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Vernice "Vern" R. Elchert

Vernice "Vern" R. Elchert

Jun 29, 2014

Vern R. Elchert, 71, of New Riegel, passed away Sunday morning, June 29, 2014 at his home. He was born on February 22, 1943, in New Riegel, to Louis E. and Irene B. (Schalk) Elchert. On May 18, 1963, in All Saints Catholic Church St. Peter Chapel, Alvada, he married Donna Gillig. Survivors include his wife, Donna of New...

Howard "Duke" Young

Howard "Duke" Young

Jun 28, 2014

Howard "Duke" Young, 90, of Tiffin, passed away on June 28, 2014 at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. He was born on July 19, 1923, in Fostoria, Ohio, to Howard M. and Elsie J. (Spurgeon) Young. On June 15, 1943, he married Mary Ellen Lenz. Survivors include his companion, Bonnie Cook; two sons, Gregory W. Young of Tiffin and David...

Marilyn Y. Crouse

Marilyn Y. Crouse

Jun 27, 2014

Marilyn Y. Crouse, 77, formerly of 266 S. Sandusky St., passed away Friday morning, June 27, 2014 at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center in Tiffin. On July 29, 1936 in Seneca County, she was born to Clifford and Susie (Angelbeck) Crouse. She married Arthur Zender of Fostoria on November 24, 1954 and they later divorced. Survivors include her...

Frederick E. Mullholand, Jr

Frederick E. Mullholand, Jr

Jun 16, 2014

Frederick Eugene Mullholand, Jr., 78, of New Riegel, passed away Monday morning, June 16, 2014 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin. On October 26, 1935 in McCutchenville, OH, he was born to Frederick E. and Gladys (Godfrey) Mullholand, Jr. He married Susan Wagner on June 4, 1955 in Kirby, OH and they later divorced. Survivors include three daughters, Sandra...

Alice Laugherty

Alice Laugherty

Jun 15, 2014

Alice Laugherty, 86, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday morning, June 15, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. On June 15, 1928 in Seneca County, she was born to Merle and Imogene (Owen) Detterman. She married Neil E. Kieffer and he preceded her in death in 1980. She later married William A. Laugherty on July 7, 1988...

Mary T. Burns

Mary T. Burns

Jun 15, 2014

Mary T. Burns, 83, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday evening, June 15, 2014 at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born on November 23, 1930, in St Stephens, Ohio, to Alois and Margarete (Hoffman) Willman. She married E. Clifford Burns on May 5, 1951, and he preceded her in death in 1986. Survivors include a son, Michael (Patricia) Burns...

Gene R. "Dick" Finn

Gene R. "Dick" Finn

Jun 14, 2014

Gene R. "Dick" Finn, 96, of Fostoria, died Saturday morning, June 14, 2014 with a dear friend by his side at Fostoria Community Hospital. On February 25, 1918 in Tiffin, he was born to Frederick and Maude Charlotte (Sager) Finn. He married Vera Yuonne Adams on February 21, 1941 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Tiffin and she...

Olive F. Ruehle

Olive F. Ruehle

Jun 13, 2014

Olive F. Ruehle, 91, of Tiffin, passed away Friday morning, June 13, 2014 at Desert Lakes apartments in Phoenix Arizona. Her 4 children were with her when she passed away. She was born on April 11, 1923, in Sandusky, Ohio, to Edward Windau and Florence E. (Collins) Windau. She lived in Bloomville before becoming a lifelong Tiffin resident. She...

Lois "Pat" I. Warren

Lois "Pat" I. Warren

Jun 8, 2014

Lois Irene "Pat" Warren, 86, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday evening, June 8, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on April 17, 1928, in Durham, NC, to Harold and Margaret (Riley) Deaton. When she was 2 years old, after the death of her father, Pat and her siblings entered the National Orphan's Home, Jr. O.U.A...

Paul Robert Kimmet

Paul Robert Kimmet

Jun 5, 2014

Paul Robert Kimmet, 95, of New Riegel, passed away on Thursday evening, June 5, 2014 at his home. He was born on January 15, 1919, in New Riegel, Ohio, to James H. and Agatha (Wagner) Kimmet. On April 15, 1950, he married Bernice "Bunny" Mesnard and she preceded him in death in July 27, 1985. Survivors include his two...

Ruth A. Hart

Ruth A. Hart

Jun 4, 2014

Ruth A. Hart, 63, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday evening, June 4, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. She was born on October 4, 1950 to Samuel and Anna (Hushour) Koch. On July 22, 1972, she married John R. Hart, Jr. Survivors include her mother, Anna McClintock of Tiffin; husband, John of Tiffin; children, Brad Hart and...

Ruth M. Wank

Ruth M. Wank

Jun 3, 2014

Ruth M. Wank, 91, of Tiffin, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, 2014 at Mercy Tiffin Hospital. She was born on October 22, 1922, in Liberty Twp., Ohio, to Lloyd E. and Leona (Christophory) Koerper. On October 26, 1946, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Paul Wank and he preceded her in death in 1995. Survivors include...

Sue Schatzinger

Sue Schatzinger

Jun 2, 2014

Sue Ann Schatzinger, 63, of Tiffin, passed away on Monday morning, June 2, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo. She was born on August 13, 1950, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Paul and Lucille (Smith) Weimerskirch. On February 21, 1970, in Ebenezer United Methodist Church, she married Dan Schatzinger. Survivors include her husband, Dan; son, Colin (Janelle) Schatzinger...

Lewis J. Fanning

Lewis J. Fanning

Jun 1, 2014

Lewis J. Fanning, 85, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday morning, June 1, 2014 at Wild Wings Campground in Oak Harbor. He was born on September 18, 1928, in Brattleboro, Vermont, to Stanley and Georgiana (Groesbeck) Fanning. On July 15, 1951, in Brattleboro, VT, he married Barbara T. Torrey and she preceded him in death in 2001. Survivors include his...

Pamela S. Mcquistion

Pamela S. Mcquistion

May 31, 2014

Pamela S. McQuistion, 58, of Tiffin, passed away Saturday evening, May 31, 2014 at her home. On February 3, 1956 in Tiffin, she was born to Jacob M. and Patricia A. (Lamma) Digby. She married Michael D. McQuistion on July 19, 1975. Survivors include her children, Brandy and Travis McQuistion both of Tiffin; her mother, Patricia A. Smith of...

Willard Coffman

Willard Coffman

May 30, 2014

Willard Eugene Coffman, 79, went to be with his Lord, in Mercy Tiffin Hospital on Friday, May 30, 2014. He was born October 29, 1934, in Tiffin, Ohio, to John and Melva (Feasel) Coffman. He married Alice (Beaston) Coffman on June 12, 1960. He is survived by his wife, Alice; daughter, Rebecca (Dave Farris) of Tiffin; son, Timothy (Judy)...

Pauline Heater

Pauline Heater

May 30, 2014

Pauline Heater, 89, of Tiffin, passed away Friday evening, May 30, 2014 at St. Francis Home in Tiffin. On July 18, 1924 in Buckhannan, WV, she was born to Ulysses and Lena Nutter. She married Richard Bennett and he passed away in 1945. She later married Robert Heater on May 4, 1946 in West Virginia and he preceded her...

Nina M. Shireman

Nina M. Shireman

May 29, 2014

Nina M. Shireman, 93, of Rossville, Indiana and formerly of Tiffin, passed away on Ascension Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Milner Community Health Care Center. She was born on August 8, 1920, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Paul and Antoinette (Perna) Panuto. On November 17, 1945, she married Paul W. Shireman and he preceded her in death in 1990. Survivors...

Lauren M. Hurd-Van Pelt

Lauren M. Hurd-Van Pelt

May 28, 2014

Lauren M. Hurd-Van Pelt, 25, of Cold Spring, KY and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 28, 2014 as a result of an auto accident in Miami County. On May 31, 1988 in Tiffin, she was born to Matt and Lynn (Von Aschen) Hurd. She married Brett Van Pelt on June 21, 2013 in West Chester. Survivors...

Marilyn J. Bugner

Marilyn J. Bugner

May 18, 2014

Marilyn J. Bugner, 79, of Tiffin, passed away Sunday evening, May 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on June 28, 1934, in Bascom, Ohio, to Ellis Delmer and Helen Oleta (Hoover) Sperow. On November 21, 1953, she married Franklin D. Bugner. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Frank of Tiffin; sister, Nadine Omlor of North Carolina;...

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