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Frances L. Lonsway

Frances L. Lonsway

Jan 16, 2009

Frances L. Lonsway, 88, of Tiffin, died Friday afternoon, January 16, 2009 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin. On April 2, 1920, she was born to Harry and Faye (Cypher) Leiter in Fremont. She married Alton P. Lonsway on May 18, 1946. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Alton; two sons, Mike (Jean) Lonsway of Marblehead and Tom...

Eric E. Rohrbach

Eric E. Rohrbach

Jan 14, 2009

Eric E. Rohrbach, 47, of Tiffin, died Wednesday afternoon, January 14, 2009, in the Emergency Room at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. On March 23, 1961, he was born to William T. 'Bill' and Melba (Keiffer) Rohrbach. August 11, 1984, he married Rebecca 'Becky' Nesselhauf. Survivors include his wife, Becky, a son, W. Michael Rohrbach, a daughter, Alexa 'Lexi' Rohrbach,...

Andrew K. Althar

Andrew K. Althar

Jan 11, 2009

Andrew K. Althar, 92, of Bellaire and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Saturday evening January 10, 2009 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV. He was born April 4, 1916 in Bellaire, OH the son of the late G.W. and Monta (Tolmie) Althar. On May 21, 1944 he married Martha J. Weaver in St. John's United Church of...

Elizabeth Pachlhofer

Elizabeth Pachlhofer

Jan 10, 2009

Elizabeth L. "Betty" Pachlhofer, 69, of rural Bascom, died, Saturday, January 10, 2009, at her residence. On September 16, 1939 she was born to Royal J. "Bud" and Ella M. (Schleter) Hoover in Tiffin. On May 30, 1961 she married Robert F. Pachlhofer at St. Mary in Tiffin. Survivors include sons, William "Bill" (Deb-Swartz) Pachlhofer of Bloomville, Robb (Stephanie)...

Verena C. Funkhouser

Verena C. Funkhouser

Jan 6, 2009

Verena C. Funkhouser, 94, of Tiffin, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. January 19, 1914, she was born in Tiffin, to Albert H. and Cordelia L. (Krebs) Gurney. June 11, 1935, she married Neal A. Funkhouser in St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Richard N. (Betty J.) Funkhouser of Vanlue, Kenneth W. (Connie...

Michelle Donna

Michelle Donna

Jan 4, 2009

Michelle Donna, 43, of Tiffin, died Sunday morning, January 4, 2009, due to an auto accident. On July 27, 1965, she was born to Julius and Nancie (Montz) Vanyur in Cleveland, Ohio. On October 14, 2006, she married David Donna. Survivors include, her husband David of Tiffin, her mother Nancie Vanyur of Bath, a daughter Maryanne Tackett of Tiffin,...

Philomena R. Colatruglio

Philomena R. Colatruglio

Dec 29, 2008

Philomena "Phil" R. Colatruglio, 83, of Tiffin, died Monday morning, December 29, 2008 at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. On October 29, 1925 in Tiffin, she was born to John and Carmella (Iannantuono) Reino. She married Joseph Colatruglio on January29, 1944. Survivors include a daughter, Betty (Danny) Mills, daughter in law, Beth Colatruglio and a brother, Sam Reino all of...

Marisa E. Paulus

Marisa E. Paulus

Dec 28, 2008

Marisa E. Paulus, 23, of Cincinnati, died Sunday, December 28, 2008, at her residence. May 25, 1985, she was born in Fostoria to Anthony and Pamela (Wells) Paulus. Survivors include her parents, Tony and Pamela of Tiffin, two brothers, Bennett Paulus, of Tiffin, Gino (Liz Parobek)Paulus of Lakewood, maternal grandparents Joe and Betty Wells of Findlay, aunts and uncles,...

Miriam Rose Sacksteder-Fanshaw

Miriam Rose Sacksteder-Fanshaw

Dec 26, 2008

Miriam Rose Sacksteder-Fanshaw, 83, of Tiffin, died Friday morning, December 26, 2008 at St. Francis Home of Tiffin. On August 10, 1925 in Tiffin, she was born to Andrew H. and Catherine (Carrigan) Sacksteder. She married Lawrence Fanshaw on October 20, 1979 in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiffin. Miriam is survived by her husband of 29 years, Lawrence,...

Earle C. Shade

Earle C. Shade

Dec 24, 2008

Earle Collins Shade, 80, of Tiffin, died Wednesday evening, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008, at St. Francis Home. He was born September 15, 1928, in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to Earle Collins and Florence (Hamrick) Shade Sr. December 24, 1945, he married Barbara Springstead, they later divorced and she preceded him in death in 2004. He married Mary Dachcoff and she...

Doris Pauline Chinell

Doris Pauline Chinell

Dec 24, 2008

Doris Pauline Chinell, 79, formerly of Tiffin, died Wednesday morning, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008, at Fox Run Manor Nursing Home, Findlay. She was born August 3, 1929, in Oil City, Pennsylvania, to John E. and Gussie F. (Wingard) Shofstahl. December 23, 1950, she married John Edward Chinell in St. John United Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters,...

Marjorie K. Ewald

Marjorie K. Ewald

Dec 20, 2008

Marjorie K. Ewald, 92, of Tiffin, died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. On June 19, 1916 she was born to Ralph Good and Irma (Smith) Kleckner in Painesville, Ohio. On August 23, 1947, she married Charles Richard Ewald, and he died on August 13, 1988. Survivors include a son, Jonathan K. (Diana) Ewald of rural...

Robert Hepperly

Robert Hepperly

Dec 19, 2008

Robert L. Hepperly, formerly of Tiffin, died, Friday, December 19, 2008, at his residence in Findlay. On May 4, 1942 he was born to Richard and Helen (Cooley) Hepperly, and Helen survives in Tiffin. On June 17, 1961 he married Patricia Shobe, and she survives. Survivors include, his mother Helen, his wife Patricia of 47 years, three sons, Todd...

Cynthia 'Jean' Jeanette Hammond

Cynthia 'Jean' Jeanette Hammond

Dec 19, 2008

Cynthia J. 'Jean' Hammond, 83, formerly of 88 Sycamore St., Tiffin, died, Friday morning, December 19, 2008 at Hospice of the Valley, Friendship Village, Tempe, AZ. Born May 9, 1925, in Middletown, to the late Orville and Helen Ida (Fry) Clifford, she was raised by her uncle and aunt, the late Walter and Ethel O'Brien. August 25, 1947, she...

Ronald A. Walters

Ronald A. Walters

Dec 17, 2008

Ronald A. Walters, 57, of Tiffin, died, Wednesday, December 17, 2008, unexpectedly at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. On August 14, 1951, he was born to Paul and Margaret (Lawrence) Walters in Tiffin. Survivors include, daughters, Shannon Walters and Courtney Walters both of Dayton, a son, Ronald Walters Jr. of North Carolina, two half-brothers, Ed Walters of...

Muriel Maria Haley

Muriel Maria Haley

Dec 13, 2008

Muriel Maria Haley, 79, of Tiffin, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2008, at her residence. On Aug. 24, 1929, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, she was born to Richard and Margaret (Foster) Hall. She married Brian Haley Sr., on Aug. 18, 1952, in St. Francis Church in Bradford, England. Survivors include her husband, Brian, of 56 years, of Tiffin; son,...

Richard A. Omlor

Richard A. Omlor

Dec 13, 2008

Richard "Rick" A. Omlor, 51, formerly of Tiffin, died, December 13, 2008, in Chicago, IL., where he has resided for over 15 years. On January 28, 1957, he was born to Joel Omlor and Audrey L. (Creeger) Omlor-Gase. In 2000, he married Kim Weber, and she survives in Chicago, IL. Survivors include, his mother, Audrey Omlor-Gase, step-father, Otto Gase,...

Deliliah M. Greenwald

Deliliah M. Greenwald

Dec 8, 2008

Deliliah Greenwald, 86, of Fostoria, died December 8, 2008, at home. On August 24, 1922, she was born to William McKinley and Sylvia L. (Stuckey) Lawrence. She later married George H. Greenwald, and he died on August 13, 1983. Survivors include, sons Gene and Richard Sours, Harold Heintz, stepsons Norman Greenwald, Robert Sours, Ronald Sours, daughters Geraldine Smith, Carolyn...

Marie T. Kuhn

Marie T. Kuhn

Dec 8, 2008

Marie T. Kuhn, 87, of New Riegel, formerly of Tiffin, died Monday, December 8, 2008, in her home. November 8, 1921, she was born in Cincinnati, to Charles and Helen (Fricke) Saibeni. September 9, 1944, she married Albert H. 'Pete' Kuhn in St. Lawrence Church, Cincinnati. Survivors include three daughters, Carol (Martin) Hammer, Nancy (Harold) Courtney, both of New...

Harold L. Shuff

Harold L. Shuff

Dec 5, 2008

Harold L. Shuff, 81, of Tiffin, died, Friday evening, December 5, 2008, at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. On August 7, 1927, he was born to Frank and Flora (Shook) Shuff in Tiffin. On September 18, 1948, he married Dorothy Bare in McCutchenville, Ohio. Survivors include, his mother, Flora Shuff, his wife, Dorothy of Tiffin, three sons, Stephen M. (Jamie)...

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