Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Benton A. Watkins, age 96, of Holland, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 in Spring Meadows Care Center, Holland, Ohio. He was born February 11, 1910 to John and Nancy (Osgathrope) Watkins in Saline, Tennessee. Benton was employed with AP Parts retiring after 40 years of service. He was the oldest living retiree of the...

Nellie C. DeAnda, age 50, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, after a long courageous battle. She was born on December 19, 1955 to Collins and Edna (Robinson) Mallernee in Toledo. Nellie was employed with Daimler Chrysler for 30 years until retiring in July of 2006. Nellie was very caring, generous and...

Patricia R. "Sparky" Szparka, age 75, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born November 24, 1930 to Frank and Helen Grezlak in Detroit, Michigan. Pat was a legal secretary with Spangler & Nathaninson for 13 years. She also worked with Russell Tuxedo and the Sylvania School System, St. Catherine School,...

Charles F. Wagner, age 89, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2006 in his home. He was born September 17, 1917 to Harry and Grace (Winesburg) Wagner in Toledo. Charles was employed as a Tool & Die Maker with the former AP parts for 18 years. He was also a former member of the Boaz Masonic Lodge. Charles enjoyed...

Carol A. Butler, age 60, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born June 25, 1946 to George and Chrissie Schmieser in Toledo. Carol was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She cherished the time she was able to spend with her family, making sure that each one of them knew...

James "Jim" A. Vendemo, age 78, of Whitehouse, formerly of Toledo, passed away Thursday, November 02, 2006 at Whitehouse Country Manor. He was born on August 28, 1928 to Isidoro and Nancy (Galli) Vendemo in Toledo. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Army and when he was stationed in Tokyo, he often bragged about seeing General MacArthur everyday. In...

Robert R. Lutz, age 67, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He was born on February 25, 1939 to Roswell and Nadine (Goulet) Lutz in Toledo. Robert was veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked as a steel fabricator with Kuhlman Engineering for 25 years. Robert was an avid Intarsia Woodworker and...

Emmi Orzechowski Emmi Orzechowski, age 86 of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 at Lake Park. She was born on May 17, 1920 to Josef and Julie Reichenaur in Czecho-Slovakia. Emmi then met Boleslaw "Bill" Orzechowski and they were married on June 26, 1948 in Hamburg, Germany. Then on July 21, 1951 she and Boleslaw moved to the United...

Joseph Kenneth Sawdy, age 47, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away suddenly, Saturday, October 21, 2006 in Hinesville, Georgia. He was born January 7, 1959 to Joseph and Gloria (Lincoln) Sawdy in Toledo. Joey was a self-employed carpenter for many years. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Emerson and Dorothy Lincoln and Kathryn Mories....

Sylvia Mary (Spenthoff, Waganfeald) Szymczak, age 86, of Sylvania, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born on November 21, 1919 to Edward and Emma (Schlagheck) Spenthoff in Toledo. She was the youngest and sole survivor of her 11 siblings. Sylvia enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her loving family. In addition...

Josephine "Jo" Charchol, age 87, a longtime resident of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2006 in Kingston of Sylvania. She was born March 18, 1919 to Joseph and Josephine (Dusik) Klepac in Ford City, Pennsylvania. Jo was a founding member of Christ the King Church and a member of the GBU. She enjoyed music of all sorts, traveling with...

Rudy H. Mendez, age 77, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born on January 9, 1929 to Marciano and Juanita (Hernandez) Mendez in Austin, Texas. Rudy was a member of the Toledo Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Alfredo Mendez, sisters,...

Sophie (Krall) Swartz, age 91, formerly of Toledo, currently a resident of Village at Wolfcreek, Holland, passed away Friday, October 13, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born March 27, 1915 to Anthony and Frances (Tomas) Krall in Toledo. Sophie was a former member of St. Anthony Parish and a founding member of St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church. She...

Dorothy M. Sommers, age 90, of Sylvania, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006 in Flower Hospital. She was born February 5, 1916 to Joseph and Mae (Gary) Stewart in Toledo. Dorothy taught music at Penguin Music for several years. She also played the banjo with an all-girl band called "Dot & the Polka Dots" as well as a Dixie Band....

Gary S. Filas, age 55, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2006. He was born October 5, 1951 to Norman and Elaine (Mehle) Filas in Toledo. Gary was employed with Frame Pest Control for 35 years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. For 18 years Gary coached and inspired many children of the Longfellow-Larchmont Steelers, a part...

Lindsay Baker, Sr., passed away on October 4, 2006 with his loving family by his side. He was born on October 23, 1925 in Warrenton, GA. He was a Naval veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Baker moved to Toledo in 1955 to attend meat cutting school. He was employed at Churchill's and Kroger as a...

Mary Sue Bordner, age 62, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, October 04, 2006 at the Toledo Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 26, 1944 to Raymond and Dorothy (Rutherford) Wolfenbarger in Fonde, Kentucky. Mary Sue was an avid bingo player. She was a homemaker throughout her life, loving nothing more than spending time with the...

Joan P. Canning, age 76, of Toledo, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 10, 1930 to Edward and Alma (Silsdorf) Stachowski in Toledo. Joan enjoyed arts and crafts, putting puzzles together and playing tennis. She loved nothing more than spending time with her family.In addition to her...

Carolyn J. Martin, age 68, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1938 to Frank and Christine (Cummings) Fountain in Toledo. Carolyn enjoyed crocheting and was very talented in ceramics. She also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in...

Vickie Dombkowski, age 49, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2006 in her home. She was born on May 1, 1957 to Forest and Peggy (Spurlock) Fannin in Toledo. Vickie was a homemaker throughout her life, family was very important to her. She loved nothing more than spending time with her children and her grandson. Vickie was preceded in...