Obituaries
Norman E. Kraak
Mar 24, 2026
Norman E. Kraak, 90, of Fremont passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at his home. He was born on April 29, 1935 to the late August and Grace (Friar) Kraak.
Norm was a 1953 graduate of Fremont Ross High School and proudly served his country in the United States Army. On January 24, 1964, he married Mary Jane Atwood and...
Donald W. Beard
Mar 22, 2026
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Donald W. Beard, 86, of Fremont, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2026 at Elmwood Assisted Living. He was born January 12, 1940 in Tiffin, the son of Walter and Pauline (Adams) Beard. On August 20, 1960 he married Charlene Bennehoff, she preceded him in death on December 7, 2023.Don worked as a Dye Caster...
Linda Ronski
Mar 20, 2026
Linda D. Ronski, 75, of Fremont, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born November 1, 1950 in Fremont, the daughter of Hetzel and Frances (Benodum) Davis. Linda was a 1968 graduate of Ross High School and went on to graduate with numerous degrees from Bowling Green State University. She worked as a teacher...
Evan Kille
Mar 19, 2026
Evan Kille, 85, of Gibsonburg passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2026 with the love and support of his family by his side. He was born on November 24, 1940 in Gibsonburg to the late Howard and Leta (Burns) Kille.Evan served in the U.S. Army where he learned the skills of his calling as a mechanic. He continued to sharpen...
Gerald "Jerry" Clark
Mar 10, 2026
Gerald “Jerry” Clark, 94, passed away March 10, 2026, at Valley View Health Campus in Fremont. He was born on May, 20, 1931, in Shelby, Ohio, to Delbert and Gertrude (Coffey) Clark. Jerry graduated from Shelby High School. Shortly after, he enlisted in the military and was a proud veteran of the United States Navy. After receiving an honorable discharge,...
Sharon Cahill
Mar 10, 2026
Sharon Cahill, 89 of Fremont, died on March 10, 2026 in Fremont. She was born on October 23rd, 1936 in Malinta, OH to her parents Lester and Leota (Rettig) Sickmiller. Sharon graduated in 1954 from Malinta Grelton High School. On August 6, 1968 she married Herb Cahill in West Virginia.
Sharon worked her way through Defiance College and received her teaching...
Marlene M. Daubel
Mar 4, 2026
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Marlene M. Daubel, 79, of Fremont passed away Wednesday, March 4. 2026 at her residence. She was born October 24, 1946 in Fremont, the daughter of Clemens and Annarose (Spieldenner) Szymanowski.She was a 1964 graduate of St. Joseph High and went on to graduate from Madonna University in 1968. She was a jewelry designer...
Ronald Brockway
Mar 3, 2026
Ronald Brockway, 68 of Fremont passed away on March 3, 2026 at his home. He was born on June 25, 1957 to the late Burl and Gladine (Polter) Brockway.
Ron attended Fremont Ross High School, graduating in 1975. In 2003, he graduated with a Bachelors Degree of Computer Science from the University of Phoenix and most recently worked for GoPro as...
William Booher
Feb 28, 2026
William “Bill” Booher, 86, of Fremont, passed away on February 28, 2026, at Bethesda Care Center in Fremont. He was born on September 3, 1939, in Newark, Ohio, to Frank and Mabel M. (Mickey) Booher. Bill was a graduate of Newark High School and studied at Terra Tech.
Bill proudly served in the United States Navy aboard the U.S.S. Basilone from...
Michael Vinson
Feb 27, 2026
Michael Vinson, 74, passed away on February 27, 2026 in Fremont, Ohio.
Per his requests, there will be no services at this time.
Herman-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Crematory, Fremont, has had the privilage of assisting the Vinson family during this difficult time.
Thomas L. Walter
Feb 25, 2026
Thomas L. Walter, 84, of Fremont passed away on February 25, 2026. Born on October 4, 1941, he was a son to Kenneth and Laura (Karlovetz) Walter. After graduating from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1960, he became a registered Machinest and Tool and Die Maker. Thomas embodied the values of hard work and dedicated many years at Whirlpool...
Donald Geyer
Feb 20, 2026
Donald Eugene “Rooster” Geyer, 77, of Rochester, Illinois, passed away February 20, 2026. He was born in Fremont on June 1, 1948, to the late U.S. Army veterans Gage and Jean Marion (Robinson) Geyer, who was a Registered Nurse. Donald was a graduate of Fremont Ross High School where he was a championship swimmer on the swim team. He was...
Cinda Slepesky
Feb 19, 2026
Cinda “Sam” Laine Slepesky was born on 11/14/1945. Beloved daughter of Edward and Wilma (Gillingham) Slepesky.
Cinda began working with Allegheny Airlines in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in 1966 as an airline reservations and ticket sales agent. In her early years with the airline, she traveled the world visiting dozens of countries and most of the United States. As the decades changed, along...
Kenneth L. Smith
Feb 14, 2026
Kenneth L. Smith, 87, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026. He was born on April 13, 1938 in Helena to the late Earl R. and Ethel Mae (Lerch) Smith.Kenneth graduated from Fremont Ross in 1956, later serving his country in the U.S. Army from 1961-1964. After his service, Kenneth worked for Brush Wellman for 43 years, retiring...
Edna Scherf
Feb 12, 2026
Edna Scherf, 75, of Fremont, passed away on February 12, 2026. She was born on January 29, 1951 to the late Jose R. and Guadalupe (Perales) Flores in Laredo, Texas.
Edna attended St. Joseph Catholic High School where she graduated in 1970. She also attended the Fremont Beauty School where she became a Beautician, a career that would touch the hearts...
David A. Humberger
Feb 10, 2026
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David A. Humberger, 74, of Fremont, passed away, Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Spring Creek in Green Springs. He was born July 9, 1951 in Fremont, the son of Donald A. and Janice Jayne (Older) Humberger.He was a United States Army Veteran and went on to work for Ludlow Composites as the Chief Compounder. He...
Edmund "Eddie" or Big E" Berberick
Feb 9, 2026
Edmund "Eddie" or "Big E" Berberick, 65, of Fremont, passed away February 9, 2026, at ProMedica Fremont Hospital in Fremont. He was born on September 22, 1960, to Marie (Bergefurd) Berberick and Edmund F. Berberick Jr., in Fremont, Ohio.Eddie previously worked for Nickels Bakery over 15 years and had just retired from Cooper Standard Automotive in November of 2025 after...
Karen E. Sabiers
Feb 3, 2026
Karen E. Sabiers, 83, of Fremont passed away with the love and support of her family by her side on Feb. 3, 2026 at her home. She was born in Oberlin, OH on Aug. 4, 1942 to the late Howard and Mary (Adler) Born.
She married Asa Sabiers on January 25, 1964, in Henrietta, OH.
Karen graduated from Firelands High School in...
Harold Hoffman
Jan 28, 2026
Harold A. Hoffman, 100, of Helena passed away on January 28, 2026 at Valley View Health Campus in Fremont. He was born on February 15, 1925, to the late Lloyd and Mabel (Fausey) Hoffman.
A 1943 graduate of Fremont Ross High School, Harold went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Navy during World War II on the...
Linda Follman
Jan 28, 2026
Linda Marie Follman, 77, of Perrysburg, previously of Gibsonburg, passed away on January 28, 2026, at Flower Hospital.
She was born on September 6, 1948, to James A. and Ruth (Stultz) Donnell. Linda graduated from Eastwood High School in 1966 and attended BGSU.
On December 12, 1971, she married Charles Follman, and he survives.
Linda had a unique spirit that embraced the simple...



