Joseph Planicka
Mar 18, 2013
Joseph J. Planicka, age 82, passed away March 18, 2013. Born May 13, 1930 in Holasovice, Czechoslovakia, Joseph was the eldest of three children. In 1948 he left for Germany and lived two years in a refugee camp to escape the communism in Czechoslovakia. In 1951 he immigrated to the United States. He served four years in the United States...
James E. Lemley
Mar 18, 2013
James E. "Jim" Lemley, age 80, of Toledo, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Toledo Hospital. He was born on December 21, 1932 to Francis and Vera (Wulf) Lemley in Toledo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving his country proudly during the Korean War. Jim was employed with GM Powertrain for 36.5 years before...
Shirley E. Mclean-Taylor
Mar 16, 2013
Shirley E. McLean-Taylor, age 82, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 19, 1930 to Louis and Gladys (Kiser) Fleming in Cambridge, Ohio. Shirley was a bus driver for over 20 years with Washington Local Schools until retiring. She was an avid bowler until the age of...
Charles Straka
Mar 15, 2013
Charles A. "Charlie" Straka, age 77, of Toledo passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at The Toledo Hospital. He was born at home on September 29, 1935 to Charles P. and Jessie E. (Layman) Straka in Toledo. Charlie proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, where he was involved with the testing of the...
Charles J. Hartford, Sr.
Mar 14, 2013
Charles "Chuck" J. Hartford, Sr., age 50, of Holland, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 due to complications after surgery at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. He was born February 7, 1963 in Toledo to Lawrence and Effie Hartford. Chuck was employed as a truck driver for ABC Supply, retiring in 2006. He was an avid fisherman, but the...
Ruthann Moses
Mar 13, 2013
RuthAnn Spring Moses, age 83 of Sylvania, passed away March 13, 2013 at Spring Meadows Senior Community in Holland, Ohio. She was born May 20, 1929 in Zanesville, Ohio to Orville and Ruth Spring. RuthAnn was owner of the RuthAnn Spring Dance Studio, then worked for Lamson's, Ace Drugs and retired from Jacobson's. She is survived by her daughter, Peggilou...
James A. Sparks, Sr.
Mar 12, 2013
James A. Sparks, Sr., 72, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2013. He was born on September 15, 1940 to the late Martha and Alvin Sparks in Toledo, Ohio. Jim was a proud veteran and served in the US Army, he was honorably discharged in 1961. He was a truck driver for several distribution companies, including Pepsi Cola and Pabst...
Russell Simpson
Mar 12, 2013
Russell A. "Skip" Simpson, age 78, of Toledo, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. He was born on October 14, 1934 to Alfred R. and Martha E. (Allen) Simpson in Toledo. On March 29, 1958 he married Patricia A. (Mooneyham) Simpson in Toledo; they would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in a few short...
Doris Milewski
Mar 12, 2013
Doris I. Milewski, age 89, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at St. Charles Hospital. She had lived at Sunset House Assistance Living and most recently at Genoa Care Center. Doris was born on January 30, 1924, to the late Albert and Alma (Seeman) Frosch. Doris worked at the former Ohio Bell Telephone Company for 32 years...
James Robert Terry
Mar 12, 2013
Bob was not only a one-of-a-kind family member, but a pilot, a soldier, accomplished public speaker with Toastmaster's International and just a compendium of knowledge. Bob got his pilot's license before he got his driver's license. He truly loved to fly. His plane of choice was the Cessna 182. Every year, he flew to the Oshkosh Air Show with his...
Cheryl Badas Case
Mar 11, 2013
Cheryl Badas Case, 53, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born on July 13, 1959 in Toledo, Ohio. Cheryl was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence and sister, Sharon Kusner. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Lisa Case and Kimberly (Alfredo) Pratts; mother, Delores; siblings,...
Sharon A. Wilson
Mar 9, 2013
Sharon A. Wilson, age 69, of Toledo, passed away peacefully, Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Regency Hospital of Toledo, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 21, 1943 to John and Mary (Stecher) Herb in Columbus, Ohio. Sharon was a longtime member of the Cathedral of Praise, now known as the Church on Strayer. She enjoyed traveling...
Kelly Arthur
Mar 9, 2013
Kelly Arthur, 48, passed away on March 9, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on September 27, 1964. Kelly graduated from Start High School. She worked at the EST Dental Lab as a Lab Technician. Kelly was always a creative, musical and artistic person. She played several instruments throughout her life, most recently she was teaching...
Richard L. Kohn
Mar 8, 2013
Richard L. "Dick" Kohn, age 72, of Toledo, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at home. He was born on August 8, 1940 to Richard and Ruth (Farrell) Kohn in Toledo. Dick was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country proudly during the Vietnam War. He worked at General Motors for 37 years before retiring. Dick was a...
Eleanor Christy
Mar 8, 2013
Eleanor "Bobbie" Christy, age 98, of Toledo, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2013 peacefully at Flower Hospital with both of her sons by her side. She was born on April 3, 1914 to Fred and Eleanor (Nahre) Shoemaker in Toledo. Bobbie grew up on her family's farm in Ottawa Lake, Mich. She married Donald F. Christy, Sr. and lived...
Kenneth J. Harder
Mar 5, 2013
Kenneth J. "Ken" Harder, age 52, of Temperance, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 from injuries sustained from an auto accident. He was born on March 6, 1961 to Alvin J. and Beverly H. (Mishka) Harder in Toledo. Ken will be remembered as a loving and supportive father and son; he cherished the time that he spent with his daughter,...
Betty (Elizabeth) Archer
Mar 5, 2013
Betty (Elizabeth) Archer, born June 14, 1921, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Swan Creek Skilled Care Facility. Betty was the youngest of four children and was raised by her mother with the help of her older siblings, Ruth, Dick and especially her oldest brother, Robert, who was like a father to her. Betty was a life-long...
Loren Gard
Mar 5, 2013
Loren A. "Skip" Gard, age 84, of Toledo, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, where he was surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 3, 1928 to Alva and Alma (Ream) Gard in Toledo. Skip proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, where he began...
Chester Grzybowski
Mar 5, 2013
Chester C. Grzybowski, age 91, of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 5, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at Ridgewood Manor. He was born June 24, 1921 in Toledo to Kazmierz and Helen Grzybowski. Chet worked in Shipping and Receiving at the former Gerity-Schultz for over 40 years. He enjoyed woodworking, creating coaster sets, working in his garden,...
Willard H. Miller
Mar 5, 2013
Willard H. "Bill" Miller, age 82, of Toledo, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, with loving family by his side. He was born on December 25, 1930 to Harold and Juanita (Meyers) Miller in Mansfield, Ohio. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving his country proudly in the Korean War as...