Christine B. "Christy" Dermer, age 28, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at the University of Michigan Hospital surrounded by her loving family after having complications from giving birth to her pride and joy, Olivia Claire. She was born on July 19, 1979 to Jack and Robin (Ritson) Dermer in Toledo. Christy worked as a dental assistant....

Ruth M. (Walls) Schafer, age 87, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 1, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born August 7, 1920 to Elijah and Ethel (Hedlund) Worden in Toledo. Ruth was employed with Gladiex Foods for 26 years, retiring in 1980. She was longtime member of Community of Christ Church, Whitehouse, Ohio. She enjoyed playing bingo,...

LaCourseMary K. "Marie"(Schultz) Mary K. "Marie" (Schultz) LaCourse, age 81, of Toledo, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 1, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born on January 29, 1926 to Gus and Laura (Karnes) Schultz in Toledo. Marie worked for Gladieux Foods, was a distributor for King Nut Co., and managed Russ' Lounge on Dorr St....

Ruth E. Nehrig, age 77, of Perrysburg, passed away Friday, September 28, 2007 at the Toledo Hospital. She was born on September 30, 1929 to Robert and Philomene (Dwyer) Reed in Toledo. Ruth enjoyed sewing and antiquing. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Thomas P. Ferris, Jr, age 72, of Sylvania, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007 at the Flower Hospital. He was born on September 13, 1935 to Thomas P. and Freda (Hartzell) Ferris, Sr. in Toledo. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S Army serving as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division. He worked for 32 years at Columbia Gas...

Vereen K.(Wilcox) (Hatton)Seifert Vereen K. (Wilcox) (Hatton) Seifert, age 67, of Toledo, passed away peacefully Friday, September 28, 2007 at St. Anne's Mercy Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 24, 1940 to Benjamin and Virginia (Book) Wilcox in Willard, OH. Vereen had a strong love for animals. She was a 12 year member of Bedford...

Daniel Simon Jones, age 72, a longtime resident of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in Columbus. Born January 22, 1935 to Herrrell and Anna Jones in Toledo. Daniel was employed with a Sportsman Club in Columbus for several years. He enjoyed bingo and playing cards. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents; 1 brother and 5 sisters....

Polly Ann Mason, age 49, of Holland passed away peacefully, Monday, September 24, 2007 in her home. She was born on May 2, 1958 to Norman and Judy (Vargo) Mason in Toledo. Polly was a member of the Arbors Association and the Humane Society. She worked as a window clerk with the U.S. Post Office for 15 years. Polly was...

Dirk Alan Van Brussel, age 49, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Chicago. He was born to Rev. James and Dorothy Van Brussel in Toledo and graduated from James Madison University with degrees in music education and trumpet performance. Dirk completed the course work for a Masters degree at Miami University, where he was assistant director...

Maryalice Hummel, age 85, of Temperance, MI, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at Lake Park Comfort Care. She was born on December 10, 1921 to Alfred E. and Lyda (Lockhart) Hiteschew in Pinconning, Michigan. She was a graduate of Woodward High School. She married Harry David Hummel, the love of her life on July 3, 1940. Maryalice was a...

Reva Rushlow, age 72, of Toledo, passed away Monday, September 17, 2007 at St. Anne's Mercy Hospital. She was born on September 30, 1934 to Daniel and Alta May (Brewer) Ritchie in Perry County, Kentucky. Reva was a homemaker throughout her life and was a 30 year past resident of Lexington, Kentucky before moving to Toledo. Reva was an avid...

Shirley A. (Corado) Christy, age 72, of Toledo, passed away, Thursday, September 13, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born March 27, 1935 to Charles and Julia (Sweat) Corado in Toledo. Shirley was a bookkeeper with several United Way Agencies, most recently at Dental Center of Northwest Ohio, retiring in 2000. She was also a longtime member with Augsburg...

Edith T. Steger, age 90, departed this earth, Saturday, September 8, 2007 in Whitehouse Country Manor after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was born February 16, 1917 to Mauro and Grace (Greco) Polito in Washington, Pennsylvania. Edith was a life long resident of Toledo and member of Christ the King Church. In addition to her parents, Edith was preceded...

Tressie Matthews, age 80, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born to Renie and Ernie Howard on March 13, 1927 in Greenup, Kentucky. Tressie met the love of her life, William Matthews in Toledo, where they were married for 60 years. He cared for her health until the end. They were blessed...

"Nicky"Dominick B. Perretti Dominick B. "Nicky" Perretti passed away peacefully on September 1, 2007 at Arbors of Sylvania in the presence of his loving family. Nicky was born on September 14, 1926 in Plainfield, New Jersey to Joseph and Eva (Yannacone) Perretti. He served in the U.S. Marines during World War II in Iwo Jima. After his discharge he moved...

Karen D. Redrup12-6-1953 - 8-26-2007 Karen departed this earth the evening of Sunday, August 26, 2007 at her home. She and her life partner had had a wonderful day doing some of the things they loved. They went to a "Friend's of the Library" book sale, visited Pearson Metropark, ate ice-cream and played with their pets. We can find comfort...

Donna J. Douglas, died peacefully at her home, August 29, 2007 at the age of 87. She had been in the hispital a short time before going to a nursing home to re-coup after breaking 3 toes when falling out of bed. Donna had relied heavily on her scooter the past few years. Her greatest joy had been taking her...

Beatrice H. Arnold passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 26th, 2007. She was born on August 13, 1922, to Arthur and Margaret (Shock) Hammersmith in Ney, Ohio. Bea was a longtime member of Blessed Sacrament Parish where she was active in the Rosary Alter Society and the school community. Her neighbors will always remember her as "the Angel of Grantley Road"...

Barbara A. "Barb" Bowens, age 67, of Toledo went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. She was born on July 13, 1940 to Nathaniel and Lorene Greene, Sr., in Hazard Co., Kentucky. Barb was a caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend who will be...

Charles Wilfred Messenger June 22, 1958-August 25, 2007, son of Leslie and Patricia (Snell) Messenger. Survived by sons, Andrew Charles and Adam William Messenger and their mother, Pamela Schuett; granddaughter, Kiersten Messenger; mother, Patricia J. Messenger; brothers, Les (Chris) Messenger and Larry "Spanky" (Pat) Messenger; sisters, Rose (James) Baldwin and Mary (Fred) Neely; sister-in-law, Cindy Messenger and many nieces and...