Mother's Day
May 9, 2021
To every family who has lost a mother this year, we take this time to reflect on the moms who helped to make us who we are today. Always on our minds. Forever in our hearts. Mom.
Marcella Cooley
May 5, 2021
Marcella “Marcy” Cooley, 68, of Fremont passed away in the afternoon of May 5, 2021, at home with her daughters by her side. She was born on March 16, 1953 to the late Vernon Hamilton and Irene Potter Held in Grundy, VA.
On February 17, 1973, she married Bryan Cooley at Hayes United Methodist Church. They shared 45 years together...
Sister Pauline Marie Swint, R.S.M.
May 4, 2021
Sister Pauline Marie Swint (formerly Sister Mary Urban) passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 4 at St. Bernardine Home in Fremont, Ohio. A Sister of Mercy for 76 years, she was 94 years old.
A native of Fremont, she was the only daughter of Urban and Anna Colletta (Schmitz) Swint. They preceded her in death as did her five brothers: Robert,...
Diana Marie Wightman
May 4, 2021
Diana Marie Wightman, 77, of Fremont, passed away at the University Hospital of Cleveland on May 4, 2021. She was born in Fremont on August 21, 1943 to Cletus and Anna (Metz) Minzer, Sr. Diana attended Fremont Ross Schools. On February 23, 1963 she married the love of her life, Charles Wightman, at the First United Church of Christ in...
Eric "Rick" Hasselbach
May 1, 2021
Eric “Rick” Hasselbach, 61, of rural Fremont, died May 1, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born in Fremont on February 3, 1960 to Gary & Darlene (Orndorff) Hasselbach. He graduated from Ross Class of 1978. He served in the U.S. Navy as an Intelligence and Communications Specialist.
He then worked construction, building homes in the Redwood area of...
Tanya R. Wheatley
May 1, 2021
Tanya R. Wheatley, 68, of Fremont, passed away on May 1, 2021 at Bethesda Care Center. She was born in Fremont, Ohio on August 23, 1952 to Gene T. and Verna Rose (Nason) Womeldorff. Tanya was a 1970 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. She worked for Johnsons Greenhouse for 8 years and was the Vice President of G W...
Philip G. Steinle
May 1, 2021
Philip G. Steinle, 87, of Fremont, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at his residence. He was born May 26, 1933 in Fremont, the son of Albert W. and Dorothy B. (Mehling) Steinle. Phil was a 1951 graduate of St. Joseph High School and went on to attend the General Motors Institute. On November 14, 1953 he married Joan B....
Denny Fought
Apr 30, 2021
Denny Fought, 69, of Fremont passed away on April 30, 2021. He was born in Fremont, Ohio on May 24, 1951 to Earl and Mary (Howell) Fought. Denny was a 1969 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Xenia, Ohio. He worked as a coater operator for Glatfelter until his retirement on June 1, 2017. On September 8, 1984 he...
Roma F. Wallace
Apr 29, 2021
Roma F. Wallace, 84, of Burgoon, passed away, Thursday, April 29, 2021 at Elmwood in Fremont. She was born November 4, 1936 in Washington County, Ohio the daughter of Thomas and Gertrude ( Walenfeltz) Fisher. On December 29, 1962, she married George W. Wallace. He preceded her in death on January 4, 2013. Roma was a graduate of Ohio University with a...
Phyllis A. Estep
Apr 25, 2021
fPhyllis A. Estep, 86, of Gibsonburg, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Riverview Health Care Campus in Oak Harbor, OH. She was born August 28, 1934 in Gibsonburg, the daughter of Clifford and Florence (Ory) Weber.
On May 8, 1954, she married Agie Estep in Gibsonburg. Phyllis was housewife and a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She was an...
Noe Almaguer
Apr 22, 2021
Noe Almaguer, 65, of Akron, Michigan formerly of Fremont passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at his home. He was born in Harlingen, Texas on November 21, 1955 to the late Guillermo and Juanita (Serna) Almaguer. He was a 1975 graduate of Fremont Ross where he played football and track. Until relocating in 2010 to Michigan, Noe was...
Judy Mauch
Apr 9, 2021
Judy Mauch, 62, of Gibsonburg, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021, at Wood County Hospital. She was born in Fremont, Ohio on September 15, 1958 to Chester “Chet” and Betty (Evans) Mauch. Judy graduated from Gibsonburg High School with honors in 1976. As a lifelong farmer for Mauch Farms she grew up helping her parents work the fields and later...
Joseph L. Voelzke
Apr 9, 2021
Joseph L. Voelzke, age 63, of Gibsonburg, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at his home. He was born on May 27, 1957 in Fremont, Ohio, the son of the late Robert L. and Louise (Gillmor) Voelzke.
Joe graduated from Coldwater High School in 1976 before working for Atlas Industries for 42 years. He married Pauline Garcia, sharing many...
Catherine C. "Kitty" Lotycz
Apr 7, 2021
Catherine C. “Kitty” Lotycz, 86, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. She was born on July 25, 1934 in Fremont to the late Bernard and Cecilia (Hammer) Hoffman. On September 12, 1953 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Millersville, she married the love of her life, John “Chub” Lotycz. They shared a lifetime of...
Paul Louis Kerbel
Mar 30, 2021
Paul Louis Kerbel, 86, of Woodville, passed away on March 30, 2021 at St. Charles Hospital in Oregon, Ohio. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on December 29, 1934 to Louis and Josephine (Reinbolt) Kerbel. Paul attended Woodville Schools. On April 14, 1956, he married Erma Jean Roberts, and they enjoyed 55 years of marriage until her passing on October...
Myron Dale Bender
Mar 24, 2021
Myron D. Bender, 86 of Fremont passed away on March 24, 2021 at his residence. He was born on December 4, 1934 to the late John and Zella (King) Bender.
On October 17, 1953, Myron married Lila J. Sibold in Elmore, sharing 67 years together in marriage.
A 1952 graduate of Fremont Ross High School, Myron worked for Eckrich for...
L. Loretta Sieberg
Mar 20, 2021
Loretta Sieberg, 97, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. She was born on January 9, 1924 in Cookeville, TN to the late Joseph L. and Margarett (Martin) Patton. Loretta graduated from Pleasant Hill Academy in 1942; later receiving her associate degree from Austin Peay State College.
Being a true athlete, Loretta played...
Harold Billow
Mar 18, 2021
Harold Billow, 78, of Helena, passed away surrounded by family at his home on March 18, 2021. He was born the son of Harold and Pearl (Lash) Billow on April 26, 1942 in Fremont, Ohio. Harold graduated from Jackson-Burgoon High School in 1960 and in that same year married Carolyn Bliss on September 9th in Angola, Indiana. He was a...
Leroy C. Fox
Mar 18, 2021
Leroy C. Fox, 81 of Gibsonburg, passed away in the evening of March 18, 2021 at Otterbein Portage Valley in Pemberville, Ohio. He was born on September 18, 1939 to the late Walter and Wilhelmina Sophia Frederika (Lemke) Fox.
Leroy graduated from Gibsonburg High School and was a member of the Gibsonburg Saddle Club. He and his father would often...
Stanley E. King Sr.
Mar 15, 2021
Stanley E. King Sr., 72, of Gibsonburg passed away at his home with family by his side on Monday, March 15, 2021. Born on November 27, 1948 in Temple, Texas, Stanley was the only child of Delbert and Mayme (Wood) King. On December 28, 1986 he married the love of his life, Patricia Herman.
Stanley was a trucker, a cook...