Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

Oct 13, 2020

Peter Joseph Schalk, 78, of New Riegel, died at 8:49 pm Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Independence House, Fostoria.

Peter was born March 3, 1942, in Fostoria to Joseph and Helen (Steinmetz) Schalk. He married Margaret “Peg” Sloma on July 20, 1968, in St. Mary Catholic Church, Millersville and she survives in New Riegel.

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Oct 4, 2020

Terry D. Snyder, 71, of Tiffin, died Sunday morning, October 4, 2020, at his residence.  He was born March 10, 1949, in Lima, Ohio, to William O. and Jean (Etzkorn) Snyder and his mother survives in Tiffin. He married Jane M. Buchman, April 30, 1976, in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Bascom.  She died July 25, 1982.  He then married...

Oct 2, 2020

Ronald L. Reedy, 73, of Toledo, Ohio, died October 2, 2020, at his residence.  He was born February 19, 1947, in Tiffin to Melvin R. and Mavis J. (Dryfuse) Reedy.  He married Martha Ink; they later divorced, and she survives in Tiffin.

Also surviving are a son, Jason Reedy of Tiffin; and a brother and...

Sep 28, 2020

Kevin Lee Kingseed, 61 of Tiffin, died Monday, September 28, 2020, at his residence.

He was born April 24, 1959, in Tiffin, to Ralph Edward and Greta L. (Wenner) Kingseed. His mother survives in Tiffin.

Other survivors include two brothers, Dennis (Pat) Kingseed, and Gary (Marty) Kingseed, both of Tiffin; a nephew, Austin (Nicole) Kingseed,...

Sep 25, 2020

Donna Lou Everhart, of Tiffin, died at 4:20 a.m. Friday, September 25, 2020, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.  She was born June 20, 1940, in Tiffin to Carl E. and Alice May (Gary) Breitigam.  She married Clifford Eugene “Jake” Everhart on July 3, 1958, in Ebenezer United Methodist Church and he survives. Other survivors include a...

Sep 20, 2020

Sister Marilyn Keller, 89, of the Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, died at 5:01 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2020, at St. Francis Home.

She was born October 21, 1930, in Shelby to Stephen H. Keller and Martha A. (Brown) Keller of Sacred Heart Parish Bethlehem, Ohio.

Sister Marilyn is survived by a brother, Steve Keller...

Sep 18, 2020

Thomas Baumann, 87, of Tiffin, died at 1:20 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2020, at St. Francis Home. He was born August 29, 1933 in Hungary to John and Maria (Ederle) Baumann.  He married Elizabeth Horvath December 29, 1956 at Camp Kilmer, New Brunswick, New Jersey.  She died June 1, 2018.

Survivors include a son, Joseph (Lisa) Baumann...

Sep 16, 2020

Ruthanne Hamilton, 77, of Tiffin, died 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  She was born March 15, 1943, in Tiffin to Donald and Ruth (Clark) Mowry. She married David Hamilton in 1961, at the Washington Street United Methodist Church, Tiffin.  He died in 2014. Survivors include a son, Mark (Michelle) Hamilton of Newton Falls,...

Sep 10, 2020

Margaret R. Kesler, 81, of Tiffin, died at 3:35 p.m. Thursday, September 10, 2020, at her residence.  She was born April 17, 1939, in Tiffin, Ohio to Roy and Norene (Scott) McIntyre.

She is survived by two sons, Perry Kesler and Mark Kesler, both of Tiffin; three daughters, Tammy Draeger of Fremont, Donna Cromling of Lima, and...

Sep 8, 2020

Robert Richard “Bob” Haefling, 93 of Tiffin, died at 9:52 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, Ohio.

He was born February 7, 1927, in Tiffin to Francis Peter and Helen Catherine (Huffmon) Haefling. His mother died when he was two, and he and his brother Louis, were raised by their Grandfather and Grandmother,...

Sep 8, 2020

James Richard Berger, 84 of Tiffin, died at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2020, surrounded by his family at his daughter’s residence in Columbus, Ohio. On a farm near Chatfield, Ohio (Crawford County) June 7, 1936, he was born to John and Charlotte (Schaefer) Berger. The family moved to Tiffin in 1940, where his father was employed at National...

Sep 6, 2020

Anne Marie Laughlin, 102, of Tiffin, died at 8:24 a.m. Sunday, September 6, 2020, in St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

She was born May 28, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio to Stephen and Gazella Dubics.  She married John C. Laughlin October 31, 1942, in Sanford, North Carolina.  He died May 13, 2005.

Survivors include a...

Sep 6, 2020

Melvin A. Frank, 84, of rural Tiffin, died at 6:48 a.m. Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital.

He was born July 12, 1936, in Ottawa, Ohio, to Louis H. and Clara F. (Kaufman) Frank.  He married Carolyn A. Steinmetz on July 16, 1955, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, and she survives.

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Sep 5, 2020

Dorothy Eva Welly, 91, of Tiffin, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Elmwood at the Shawhan.

She was born January 4, 1929, in Ottawa, Ohio, to Louis H. and Clara F. (Kaufman) Frank.  She married Norman John Welly August 6, 1949, in St. Peter Catholic Church, Alvada.  Norman died September 28, 2008.

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Aug 29, 2020

Rita M. Goshe, 81, of Tiffin, died Saturday, August 29, 2020, at her residence.

She was born July 31, 1938, in West Lodi, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary May (Brztowska) Bloom.  She married Linus John Goshe September 13, 1958, in St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Linus recently died on July 24, 2020.

Surviving are two sons,...

Aug 20, 2020

Sister Marcille Liebrecht, age 84, formerly known as Sister Mary Gaspar, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio died Thursday, August 20, 2020, at 5:30 a.m. at St. Francis Home.  She was born to Sylvester and Clara Mary (Kahle) Liebrecht of the St. Isidore Parish of Cuba, Ohio. Survivors include a sister, Mary Jane (Liebrecht) Miller of...

Aug 15, 2020

Roger Kenneth Dick, 80, of Tiffin, died at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.

Roger was born September 17, 1939, in Bellevue to William Kenneth and Maretta (Spayd) Dick.  He married Greta Irene Adams October 27, 1962, at the Bellevue Assembly of God Church and she died May 12, 2002.

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Aug 7, 2020

Alice Marie Jones, 76, of New Riegel, died August 7, 2020, at her residence.  She was born November 11, 1943 in Tiffin to Cyril J. and Hilda Josephine (Sendelbach) Scherger.

She is survived by three sons, Patrick (Kimberly) Jones of New Riegel, Kevin (Rachel) Jones of Lancaster, Ohio, Robert (Deborah) Jones, Jurupa Valley, California, and a daughter,...

Jul 27, 2020

Phylis M. Shook, 95, of Tiffin died at 9 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2020, at Elmwood at the Shawhan, Tiffin.  She was born August 15, 1924 in Tiffin to Herbert Leo and Hazel Ruth (Niebel) Kirchner.  She married Joseph W. Shook December 2, 1950, in St. Joseph Catholic Church and he died January 22, 2002.

Survivors include...

Jul 26, 2020

Darlene J. Fuller, 81, of San Francisco, California and formerly of Tiffin, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Community Living Center Hospice.

She was born August 3, 1938, in Tiffin to Grant G. and Dorothy V. (Davis) Fuller.

Survivors include two nephews, John Goetz of LaGrange, OH and Grant Musser...