James L. "Jim" Caris, age 79, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Monday, January 31, 2022 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center with loving family by his side. He was born on January 20, 1943 to Lowell and Vivian Caris. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country during the Vietnam War where he was a cook. Jim...
Larry W. Burton, age 68, of Toledo, OH passed away January 30, 2022 at Blanchard Valley Hospital. He was born January 6, 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Mattie (Burton) McNeal. Larry was employed with Hearthside Foods for over 10 years, and his coworkers cared for him like family he was a part of their family.In addition to his parents,...
Charles A. Fleig, 94, of Toledo, passed away on January 30th, after a brief illnessCharley was born March 13, 1927 to Anthony and Cecilia Fleig in South Toledo. He was a child of the Depression, always worked hard and saved whatever he could. During his childhood there were many croquet tournaments under the lights, cook-outs, and he surprisingly liked playing...
James M. "Jim" Buck, age 73, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Flower Hospital with loving family by his side. He was born on March 21, 1948 to Donald and Loretta (Burroughs) Buck in Toledo. Jim graduated in 1966 from Start High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines Corps. Jim enjoyed woodworking and making...
Richard "Big Rick" D. Calopietro, age 73, of Toledo, passed away January 29, 2022 at University of Toledo Medical Center. Richard was born June 13, 1948 in Toledo. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Rick worked at Jeep for several years, retiring in 2009. He was an avid bowler and loved watching the...
Kathleen Ann Dowling, age 72, resident of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 16, 1950, to the late Edmund and Marie (Nowak) Rybarczyk.She was a graduate of Bedford High School. When Kathleen wasn't taking care of her family at home, she worked in the...
Betty J. Kranz, age 94, passed away January 29, 2022 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio Perrysburg. She was born December 19, 1927 in Massillon, OH to Ralph and Alice (Stanz) Hamilton. Betty was employed with the Toledo Hospital for more than 20 years. She was a parishioner of Corpus Christi University Parish. In addition to her parents, Betty was also...
Viola C. Freeze, age 90, of Toledo, passed away January 29, 2022 at Ebeid Hospice. Viola was born June 20, 1931 in Oregon to Joseph and Iva (Cousino) Roberts. She was a graduate of Clay High School and worked at O.I. for several years. On February 21, 1953 Viola married Robert Freeze in Toledo, together they shared 30 years of...
Michael Louis Freeman, age 74, of Perrysburg, OH passed away January 28, 2022 at Ebeid Hospice Residence. He was born September 6, 1947 in Toledo to William "Bud" and Irene (Hallo) Freeman. Mike served his country in the US Army for 2 years during the Vietnam War. He was employed with the Doehler Jarvis in Toledo for 29 years and...
Kevin A. Elekonich of Sylvania Township passed away peacefully on January 27, 2022, with his siblings by his side at the end of his battle with Covid.Kevin was born November 21, 1974, to George and Marian Elekonich. He graduated from Sylvania Southview High School in 1994, and was currently working for Sylvania Public Schools, at Southview H.S., when he passed.He...
Naomi F. Waterfield, 70, of Maumee, passed away January 27, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital. Naomi was born December 6, 1951 in Toledo to Carlie and Ethel (Berger) Hall.Naomi graduated from Clay High School in 1969; she also graduated from the Toledo Beauty College and maintained her Cosmetology License throughout her life. She retired in 2009 from the Lucas County...
Alan Wright 64 of Toledo, OH passed away on January 27, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer Alan was born on August 8, 1957 to Lester and Shirley Wright in Toledo, OH. Alan was an avid gamer, Diggy's Adventure being a favorite. He collected angels, dragons, loved the color purple and watching movies was his favorite pass time. Alan...
Alex Joseph Pritscher, 32, of Sylvania, son, brother, lover, space cowboy, as well as talented musician and bright light to those around him, passed peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday January 27th, 2022. Like his grandfather before him, he did not pass from one world into another, but rather returned to the great ocean of this world as...
Shirley A. Fritch, age 87, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Ridgewood Manor. She was born on August 26, 1934 to Robert and Edith (Tussing) Scouten in Toledo. Shirley lived at Luther Crest for the last 22 years where she made many friends, enjoyed being independent and helping others within their community. She attended Gateway Baptist...
Jon I. Darnell, age 68, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at St. Anne's Mercy Hospital. He was born August 1, 1953, in Lakewood, Ohio to Donald and Betty (Brazie) Darnell. Jon grew up in the Cleveland area and was an avid fan of the Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians, following them faithfully over the years.As a...
David Edward Faris, age 63, of Toledo, OH passed away January 26, 2022 at Flower Hospital. David was born April 2, 1958 in Flint, MI to Edward and Ann (Panchula) Faris. He was educated in Flint Public Schools graduating from Flint Northern High School. David enjoyed running errands for his beloved family and volunteering anywhere he was needed, especially at...
On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 God called our Beloved Dorothy Mae Grinter to receive her heavenly wings.Dorothy is the tenth child of fourteen children, born to the union of Mr and Mrs. Theoodore and Eular Grinter Sr. in Russellville, Ky. on July 4th, 1945.She received her early education throughout the Alliance Public Schools. She joined the Second Baptist Church in...
Joyce Lynn (Carpenter) Williams was born on Dec. 31, 1948 to Flora Lee Carpenter and W.C. Burnside in Memphis, Tennessee. She moved to Toledo, Ohio with her family at the age of two. At the age of 19, she married her childhood sweetheart, Willie Williams and together they raised six children, Steve, Willie, Yolanda, Adrian, Darrell, Kevin and bonus daughter,...
Ralph "Pop" Conrad, age 95, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg with loving family by his side. He was born on April 2, 1926 to Harvey and Gale (Eaton) Conrad in Grelton, Ohio. Ralph graduated from Liberty Center High School where he excelled at sports, especially football. He was a veteran...
Cheryl Lynn (Schutt) Leininger, age 55, of Toledo, Ohio passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at Flower Hospital due to complications from covid. She was born September 28, 1966 in Toledo to Gary and Judith (Latta) Schutt. Cheryl grew up in Toledo, graduating from Maumee High School, Class of 85. She went on to become an STNA working at Spring...