Obituaries
James H. Rains
May 17, 2012
Calling Hours: Friday, May 18th from 4 to 9 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
James H. Rains, age 71, lost his battle with cancer, Thursday morning, May 17, 2012. He passed away quietly in his Swanton home. Jim was born February 6, 1941 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to Charles and Illa (Barnhill) Rains. On March 22, 1964, he married...
Melvene Walters
May 14, 2012
Calling Hours: Thursday, May 17th from 3 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Melvene M. Walters, age 90, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside, Monday morning, May 14, 2012, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born August 13, 1921 in Swanton, Ohio to Charles and Anna (Maas) Miller. Melvene was...
Fredric George Barba
May 10, 2012
Fredric George Barba, age 72, of Tiffin, Ohio, entered into eternal life Thursday morning, May 10, 2012, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born February 7, 1940 in Metamora, Ohio to Paul Cruz and Jane (Russell) Barba. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Assumption and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Fred obtained his Bachelor of Business...
Genevieve "Jean" Zalecki
May 9, 2012
Genevieve “Jean” Zalecki, age 77, of Whitehouse, Ohio, and Deerfield Beach, Florida, entered into eternal life, Wednesday morning, May 9, 2012. She was born June 30, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Richard and Genevieve (Cruse) Nagle. Jean married Albert “Joe” Zalecki on May 29, 1954; he preceded her in death on August 2, 2000. Jean and Albert were...
Phyllis Kathleen Schetter
May 8, 2012
Phyllis Kathleen Schetter, age 73, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Tuesday evening, May 8, 2012. She was born December 17, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Parnell and Clara (Powalowski) Kain. Prior to her marriage to Robert Schetter on November 29, 1975, Phyllis worked as a secretary for WOHO Radio Station and Toledo Railroad Terminal.
Phyllis was a...
Thomas Allen Taylor
May 8, 2012
Calling Hours: Sunday, May 13th from 6 to 8 pm and Monday, May 14th from 4 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Metamora
Thomas Allen Taylor, age 58, of Lyons, Ohio, died unexpectedly as the result of a heart attack, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, while vacationing with his wife in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was born...
Carleton Joseph Small, Jr
May 6, 2012
Calling Hours: Wednesday, May 9th from 2 to 8 pm and Thursday, May 10th from 12 (noon) to 2:00 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Carleton Joseph Small, Jr., age 82, of Swanton, Ohio, passed this life on Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was born October 10, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio to Carleton J. Sr. and Nora (O’Brian)...
Margaret Lucille Myers
May 6, 2012
Calling Hours: Wednesday, May 9th from 5 to 7 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Metamora
Margaret Lucille Myers, age 93, a life-long resident of Metamora, Ohio, passed away at her residence on County Road 6, at 2:15 Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2012, from congestive heart failure. She was born to Rollie and Edith Pifer on August 6, 1918.
Surviving...
Jean Baus
May 2, 2012
Jean Esther Baus, age 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. She was born September 17, 1925 in Wauseon, Ohio to Wade H. Woodward and Blanche M. (Schwanger) Woodward. She graduated from Wauseon High School in 1944 and married Robert W. Baus in 1946.
Jean enjoyed bowling, ballroom dancing, and camping. She worked as a...
James Grames
Apr 30, 2012
Calling Hours: Saturday, May 5th from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Graveside Services: Saturday, May 19th at Amboy Township Cemetery
James A. Grames, Sr., age 71, formerly of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, April 30, 2012, surrounded by his loving family, at Wooster Community Hospital in Wooster, Ohio. He was born July 6, 1940...
Florence Haupricht
Apr 19, 2012
Florence Haupricht, age 88, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Thursday evening, April 19, 2012, at the Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 8, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio to Adam and Mary (Jankowiak) Dziengelewski. On April 25, 1954, she married her loving husband, Theodore.
Florence worked as a supervisor and...
Harold Wayne Massie
Apr 10, 2012
Calling Hours: Sunday, April 15th from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Harold Wayne Massie, age 93, of Swanton, Ohio, died suddenly, Tuesday evening, April 10, 2012, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Tuscola, Illinois. The youngest of 8 children, he was born December 2, 1918 to the late Anthony Wayne and Myrta Grace...
Kenneth Robertson
Apr 9, 2012
Calling Hours: Thursday, April 12th from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Metamora
Kenneth Robertson, affectionately called Grampy, age 68, of Jasper, Michigan, died Monday afternoon, April 9, 2012, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio. He was born February 2, 1944 in Ogden Center to Dorma and Faye (Viers) Robertson. He was a graduate of Blissfield High...
Elizabeth Mary Chamberlain
Apr 4, 2012
Calling Hours: Friday, April 6th, from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Elizabeth Mary Chamberlain, age 96, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. She was born November 10, 1915 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Harmon and Matilda (Miller) Flory. She married Ovid...
Virginia Grace Fuller
Mar 29, 2012
Calling Hours: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Virginia Grace Fuller, age 73, of Grand Rapids, Ohio, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born May 13, 1938 in Swanton, Ohio to the late Harrison and Amanda (Martin) Busack. She married Howard W. Fuller...
Ralph D. Barron
Mar 20, 2012
Calling Hours: Thursday, March 22nd at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Delta, Ohio
Ralph “Pete” D. Barron, age 89, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday evening March 20, 2012, at his daughter's home in Swanton. He was born in Delta, OH, on February 11, 1923, one of two children, to the late James and Mildred (Arnold) Barron. On April 15, 1951,...
John Joseph Eisel
Mar 20, 2012
John Joseph Eisel, age 70, of Berkey, Ohio, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Swanton Valley Care and Rehab after a long illness.
John was born on February 7, 1942 to Steven and Esther (Miller) Eisel. He was employed at Dana Corporation and the Chevrolet Transmission Plant in Toledo, Ohio. He also volunteered at Our Lady of Lourdes local...
Thomas Charles Warner
Mar 18, 2012
Calling Hours: Tuesday, March 20th from 2 to 8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.
Thomas Charles Warner, age 68, of Swanton, Ohio, entered eternal life, Sunday morning, March 18, 2012 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born April 5, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Howard...
Gale Thomas Betz
Mar 10, 2012
Gale Thomas Betz, age 45, of Sand Creek, Michigan, a loving husband,
father, grandfather and brother, passed away in his home, Saturday,
March 10, 2012. He was born April 8, 1966 in Adrian, Michigan to
Wendell T. and Cora Belle (Iffland) Betz. He married his loving wife,
Beverly Tackett, on December 20, 2007.
Gale was a...
James Doyle Ray
Mar 9, 2012
James Doyle Ray, age 78, of Delta, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Friday afternoon, March 9, 2012, at his home, with his loving family at his bedside. He was born April 9, 1933 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Wiley and Nina (Gambrell) Ray. On November 17, 1951, he married his beloved wife, Verner Marie Ellis.
In the late 60’s and early...
