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Carl L. Wilson
May 17, 2017
Carl L. "Yaz" Wilson, 66, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday evening, May 17, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born on January 6, 1951, in Tiffin, Ohio to Alexis and Wilma Wilson. On August 22, 1987, he married Rhonda Woten.
Survivors include his wife, Rhonda of Tiffin; daughters, Angela R. (Andrew)...
William D. Fletcher
May 17, 2017
William David Fletcher, 83, Tiffin, died suddenly, but peacefully, at home in his sleep on May 17, 2017.
He was born on August 30, 1933 to Carl Curtis and Mary Electa (Proper) Fletcher on the farm in Alta, Ohio. On April 8, 1961, he married Jacqueline Anne Scheurer and she survives.
Also surviving are three...
Michael J. Boehler
May 16, 2017
Michael J. Boehler, 68, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 16, 2017 at his home.
He was born on January 4, 1949, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Edward and Pauline (Eberly) Boehler. On May 9, 1970, he married Deborah J. Baker.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah; six sons, Christopher (Beth) Boehler of Tiffin, Patrick...
Mabel A. (Rudolph) Starr
May 15, 2017
Mabel Aileen Starr, 86, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, May 15, 2017 in her room at Elmwood at the Shawhan in Tiffin, Ohio.
She was born in Cuyahoga County, in northeast Ohio, on June 8, 1930. Mabel met her husband, Merle Gene Starr, in college and they were married August 3, 1953. She was a longtime resident...
John B. Kopp
May 14, 2017
John B. Kopp, 58, of Tiffin, passed away on Sunday afternoon, May 14, 2017 at his home.
He was born on May 25, 1958, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Raymond E., Sr. and Dorothy L. (Tiell) Kopp.
Survivors include his three sons, Joseph B. (Krisy) Kopp of Pineview, North Carolina, Henry J. (Tamara) Kopp of Sharon,...
Ralph "Jack" J. Magers
May 14, 2017
Ralph  J. "Jack" Magers, Jr., 79, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday morning, May 14, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.
He was born on October 12, 1937 in Tiffin, Ohio, to Ralph J., Sr. and Alice (Michaels) Magers. On October 28, 1967,  he married Janice A. "Jan" Tiell.
Survivors include his wife,...
Charles E. Reis
May 12, 2017
Charles Edmund Reis, 72, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday morning, May 12, 2017 in the Emergency Room at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.
He was born on August 11, 1944, in Findlay, Ohio to William Francis Eugene and Ruth Marie (Paxton) Reis. On June 19, 1974, he married Geraldine (Ginger) Miller and she preceded him in death on...
Bessie E. (Digby) Karle
May 9, 2017
Bessie E. Karle, 89, of Tiffin and St. Francis Home, passed away Tuesday morning, May 9, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.
She was born on Christmas day, December 25, 1927, in Tiffin, to Mearl and Mildred (Baum) Digby. On August 29, 1959, in Tiffin, she married Rudolf Eugene Karle.
Survivors include...
Larry J. Rush
May 2, 2017
Larry J. Rush, 77, of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday evening, May 2, 2017 at ProMedica-The Toledo Hospital as the result of an auto accident.
On December 20, 1939 in Findlay, he was born to Philip "Whitey" and Kathleen "Sue" Jeffrey. He married Patricia Jones DeFrieze and she preceded him in death. He married Betty L. Osmon on...
Carl M. Theis
May 2, 2017
Carl M. "Mickey" Theis, 92, of New Riegel, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, May 2, 2017 at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.
He was born on February 13, 1925, in New Riegel, Ohio to Lewis and Helen (Wangler) Theis. On November 17, 1956, he married Janet Christensen.
Survivors include his wife, Janet of New Riegel; son, Gregg...
Neil M. Shaull
May 1, 2017
Neil M. Shaull, 91, of Dublin and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Monday morning, May 1, 2017 at his home.
He was born on March 14, 1926, in Tiffin, Ohio to Charles M. and Mary E. (Hoover) Shaull. On February 27, 1954, in St. Mary Catholic Church, he married Roxana Beitel.
Survivors include his wife,...
Diane Marie (Babione) Adkins-Reid
Apr 30, 2017
Diane Marie Adkins-Reid, 78, of Findlay, passed away on Sunday evening, April 30, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center.
She was born on July 3, 1938, in Fremont, Ohio to Richard and Elanore (Grachek) Babione. On September 15, 1956, she married Charlie Adkins and he preceded her in death on October 17, 1985.  She married...
Wilbur Burdell Suffecool
Apr 27, 2017
Wilbur Burdell Suffecool, 82, of Tiffin, passed away on Thursday morning, April 27, 2017 at Seneca House.
He was born on November 21, 1934, in Pleasant Twp, to Norman L. and Goldie M. (Shutt) Suffecool.
Survivors include his two daughters, Susan Suffecool of Belgium and Victoria (Jeffrey) Wingo of Tennessee; three grandchildren, Jason, Kyle and...
Leo Frederick Smith
Apr 25, 2017
Leo Frederick Smith, 86, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 25, 2017 at his home after a long illness and surrounded by his family.
He was born on his family farm on South State Route 53 on February 19, 1931, to Louis J. and Frances Arbogast Smith. He married Elizabeth A. Zoll on April 21,...
Joseph "Joe" F. Keller
Apr 22, 2017
Joseph F. "Joe" Keller, 51, of Tiffin and Co-Owner of John's Welding and Towing, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 22, 2017 at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness.
Joe was born on July 14, 1965, in Tiffin, Ohio, to John and Patricia (Cook) Keller.
He married Jennifer...
Dean Joseph Betz
Apr 16, 2017
Dean Joseph Betz, 61, of Tiffin, passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 16, 2017 at his home surrounded by family.
He was born on May 21, 1955, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Carl Fred and Mary Louise (Tiell) Betz.
Survivors include his brother, Ronald G. (Hilda) Betz of Phoenix, AZ; sister-in-law, Deb Betz of Tiffin; cousin,...
Gerald "Jerry" Elmer Conley
Apr 15, 2017
Gerald Elmer Conley "Jerry" of rural Tiffin has entered into eternal peace with our Heavenly Father on Saturday morning, April 15, 2017. Jerry's courageous battle with pancreatic cancer ended at Bridge Hospice (Bowling Green, Ohio).
His devotion to his family, church and friends; along with his everlasting and enduring faith supported him in his final journey to...
Arthur Sharp
Apr 14, 2017
Arthur Sharp, son of John R. and Rachel L. (Banks) Sharp was born and passed away Friday morning, April 14, 2017 at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.
He is survived by his sisters, Audrey and Coraline Sharp, grandparents, Mike and Jane Banks of Tiffin and Douglas and Mary Sharp of Jackson, MI; great grandmother, Jane Banks of Tiffin and...
Mary "Dolores" D. (Reinhart) Seislove
Apr 14, 2017
Mary D. "Dolores" Seislove, 101, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at St. Francis Home.
She was born on September 8, 1915, in Tiffin, Ohio to Michael and Jennie (Gillig) Reinhart. On June 27, 1936 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Ralph P. Seislove and he preceded her in death on January 18,...
Beverly A. (Burns) Kopp
Apr 12, 2017
Beverly A. "Bev" Kopp, 56, of Republic, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 12, 2017 in the Emergency Room at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.
She was born on June 9, 1960, in Tiffin, Ohio, to John C. and Barbara A. (Selvey) Burns. On January 10, 1987, she married Mark A. "Pooch" Kopp.
Survivors include her husband,...
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