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Roma L. Sauber

Roma L. Sauber

Jul 3, 2013

Roma L. Sauber, 82, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday morning, July 3, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on August 17, 1930, in Seneca County, Ohio to Clarence E. and Ameilia C. (Mertle) Reinhard. On October 15, 1949, she married Albert N. Sauber and he survives. Also surviving are 2 sons, Steven Sauber of Marion and Jim...

Eleanor Caroline Arnold

Eleanor Caroline Arnold

Jul 2, 2013

Eleanor Caroline Arnold, 93, of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday evening, July 2, 2013 at her home. She was born on February 21, 1920 in Seneca County to Willis and Estella (Elmers) Fitzgerald. On May 23, 1942, she married Vincent E. Arnold and he passed away on June 25, 2012. Survivors include 3 sons, John (Judy) Arnold, Willis "Bill" Arnold...

Barbara A. Walter

Barbara A. Walter

Jul 2, 2013

Barbara A. "Barbara" Walter, 63, of McCutchenville, went to be with the Lord at 3:45 A.M. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 following a brief illness. She was born on February 27, 1950 at Tiffin Mercy Hospital to William and Phyllis (Hassinger) Cascaden. She is survived by her mother, Phyllis of Findlay; 2 daughters, Heather (Mike) Peters of Findlay and...

Donald A. Lofay

Donald A. Lofay

Jul 1, 2013

Donald A. "Donny" Lofay, 58, of Tiffin, passed away Monday evening, July 1, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 28, 1955 in Tiffin, Ohio to Carl J. and Rosemary E. (Hoerig) Lofay. Survivors include his sister, Deborah A. (Michael) Seitz, of Tiffin; twin brother, Denny C. (Carol) Lofay of New Riegel; and sister, Carla J. (Jeff)...

Jean Marie Armstrong

Jean Marie Armstrong

Jul 1, 2013

Jean M. Armstrong, 86, of Toledo and formerly of Tiffin, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Born in Tiffin, Ohio on Feb. 11, 1927, Jean was the daughter of Melvin and Florence (Yeager) Lynn. On January 9, 1949, she married Doyle A. Armstrong at Washington Street Methodist Church in Tiffin, Ohio. Surviving are her...

Steven Lee Halstead

Steven Lee Halstead

Jun 30, 2013

Steven Lee Halstead, 36, of Tiffin, Ohio, passed away on June 30, 2013. He was born on July 24, 1976 in Point Pleasant, WV to Richard Lee Halstead and Ordell Jean Grimes Holcomb. He graduated from Marshall University with a B.A. in Business Administration, and he was an assistant manager at Rural King in Tiffin, Ohio. He is survived...

Betty Jane Homan

Betty Jane Homan

Jun 29, 2013

Betty Jane Homan, 92, formerly of Virginia Ave., passed away Saturday morning, June 29, 2013 at St. Francis Home. On September 15, 1920 in Tiffin, she was born to Frank and Grace (McCormick) Crist. She married Merle R. Homan on March 1, 1945 in the St. Joseph Parsonage. Survivors include her daughter, Malinda (Frank) Perna of Tiffin; daughter in...

Dick Reis

Dick Reis

Jun 24, 2013

Richard L. "Dick" Reis, 81, of East U.S. 224, Tiffin, passed away early Monday morning, June 24, 2013 at his home following a brief illness. Dick was born in Seneca County on November 4, 1931 to Bert and Maude Reis. On April 19, 1954, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin he married Donna L. Ink and she survives in...

Philip D. Boyer

Philip D. Boyer

Jun 24, 2013

Philip D. Boyer, 88, of Tiffin, passed away on Monday evening, June 24, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 3, 1925 in Denver, CO, to Norton C. and Elizabeth (Linhart) Boyer. On June 19, 1948, he married Ruth Luidhardt. Survivors include his cat, Mollie; wife, Ruth of 65 years; son, David A. (Susan Hemminger) Boyer of...

Edna Fretz

Edna Fretz

Jun 11, 2013

Edna C. Fretz, 93, of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday evening, June 11, 2013, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born October 4, 1919 in Warren, Ohio to J. Glenn and M. Louise (Hucke) Hess. On February 18, 1939 in St. Joseph Catholic Church Rectory she married George A. Fretz, Sr. and he preceded her in death on...

Daniel W. Birch

Daniel W. Birch

Jun 10, 2013

Daniel W. "Danny" Birch, 75, of Green Springs and formerly of Tiffin and Mansfield, passed away Monday evening, June 10, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. He was born on September 24, 1937, in Tiffin, Ohio to Richard and Florine L. (Ranker) Birch. He married Elizabeth Immele and they later divorced. Survivors include his sister, Catherine Tyree of Perrysburg; and...

Fred Corbin

Fred Corbin

Jun 8, 2013

Fred Corbin, 73, of Tiffin passed away on Saturday, June 08, 2013 at his home. He was born on April 03, 1940, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, to Eugene W. and Neva Jean (Neate) Corbin. On September 10, 1961, he "Tied the Knot" with Barbara Tucker. He is survived by his wife of 51 years; two sisters; Sandra Preston of...

Bonnie J. Purnell

Bonnie J. Purnell

Jun 8, 2013

Bonnie J. Purnell, 88, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday morning, June 8, 2013 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on November 28, 1924, in Indiana County, PA, to Paul and Roxie (Stiver) Sutter. Survivors include son, Kenneth (Leah) Purnell of Oceanside, CA; daughter, Cheryl (Keith) Mong of Lancaster, PA; daughter-in-law, Cindy Purnell; brother, Donald Sutter; 6 grandchildren; 14...

David A. Kukoy

David A. Kukoy

Jun 2, 2013

David A. Kukoy, 60, of Sandusky and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Sunday evening, June 2, 2013 at Firelands Hospice in Sandusky. He was the son of Joseph A. and Lillian B. (Marshall) Kukoy, born July 26, 1952 in Rensselaer, IN. They preceded him in death. Dave is survived by an uncle, Tom (Donna) Marshall of Crown Point, IN;...

Peter J. Kummerer

Peter J. Kummerer

Jun 2, 2013

Peter J. Kummerer, 53, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013. He was born on August 3, 1959, in Tiffin, Ohio to Glenn J. and Patricia R. (Greer) Kummerer. He married Brenda Free and they later divorced. Survivors include 2 sons, Derek (Mindy) Kummerer of Arcadia and Darren (Kayleigh) Kummerer of Toledo; 3 brothers, Stephen (Cecile) Kummerer of...

Mary "Maxine" M. Mizen

Mary "Maxine" M. Mizen

Jun 1, 2013

Mary Maxine Mizen, 82, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday evening, June 1, 2013 at Tiffin Mercy Hospital. She was born on November 20, 1930, in Greenfield, Indiana, to Richard and Mary (Olvey) Richey. On December 13, 1947, in Tiffin, Ohio, she married Eugene Mizen Sr. and he still survives. Also surviving include her three sons, Eugene (Barbara) Mizen Jr.,...

Frances E. Heilman

Frances E. Heilman

May 29, 2013

Frances E. Heilman, 81, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday morning, May 29, 2013 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. She was born on April 1, 1932 in Tiffin to Edward J. and Carmen E. (Prindle) Welter. On October 13, 1951, she married Herbert J. "Whitey" Heilman and he preceded her in death on January 3, 2008. Survivors include...

Charles "Red" D. Gunter

Charles "Red" D. Gunter

May 26, 2013

Charles "Red" D. Gunter, 90, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday evening, May 26, 2013 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. He was born on December 16, 1922, in Spartanburg, SC, to Clarence and Bonnie (Hurst) Gunter. On March 15, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, he married Phyllis M. Fraley. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; two children, Betty "Becky" Gunter-Mouradian...

Elizabeth "Liz" C. Merryfield

Elizabeth "Liz" C. Merryfield

May 21, 2013

Elizabeth C. "Liz" Merryfield, 79, of Dade City, Florida and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013 at HPH Hospice in Dade City. She was born on July 16, 1933, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Arnold J. and May V. (Hoffman) Young. On December 8, 1951 in Angola Indiana, she married Donald J. Merryfield and he preceded...

Joseph A. Ball

Joseph A. Ball

May 21, 2013

Joseph A. "Joe" Ball, 59, of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday morning, May 21, 2013 at his sister's house. He was born on September 9, 1953, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Oscar J. and Florence M. (Boes) Ball. Survivors include his brothers, Art (Loretta) Ball and Larry (Liz) Ball, both of Tiffin; 3 sisters, Maggie Lee of Bloomdale, Martha Kent of...

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