Edward G. Celek
Nov 3, 2018
Fremont- Edward G. Celek, 94, of Fremont passed away on Sat., Nov. 3, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living, Fremont. He was born on April 22, 1924 to the late, Joseph and Frances (Novak) Celek. Ed graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in 1943.He married June M. Miller in 1948, she passed in 1981. He later married Eileen (Schwind) Eckel in...
Melvin H. Shafer
Nov 2, 2018
Melvin H. Shafer, 96, passed away on Fri., Nov. 2, 2018 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky. He was born on Dec. 28, 1921 in Fremont to the late Howard and Clara (Zweily) Shafer.
In 1940, Melvin graduated from Fremont Ross High School. He then enlisted in 1942, serving his country in WWII, as a B-24 Army Air Corp...
Carl D. Cooley
Nov 2, 2018
Carl D. Cooley, 93, of Fremont, passed away at his home on Friday, November 2, 2018. He was born on January 7, 1925 in Fremont to the late Sherman and Earsel (Taylor) Cooley.
Carl was a 1943 Fremont Ross High School graduate, and in 1943, he joined the Army serving during WWII, stationed in the Rhineland. He was wounded in...
Dwayne L. "Dewey" Hoffman
Oct 30, 2018
Gibsonburg- Dwayne L. “Dewey” Hoffman, 68, passed away on Tues., Oct. 30, 2018 at Windsor Lane Health Care Center. He was born in Fremont on Jan. 3, 1950 to Ray and Glodean (Cunningham) Hoffman.
He graduated from Fremont Ross in 1967, and in 1969, he served in the Army during Vietnam. For many years Dewey worked at Martin-Marietta. He enjoyed...
Barbara Diehr
Oct 29, 2018
Barbara Diehr, 77, of Clyde, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Heritage Village, Clyde. She was born on September 15, 1941 in Sandusky to Clifford & Edna (Reed) Ball.
Barb attended Townsend School in Vickery. She was employed as a home healthcare aide for several years. Barb was a member of We-R-Mothers Club, the Townsend Farm Women’s...
Ronald Luman
Oct 22, 2018
Ronald R. Luman, 80, of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Surviving Ron are his children, Kathy, Deborah, Ralph (Evelyn), and Robert (Bridget) Luman; step-children, Lawrence “Rich” Jagusch II and Kim (Brian) Inkrott; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; siblings, Dennis (Judy) Richter, Connie (Bill) Frischette, Julie (Bob) Eaton, and Gary (Debi) Luman; brother-in-law, Grant (Fran) Leeper; and companion,...
Marian Cooley
Oct 20, 2018
Marian M. Cooley, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep in her Fremont home on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.
Born in Toledo on Apr. 13, 1926, Marian was a daughter to the late Ova and Alta (Dotson) Long. She graduated from Woodward High School in 1944 and went on to Nursing School at Flower Hospital. As a nurse, she worked...
Kenneth "Zeke" Hasselbach
Oct 20, 2018
Kenneth “Zeke” Hasselbach, 77, of Fremont, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Firelands Hospital, Sandusky. He was born on March 23, 1941 in Fremont to Richard & Helen (Babione) Hasselbach.
Kenneth was a 1959 graduate of Fremont Ross High School and enlisted in the Army Reserves. He worked for Sunrise Co-Op transporting grain as a semi driver. Kenneth...
Donald J. "Duck" Held
Oct 14, 2018
Donald J. “Duck” Held, 82, of Fremont, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018, peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 10, 1936 in Fremont to Theodore “Dorie” and Marie Martha (Reinbolt) Held.
Don attended St. Joseph Central Catholic School. During his junior year, he enlisted in The United States Marine Corps, where he...
James D. Ruggiero
Oct 12, 2018
James D. Ruggiero passed away peacefully on October 12, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born September 21, 1920 in Tiffin, Ohio to Dan & Carmella (Ricci) Ruggiero and grew up in a large family with brothers Benny, John, Patsy, Frank, Ernie, Anthony, and sister Mary, all of whom predeceased him.Jim attended school in Gibsonburg...
Joan Elizabeth Shoemaker
Oct 8, 2018
Gibsonburg- Joan Elizabeth (Cable) Shoemaker, 93, passed away on Oct. 8, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born on May 29, 1925 in Sydenham England to the late William and Elizabeth (Player) Cable.
She married Willis F. Shoemaker on August 5, 1944 at St. Mary’s Church in Hampden Park, Sussex, England. Joan came to America as...
Charlotte Schumaker
Oct 3, 2018
Gibsonburg- Charlotte Schumaker, 65, passed away at her home on Wed., Oct. 3, 2018. She was born in Pennsylvania to the late George and Margaret (Barvinchak) Chernisky on Nov. 20, 1952.
She was a Rossford High School graduate. On May 28, 1988, she married Andy Schumaker at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Gibsonburg. Together they raised their two children. Charlotte...
LaVern Bowersox
Oct 2, 2018
LaVern Bowersox, 80, of Fremont passed away Oct. 2, 2018. Born in Fremont on Aug. 16, 1938, he was the son of the now deceased Irvin and Dorothy (Hetrick) Bowersox. LaVern served in the Army Reserves and worked as a laborer at Reicher Stamping in Toledo.
He leaves behind his daughter, Dana (Bob) Weiker; grandchildren Brittney Sammons and Joey Sherman;...
Caroline Josephine Welch
Sep 30, 2018
Caroline Josephine Welch, 77, of Fremont, passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 10, 1940 in Fremont to Charles & Mary (Foos) Fry.
Caroline graduated from St. Joseph High School and worked for several years at Eaton Control, Inc. until her retirement in 2006. She was a member of...
Zulema DeLaSerda
Sep 30, 2018
Zulema “Sue” DeLaSerda, 85, of Woodville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born on October 6, 1932 in Dolores, TX, to Reyes & Sophia (Zamora) Flores.
Sue worked at Fremont Memorial Hospital as a ward clerk for 39 years until her retirement in 1993. Sue welcomed anyone who came to...
Corey Robert Arnold
Sep 21, 2018
Fremont- Corey Arnold, 28, most recently of Bellevue, passed away on Fri., Sept. 21, 2018 at his home. He was born on Dec. 26, 1989 in Fremont to Galen and Barbara (Makovic) Arnold.
Corey had a love of sports. During high school, he played football and baseball on various teams. He also golfed and found hockey especially enjoyable. He...
Carol Hensgen
Sep 16, 2018
Carol Hensgen, 71, of Fremont, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon. She was born on April 9, 1947 in Holden, West Virginia to George & Sarah (Colegrove) Withrow.
She had a love for cooking and did so as much as she could. Carol was a proud mother and grandmother and loved spending time...
Sarina Veronica Gonzalez
Sep 15, 2018
Sarina Veronica Gonzalez, 17, of Toledo, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 15, 2018. She was born on December 6, 2000 in Fremont to Martin Gonzalez and Sara (Garza) Winfree.
Sarina was a senior at Whitmer High School in Toledo. She was a former member of the Toledo Police Athletic League Boxing Program. Sarina was a motivated go-getter who...
Michael Yaros
Sep 12, 2018
Burgoon- Michael John “Butch” Yaros, 79, passed away on September 12, 2018. He was born on November 18, 1938 in Fremont to the late Michael S. and Mildred M. (Cottier) Yaros.
Butch was an Old Fort High School graduate. He worked for Moore Business Forms in Fremont, and previously for R.F. Wolfe.
On November 5, 1971, he married...
Jon Schrier
Sep 11, 2018
Jon M. Schrier, 72, of Fremont, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. He was born on April 24, 1946 in Toledo, OH to Melvin and Maxine (Gwinn) Schrier Jr.
Jon graduated from Rossford High School in 1966. He was then drafted into the United States Army on December 5, 1967 serving...