Obituaries
Lloyd Eugene Hinkle
Aug 7, 2012
Lloyd Eugene Hinkle, of Lyons, Ohio, passed from this life Tuesday evening, August 7, 2012, surrounded by his loving family, at Grand Court in Adrian, Michigan, at the age of 84 years. He was born October 16, 1927 in Lyons, Ohio to Lloyd E. and Willa Rose (Barnes) Hinkle. Lloyd enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed...
Jack R. Druckenmiller
Aug 4, 2012
Jack R. Druckenmiller, 81, a resident of the Gould City Mich., area, died Saturday Aug. 4, 2012, at the War Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. He was born April 14, 1931, in Fremont, the son of the late Robert L. and Pauline (Crossett) Druckenmiller. He married his second wife, the former Carol McMillan of...
Leslie Stasa
Aug 2, 2012
Leslie F. Stasa, age 90, of Jasper, Michigan, passed away peacefully, with his daughters at his bedside, Thursday evening, August 2, 2012 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania from kidney failure. He was born May 9, 1922 in Berkey, Ohio to Bartholomew and Frances (Konecny) Stasa. He graduated from Metamora High School in 1940 and attended Michigan State University and Penn...
Margaret Agosti
Jul 18, 2012
Margaret Agosti, age 79, a long-time resident of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at The Toledo Hospital. She was born August 18, 1932 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Valentine and Ethel (Boling) Wink. She married Virgil Agosti on January 17, 1953, and he preceded her in death on May 2, 1986.
Margaret was a babysitter for...
Ronald Mikola
Jul 17, 2012
Ronald L. Mikola, age 61, of Delta, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 3, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio to Donald and Olive Rose (Schneider) Mikola. He worked as an IT technician for Trinova.
Ron was a member of the Delta Eagles and loved playing pool on the pool league. He also...
Paul Keirsey
Jul 15, 2012
Paul Keirsey, age 79, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, July 15, 2012. He was born on November 23, 1932, in Rogersville, Tennessee, to Charles and Sarah (Mayo) Keirsey. Paul married Roberta Boyd on September 3, 1954. Paul served in the US Army and was a lifetime member of Defiance AMVETS...
Pearl Horton
Jul 14, 2012
Raven, Virginia
Residence: Swanton, Ohio; born and raised in Raven, Virginia
Funeral Service: Pending
Interment: Horton Family Cemetery
April M. Myers-Westfall
Jul 7, 2012
April M. (Myers) Westfall, age 41, of West Unity, Ohio; formerly of Ogden Township, Michigan, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, Saturday afternoon, July 7, 2012. She was born July 16, 1970 in Adrian, Michigan to Roger Myers and Cheryl (Osenko) Myers. She graduated from Onsted High School and on May 14, 2004 married Michael Westfall.
April worked...
Jeffrey Allen Blayz
Jul 5, 2012
Jeffrey Allen Blayz, age 51, of Orlando, Florida; formerly of Swanton, Ohio, died unexpectedly in his home Thursday, July 5, 2012 of natural causes. He was born October 2, 1960 in Toledo, Ohio to Charles and Carol Sue (Hiser) Blayz. Jeff was a graduate of Swanton High School and The Ohio State University, where he obtained his degree in turf...
Richard G. Finfera
Jul 1, 2012
Mass of Ressurrection: Friday, July 6th at 12:00 (Noon) at the church
Richard George Finfera, age 94, of Wauseon, Ohio, entered through the Gates of Heaven, Sunday morning, July 1, 2012, at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center. He was born October 24, 1917 in Maple Grove Township, Michigan to Vador and Marie (Sedlar) Finfera. He married his wife of over...
Michael G. Horvath
Jul 1, 2012
Graveside Services: Friday, July 6th, at 10:00 am at Greenlawn Cemetery in Delta, Ohio
Michael Gus Horvath, age 93, of Whitehouse, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, July 1, 2012, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. Michael was born September 1, 1918 in Toledo, Ohio. He worked at Libbey Owens Ford for 42 years as a glass cutter, retiring in 1981.
He...
Shane J. Bellmore
Jun 29, 2012
Shane J. Bellmore, age 39, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, June 29, 2012 due to natural causes. He was born May 1, 1973, in Kalispell, Montana to Rita (Wilder) Bellmore and James Bellmore.
Shane loved Star Wars and going to concerts, traveling as far as Las Vegas and to New York to see Woodstock....
Sylvia B. Kreuz
Jun 25, 2012
Mass of Ressurrection: Friday, June 29th at 11:00 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Assumption
Sylvia B. Kreuz, age 80, of Metamora died June 25, 2012. She was born on November 27, 1931 to the late Ambrose & Irene Herr. Sylvia was very active in her church and community. She was the pioneer of the physical education program at St....
James R. Mayer
Jun 19, 2012
Memorial Celebration of Jim's Life: Sunday, June 24th from 1 to 4 pm at the Whitehouse American Legion Post #384
James R. Mayer, 50, of Whitehouse, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012, as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Jim was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting, boating, motorcycling, and truly enjoyed life with family and friends.
Surviving to cherish his...
Raymond P. Martin
Jun 18, 2012
Mass of Ressurrection: Saturday, June 23rd at 11:00 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Assumption
Raymond P. Martin, age 91, of Berkey, Ohio, entered through the Gates of Heaven, Monday afternoon, June 18, 2012, at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 9, 1921, in Berkey, Ohio to Samuel and Louisa (Ford)...
Ava Jean Goin
Jun 16, 2012
Ava Jean Goin, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, June 16, 2012 at St. Luke’s Hospital, with her family at her bedside. She was born September 1, 1931 in Prestonburg, Kentucky to Richard and Callie (Wilkerson) Melton.
Ava worked at R&R Plastics for 23 years, retiring in 1996. She was a former member of Swanton Alliance Church. Ava...
Charles A. Bayer, Sr
Jun 5, 2012
Interment with Military Rites: St. Richard's Catholic Cemetery
Charles A. Bayer Sr. age 72, long time resident of Swanton, Ohio passed away in the company of loved ones on Tuesday morning June 5, 2012 at Flower Hospital. He was born October 28, 1939 in Norwalk, Ohio to the late Dr. Charles and Mildred (Mason) Bayer. Charlie served in the US Marines...
Ellen Marie Matzinger
May 31, 2012
Graveside Services: Monday, June 4th at 1:00 pm at Sharples Cemetery
Ellen Marie Matzinger, age 90, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Thursday afternoon, May 31, 2012. She was born June 11, 1921 in Sylvania, Ohio to Elson and Theresa (Marsh) Pemberton. She married Raymond Matzinger on May 3, 1947, and he preceded her in death on January 20, 2003. She...
Helen Schmidt
May 26, 2012
Helen Frances (Fritsch) Schmidt, 88, born March 16, 1924 to Lawrence and Emma (Schetter) Fritsch entered her eternal home on Saturday, May 26, 2012. She attended St. Elizabeth Catholic School and graduated from Sylvania Burnham High School. Active in theater and music, Helen played the trombone in the marching band and won state honors her senior year for her leading...
Joyce A. Pope
May 25, 2012
Calling Hours: Tuesday, May 29th from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton
Private Entombment: Toledo Memorial Gardens Chapel of Peace
Joyce Alice Pope, age 72, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born July 12, 1939 to Walter C. and Edna (Spangler) Shufelt at her maternal grandparent’s...
