OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

Mary Ann (Matthews)  Folk Forstner

Mary Ann (Matthews) Folk Forstner

April 30, 2019

Mary Ann Folk Forstner, 86, formerly of Tiffin and currently of Holland, Ohio, died at 1:50 pm Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her daughter’s residence.

Mary Ann was born July 2, 1932 in Seneca County to Dorsey and Regina (Miller) Matthews. She married Harold D. Keckler, Jr. and they divorced.  She then married Paul E. Folk January...

James T. Bowser

James T. Bowser

April 17, 2019

James T. Bowser, 98, of Tiffin, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at his residence.

He was born May 19, 1920, in Seneca County, to Thomas and Mary E. (Baxter) Bowser.  He married Eileen M. Martin March 11, 1950, in the St. Mary Rectory.  She survives in Tiffin.

Also surviving are a son,...

Arthur Louis Schalk

Arthur Louis Schalk

April 11, 2019

Arthur L. Schalk, 81, of New Riegel, died on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center, after a brief illness. Art was born at home in New Riegel on November 28, 1937, to Alphons G. and Catherine S. (Reinhart) Schalk. He married Shirley Leber on October 1, 1960, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Monroeville and she...

Charles Edward Prenzlin

Charles Edward Prenzlin

April 11, 2019

Charles Edward Prenzlin, 74, of Tiffin, died peacefully at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019, at his sister’s and brother-in-law’s Rhea and John Blust’s residence.

Charles was born December 27, 1944, in Fremont to Wayne “Shorty”, Sr. and Pauline (Myers) Prenzlin.

Survivors include his children, Tammy Williams, twins Sherry (Brian) Boyd and Teri (Lerome) Brock,...

Mary Jo Brickner

Mary Jo Brickner

April 9, 2019

Mary Jo Brickner, 85, of Tiffin, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.

Mary Jo was born August 1, 1933, in Tiffin to Thomas and Alice (Eck) Frankart.  She married Harland Brickner July 5, 1958, in St. Mary Catholic Church and he survives.

Other survivors include two sons, Christopher (Jennifer)...

Calena "Bobbie" Roberta (Drinkwater)  Cook

Calena "Bobbie" Roberta (Drinkwater) Cook

April 7, 2019

Calena Roberta Drinkwater Cook, 94, formerly of Dayton, died Sunday, April 7, 2019 at St. Francis Nursing Home, Tiffin.

Roberta was born on April 3, 1925 at home in rural Seneca County near Fort Seneca. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Pleasant Township, until her family home was moved into town to Coe Street, where it remains....

Vincent Walter Lucius

Vincent Walter Lucius

April 3, 2019

Vincent Walter Lucius, 84, of Tiffin, died at 9:57 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at St. Francis Home.

Vincent was born March 20, 1935, in Seneca County to Aloysius John and Mildred Augusta (Fox) Lucius. He married Melba Sue Sherman February 29, 1980, in Tiffin and she survives.

Other survivors include two daughters, Angela (Matthew)...

Gilda S. (Botton)  Traxler

Gilda S. (Botton) Traxler

April 3, 2019

Gilda S. Traxler, 89, of Tiffin, died 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 03, 2019, at St. Francis Home.  She was born November 1, 1929, in Tiffin to Ernest and Stella (Zulian) Botton. She married Wayne N. Traxler, June 17, 1950, in St. Mary Catholic Church.  He died June 6, 1993.

Survivors include, six sons, Wayne A. (Lynn) Traxler...

Pauline Ellen (Malone)  Thompson

Pauline Ellen (Malone) Thompson

March 23, 2019

Pauline Ellen Thompson, 89, of Tiffin, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.

She was born January 27, 1930, in Sandusky County, to Oscar Ervin and Elizabeth (Robinson) Malone.  She married Donald R. Thompson February 14, 1948, in Newport, Ky., and he died July 23, 2005.

Survivors include five...

Mervin "Butch" Lofton, Jr.

Mervin "Butch" Lofton, Jr.

March 22, 2019

Mervin “Butch” Lofton,Jr.  66, of Tiffin, died at 9:58 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born September 17, 1952, in Tiffin, to Mervin and Edna (Adair) Lofton, Sr.  His father survives in Tiffin.  He married Molly Sheldon April 17, 1982, in Wesley United Methodist Church, Fostoria, and she survives.

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Sister Dorothy Veronica Forman

Sister Dorothy Veronica Forman

March 22, 2019

Sister Dorothy Veronica Forman, 70, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 10:25 am Friday, March 22, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. She was born December 4, 1948, in Detroit, Mich., to Cecil Clark and Virginia Dorothy (Mazankowski) Forman Surviving is her brother John Forman. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Agnes M. (Distel)  Zeiger

Agnes M. (Distel) Zeiger

March 10, 2019

Agnes M. Zeiger, 92, of Tiffin, died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Volunteers of America, Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.  She was born September 11, 1926, in Seneca County to Arthur J. and Cora (Shultz) Distel.  She married John P. Zeiger June 29, 1973, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin.  He died June 30, 2010....

Steven C. Heil

Steven C. Heil

March 6, 2019

Steven Craig Heil, 66, of Tiffin, died at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his residence. Steve was born August 28, 1952, in Tiffin to Nicholas and

Levone (Schwab) Heil.  He married Mary A. Smith August 4, 1979, in Republic, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church and she...

Richard "Dick" Edmund Borer

Richard "Dick" Edmund Borer

March 4, 2019

Richard Edmund “Dick” Borer, 70, of Tiffin, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

Richard was born June 17, 1948, in Fostoria to Kenneth and Kay (Serr) Borer and his mother survives in Upper Sandusky. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Carmody, April 29, 1978, in Lee Center, New York and...

John T. "Butch" Distel

John T. "Butch" Distel

March 1, 2019

John “Butch” T. Distel, 82, of Tiffin, died at 8:55 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019, at his residence.  He was born March 10, 1936, in Tiffin to Arthur and Cora (Schultz) Distel.  He married Janice Biller Bland, September 3, 1994, in Tiffin and she survives.

Other survivors include four sons, Todd (Kelly) Distel of Carey, Brett (Anita)...

Sister Patricia A. Neckel

Sister Patricia A. Neckel

February 25, 2019

Sister Patricia Ann Neckel, 87, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died on Monday, February 25, 2019, at 8:45 P.M. at St. Francis Home. She was born September 20, 1931, to Francis Xavier and Mary Catherine (Siefker) Neckel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sister Patricia Ann Neckel, formerly known as Sister Mary Andrew, the oldest of four...

Betty June (Salisbury)  Wetta

Betty June (Salisbury) Wetta

February 25, 2019

Betty June Wetta, 92, of Tiffin, died at 3:00 A.M. on Monday, February 25, 2019, at Seneca House.  She was born June 30, 1926, to John and Reba Salisbury in Portsmouth, Ohio. She married David K. Wetta, August 18, 1951, in Portsmouth, Ohio.  He died July 28, 2011.

Together they had five children, all of whom survive...

Eugene L. Walliser

Eugene L. Walliser

February 22, 2019

Eugene L. Walliser, 88, of Tiffin, died at 9:28 a.m. Friday, February 22, 2019, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  He was born April 10, 1930, in Tiffin to Frederick Francis and Louise Marie (Hohman) Walliser. He married Theresa A. Smith July 28, 1956, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, and she survives.

Other survivors include...

Marlene Janine Aldrich

Marlene Janine Aldrich

February 18, 2019

Marlene Janine Aldrich, 81, of Tiffin, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2019, at her residence. She was born September 16, 1937, in Green Springs.  She married Edward G. Aldrich, and he died December 9, 2009.

Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl L. Ramsay and Tracy J. (Dennis) Burkin both of Tiffin; four grandchildren, Corey...

Phyllis Armena (Houck)  Bentz

Phyllis Armena (Houck) Bentz

January 31, 2019

Phyllis Armena (Houck) Bentz, 75, of Tiffin, died at 8:05 am Thursday, January 31, 2019, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.

Phyllis was born November 1, 1943, in Tiffin to Philbert A. and Mary Louise (Boner) Houck. She married Gerald Bentz, they later divorced and he is deceased.

Survivors include her son and best friend, Richard...