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Jared Benjamin Katz

Jared Benjamin Katz

Jul 30, 2018

Jared Benjamin Katz, 25, of Fremont, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2018 at his home. He was born in Fremont on November 21, 1992 to Tonia Lyn Bollenbacher and Daryl Christopher Katz. He graduated from Gibsonburg High School and Vanguard Vocational Centers Carpentry Program in 2011.

 

Jared worked at Wolfe Paper Company in Fremont. He enjoyed listening to...

Iva Baker

Iva Baker

Jul 28, 2018

Iva Baker, 96, of Fremont, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living. She was born on February 11, 1922 in Fremont to Frank and Amelia (Ohms) Shiets.

Iva was a 1939 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. She was a chief operator of Ohio Bell Telephone Company, now AT&T, until her retirement in 1980. Iva was...

Shirley Garner

Shirley Garner

Jul 20, 2018

Gibsonburg resident, Shirley A. Garner, 71, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at the ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.

Born on September 1, 1946 in Fremont, Shirley was one of two children of Donald and Catherine (Szanca) Garner.  She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School, Fremont, in 1965 and was current member of the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Gibsonburg....

Karen L. Donnell

Karen L. Donnell

Jul 18, 2018

Toledo- Karen L. Donnell, 69, passed away at Toledo Hospital on July 18, 2018. She was born on Sept. 6, 1948 to J. Arlington and Ruth (Stults) Donnell.

Karen was an Eastwood High School and University of Toledo graduate. She worked at the DANA Corporation for 12 years as a buyer in the procurement department. Karen was an excellent cook,...

Kristina Hirt

Kristina Hirt

Jul 16, 2018

Kristina Hirt, 32, of Vickery, Ohio, passed away at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio on Monday, July 16th, 2018. She was born on September 30, 1985, in Shelby, Ohio. Kristina is survived by her soulmate and wife, Katie, and their four beautiful children: Chase, Karlie, Coby, and Cohen; her mothers, Lori and Julie Elliott; her father, Rock Merritt,...

Betty Jane Phillips

Betty Jane Phillips

Jul 15, 2018

Gibsonburg- Betty Jane Phillips, 90, passed away on Sun., July 15, 2018 surrounded by family. She was born on Sept. 29, 1927 in Monroe, MI to Willard and Verda (Meyers) Marsh. On Nov. 10, 1933, her parents tragically passed in a house fire, sending Betty to be raised by her Uncle and Aunt Peter & Maime Nieset.

She married Cloyce...

Carol Susan Crump

Carol Susan Crump

Jul 15, 2018

Carol Susan Crump, 75, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born on December 15, 1942 in Cincinnati to Ralph and Marian (Stafford) Bird Jr.

Carol married her best friend Charles R. “Pete” Crump Sr., who later passed away. After his death, Carol met Jack Kiser of Fremont. She...

Hulda M. "Pansy" Nickel

Hulda M. "Pansy" Nickel

Jul 13, 2018

Hulda M. “Pansy” Nickel, 86, of Fremont, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 7, 1932 in Oak Harbor to Reinhart and Letha (Shriver) Wendt.

Pansy graduated from Oak Harbor High School in 1950. On March 10, 1950, she married her best friend, Wayne Nickel in Oak Harbor....

Dr. Keith Hull

Dr. Keith Hull

Jul 12, 2018

Retired Fremont veterinarian, Dr. Keith Hull, 83, passed away unexpectedly at the Cleveland Clinic Thursday, July 12, 2018. He was born on January 14, 1935 to Russel and Anne (Archer) Hull in Fremont.

 

Keith graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1953 and then continued his education at The Ohio State University and graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine in 1960. In...

Shirley R. White

Shirley R. White

Jul 11, 2018

Shirley R. White, 81, of Fremont, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Elmwood Skilled Nursing, Fremont. She was born on January 19, 1937 in North Carolina to Vernon and Jessie (Ward) Boyce.

Shirley was a graduate of Chowan High School. On May 24, 1958, she married Terry Raymond White in North Carolina. They shared 52 years of...

Ronald R. Herr

Ronald R. Herr

Jul 11, 2018

Ronald R. Herr, 82, of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Parkview Care Center surrounded by his family. He was born on July 9, 1936 in Fremont to Seraphine and Florence (Dumbroff) Herr.

Ron graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1955. On July 30, 1960 he married his best friend, Bernita Schleter in Fremont. Ronnie...

Robert "Bob" F. Taulker

Robert "Bob" F. Taulker

Jul 8, 2018

Gibsonburg: Robert “Bob” F. Taulker, 90, passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. He was born on November 13, 1927 in Washington Twp. to Amos and Lauretta (Hagemeyer) Taulker.

Bob was a 1945 Gibsonburg High School graduate. He married, Thelma Faye Schlea on Nov. 20, 1948 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gibsonburg. They were married...

Harold Friar

Harold Friar

Jun 29, 2018

Fremont resident, Harold Friar, 88, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at Valley View Health Campus.

 He was born in Lindsey on October 1, 1929 to the late Harry and Gertrude (Guilliat) Friar. He was an electrician here in Sandusky county, retiring in 1991.  He married Jeanette Little on Oct. 8, 1949, and she preceded him in death on October...

Richard "Ricky" Benjamin Lee Huff

Richard "Ricky" Benjamin Lee Huff

Jun 27, 2018

Richard “Ricky” Benjamin Lee Huff, 28, of Gibsonburg passed away on June 27, 2018. He was born in Fremont on May 24, 1990 to Richard “Rick” and Kimberly “Kim” (Adams) Huff.

Ricky attended Gibsonburg Schools in 9th and 10th grade then Vanguard in 11th; in 2010, he graduated from Dayton High in Dayton, TX. He married Christina “Chrissy” Shiffert on...

Shawn Marshall Esker

Shawn Marshall Esker

Jun 26, 2018

Shawn Marshall Esker, 50, of Gibsonburg, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Filling Home of Mercy in Napoleon where he was loved and cared for like family for 36 years. He was born on March 26, 1968 in Tiffin to Stanley and Ruth (Kenan) Esker.

Surviving is his mom, Ruth; siblings, Greg, Mike and Doug Esker, Denise (Joel) Oberhaus,...

Jason Nicholas Kinn

Jason Nicholas Kinn

Jun 26, 2018

Jason Nicholas Kinn, 44, of McComb, passed away June 26, 2018 at his home with his family in McComb.  He was born on February 16, 1974 in Findlay to Cletus N. and Lori (Long) Kinn.  He married Tiffany Zilles and they were divorced. 

During his youth, Jason was a member of the Rocking R Riders 4-H member.  He graduated...

Judy Widman

Judy Widman

Jun 24, 2018

Judy Ann Widman of Lewes, Delaware, formerly of Fremont, Ohio, died the early morning hours of June 24, 2018, in Harbor Healthcare Nursing Home in Lewes, after a year-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).  She is preceded in death by her mother, Edna Rathfelder Widman Hoffert and her father, James Raymond Widman.

 

Judy was a kind-hearted, generous, loving...

Connie Joy Klausz

Connie Joy Klausz

Jun 21, 2018

Connie Joy Klausz, 63, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018. She was born on August 5, 1954 to Conrad and Cora (Fought) Shoup in Fremont. 

Connie was a 1972 graduate of Fremont Ross High School and continued her education at Cleveland State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in physical therapy in 1986. On May 24,...

Thomas R. Adams

Thomas R. Adams

Jun 20, 2018

Gibsonburg- Thomas R. Adams, 59, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. He was born on January 23, 1959 in Toledo to Thomas E. and Millie I. (Davenport) Adams.

On April 16, 1984, he married Paula Teel. Thomas loved to spend time with his granddaughter, nieces and nephews, and with his one great-niece. He was an...

Billy B. McGough, Sr.

Billy B. McGough, Sr.

Jun 17, 2018

GIBSONBURG: Billy B. McGough, Sr., 73, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, June 17, 2018. He was born on July 8, 1944 in Fostoria to the late Joseph H. and Ruth I. (Courtney) McGough.

Billy was a 1962 Lakota High School graduate. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1965. On Dec. 24, 1965 in Ypsilanti, MI, he...

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