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Virginia L. Bickley

Virginia L. Bickley

May 19, 2015

Virginia L. Bickley, 94, formerly of Tiffin, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Holy Family Hospital in Chicago, IL. She was born on May 20, 1920, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Orus and Hermina (Babb) Bower. On May 18, 1939, in Fostoria, Ohio, she married Harold D. Bickley. They were married for 51 years and he preceded...

Rita Lou Loesser

Rita Lou Loesser

May 18, 2015

Rita Lou Loesser, 75, beloved wife of Ed Loesser, left this world on Monday morning, May 18, 2015, to take her place with her husband in the embrace of the Lord. She was born on July 14, 1939 and on September 21, 1957, she married Carl Gosche and he preceded her in death in 1960. On December 30, 1961,...

Richard "Dick" Faber

Richard "Dick" Faber

May 15, 2015

Richard "Dick" Faber, 89, of Tiffin, passed away Friday evening, May 15, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. He was born on October 5, 1925, in Berwick, Ohio, to Henry and Goldie (Hibbits) Faber. On June 20, 1953, in St. Patrick Catholic Church, he married Lila Welly. Survivors include his wife, Lila of Tiffin; 8 sons,...

William "Mike" M. Mccaulla

William "Mike" M. Mccaulla

May 13, 2015

William Michael "Mike" McCaulla, 68, of Tiffin, passed away on Wednesday evening, May 13, 2015 at Heartland of Perrysburg in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born on April 11, 1947, in Urbana, Ohio, to William and Mary Elizabeth (Woods) McCaulla. On February 17, 1968, he married Diana Lee "Dede" Muller at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiffin. Survivors include his...

Raymond E. Ernst

Raymond E. Ernst

May 13, 2015

Raymond E. "Ray" Ernst, 89, of Findlay, and formerly of Tiffin, passed away, Wednesday afternoon, May 13, 2015 at Bridge Hospice Care in Findlay. He was born on February 20, 1926, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Harry and Agnes (Harter) Ernst. On February 20, 1947 in St. Mary Catholic Church, he married Joan Barger, who was the daughter of Wallace...

Debora A. Wyka

Debora A. Wyka

May 11, 2015

Debora A. "Deb" Wyka, 57, of Tiffin, went home to be with her Lord, Monday morning, May 11, 2015 at Joshua Tree Care Center, North Olmsted, Ohio. She was born on August 10, 1957, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Robert H. and Shirley A. (Bonnell) Nepper. On March 22, 2003, she married Richard "Dick" Wyka. Survivors include her mother, Shirley...

Helen Winland

Helen Winland

May 2, 2015

Helen L. Winland, 79, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on May 27, 1935, in Perry County, Ohio, to Chester I. and Anna D. (Porgon) Brooks. In 1952, she married William Lawrence and he preceded her in death. In 1979, she married Paul A. Winland and he also preceded her...

Richard L. Wagner

Richard L. Wagner

May 2, 2015

Richard Louis Wagner, 92, formerly of Tiffin, Ohio, and Summerfield, Florida, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Dick was born on April 6, 1923, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Edmund J. and Beatrice (Singer) Wagner. On June 26, 1947, he was united in holy matrimony to Alice Christine Gillig at St. Mary Catholic...

Leonard Little

Leonard Little

May 1, 2015

Rev. Leonard Little, 71, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday morning, May 1, 2015 at Bridge Hospice in Findlay. He was born on December 12, 1943, in Carbon Glow, KY, to William Price and Mary (Sorrell) Little. On June 11, 1965, he married Deloris "Jeannie" Caudill. Survivors include his wife, Jeannie; two sons, Tim Little of Bellevue and Josh...

E. Jane Tuthill

E. Jane Tuthill

Apr 28, 2015

E. Jane Tuthill, 97, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 28, 2015 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky. She was born on June 3, 1917, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Jacob and Bessie (Michaels) Martin. On April 2, 1939, she married William D. Tuthill. She is survived by her son, Timothy Martin (Linda) Tuthill of Shaker Heights; daughter, Deborah...

Judith "Judy" L. Schmidt

Judith "Judy" L. Schmidt

Apr 25, 2015

Judith L. "Judy" Schmidt, 72, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2015 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin. On October 11, 1942 in St. Paul, MN, she was born to Richard and Louise (Christianson) Johnson. She married Jerome C. "Jerry" Schmidt on January 30, 1982 and he survives. Also surviving are her children, Mark and Matthew of...

Albert C. Fate

Albert C. Fate

Apr 23, 2015

Albert C. Fate, 83, of Tiffin, passed away Thursday morning, April 23, 2015 at Elmwood at the Shawhan. He was born in Tiffin, Ohio, to the late William M. and Marie M. (Wertz) Fate. He is survived by first cousins, Patricia (Patterson) Doblinger, Mary Jo Elchert and Susan (Gunn) McFerren; and many other cousins in Seneca County and other...

Mary Frances Abbott

Mary Frances Abbott

Apr 22, 2015

Mary Frances Abbott, 100, of Marblehead, and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2015 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community in Marblehead. She was born on September 26, 1914, in Van Wert County, to John Clarence and Celia Jane (Clay) Roller. On October 22, 1938, she married Mark Abbott and he preceded her in death on...

John "Tom" T. Speck

John "Tom" T. Speck

Apr 20, 2015

John Thomas Speck, 91, died April 20, 2015 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Ohio. Tom was born May 24, 1923 in Tiffin to John Peter and Ruth (Stoner) Speck. On May 31, 1944, he married Garnette Louise Taylor in Tampa, Florida. Garnette passed away on December 22, 2010. He is survived by daughters, Cassandra (Doug) Collar of Tiffin,...

Ladonna P. Burns

Ladonna P. Burns

Apr 16, 2015

LaDonna P. "Donna" Burns, 80, of Tiffin, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. Donna was born on October 17, 1934 in Wood County to Roscoe and Florence (Brandeberry) Drew. On September 5, 1959, in St. Mary Catholic Church, she married Carol "Buck" Burns and he preceded her in death on May 11,...

Betty J. Jacoby-Martinez

Betty J. Jacoby-Martinez

Apr 12, 2015

Betty J. Jacoby-Martinez, 82, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. She was born on January 30, 1933, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to William and Marcella (Landfried) Flowers. She married Franklin Haman and they divorced. She later married Robert Jacoby and he preceded her in death. She then married Juan Martinez,...

William D. "Bill" Scherger

William D. "Bill" Scherger

Apr 10, 2015

William D. "Bill" Scherger, 67, of Tiffin, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at his home. He was born on November 30, 1947 to William Lewis and Christine J. (Vondenberg) Scherger. He is survived by many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Deacon Daniel Lewis Scherger in 2011. Bill was a member of St. Joseph...

John "Pete" C. Burns

John "Pete" C. Burns

Apr 3, 2015

John C."Pete" Burns, 81, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday afternoon, April 3, 2015 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. He was born on November 23, 1933, in Tiffin to Alva and Sarah (Bowersox) Burns. On November 8, 1958, he married Barbara A. Selvey and she preceded him in death on October 29, 2002. Survivors include 6 sons, Ronald A. (Sandy)...

Beatrice M. "Beatie" Wank

Beatrice M. "Beatie" Wank

Mar 30, 2015

Beatrice M. "Beatie" Wank, 85, of Fostoria and previously of New Riegel, passed away on Monday morning, March 30, 2015 at Independence House, Fostoria. She was born on March 1, 1930, in Fostoria, Ohio, to Nicholas and May (Burkert) Frankart. On May 7, 1955 in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, she married Joseph C. Wank and he preceded her in...

Ivron J. Norris

Ivron J. Norris

Mar 27, 2015

Ivron J. Norris, 86, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday morning, March 27, 2015 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. On January 1, 1929 in Findlay, he was born to Ivron and Alice (Berman) Norris. He married Barbara Jean Szabo on November 7, 1953. Survivors include his wife Barbara of 61 years, sons, Paul and Gary Norris both of Tiffin; Stanley...

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