Obituaries
June R. Bargar
Dec 23, 2020
June R. Bargar, 85, of Springfield, OH passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 20, 1935 in Clay Center, OH to the late Raymond and Eda (Schissler) Reeder. June graduated from Genoa High School in 1953 and furthered her education receiving her master’s in counseling at Ohio State University.
She...
Victoria Blessing
Dec 23, 2020
Victoria Blessing, 90, of Gibsonburg, passed away at Fostoria Community Hospital on December 23, 2020. She was born to Diego James and Rose (Pantaleo) Angelone on October 27, 1930 in Gibsonburg. She attended Gibsonburg High School and worked for many years in housekeeping for Fremont Memorial Hospital. On September 5, 1960 she married Richard H. Blessing at St. Michael’s Catholic...
Steven E. Brooker
Dec 19, 2020
Steven Eugene Brooker, 65, of Gibsonburg passed away at his home on Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was born in Findlay on September 14, 1955 to the late Elmer “Bud” and Mary Jane (Peterson) Brooker.
Steve graduated from Findlay High School. He then served in the U.S. Air Force. After serving active duty he entered the Reserves for several years....
Leonard Shull
Dec 18, 2020
Leonard Shull, 92, of Gibsonburg passed away at the St. Charles Hospital in Oregon on Friday, December 18, 2020.
His wishes were to have his body cremated. His family will be celebrating both his and his wife, Patricia, lives' publicly in the near future.
Richard L. Meek
Dec 18, 2020
Richard Lee Meek, 88, of Fremont passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020. He was born on July 27, 1932 to the late Harold R. and Gladys (Ayers) Meek.
Richard joined the United States Marine Corps in 1950, proudly defending his country during the Korean War. He was discharged in 1953, with the rank of Sergeant.
A co-owner of Fremont...
Leonard Ray Shull
Dec 18, 2020
Leonard Ray Shull, 92, passed away on December 18, 2020 at St. Charles Hospital. He was born on February 10, 1928 in Gibsonburg to the late John and Hazel (Braden) Shull. Leonard was a 1947 Gibsonburg High School graduate where he was the leading scorer on the basketball team averaging 34 points a game his senior year, and later inducted...
Emma May (Cooley) Mason
Dec 17, 2020
Emma May (Cooley) Mason, 94, of Fremont, departed our lives to be with our eternal Father on December 17, 2020. Emma was the oldest daughter of Jeremiah M. and Dorothy Canna (Lefever) Cooley. Emma was born April 14, 1926 in Fremont, Ohio, and was a lifelong resident of Fremont, except for a brief period when she lived in Vermillion and...
Helen F. Miller
Dec 15, 2020
Helen F. (Thorbahn) Miller, 93, of Lindsey, passed away in the early morning of December 15, 2020 at Elmwood Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing of Fremont. She was born on June 26, 1927 in Oak Harbor, Ohio to the late Fred “ Fritz” & Elsie (Hoffman) Thorbahn. Helen was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church. She attended Carroll...
Mildred G. Smith
Dec 15, 2020
Mildred Genevieve Smith, 90, passed away in the early morning of December 15, 2020 at Tiffin Mercy Hospital. She was born on February 16, 1930 to the late Rev. Fred B. and Hazel E. (Kimberling) Harmon in Grimm’s Landing, West Virginia.
On March 19, 1951, she married Robert Paul Smith in Gallipolis, Ohio, and shared 38 years in marriage until...
Orland O. O'Neal, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Orland O. O’Neal, Jr., 93, of Fremont, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Rutherford House in Fremont. He was born June 18, 1927 in Athens, OH the son of Orland O. Sr., and Alice Faye (Mathews) O’Neal.
Orland was a heavy equipment operator for Mosser Construction and retired after 10 years as truck driver for Crown Battery. He was...
Jean S. Brubaker
Dec 10, 2020
Jean S. (Dillow) Brubaker, 93, of Helena passed away in the early morning of December 10, 2020 at Bethesda Care Center. She was born on February 2, 1927 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Walter and Margaret (Campbell) Dillow.
On September 12, 1944, Jean married Norman L. Brubaker. They shared 55 years together in marriage until his passing on January...
Roberto Lozano
Dec 10, 2020
Roberto (“Bob”) Lozano passed away on December 10, 2020 from complications of COVID-19 at his home in North Baltimore, OH. He was born on September 15, 1945 to Servando and Guadalupe Lozano in Fremont, OH.
Bob served as the Fremont Ross High School Diving Coach for 17 years. He coached numerous State placers, Buckeye Conference champions, school record holders...
Robert L. Schmidt
Dec 10, 2020
remont - Robert L. "Bob" Schmidt, 86, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was born on August 11, 1934 in Blissfield, MI to the late Alfred J. and Viola C. (Bourbina) Schmidt.
Robert was a 1955 Fremont Ross graduate. He served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Germany. On...
James H. Jaquillard
Dec 9, 2020
On December 9, 2020, an angel cradled James H. Jaquillard, 76 with loving arms and carried him home to his Lord and Saviour. He was born July 3, 1944 in Toledo, OH the son of Howard E. and Marie I. (Schwachenwalde) Jaquillard. Jim was a 1962 graduate of Clay High School and went on to graduate from Cleveland Engineering Institute....
Naomi Davis
Dec 9, 2020
Naomi L. Davis 94, of Fremont passed away in the early morning of December 9, 2020. She was born on December 31, 1926 in Risingsun to the late John and Carrie (Ropp) Fry.
On December 29, 1944, Naomi married Richard “Dick” L. Davis and shared 61 years together in marriage before his passing in 2006.
Naomi and Richard brought four...
John Emmett Kryder
Dec 8, 2020
John E. Kryder, age 69 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio, after a short illness. John was born on July 14, 1951 in Minerva, the son of the late Robert G. Kryder and Vivian I. Kryder. John graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1969. After his graduation, John began his career...
Walter "Walt" R. Elmer
Dec 6, 2020
Walter R. “Walt” Elmer, 81, of Gibsonburg, passed away Sunday evening December 6, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born January 12, 1939 in Ferndale, MI the son of Andrew and Alice (Andrews) Elmer. Walt was a 1958 graduate of Gibsonburg High School. Walt was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1959- 1962. On August 20, 1960 he...
Josiah Mendez
Dec 6, 2020
Josiah Mendez, 19, of Toledo, passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2020. He was born on November 30, 2001 in Fremont, Ohio to Mark Mendez and Monica Flores. He will be remembered for his loving and fun personality, how he enjoyed life, laughter, being with his friends and family, and being a loving uncle. Josiah was a hard worker and...
Robert "Bob" O. Kline
Dec 4, 2020
Robert O. “Bob” Kline, 82, of Helena, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, OH. He was born September 21, 1938 in Toledo, OH the son of Wilbur and Verna (Helle) Kline. He was a 1956 graduate of Gibsonburg High School and went on to work in the Research and Development department at Fostoria Industries....
Kathleen "Kathy" Niscior
Dec 2, 2020
Kathleen A. Niscior, 63, formerly of Toledo and most recently of Helena, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family and pets. She was born March 21, 1957 in Toledo the daughter of Donald and Margaret (Chapman) Wisniewski.
After meeting on an arranged blind date and 4 year long courtship, she married the forever...



