Obituaries
Donald J. Runion
Mar 23, 2018
Donald J. Runion, 81, of Gibsonburg passed away Friday, Mar. 23, 2018 at the Fremont ProMedica Hospital.
Born on Sept. 23, 1936 in Gibsonburg, he was a son of Allen Roy and Leona Olive (Crispen) Runion. Donald attended Gibsonburg Schools until he began working at the former Pfizer Lime Plant in Gibsonburg as a heavy equipment operator. He later...
Trudy May Gentry
Mar 22, 2018
Trudy May Gentry, 76, of Fremont, passed away on March 22, 2018 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital. She was born January 6, 1942 in Fremont to Paul & Margaret (Hausman) Cochey.
Trudy was a 1960 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. She was the owner of House of Crafts in Toledo for 16 years. Trudy enjoyed sewing, making crafts and shopping...
Eileen Miller
Mar 21, 2018
Eileen H. Miller, 87, passed away on March 21, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born on April 17, 1930 in Rittman, OH to Alvaro Clois & Edna Florence (Benton) Fackler.
Eileen was a 1948 graduate of Rittman High School. She continued her education at the University of Ashland, receiving her bachelor’s degree in Music. Eileen was...
Ronda Lynn Daniels
Mar 20, 2018
Ronda Lynn Daniels, 45, passed away unexpectedly at her Fremont home on Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018.
Born on May 31, 1972 in Toledo, Ohio, she is the daughter of Robert Charles “Mac” McCollister of Gibsonburg and Karren Kathleen Scott of Fremont. She graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1990. She later earned her cosmetology license and became a talented...
Kate Doust
Mar 19, 2018
Kate Doust, 94, of Fremont, passed away on March 19, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living, Fremont. She was born on April 15, 1923 in Berlin Heights to Philip & Elsie (Daniels) Opfer.
Kate was a 1941 graduate of Berlin Rural High School. Kate was a “stay at home mom” who enjoyed being a scout & 4-H leader. She was a...
Lawrence (Red) Joseph Gutschalk
Mar 17, 2018
Lawrence (Red) Joseph Gutschalk died March 17, 2018 peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. Born 95 years ago in Oak Harbor, Ohio, Lawrence was the son of Joseph and Magdalena (Darr) Gutschalk. He married Helen Naderer on October 13, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fremont.
Red was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was...
Jacquelyn "Jackie" McClure
Mar 16, 2018
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Kay McClure, loving wife of Aaron McClure passed away at her Marblehead, OH home on Friday, Mar. 16, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Jackie was born on Aug. 2, 1966 in Fremont, OH to Connie (Fisher) and Douglas Henry. She graduated from Fremont Ross High School, Terra College and Tiffin University with a...
Kenneth R. Spanfellner
Mar 12, 2018
Kenneth R. Spanfellner, 85, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at his rural Gibsonburg home and birthplace surrounded by loved ones. He was born on July 24, 1932 to Louis and Irene (Burk) Spanfellner.
On November 6, 1964, he married Lulu Schwochow. With their union, they brought together and raised eight children, Ray Rogers of Fairhope, AL, Karen (Willie)...
Alice Ellenberger
Mar 10, 2018
Alice J. Ellenberger, 90, of Fremont passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living. She was born on April 10, 1927 in Sidney, OH to Garret and Mary (Neth) Clawson.
Alice graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1945. On July 19, 1947 she married the love of her life, Wilson “Ace”...
Roger Mallon
Mar 9, 2018
Roger Vernon Mallon, 51, of Gibsonburg passed away peacefully on Friday, March 9, 2018 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was born on August 5, 1966 to Arlene Mallon in Detroit, MI.
Roger graduated from Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, MI in 1984. In his spare time, he enjoyed working on his computer, participating in craft shows and flea...
Merle Kenneth Nickel
Mar 6, 2018
Merle Kenneth Nickel, 85, of Fremont, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. He was born on July 31, 1932 in Fremont to Melvin & Clayts (Hetrick) Nickel.
Merle was 1951 graduate from Fremont Ross High School and was the owner of Nickels Gulf Station. He loved to travel and enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles. He...
Ada M. Biehler
Mar 6, 2018
Ada M. Biehler, 97, of Fremont, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Valley View surrounded by her family. She was born on October 29, 1920 in Clyde, OH to Edward and Elsie (Overmyer) Polter.
Ada graduated from Jackson Burgoon High School in 1939. On December 19, 1941 she married the love of her life, Leonard Biehler, sharing...
Joan Polter
Mar 5, 2018
Joan Polter, 96, of Fremont, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. She was born on May 6, 1921 in Tiffin to Valentine & Josephine (Kaczmarowski) Weber.
On July 9, 1949, Joan married the love of her life, Henry Polter, at St. John Lutheran Church. They were married 38 years before...
Agnes Sidney Blake
Mar 5, 2018
Agnes Sidney Blake, 91, passed away on March 5, 2018 at Valley View Health Campus. She was born on March 31, 1926 in Parish, AL. A graduate of Walker Co. Training School, Jasper, AL.; Agnes was a Musician and a Soloist in Ohio and Alabama. She loved every opportunity she had to share her gifts of playing the piano and...
Janet Overmyer
Mar 3, 2018
Janet Overmyer, 82, died on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in Fremont. She was born to Irvin and Florence (Darr) Mayle on November 4, 1935. She married James Overmyer in 1956. He preceded her in death in 1987.
Janet graduated from St. Joseph High School and the Graduate School of Banking of Rutgers University. She retired from Key Bank, Toledo where...
Quintin Tyler Roberts
Mar 1, 2018
Quintin Tyler Roberts, 20, of Port Clinton, passed away ProMedica Toledo Hospital on Thursday, March 1, 2018. He was born on October 20, 1997 in Lima to Robin Roberts and Rhonda (Huey) Roberts.
Tyler graduated from Port Clinton High School and Vanguard Tech Center in 2016. He took pride in working on cars, doing carpentry, and was a hands-on mechanic....
Allen Lee
Feb 27, 2018
Allen R. Lee, 91, of Gibsonburg passed away peacefully at ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 surrounded by his family. He was born on March 21, 1926 in Clyde, OH to James and Alma (Bennehoff) Lee.
Al left high school to serve his country in the Navy during WWII, where he was stationed in the...
Julius "Mert" McClain
Feb 23, 2018
Julius M. “Mert” McClain, 91, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, at home while surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on June 14, 1926 in Fountain Hill, AR to Wesley & Bessie (Reynolds) McClain.
Mert served proudly in the United States Army from September 1944 to July 1946. He was stationed in the European Theatre. Mert bravely...
James Lee Witte
Feb 23, 2018
James Lee Witte, 52, of Gibsonburg passed unexpectedly at his home with his wife, Jodi, by his side on Friday, February 23, 2018.
Jim was born on December 27, 1965 in Oregon to David Lee and Gloria Jean (Boots) Witte. As a 1984 graduate of Gibsonburg High School, Jim obtained his Welders’ Certificate from Terra Tech and for the last...
Robert "Bobby" Binder
Feb 23, 2018
Robert J. “Bobby” Binder, 52, passed away at his Gibsonburg home on February 23, 2018. He was born on Nov. 1, 1965 in Fremont to Joseph, III and Carolynne J. (McCollister) Binder.
Bobby worked at Luckey Farmers. In his younger years, he raced stock cars at Fremont Speedway. He was a selfless man, the kind that always made sure the...
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