Obituaries
Arthella Cope
Mar 31, 2015
Arthella "Gay" Cope, age 78, of Monclova, Ohio passed away March 31, 2015 at Heartland of Waterville. She was born May 29, 1936 in Webster, West Virginia to William and Osie (Brown) Moats. Gay was employed with Jeep for more than 25 years retiring in 1999. She loved traveling, shopping, going to the casinos and especially tending to her beautiful...
Debra S. Lacourse-Infante
Mar 30, 2015
Debra S. "Debbie" LaCourse-Infante, age 53, of Toledo, passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at St. Anne's Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 21, 1961 to Robert and Loretta LaCourse in Toledo. Debbie worked at the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 32 years before retiring as a District Supervisor last May. She lived for...
Philip A. Shuster
Mar 29, 2015
Philip A. "Phil" Shuster, age 81, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015. He was born on January 19, 1934 to Mathias and Fern (Swan) Shuster in Columbus. In addition to his parents, Phil was also preceded in death by his son, Steve Shuster. He is survived by his loving wife, Alma; children, Susan (Mark) Paxton, Bill Shuster, Steve (Kara)...
Gary Koester
Mar 29, 2015
Gary Russell Koester, age 67, of Toledo, passed away March 29, 2015 after a brief illness at The Toledo Hospital. Gary was born October 6, 1947 in Toledo to Raymond Koester and Violet Schwellinger. Gary operated his own insurance agency with the Allstate Insurance Company for more than 10 years. He also was the past President of Ottawa Hills Memorial...
Constance Mary Yablonski
Mar 27, 2015
Constance Mary (nee MacMaster, Appleton) Yablonski, resident of Goerlich Center, Sylvania, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 after 91 years of an adventurous life. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 14, 1923 to August and Celeste MacMaster. Settling in Detroit, MI, life led her to love family, friends and globe-trotting travel. Constance met her husband, Walter Jacob...
Albert C. Thomas
Mar 27, 2015
Albert C. Thomas, age 93, passed to eternal life on Friday, March 27, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Albert was born to the late John and Wanda Thomas on February 18, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio. Albert was a WWII US Army Veteran in the 99th Infantry who defended our country at the Battle of the Bulge, and was honorably...
Louis R. Westlund
Mar 27, 2015
Louis "Lou" Westlund, age 80, of Lambertville, MI, passed away peacefully Friday, March 27, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice Residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 16, 1934 to Hegle and Marceline Westlund in Toledo. Lou was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a Construction Accountant for Owens Illinois for 25 years, which allowed him...
Betty E. Kalapsa
Mar 26, 2015
Betty E. (Farmer) Kalapsa, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Merit House in Toledo. She was born on May 24, 1921 to Lee and Alice (Lay) Farmer in Corbin, Kentucky. She is survived by her brothers, James Farmer of Kentucky and Charles Farmer of California; niece, Jenny (Noah) Wellman of Florida and great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Charles L. Marsh
Mar 26, 2015
Charles L. "Charlie" Marsh, age 82, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Genesis Healthcare, Sylvania. He was born on March 9, 1933 to Floyd and Ann (Milligan) Marsh in Knoxville, TN. Charlie was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving his country proudly, honorably discharged. He was employed with Nickel Plate for many years and then...
Jeffery Smith
Mar 26, 2015
Jeffery Smith "Smitty", age 59, passed away on March 26, 2015. He was born on August 7, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio. Smitty was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary; son, Todd Jeffery and brother-in-laws, Scott "Big" and Stan "The Man". Left to cherish his memory is his fiancé, Shanna Staton; father, Norman "Crappie Joe"; sister, Linda (Mike) Morrissey; sister-in-law,...
Thomas Friend Sr.
Mar 25, 2015
Thomas Lee Friend Sr., age 69, of Toledo, passed away March 25, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice Residence surrounded by his loving family and friends. Thomas was born December 4, 1945 in Mishawaka, IN to Bernard and Oona Friend. He was employed with the Champion Spark Plug company for more than 27 years. Tom enjoyed collecting and working on vintage cars,...
Wilbur D. Hoel
Mar 22, 2015
Wilbur D. Hoel, age 88, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born on May 21, 1926 to Cletus and Florence (Turner) Hoel in Toledo. Wilbur worked for The Kroger Co. for over 35 years as a meat cutter, later retiring. In 1972 he received a kidney transplant and was the longest living transplant recipient in Ohio. Left...
Betty Schimmel
Mar 21, 2015
Betty Jean Schimmel, age 93, of Temperance, was lifted into the Lord's arms on March 21, 2015 to join her husband, Major Carl L. Schimmel, whom she married July 7, 1951. Betty was born March 27, 1921 in Findlay to Ferd and Lola (Mitchell) Insley. She was employed with Sam's Drugs for more than 20 years before retiring. Betty was...
Stephanie Lynn Stokes
Mar 21, 2015
Stephanie Lynn Stokes, age 33, passed away on March 21, 2015. She was born on September 5, 1981 to Cynthia and Alfred Stokes. Stephanie was a Woman of Faith and attended Bethel, Providence and St. Paul's Lutheran Churches throughout her life. The love of her life and best friend was her precious daughter, Abigayle Marie. Steph was a devoted mother...
Timothy R. Smith
Mar 21, 2015
Timothy R. "Tim" Smith, age 65, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at St. Anne's Mercy Hospital. He was born on April 9, 1949 to Ronald and Katherine Smith in Hobart, Indiana. Tim was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country in the Vietnam War, honorably discharged in 1971. He worked at Champion Spark Plug for...
John David Clemens
Mar 18, 2015
John Clemens, of Toledo, Ohio age 75 passed away peacefully at hospice with his loved ones on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. His death was preceeded by his father, Cecil Clemens and his mother, Louise Kaiser. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Letta Clemens "Grandma Lettuce"; daughter Becky Clemens Smith (Edgar); son Larry Clemens; stepmother Ruth Clemens;...
Toni Fitzgerald
Mar 18, 2015
Toni Fitzgerald left this life unexpectedly on March 18, 2015, at the age of 60. Toni left behind, to cherish her memory, her husband and best friend, Mike; her sons, Dustin, Derek and his wife, Lauren; her daughter and friend, Lindsay. She also left behind two beautiful grandchildren, Makayla and Andrew; her brother, Tim Brandhuber and his wife, Chris. Toni's...
Sam E. Threet
Mar 18, 2015
"You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family." Rod StewartSam E. Threet, 70 years old, passed away on Wednesday, March 18. He died the same way he lived his life-surrounded by family in his North Toledo home. A cement mason and dry-waller by trade, Sam also worked...
Ardist C. Lawson
Mar 17, 2015
Ardist Carl Lawson, age 85, of Toledo, passed away peacefully March 17, 2015 at St. Charles Hospital. Art was born January 18, 1930 in Chapel Hill, TN to Conley and Nancy "Gertie" (Patton) Lawson. He was a member of the Old Fashion Missionary Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, Ardist was also preceded in death by his loving wife...
Donald J. Dubry
Mar 15, 2015
Donald J. "Don" DuBry, Sr., age 77, of Lambertville, peacefully passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born on July 4, 1937 to Clifford and Iola (Peeps) DuBry in Toledo. Don proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was dedicated to his family and his work, he was a lifelong member...
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