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Maria Marta Mata

Maria Marta Mata

May 15, 2019

Maria Marta Mata, 71, of Fremont, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on April 29, 1948 in San Benito, TX to Jose & Santos (Malacara) Nino.

Maria enjoyed making clothes, especially for her dogs, scrapbooking and watching Mexican Cable Television. When she wasn’t participating in those, she was...

Kevin Ackerman

Kevin Ackerman

May 11, 2019

Kevin Ackerman, 47, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 3, 1972 in Fremont to James "Jim" and Mary Jo (Fisher) Ackerman.

Kevin graduated from the School of Hope. During his school years, he enjoyed playing basketball and participating in the Special Olympics for bowling. Kevin liked to take walks and was...

Norman L. Neeb

Norman L. Neeb

May 9, 2019

Norman L. Neeb, 93, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Elmwood, Fremont. He was born on November 18, 1925 in Helena to Julius and Louise (Keller) Neeb. Norman was a 1943 Gibsonburg High School graduate. 

On January 1, 1948, he married Rosalie Haubert at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont.

Norman liked working as a farmer and raising Herford...

Bruce Berryman

Bruce Berryman

May 5, 2019

Bruce Berryman, 64, of Fremont, passed away at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center on Sunday, May 5, 2019. He was born on February 11, 1955 in Southern Pines, North Carolina to Jack & Mary (Coon) Berryman.

Bruce attended Fremont Ross High School & Vanguard Vocational School and graduated in 1973. After graduation, he worked for Don Eckhart for 30...

Edith K. Shields

Edith K. Shields

May 4, 2019

Gibsonburg- Edith K. Shields, 88, passed away on Sat., May 4, 2019 at Windsor Lane Healthcare Center. She was born on April 30, 1931 in Green Springs Depot, VA to the late George M. and Mildred S. (Suydam) Kennon.

Edith was a graduate of Louisa High School. She continued her education at Longwood College and Old Dominion University where she...

Ruth C. Bischoff

Ruth C. Bischoff

May 4, 2019

Ruth C. Bischoff, 95, of Fremont, OH died Saturday morning, May 4, 2019.  She was born on Jan. 18, 1924 to the late Jerome and Gertrude (Darr) Halbisen. She married Harry Bischoff at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Mar. 10, 1945. Harry died Oct. 21, 1995 after celebrating 50 years of marriage.

Ruth attended St. Joseph High School, class of...

Charles "Chuck" Lenhart, Jr.

Charles "Chuck" Lenhart, Jr.

Apr 30, 2019

Charles “Chuck” W. Lenhart, Jr., 73, passed away on Tues., April 30, 2019 at Mercy St. Vincent, Toledo. He was born on March 22, 1946 in Fremont to Charles and Mary (Kiel) Lenhart, Sr.

Chuck graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1964 and Defiance College in 1968. He taught business for 33 years at several high schools, predominately at...

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Parsons

Elizabeth J. "Betty" Parsons

Apr 28, 2019

Elizabeth J. “Betty” (Swedersky) Parsons, 102, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. She was born on October 15, 1916 in Fremont to the late Harold R. and Mary (Groby) Swedersky.

Betty married Edgar M. Parsons on June 29, 1940. Together, they had three children and Betty was a homemaker. She was a lifelong member...

Sandra Lemke

Sandra Lemke

Apr 26, 2019

Sandra Jean Lemke, age 83, formerly of Gibsonburg, died April 26, 2019 at her Elmore residence.

Sandra was born November 7, 1935, in Toledo, OH, to Earl and Myra (Faust) Deitzel. Sandra graduated with honors from Waite High School and then worked for Prestole Corporation.

On October 15, 1955, she married Paul R. Lemke of Graytown, OH.  They then moved...

Ruby Butscher

Ruby Butscher

Apr 26, 2019

Ruby Butscher, 98, of Fremont, passed away at Countryside Manor on Friday, April 26, 2019. She was born on June 1, 1920 in Fremont to the late Frank and Lucille (Stine) Shewell.

Ruby was a 1938 Fremont Ross graduate and she went on to become a nurse for over 20 years at Fremont Memorial Hospital, and later at Bethesda Care...

Carlos Mancha

Carlos Mancha

Apr 25, 2019

Carlos Mancha, 40, of Fostoria passed away Thursday, Apr. 25, 2019 at the Toledo Hospital. 

Born in Fremont, OH on May 15, 1978, he is a son of Reyes Roberto and Petra (Obregon) Mancha.  As a 1996 graduate of Gibsonburg High School, Carlos worked as a tool and die machinist, most recently at Filmtec Fabrications in Fostoria.

Carlos enjoyed golfing,...

Carl Irick

Carl Irick

Apr 25, 2019

Carl M. Irick, 86, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2019 at the Elmwood Skilled Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 25, 1933 in Girard, Ohio to Ivan & Mabel (Bush) Irick. He married Anne Spencer on July 29, 1956 at Trinity Methodist Church in Mt. Gilead, Ohio.

He had a 50-year career as a...

Barbara Jean Mauch

Barbara Jean Mauch

Apr 17, 2019

Lindsey- Barbara Jean Mauch, 71, passed away on Wed., April 17, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital. She was born on April 10, 1948 in Fremont to Chester and Betty (Evans) Mauch.

Barbara was a 1966 Gibsonburg High School graduate. She worked for Toledo Edison as a Records Draftsman until her retirement in 2010. She enjoyed gardening, collecting antiques, and fancy...

David R. Stull

David R. Stull

Apr 13, 2019

David R. Stull, 65, of Fremont passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky. He was born on December 20, 1953 in Fremont to the late Charles W. and Marjorie (Restle) Stull. At First Presbyterian Church, on April 16, 1983, he married his sweetheart Stephanie Sorg. In 1972, David graduated from Fremont Ross. He worked as a...

Carl Unger

Carl Unger

Apr 8, 2019

Carl Unger, 81, passed away on Monday April 8, 2019 in Tomball, Texas. Carl was born in Woodville, Ohio, to George and Viola (Reinbolt) Unger on October 16, 1937.

He married Martha (Hawk) Unger on September 13, 1958 in Fremont, Ohio. He attended The Ohio State University, graduating in 1958.

Carl is preceded in death by his parents, aunts and uncles.

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Jo Ann Beeker

Jo Ann Beeker

Apr 6, 2019

Jo Ann Beeker, 87, of Gibsonburg passed away Saturday, Apr. 6, 2019 at the Valley View Health Campus, Fremont.

Jo Ann was born in Helena, OH on Dec. 9, 1931, the only child of Carl and Faye (Aldrich) Carnicom.  She graduated from Gibsonburg High School in 1949.  She then married her husband of 38 years, Raymond Beeker, in Bettsville on...

Kenneth W. Krienke, Sr.

Kenneth W. Krienke, Sr.

Apr 4, 2019

Fremont- Kenneth W. Krienke, Sr., 77, passed away at his home on Thurs., April 4, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1941 in Fremont to the late Arthur and Clara (Williams) Krienke. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army from 1958-1962. Through the years he worked for several companies in the community, eventually retiring from the Toledo Blade.

He enjoyed...

Christopher "Papo" Barrera

Christopher "Papo" Barrera

Apr 3, 2019

Gibsonburg- Christopher “Papo” Barrera, 56, passed away on Wed., April 3, 2019 at Eden Springs. Christopher was born on Oct. 22, 1962 in Fremont to Fidel Vela and Anna Mae (McCoy) Barrera. On Sept. 25, 1992, he and Cindy Elkins were married by the Gibsonburg Mayor.

Surviving is his wife, Cindy of 26 years; dad, Fidel of Gibsonburg; daughter, Crystal...

Ruth Gerwin

Ruth Gerwin

Apr 2, 2019

Gibsonburg- Ruth A. Gerwin, 72, passed away at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg on Tues., April 2, 2019. She was born on January 30, 1947 in Toledo to the late Walter “Charles” and Leona (Weis) Savage.

Ruth was a 1965 Harris-Elmore High School graduate and continued her education receiving her Associates Degree in Business from Davis Business College.

On July...

Daniel Jenkins

Daniel Jenkins

Apr 2, 2019

Daniel A. Jenkins, 91, of Fremont, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at his residence. He was born on January 6, 1928 to Walter & Bessie (Frymire) Jenkins.

Daniel graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1946. In May 1951, he enlisted and proudly served in the United States Army. He was stationed in...

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