Krizan. Mildred married her childhood friend, Joseph Horak on February 22, 1941. He preceded her in death as the result an automobile accident in 1955, leaving her...
Carole J. Hahn
Nov 22, 2014
Carole J. Hahn, age 72 , of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 22, 2014, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. She was born February 14, 1942 in Swanton, Ohio to Everell and Elizabeth (Foust) Stukey. Carole married Robert Hahn on August 17, 1967, and he preceded her in death on May 10, 2004. Carole worked as a...
Shirley L. Wilson
Nov 19, 2014
Shirley L. Wilson, age 77, longtime resident of Lyons, Ohio, before moving to Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside, Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center. She was born May 2, 1937 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Floyd and Alice (Bringman) Gibler.
Shirley retired from Perfection Finishers. She was a member of...
Coach David W. Hansbarger
Nov 18, 2014
David W. Hansbarger, age 74, of Swanton, Ohio, passed into eternal life, Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, following a month long battle with pneumonia. He was born September 7, 1940 in Greenville, Ohio to Wayne and Katherine (Ashman) Hansbarger.
Coach Hansbarger graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1961. He began his teaching and football coaching career...
E. Elaine Mollencopf
Nov 18, 2014
E. Elaine Mollencopf, age 69, of Pemberville, Ohio, formerly of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Bay Park Community Hospital. She was born September 17, 1945 in Bucyrus, Ohio to Ferris and Mary Ellen (Hartwell) Mollencopf.
Elaine was a 1963 graduate of Colonel Crawford High School. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from Otterbein College, and her Masters...
Rose M. White
Nov 17, 2014
Rose M. White, age 84, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, Monday, November 17, 2014, following a long illness. She was born February 27, 1930 in Erie, Michigan to the late Michael and Katherine (Smajenka) Sedlar. She married Charles White, whom she met at the Swanton Senior Center, on December 18, 1999, and he preceded her in...
John Houser
Nov 15, 2014
John Houser, age 59, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, November 15, 2014, at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, with his daughters at his bedside. He was born May 21, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio, to Theodore and Ruby (Sanders) Houser. John married Pamela Ann Wisebaker on April 6, 1974. Together they raised two daughters, Shannon and Jammie. Pamela preceded him...
Beatrice Mae Altevogt
Nov 10, 2014
Bea Altevogt took her final trip, to Jesus in Heaven, on Monday, November 10, 2014. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Arthur H. and Melba V. (Sonafrank) Altevogt on November 19, 1939, she graduated from South Side High School in 1957.
She began her career with Platka Export in Fort Wayne, which later became a division of Dana under the...
Dean Ivan Foley
Nov 7, 2014
Graveside Services: Tuesday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. at the Swanton Cemetery
Dean Ivan Foley, age 62, of Toledo, Ohio, peacefully passed away Friday, November 7, 2014, at his home. He was born January 6, 1952 in Toledo, Ohio to William and Vera (Vaughan) Foley. Dean was a fan
of the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Toledo Mud Hens.
He...
Ricky N. Weber
Nov 7, 2014
Ricky N. Weber, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home, Friday, November 7, 2014. He was born April 28, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio to Russell and Carriel (Shavber) Weber. Ricky grew up in Whitehouse, Ohio, and was a 1973 graduate of Anthony Wayne High School. He was an avid football fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes and...
Bradley S. Ronau
Nov 4, 2014
Bradley Stuart Ronau, age 55, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Tuesday morning, November 4, 2014, at his home, eleven months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was born December 4, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio to Leo Donald and Dorothy (Buckenmeyer) Ronau. A 1977 graduate of Swanton High School, Brad started his professional land surveying career with Finkbeiner, Pettis...
Herbert August Bettinger, Sr
Nov 1, 2014
Herbert A. Bettinger, Sr., age 88, of Richfield Center, passed away, Saturday morning, November 1, 2014. He was born June 21, 1926 in Berkey, Ohio to the late Norbert August and Julia (Pinkelman) Bettinger. Herbert was a 1944 graduate of Metamora High School, and on April 12, 1947, married his high school sweetheart, Rose Marie Hassen.
Herbert worked at Medusa Portland...
Lois R. Yunker
Oct 30, 2014
Lois R. Yunker, age 89, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Thursday afternoon, October 30, 2014. She was born December 30, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to Frank and Ruth (Meisner) Pohlman. Lois was a 1942 graduate of Libbey High School, and on June 6, 1942 married her beloved husband, Harold Yunker. Together they raised fourteen children.
Lois was a charter...
Robert "Butch" Roth
Oct 13, 2014
Robert "Butch" Roth, age 80, life-long resident of Swanton, Ohio, went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Monday, October 13, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee. He was born May 18, 1934 to the late Otto and Erma (Geahlen) Roth. He was a 1954 graduate of Swanton High School, and following graduation, was drafted in the United States...
