Obituaries
Roselin Marie Michael
Jul 8, 2017
Rural Fremont resident, Roselin Marie (Lance) Michael, 92, passed away Saturday morning, July 8, 2017 at Pristine Senior Living, Fremont.
Born on Feb. 28, 1925 in Gibsonburg, Roselin was a daughter of the late Raymond Charles and Johanna Cecelia (Bauer) Lance. On July 22, 1944, she married Ernest M. Michael at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fremont. Together they...
Michael K. Root
Jul 6, 2017
Michael K. Root, 51, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 after a tragic accident at his Fremont home. He was born to Kenneth and Gloria (Hampshire) Root on December 21, 1965 in Fremont, Ohio.
In 1984 Mike graduated from Fremont Ross High School. He worked at Moore Business forms, and after a brief stint at National Machinery...
Charlie Ray Harvey
Jul 4, 2017
Charlie Ray Harvey, 73, of Gibsonburg passed away on July 4, 2017 at his home. He was born on December 14, 1943 in Coeburn, VA to the late Kelly M. & Alice (Music) Harvey. On February 27, 1976, Charlie married Barbara M. Kummerer. Charlie enjoyed fishing, doing yard work, tending to his garden, and spending time with his...
Breta Mock
Jul 3, 2017
Breta M. Mock, 90, of rural Gibsonburg, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2017 at Otterbein Portage Valley. She was born on May 15, 1927 in Orton, OH to the late, Elmer & Alice (Napper) Wiseman. On January 19, 1948, Breta married Marvin R. Mock in Covington, KY. Together they raised 5 children. They were together until Marvin’s passing on...
Thomas C. Straka
Jul 2, 2017
Thomas Straka, 55, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July, 2, 2017 at the ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
Tom was born on Sept. 5, 1961 in Fitchburg, MA and was a 1979 graduate of John Hayes High School in Cleveland. On Aug. 7, 1981, he married the love of his life, Kathleen Freeman in Strongsville, OH. He was currently working as...
Thomas J. Wagner
Jul 2, 2017
Rural Fremont resident, Thomas J. Wagner, 93, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
Born on Sept. 12, 1923 in Oak Harbor, Thomas was a son of Urban and Edna (Slavin) Wagner. Growing up on the family farm, he followed his heritage being a lifelong farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
Joan R. "Jo Bobbie" Clink
Jul 1, 2017
Joan R. “Jo Bobbie” Clink, 83, passed away at her home Saturday evening on July 1, 2017. She was born on June 22, 1934 in Appalachia, VA to Claude Kaiser & Mazelphia Renfro and was also raised by Luther Foster.
Joan worked for the Great Lakes Sugar Company as a sugar boiler. She was a member of the Women...
Arland W. Semer
Jun 30, 2017
Arland W. Semer, 86, AKA- “Nick” or “Popeye”, of Toledo died on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born on February 9, 1931 in Bettsville to the late Charles A. & Opal I. (Blackburn) Semer.
Arland was a 1949 Fremont Ross graduate. He served in the Ohio National Guard. For 41 years, he...
Richard Holcomb
Jun 30, 2017
Rural Gibsonburg resident, Richard Holcomb, 89, died Friday morning, June 30, 2017 at the Bethesda Care Center, Fremont.
Born in Gibsonburg on Nov. 12, 1927, Richard was one of seven boys of David D., Sr. and Lucille (Smith) Holcomb. As a graduate of Gibsonburg High School, he served our country, enlisting in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He...
Larry D. Everhart
Jun 23, 2017
Lindsey resident, Larry D. Everhart, 74 passed away Friday afternoon, June 23, 2017 at the Bethesda Care Center in Fremont.
Born on Apr. 26, 1943, Larry was a son of Paul Revere and Louise (Taylor) Everhart. Larry graduated from Tiffin Columbian High School 1961. On June 26, 1964, he married Virginia Lois Staten in Fostoria. Virginia survives in Fremont.
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Jeanne L. Snyder
Jun 21, 2017
Jeanne Snyder, 92, of Fremont, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont. She was born on May 21, 1925 in Fremont to William J. and Olivia C. (Heim) Rich. Jeanne was a 1943 graduate of St. Joseph’s High School. She worked for Bill Snyder Insurance Service until her retirement in 1988.
Over the years...
Regina Gonya
Jun 20, 2017
Former Helena resident, Regina “Jean” Gonya, 95, died Tuesday afternoon, June 20, 2017, surrounded by her in family in Garland, Texas.
Born in Millersville on June 14, 1922, Jean was one of nine children of John and Mary (Daly) Dudley. She graduated from Jackson-Burgoon High School in 1940. In 1945, she married Donald Gonya at St. Mary Catholic...
Howard R. King
Jun 18, 2017
Rural Fremont resident, Howard R. King, 77 died unexpectedly, in the home in which he was born, on Sunday morning, June 18, 2017. He was born on November 30, 1939 to Harvey and Estella (Hetrick) King.
Howard graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1957. On May 10, 1958, he married his wife of over 59 years, Nancy...
Francis Xavier Miller
Jun 16, 2017
Rural Tiffin resident, Francis Xavier Miller, 61, passed away Friday morning, June 16, 2017, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.
Born in Tiffin on Nov. 7, 1955, he was one of ten children of Stanley A. and Mercedes (Hartenstein) Miller. Francis graduated from Bettsville High School in 1974 and earned his Bachelor of Agricultural Science Degree from...
Herbert Hollinger
Jun 16, 2017
Herbert Hollinger, 93, of Kansas, OH passed away Friday evening, June 16, 2017 at Elmwood of Fremont. He was born on April 11, 1924 to Carl and Bernice (Seiger) Hollinger.
In 1942, he graduated from Jackson Burgoon High School. During WWII, Herbert joined the U.S. Army. He served in the Signal Corp. He was also an Expert Rifleman.
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Dennis Lynn Coble
Jun 12, 2017
Dennis Lynn Coble, 62, of Helena passed away on June 12, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born on July 28, 1954 in Defiance to Leo and Shirley (Wagner) Coble.
In 1973, Dennis graduated from Fremont Ross High School after attending there as well as Vanguard, and then continued his education at Terra State Community College. On February...
Tom Hickman
Jun 10, 2017
Fremont resident, Tom Hickman, 65, passed away Saturday morning, June 10, 2017, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg.
Tom was born on Nov. 15, 1951 in Fremont to Elmer and Doris (Aldrich) Kasischke Hickman. He married Karen Hendricks on July 11, 1970 and later divorced. He later married Janice Mason and divorced. Tom soon decided that marriage wasn’t his...
Kenneth Eugene Myers
Jun 9, 2017
Kenneth Eugene Myers, 84, of Fremont passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017at St. Vincent Mercy Health, Toledo. He was born on February 7, 1933 in Fremont to the late Harold C. and Genevieve (Lang) Myers.
On June 20, 1959, in Sandusky, he married Carol Myers, and they remained happily married until her death on March 9, 1988. They were...
Thelma Wasserman
Jun 8, 2017
Rural Helena resident, Thelma Wasserman, 92, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Valley View Health Campus of Fremont.
Born on July 7, 1924 in Helena, Thelma was a daughter of Arthur and Clara (Hammer) Ferrenburg.
She married Frank Wasserman at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Gibsonburg on Sept. 11, 1945. They were together for nearly 61...
John Edward Kelly
Jun 7, 2017
John Edward Kelly, 77, of Republic passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his daughter’s home. He was born on January 3, 1940 in Fremont to Jack and Gladys (Grills) Kelly.
John was a 1958 Ross High School graduate. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1958-1962 in the Mediterranean. For many years, John delivered bread for...



