Local Obituaries for Lucas County, Wood County, and Fulton County.
Shirley Mae Gaynor
Dec 16, 2015
Shirley Mae Gaynor, born September 13, 1932 passed on December 16, 2015 surrounded by her family and friends. Shirley was preceded in death by her Husbands John McCue, Dennis Gaynor and Bob Wright and son Mark Gaynor. Shirley is survived by her son Timothy McCue, daughter Rebecca Grondin, (Michael) and Daughter-in-law Arlene along with five grandchildren and six great...
Russell Iverson
Dec 15, 2015
Russell Iverson, 95, of Whitehouse, Ohio passed away December 15, 2015, at Whitehouse Country Manor. Russell was born in Winnebago County, Iowa to Rasmus and Louise (Brudos) Iverson. After high school, Russell enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became a B-24 Bomber pilot, and was part of the "Jolly Rogers 90th Bomb Group" during WWII. After the war,...
Frederick R. Gratop
Dec 11, 2015
Fred Gratop was born in Toledo, Ohio to Grayson and Orpha Gratop on December 10, 1941. He passed away peacefully December 11, 2015, one day after his 74th birthday. Fred was a graduate of Libbey High School in Toledo in 1959. He was employed by Haughton Elevator in Toledo before starting his own residential elevator business in Indianapolis and...
Maxine May Teague
Dec 6, 2015
After visiting one last time with the people she loved the most, Maxine (Bradner) Teague went to her heavenly home for Christmas. He favorite thing to do was to gather her family together for weekly dinners, special occasions and especially Christmas Day. She will be greatly missed. Maxine was born in Fostoria, Ohio to Virgil and Cecil (Workman) Bradner...
Violet J. Kohler
Dec 6, 2015
Violet J. Kohler, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2015. She was born on January 20, 1931, to Margaret and Earl Pomeroy. In 1949 she graduated from Libbey High School and shortly after, married the love of her life, Walter (Pete) Kohler in 1950. She worked as an executive secretary for Prestolite until her retirement in 1990...
Joseph H. Chester
Dec 4, 2015
Joseph H. Chester, 94, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015, at Waterford at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born on June 6, 1921, to Berton and Ethel (Mohr) Chester in Toledo, Ohio. He was a 1939 graduate of Libbey High School and a WWII Air Force Veteran. Joseph was married to the late Dorothy (Rominski) Chester...
Bruce W. Mason
Dec 1, 2015
Bruce W., brother of Keith D. Mason of Cincinnati, Ohio and also survived by his aunt, Nancy Mason of Oro Valley, Arizona; cousins and special friends. He was a resident of West Park Place in Toledo, Ohio, retired as a Health Inspector for Toledo, Ohio. Passed away in his home on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at the age of...
Roy Junior Barnett
Nov 29, 2015
Roy Junior Barnett, having been born of goodly parents, Roy Edgar Barnett and Susie Starks Barnett, died November 29, 2015. Roy was born in Massac County, Illinois on May 11, 1922. He attended Massac County Public Schools and graduated from Joppa Community High School on May 30, 1940. As a youth he helped on the family's 80-acre farm which...
June L. Thrasher-Mohr
Nov 24, 2015
June Lois Thrasher-Mohr, 90, of Toledo passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at the Lutheran Village of Wolf Creek. June was born on July 2, 1925, in Toledo, Ohio to Robert and Helen May (Miller) Krueger. A graduate of Libbey High School, June graduated from the Northwestern Ohio School of Practical Nursing in 1964. She worked as an...
Virginia M. Walton
Nov 23, 2015
Virginia Marie Walton, 95, passed away November 23, 2015. Virginia was born January 11, 1920, to Fred and Minnie Muhl. She graduated from Waite H.S. in 1938 and worked for Hickok Oil Company. During WWII, she prayed every lunch hour at Trinity Episcopal Church for the safe return of Arthur Walton. She married Art on October 26, 1946. He...
Genevieve Nielson
Nov 19, 2015
Genevieve (Gene) Nielson age 93 died peacefully on November 19, 2015 at the Elizabeth Scott Community in Maumee, Ohio of natural causes. She was born June 26th, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to Alice and Peter Wojtowicz who arrived from Poland in 1912. She attended primary school in the Lagrange District of Toledo and graduated from Woodward High School in...
Gertrude Wilhelmine Kohn
Nov 16, 2015
Gertrude Wilhelmine Kohn, 100, of Browning Masonic Community, in Waterville, OH, died November 16, 2015, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. She was born on June 7, 1915, to Gustav Fredrich and Clara (Koch) Fredrich, and was a lifelong resident of the Toledo area. She graduated from Clay High School, class of 1932, where she was active in...
Sandra "Sandy" Lee Jones
Nov 9, 2015
Sandra Lee Jones (Dowling), born on November 24, 1941, passed to eternal life on November 9, 2015. Sandy was the first born of eight children to Betty and Edwin Dowling. During her marriage she bore two sons, Donald (Paulette) and Jerry (Mandy) Jones. Throughout her career, Sandy worked as a credit manager and an office manager for several corporations...
Nancy H. Hipp
Nov 3, 2015
Nancy H. Hipp, 82, of Maumee, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2015. She was born in Toledo on June 7, 1933, to Charles and Helen (Gerber) Hipp. Nancy was a graduate of Libbey High School and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in education at the University of Toledo. Before beginning her teaching career, she had worked for...
Tina Marie Losoya-Avilez
Nov 1, 2015
Tina Marie Losoya, who was born on August 17, 1963 to Rene and Isabel Losoya, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tina was preceded in death by her father Rene, and is survived by her mother Isabel and siblings: Rene (Regina) Losoya Jr., Diane Losoya, Angelo (Sarah Cornell) Garza and Julian S. (Rachel Montano) Garza....
Gwen Lee Jones
Oct 30, 2015
Gwen Lee Jones, age 68, went home to be with her Lord on October 30, 2015, at Ridgewood Manor. Gwen worked at Lott Industries, Hill Avenue location, for many years before accepting a new position with the Anne Grady Vocational Day Program in 2007. Gwen was a humble servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a...
Louis Vanco Jr. "Papa"
Oct 23, 2015
Louis A. Vanco Jr. 67, of Toledo OH passed away peacefully Friday, October 23, 2015, at Heartland of Waterville due to complications of Alzheimer's Disease. He was a graduate of Clay High School and worked as a Train Director for Conrail/CSX for 40 years retiring in 2008. He was an avid Cleveland Browns, Ohio State and Cleveland Indians Fan...
