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Thomas F. Binkley

Thomas F. Binkley

Mar 4, 2017

Longtime Fremont resident and currently of Fostoria, Thomas F. Binkley, 79, passed away on Saturday March 4, 2017 at St. Catherine’s Manor of Fostoria. He was born on July 11, 1937 in Fremont to Franklin & Mary (Kuhn) Binkley.

 

Thomas attended Fremont schools and later joined The United States Marine Corps where he was Honorably Discharged in September of...

Alan Pump

Alan Pump

Mar 2, 2017

Fremont resident Alan Pump, 64, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017 in the ER at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont. He was born on September 12, 1952 in Columbus to Carl Delbert & Oma (Carter) Pump.

 

Alan served in The United States Army from 1971 to 1973.

 

Alan is survived by his daughter, Shayna (Mike Miller) Pump...

Lois M. Schatt

Lois M. Schatt

Mar 1, 2017

Lifelong Fremont resident, Lois M. Schatt, 95, passed away Wednesday morning, Mar. 1, 2017 at Elmwood of Fremont.

Born in Fremont on Nov. 25, 1921, Lois was one of three children of Frederick and Leona (Wilson) Shilling.  She graduated from Ross High, Class of 1940.

Lois was the beloved wife of Robert Schatt whom she married at St. John’s Lutheran...

Frederick "Fred" Zimmerman

Frederick "Fred" Zimmerman

Feb 27, 2017

Former Fremont resident, Frederick Dwight Zimmerman, 76, of Tiffin passed away at the St. Francis Home in Tiffin on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017.

 

Born in Fremont on Jan. 3, 1941, Fred was a son of Raymond Allsworth and Nellie Elizabeth (Spohr) Zimmerman.

 

In his younger years, Fred played guitar in the band known as “3 of a Kind.” ...

Elizabeth Jean Clark

Elizabeth Jean Clark

Feb 26, 2017

GIBSONBURG- Elizabeth Jean Clark, wife of Theodore W. “Ted” Clark, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2017 at Elmwood Assisted Living of Fremont.   She was born to Dr. D. Finley and Henrietta (Smith) Wood in Gallipolis, Ohio on November 22, 1919. As a pastor’s daughter, she lived in several Ohio communities: Belpre, Chillicothe, Washington Court House, Cincinnati, Delaware and...

Frank Harper

Frank Harper

Feb 23, 2017

Frank Harper, 75, of Fremont, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 23, 2017. He was born on August 17, 1941 in Anderson, SC to Charlie Gray & Christine Harper.

Frank attended Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio. He worked at the Ford Motor Company as an assembler for 30 years until, he retired in October of 1993....

Berthanne Ziemke

Berthanne Ziemke

Feb 23, 2017

Berthanne Ziemke, 99, of Fremont passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 at Valley View Health Care Center, Fremont. She was born on Oct. 5, 1917 in Norwalk to the late, Alfred & Lucy (Bodingheimer) Lamb.

As a 1935 graduate of Norwalk High School, Berthanne raised 5 children and was a homemaker.  Later she worked for the Ohio State Unemployment...

Joann Brinker

Joann Brinker

Feb 21, 2017

Joann L. Brinker, 83, of Gibsonburg died on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. She was born on June 30, 1933 in Toledo to the late Luther and Clara (Brinker) Neeb. After her parent’s death, Joann was raised by her maternal uncle and his wife, adoptive parents: William (Julia) Brinker.

Joann graduated from Gibsonburg High School in...

Donald R. Stull Sr.

Donald R. Stull Sr.

Feb 16, 2017

Donald R. Stull Sr., 80, of Fremont, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Elmwood of Fremont. Born on October 6, 1936, he was the son of John and Dorothy (Nitschke) Stull.

 

Donald worked at EverReady and was a member of the Breakfast Club with EverReady retirees. He was a dedicated member of the Boy Scouts of...

James "Jim" E. Quaintance

James "Jim" E. Quaintance

Feb 14, 2017

James “Jim” E. Quaintance, 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Valley View Healthcare Center. He was born on October 8, 1934 in Gibsonburg to Curtice and Margaret (Carl) Quaintance.

 

Jim was a 1952 graduate of Gibsonburg High School.  He was an Associate Professor at Terra State Community College for almost 30 years until he retired in...

Ronald L. Schmitz

Ronald L. Schmitz

Feb 12, 2017

Fremont resident Ronald L. Schmitz, 83, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.  He was born on January 17, 1934 in Fremont to Charles and Helen (Moneghan) Schmitz.

 

Ronald was the co-owner of Bud & Ronnies Sinclair before working at the Sandusky Township Maintenance Garage for 38 years. Ron was the owner of Schmitz...

Frances Frisch

Frances Frisch

Feb 7, 2017

Frances A. Frisch, 97, of Fremont, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born April 6, 1919 in Woodville to the late Albert and Margaret (Busdicker) Borcherding.

In 1937, Frances graduated from Woodville High School, and she married Paul Joseph Frisch in Bellevue on September 17, 1942.  She was a member of...

Jeffrey Brubaker

Jeffrey Brubaker

Feb 3, 2017

Gibsonburg resident Jeffrey J. Brubaker, 64, died Fri. Feb. 3, 2017 at the Bethesda Care Center, Fremont.

Born on Jan. 23, 1953, Jeffrey was one of six sons of Norman and Jean (Dillow) Brubaker.

Jeff was born with a handicap he coped with throughout his life.  When he was young, he liked to be outside, running in the wind.  He...

Irineo "Eddie" Martinez III

Irineo "Eddie" Martinez III

Jan 25, 2017

Irineo “Eddie” Martinez III, 33, of Gibsonburg died on Wed., Jan. 25, 2017. He was born on Oct. 30, 1983 in Fremont to Irineo and Olga (Arriaga) Martinez, Jr. Eddie graduated from Fremont Ross High School, and went to work for the Wolfe Paper Company. Surviving is his wife, Jessica Martinez; mother, Olga Martinez; children, Elena, Emiliano and Enrique Martinez,...

Leigh Elizabeth Paschen

Leigh Elizabeth Paschen

Jan 23, 2017

Leigh Elizabeth Paschen was called in to the arms of the Lord in the morning hours of January 23, 2017.Her mother was Judy Jean Austin, and her father Robert Paschen II. She is survived by her stepmother, Judy Paschen; sisters, Tami Carey, Sylvia Graycheck and Jennifer Giordano; brothers, Bobby Paschen III and Billy Schauffler; and sons, Eric Haubert and Bruce...

Richard Carlton Smith

Richard Carlton Smith

Jan 22, 2017

Helena resident, Richard C. Smith, 60, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017.  He was born on August 12, 1956 in Indianapolis, IN, the son to the late William “Bill” and Patricia (Elliot) Smith.

Richard was a 1976 graduate of Shawnee High School in Lima. He had worked for Gordon Lumber for several years.

Surviving is his daughter, Rebekah Smith...

Jean Schlea

Jean Schlea

Jan 20, 2017



Rural Gibsonburg resident, Jean Schlea, 88, died Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 at Otterbein Portage Valley, Pemberville.

 

Jean was born in Pemberville, OH on Aug. 14, 1928 to Bert and Erma (McCoy) Jividen.  A 1946 graduate of Gibsonburg High School, Jean worked as a homemaker, volunteered at the Gibsonburg Nursing Home and was a member of the Zion Evangelical...

Katharine Jane Shull

Katharine Jane Shull

Jan 18, 2017

Gibsonburg resident, Katharine Jane (Fairbanks) Shull, 74, passed away Wed. Jan. 18, 2017 at St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon.

Born in Fremont on Sept. 19, 1942, Kathy was the daughter of James Joseph and Marjorie M. (Furry) Fairbanks.  Kathy graduated from Gibsonburg High School in 1961 and began working at Eveready Battery.  She worked there for over 26 years until...

Mary E. Keyes

Mary E. Keyes

Jan 18, 2017

Mary E. (Koebel) Keyes, 93, left the burden of her physical body behind at the Orchard Villa in Oregon, Jan. 18, 2017, and joined all her generational family. She was born on April 27, 1923 to Howard A. and Lucy (Shawl) Koebel.

 

After graduation from Fremont Ross High School in 1941, she was briefly a bookkeeper for several local...

Lt. Col. Glenn Robert Davis

Lt. Col. Glenn Robert Davis

Jan 17, 2017

Former Gibsonburg resident, Lt. Col. Glenn Robert Davis, 85, passed away at his Gravois Mills, Missouri home on Jan. 17, 2017. He was born on October 2, 1931 to Arthur and Lillian (Kopfmann) Davis and was one of nine children.

Glenn was raised on the family farm, helping with the farming and dairy while attending Gibsonburg Schools, graduating in 1949....

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