Loran Clarence McClish
May 4, 2016
Loran McClish, 82 of Gibsonburg, Ohio passed away May 4, 2016 in his home under hospice care in the company of his wife and daughter. Born May 27, 1933 in Woodville, Ohio, he was the son of Clarence and Arlene (Scoville) McClish. A 1952 graduate of Woodville High School, Loran was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country...
Betty J. Brooks
May 1, 2016
Betty J. Brooks, 84, passed away Sun. May 1, 2016 at her residence in Helena.
Born in Defiance, OH on April 26, 1932, Betty was a daughter of Lloyd Wheeler and Ethel (Bohn) Wheeler. Betty attended Woodville Schools and, later, nursing school. She worked as a nursing LPN for many years, mostly with the Columbus State Hospital. Betty retired in...
Sheryl Gail Elkins
Apr 28, 2016
Sheryl Gail Elkins, 57, of Fremont, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. She was born on February 1, 1959 in North Carolina to Francis & Virginia (Wheeler) Ptacek.
Sheryl married Elmer Ernest Elkins on July 24, 2010 in Fremont; he passed away on November 8, 2015.
Sheryl is survived by children, Leighann (Mark)...
Darleen Kay Turner
Apr 25, 2016
Darleen Kay Turner, 68, of Fremont, formally of Battle Creek MI, was born on Nov. 18 1947 and passed away suddenly on Apr. 25 2016. Cremation has already taken place.
Gary L. Mathna
Apr 22, 2016
Gary L. Mathna, 77, formerly of Woodville, passed away at his rural Fostoria home on Fri. April 22, 2016.
Born in Woodville on Feb. 5, 1939, Gary was a son of Chester and Gracie (Danaska) Mathna. Gary worked at Martin-Marietta, retiring in 2001.
In Roanoke, VA on Sept. 27, 1978, Gary married Doris (Donnel) Klotz, whom he had known since...
Fannie Christine Engler
Apr 22, 2016
Fannie Christine Engler, 99, of Fremont passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Rutherford House. She was born on February 18, 1917 in Fremont to George & Gertrude Martin.
On September 27, 1938 she married Richard Engler at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont. Together, they raised their family, and started, owned and operated their businesses, Engler Hobby...
Timothy A. Fetterman, I
Apr 19, 2016
Timothy A. Fetterman, I, 48, of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 12, 1967 in Fremont to Dennis L. & Mildred (Shiets) Fetterman.Tim graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1985. He was an avid fisherman, loved 4-wheeling with his grandkids, enjoyed shooting, and lived life to the fullest.Tim...
Leora R. Masur
Apr 12, 2016
Leora R. Masur, age 87, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria. She was born October 21, 1928 in Middle Lancaster Twp., Butler County, PA to Wendell and Marie (Duff) Rubright.
Leora is survived by her children, Leora (Patrick) Ledwedge of McCutchenville, Sandra (William) Jacobs of Anderson, SC, and...
Robert Koebel, Jr.
Apr 10, 2016
Robert “Bob” Koebel Jr., 61, of Fremont, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Bob was born on December 31, 1954 in Fremont to Robert E. Koebel, Sr. and Elizabeth "Bette" (Burns) Koebel. He attended St. Ann’s elementary school and was an altar server at St. Ann’s Church. As a youth,...
Betty Jacobs
Apr 7, 2016
Former Toledo resident, Betty J. Jacobs, 92, passed away surrounded by her family at her rural Helena home Thurs, Apr. 7, 2016.
Born on Oct. 2, 1923, Betty was a daughter of Arthur and Hazel (Hamlin) Norris. As a graduate of Waite High School, she continued on working as a bookkeeper at the SealTest Diary. She later retired from the...
Kenneth S. Saam
Apr 6, 2016
Kenneth S. Saam, 49, of Bradner passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. He was born on Feb. 4, 1967 in Fremont to Robert N. & Martha I. (Stearns) Saam.
Kenneth was a 1985 graduate from Lakota High School and attended Owens Community College and Terra Community College to further his career.
Kenneth married Angela K. Nelson on August...
Scott C Otermat
Apr 5, 2016
Scott C. Otermat, 69, passed away unexpectedly April 5, 2016 at his residence. He was born Sept. 30, 1946 in Fremont, OH to James and Willah (Waggoner) Otermat. Scott was a 1964 graduate of Fremont Ross High School, and went on to Oberlin College, graduating in 1969 with a degree in mathematics. He served as an officer in the United...
Alben Andrew Koebel
Apr 5, 2016
Alben Andrew Koebel, 96, of Fremont passed away on Monday, April 5, 2016 at Prestine Senior Living. He was born on December 4, 1920 to George W. and Olive M. (McClure) Koebel. In 1939, Alben graduated from Fremont Ross High School.
Alben served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946, where he was a 1st class petty officer....
Dana Howey
Apr 5, 2016
Dana Owen Howey, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at Vista Care Center of Milan surrounded by his family. He was born on November 8, 1952 in Fremont to Virgil Owen and Audre M. (Young) Howey.
Dana graduated Fremont Ross High School in 1970. He was a painter & antique dealer in Fremont, OH.
Dana was great...
Evelyn Zitzelberger
Apr 3, 2016
Evelyn J. Zitzelberger, 81, of Fremont, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on October 9, 1934 to Robert Ogden and Roxanne Hoyt in Clearfield, PA.Arrangements are entrusted to our Fremont facility.
Gary Lauer
Apr 2, 2016
Gary Lauer of Corinth, Texas passed away on April 2, 2016. He was born in Fremont, Ohio to Theda Bergefurd and Harold Laurer on March 1, 1952.
He graduated from Gibsonburg High School in 1970. He retired from the Texas Department of Transportation in 2014.
Gary is survived by his mother, Theda Bergefurd; brothers, John and Mark Lauer; sister,...
Carlton Collier
Mar 29, 2016
Carlton “Red” Collier, 94, of Fremont, died on Tuesday, March29, 2016 at the ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was born on September 18, 1921 in Fremont to Vorys & Erma (Sieger) Collier. Red was a 1939 Fremont Ross High School graduate.
In 1942, Red served in the United States Air Force. He spent his service in the Pacific during WWII being...
Howard William Eversole
Mar 28, 2016
Howard William Eversole, 88, of Fremont, passed away at his home on Monday, March 28, 2016. He was born in Hessville, on March 27,1928 to Eli and Sarah (Davies) Eversole. On May 22, 1954, he married Carol Ann Fausey in Fremont.
Howard was drafted on July 24, 1952. He served in the Armored Division of the U.S Army during the...
Lester A. Dawes, Jr.
Mar 26, 2016
Fremont resident, Lester A. Dawes, Jr., 69, died Sat., March 26, 2016. He was born on June 23, 1946 in Sandusky to Lester A. and Dolletta (Fuller) Caldwell Dawes, Sr.
Lester graduated from Roll High School in Indiana. He worked at Whirlpool as a machinist, retiring in April 2012.
Lester was a member of the Fremont Eagles, loved to play...
Richard Widman
Mar 25, 2016
Richard Edward Widman, 85, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, March 25, 2016 at his Gibsonburg residence. He was born July 24, 1930 in Fremont to Joseph and Bertha (Myers) Widman. On April 16, 1955, Richard married Janet Ruth Gabel at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fremont.
Richard was a dedicated dairy farmer of registered Guernseys in Fremont,...