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Betty Jean Margraf
Oct 1, 2013
Betty Jean Margraf, 91, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 1, 2013 at Elmwood Assisted Living at the Shawhan. She was born on July 30, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to John C. and Jessie (Waterman) Miller. She married Burton Margraf on August 17, 1946, at Trilby United Methodist Church near Toledo and he preceded her in death...
Pasquale A. Patuto
Sep 30, 2013
Pasquale "Pat" A. Patuto, 73, of Tiffin, died peacefully Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria. He is survived by his wife, M. Angela Grillot Patuto; five children, J. Nicola (Charmaine) Patuto of Dover, Joel (Darlene) Patuto of Burgoon, Sharon (Brian) Kelly of Orion Township, Mich., Kathryn Patuto of Westerville and Samantha Patuto of Columbus; two granddaughters,...
Carl R. Jordan Jr
Sep 27, 2013
Carl R. "Salty" Jordan, Jr., 68, of Tiffin, passed away Friday evening, September 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born on May 7, 1945, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Carl R. and Lillian K. (Rex) Jordan, Sr. On July 5, 1967, he married Amie A. Spradlin and she survives. Also surviving are his two sons, Carl R. (Rita Reis)...
George Dutt
Sep 27, 2013
George Frederick Dutt II, 82, former principal at Washington Elementary School, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born on June 4, 1931 in Tiffin to Roller Erhart Dutt and Jennie Arthur Dutt. He is survived by his wife Janet Kathryn Funk Dutt whom he married on June 9, 1956 in St. Paul's United...
Nancy Ellen Ohler
Sep 26, 2013
Nancy Ellen Ohler, 65, of Tiffin, passed away on Thursday morning, September 26, 2013 peacefully at her home after a lifetime battle of diabetes. She was born on May 24, 1948, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Dorence and Mary Lillian (Austin) Kaye. She later married Danny Ohler and they then divorced. Survivors include her sister, Marianne (Bill) Heine, of...
Donald R. Hefner
Sep 20, 2013
Did anyone hear the loud boom today? It was God and St. Peter opening the gates of Heaven for Donald R. Hefner's arrival. Donald passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born March 16, 1937 to John and Zelma (McComb) Hefner in Lima, Ohio. They are deceased. He married Twyla...
Violet A. Mullins
Sep 14, 2013
Violet A. Mullins, 100, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday evening, September 14, 2013 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. She was born on September 5, 1913, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Alfred and Rose (Walters) Karp. In 1938, she married Clyde M. Hartsell and he preceded her in death in 1952. She then married William Mullins in 1958 and...
Gloria M. Haugh
Sep 13, 2013
Gloria M. Haugh, 75, of Tiffin and formerly of Bascom, passed away Friday morning, September 13, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer and heart disease at St. Francis Home. She was born on May 28, 1938, in Dayton, Ohio to Ralph and Bernice (Wenning) Fiala. On January 9, 1960, she married Richard A. Haugh and they later divorced...
Edward C. Runion
Sep 10, 2013
Edward C. "Ed" Runion, 83, of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. He was born on August 3, 1930, in Genoa, Ohio, to Carl and Viola (Taylor) Runion, Sr. On February 1, 1954, he married Sonja Hahler, his beloved wife of 58 years, and she preceded him in death on...
Norma J. Lang
Sep 8, 2013
Norma J. Lang, 85, of Bascom, passed away early Sunday morning, September 8, 2013 at Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria. On December 26, 1927 in Findlay; she was born to Robert and Rose (Distel) Frankart. She married Alvin A. Lang on June 5 1948. Survivors include her husband, Alvin; one son, Craig (Karen) Lang of Bascom; 3 grandchildren, Matt,...
Leanne O. Langenderfer
Sep 7, 2013
Leanne O. Wolff Langenderfer, 81, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on July 14, 1932, in Cromers, OH to George Orton and Edna (Rogers) Omwake. On June 19, 1955, at Shiloh Methodist Church in Cromers, Ohio, she married James R. Wolff and he preceded her in death on December 6,...
Wanda B. Meredith
Sep 7, 2013
Wanda B. Meredith, 89, of Tiffin, went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, September 7, 2013 at her son's home in St. Clair, Michigan following a short illness. She was born on November 4, 1923, in Marysville, MI, to Forest and Arzola (Freeland) Gilbert. On December 31, 1942, she married Neil Meredith, they later divorced and he preceded...
Joseph W. Brickner
Sep 7, 2013
Joseph W. Brickner, 87, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 7, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. On November 30, 1925 in Tiffin; he was born to Joseph L. and Rose A. (Scherger) Brickner. He married Joanne Mueller on June 21, 1958 in St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Joanne; daughter, Kathryn (Chris) Baker of Newmarket, Ontario...
Thomas Gordon Williams
Aug 29, 2013
Thomas G. Williams, of Greensboro, GA, and formerly of Waterville, MN, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his home. He was born on March 21, 1943 in Oakland, California to Robert S. and Anna J. (Knopf) Williams. Survivors include his four daughters, Andrea (Brad) Edwards of Charlotte, NC; Carrie Williams of Harleysville, PA; Molly (David) Reed of...
Regina Rose Lucius
Aug 28, 2013
Regina Rose "Jeanie" Lucius, 89, of Tiffin and formerly of New Riegel, passed away Wednesday morning, August 28, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on April 11, 1924, in New Riegel, Ohio, to Joseph Paul and Minnie Crescent (Collins) Stark. On June 19, 1944 in St. Aloysius Church in Republic, she married John Urban Lucius, they later...
Mildred Amelia Mesnard
Aug 27, 2013
Mildred Amelia "Millie" Mesnard, 88, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2013, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. She was born on December 3, 1924, in Fremont, Ohio, to Amos and Margaret (Moran) Gnepper. On May 25, 1946, in Clyde, OH, she married Robert Ellis Mesnard and he preceded her in death on February 24,...
Evelyn I. Weller
Aug 26, 2013
Evelyn I. Weller, 91, of rural Tiffin, passed away Monday morning, August 26, 2013, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Fostoria. She was born May 22, 1922, in Tiffin, to George A. and Elma Ann (Hartzel) Walter. She married Harris J. Weller on February 13, 1941 and he precedes her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Karen (Ron) Roby and...
Doreen D. Bonnell
Aug 21, 2013
Doreen D. Bonnell, 89, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 21, 2013 at St. Francis Home. She was born on June 5, 1924, in Watton, England, to Walter and Laura (Hamilton) Rush. She married Raymond Bonnell and he preceded her in death. Survivors include her son, Paul (Pam) Bonnell of Tiffin; 2 daughters, Shirley (Ed) Miller of Sycamore...
Anna Marie Breidenbach
Aug 17, 2013
Anna Marie Breidenbach, 88, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday evening, August 17, 2013 at Elmwood at the Shawhan. She was born on March 12, 1925, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Frank and Ida (Long) Kimmet. On April 11, 1944, she married Bernard J. Breidenbach, Sr., and he passed away in 2006. Survivors include 4 sons, Marion (Gayle) Breidenbach of Canal...
Mary J Shimel
Aug 16, 2013
Mary Justine Shimel, 86, of Tiffin, died Friday morning, August 16, 2013, at St. Francis Home. She was born June 27, 1927, in Tiffin, to John and Eva Fern (Cooper) Sullivan. On Aug. 18, 1961, she married Byron H. Shimel and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter, Holly (Craig) Laskey of Michigan; two sons, Mike (Pamela)...
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