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Bruce M. Reiter
Jun 19, 2010
Bruce M. Reiter, 73, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday morning, June 19, 2010 at Tiffin Mercy Hospital. On August 13, 1936 in rural Tiffin, he was born to Harold and Angeline (Spino) Reiter. He married Rebecca Buskirk on October 11, 1958 at Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca of 51 years; a son, Nick (Deb)...
Kayla S. Lucius
Jun 18, 2010
Kayla Lucius, 10, of rural Tiffin, passed away Friday, June 18 2010, at her home. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 23, 2010 from 2-8 PM at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 11:00 AM at the Ohio Memorial Chapel at Tiffin Developmental Center. Arrangements are pending at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home.
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Terry D. Aller
Jun 15, 2010
Terry D. Aller, 62, of Tiffin, died Tuesday afternoon, June 15, 2010, at his home. On July 15, 1947, he was born in New Castle, IN, to Clarence and Betty Jean (Turner) Aller. Survivors include a son, Terry Aller Jr., of Upper Sandusky; five daughters, Tami Kirian of Tampa, FL; Angela Aller of Tiffin; Trisha (Ryan) Fair of Bowling...
Vivian L. Aurand
Jun 15, 2010
Vivian L. Aurand, 79, of Tiffin, died, Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. On March 12, 1931, she was born in Fostoria to the late Henry and Ethel (Stevens) Kneirim. On September 3, 1950, she married Ora Calvin Aurand. Survivors include husband of 59 years, Calvin, a son, Kenneth (Winnie) Aurand of Bucyrus, a...
Charles Francis Smith
Jun 13, 2010
Charlie was born in Tiffin to Arthur S. and Belva (Hughes) Smith Jan. 25, 1934. Charlie, 76, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010, at The Emery J. Lilge Hospice House in Burleson, Texas, after losing his fight with lung problems from years of hard work. He married Mary Gail Borer Aug. 4, 1956, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in...
Irene Walters
Jun 10, 2010
Irene Walters, 82, of Tiffin, passed away Thursday morning, June 10, 2010 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin. On March 6, 1928 in New Riegel she was born to Peter and Antoinette (Huss) Elchert. She married Paul R. "Dick" Walters on May 10, 1947 in New Riegel. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Dick; three sons, Larry J....
Ernest C. Stotler
Jun 6, 2010
Ernest "Ernie" C. Stotler, 81 of Alvada, passed away Sunday morning, June 6, 2010 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. On February 8, 1929 in Buffalo, WV, he was born to Jim and Ida Mae (Gore) Stotler. He married Martha Wray and they later divorced. He married Cora Jane Chalfin in July 1969. Survivors include 3 daughters, Ernestine...
Joan F. Welborn
Jun 3, 2010
Joan F. Welborn, 76, of Tiffin, died Thursday evening, June 3, 2010, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. On October 28, 1933, she was born in Carey to Clarence A. and Martha B. (Lucius) Shultz. She married Carl G. Welborn in St. Mary Catholic Church on October 16, 1954. Survivors include a son, Dave (Connie) Welborn of Bucyrus;...
Lois C. Walland
Jun 2, 2010
Lois C. Walland, 84, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at her home. On April 25, 1926 in Tiffin she was born to Charles R. and Ethel C. (Borer) Van Camp. She married William Walland on April 4, 1948 in St. Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include 4 sons, William (Edwina) Walland, Charles (Lisa) Walland both of Tiffin;...
Margaret A. Riddle
Jun 1, 2010
MARGARET A. (WARD) RIDDLE Tiffin native and long time resident Margaret A. (Ward) Riddle, 85, passed peacefully on June 1, 2010 after a long battle with surgical complications. Margaret had resided in Williamsburg, Virginia since 2008, but had been in the Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia since having surgery in early January. Margaret was born in Tiffin on...
Delbert J. Nye
May 31, 2010
Delbert J. Nye, 82, of Alvada, died Monday, May 31, 2010, at Fremont Memorial Hospital. On February 25, 1928, he was born in Alvada to Cyril and Germaine (Gosche) Nye. On April 22, 1950, he married Alice V. Schalk in St. Boniface Church, New Riegel. Survivors include four sons, Lenny C. Nye of Tiffin; Ed D. (Diane) Nye of...
Ernest L. Reed Ii
May 30, 2010
Ernest L. "Lee" Reed II, 69, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday morning, May 30, 2010 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. On July 7, 1940 in Piqua, OH; he was born to Ernest L. and Gracia (Earl) Reed. He married Janet McConnell on December 24, 1961. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Janet; son, Chip (Georgia)...
Eugene F. Wertz
May 28, 2010
Eugene F. "Gene" Wertz, 60, of Dalton, passed away Friday morning, May 28, 2010, at Wooster Community Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 27, 1950, in Tiffin, to George R. and Doris L. (Montz) Wertz and had been a Wayne County resident for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam...
Robert Wayne Metzger
May 26, 2010
Robert Wayne Metzger, 61, of Tiffin, died Wednesday evening, May 26, 2010, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, surrounded by his family and friends. On March 6, 1949, he was born in Washington, DC, to Joseph Felts and Maria Cecilia (Loden) Metzger. Survivors include two sons, Michael Metzger of Huron; and Robert 'Bob' Metzger; his significant other, Sylvia Smith...
Eugene T. 'Bucky' Miller
May 23, 2010
Eugene T. 'Bucky' Miller, 72, of Tiffin, died Sunday evening, May 23, 2010, at his home. On January 19, 1938, he was born in Canton to Marley and Marie (Kapper) Miller. Survivors include many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Preceding him in death along with his parents are five brothers; Earl, Robert Sr., Ralph, Albert and Francis Miller, and...
Eugene F. Tracy
May 16, 2010
Eugene F. "Gene" Tracy, 68, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday morning, May 16, 2010 at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 9, 1941 in Webster Springs, WV to Hersel and Lola (Cogar) Tracy. Survivors include Patricia Tracy of Tiffin; a son, Ryan (Lisa) Tracy of Tiffin; a daughter,...
Norbert L. Cassidy
May 9, 2010
Norbert Louis Cassidy, 89, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday May 9, 2010 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. He was born outside a small southern town in Indiana On May 20, 1920 to William E. and Mary Ellen (Peter) Cassidy. He married Ruth Scherger on February 23, 1946 in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Liberty, Ohio. Survivors include 2 daughters, Idella...
Nina Catherine Turner
May 8, 2010
Nina Catherine Turner, 86, formerly of Kiwanis Manor, passed away Saturday evening, May 8, 2010 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. On November 8, 1923 in Tiffin, she was born to Dominic and Dedora (Patuto) Vadala. Survivors include a son, Ralph (Paula Bird) Turner Jr. of Tiffin; daughters, Mary Jane (Darnell) Dawkins of Columbus; Carol (Tom) McGannon of Wheeling, WV; sisters,...
Jean E. (Swick) Molino
May 7, 2010
Jean E. (Swick) Molino, 90, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and formerly Tiffin, died Friday, May 7, 2010. Jean was born April 19, 1920, in Kenton, to Joseph and Minnie Bookmyer. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Don and Kim Swick; a sister, Beatrice Scales of Los Angeles; a brother, Bernard Bookmyer of Saginaw, Mich.; and many nieces and...
Richard Edwin 'Dick' Bakies
May 7, 2010
Richard Edwin 'Dick' Bakies, 76, of Tiffin, died Friday morning, May 7, 2010, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. On October 31, 1933, he was born in Carey to Fred and Gladys (Yingling) Bakies. On January 7, 1957, he married Patricia A. Berry in Angola, IN. Survivors include a son, Steve (Marcia) Bakies of Tiffin; two daughters, Diane...
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