Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio
Marilyn Frances (Harlett) Best
July 29, 2017
Marilyn Frances Best, 89, of Tiffin, died at 9:42 am Saturday, July 29, 2017, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Marilyn was born June 7, 1928, in Tiffin to Constantine and Lucinda (Gase) Harlett. She married Paul Best in 1950, and they later divorced.
Survivors include a son, John (Sandi) Best of Tiffin; a daughter, Mary...
Mary Lou (Distel) Brickner
July 21, 2017
Mary Lou Brickner, 94, of Tiffin, died at 3:10 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017, at St. Francis Home.
She was born May 8, 1923, in Tiffin, to Charles J. and Bertha G. (Kuhn) Distel. She married Emanuel J. Brickner April 7, 1951, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, and he died April 16, 1960.
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Cherie B. (Staib) Ponce
July 20, 2017
Cherie B. Ponce, 88, of Woodstock, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin, died at 7:37 pm Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Spring Meadow Care Center, Woodstock.
She was born on August 26, 1928, in Tiffin to Lewis and Verdene (Martin) Staib.
Survivors include her son, David (Teresa) Ponce of Newport News, Virginia, and three grandchildren, Jessica, Patrick...
Kathleen Genevieve (Saum) Smith
July 11, 2017
Kathleen Genevieve Smith, 83, of Tiffin, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at 9:45 p.m. at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.
Kathleen was born June 7, 1934, in Bettsville to Melvin and Alta (Hammer) Saum. She married Royal Dean Smith on April 24, 1954, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Liberty, and he survives in Tiffin.
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Oleta Mae (Tiell) Reinhart
July 2, 2017
Oleta Mae Reinhart, 89, formerly of Seneca House and Kiwanis Manor, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, July 2, 2017, at St. Francis Home.
She was born February 4, 1928, in Seneca County, to Frank and Adeline (Rogier) Tiell. She married Walter J. Reinhart July 30, 1949, in St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Frenchtown. He died March 1, 1992....
Larry Gene Keckler
June 14, 2017
Larry Gene Keckler, 65, of rural Tiffin died peacefully at home on Wednesday June 14, 2017 at 6:50 p.m. He was born in Tiffin on October 22, 1951, to Harold and Mary Ann (Matthews) Keckler, Jr. He married Linda Hampshire on May 31, 1988, in Tiffin and she survives.
Other survivors include his mother Mary Ann Forstner...
Luigi "Lou" Dantuono
June 11, 2017
Luigi “Lou” Dantuono, 85, of Tiffin, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 11, 2017.
Lou was born in Seneca County, Ohio to Luciano and Anna Maria Dantuono.
Lou is survived by his wife of over 57 years, Ruth, his children Mark, Lisa (Richard), Linda (John); three grandchildren, Rachael, Matthew and Nora; his nieces...
Vonetta Corrine (Brickner) Kelbley
June 10, 2017
Vonetta Corrine Kelbley, 93, of Fostoria, died 8:09 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria. She was born October 30, 1923, in Liberty Township, to William J. and Elizabeth C. (Hartman) Brickner. She married Robert Henry Kelbley June 5, 1943, in St. Andrew Catholic Church, Liberty Township and he died May 7, 2010.
Survivors...
Mary Alice (Neff) Longanbach
May 27, 2017
Mary Alice (Neff) Longanbach, 62, of Tiffin, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017, at her residence surrounded by family.
She was born November 7, 1954, in Barnesville, Ohio to H. Weldon and Clara Arlene (Shrader) Neff. Her mother is deceased. She married Michael Longanbach, January 25, 1992, in Tiffin and he survives....
Joseph A. Rossano
May 17, 2017
Joseph Anthony Rossano, 85, of Tiffin, died at 5:15 am Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.
He was born November 2, 1931, in Northview, West Virginia, to Michael and Helen (Postilione) Rossano. He was raised by his father and step-mother, Anne Rossano. He married Judith McQuown in 1958 in Akron, and she survives.
...Eileen Marie (Wise) DeBarbrie
May 15, 2017
Eileen Marie DeBarbrie, 83, of Tiffin died at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2017, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital, Tiffin. She was born April 19, 1934, in Tiffin to Charles and Marie (Steinmetz) Wise. She married John Paul DeBarbrie, January 25, 1956, in St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin, and he survives.
Other survivors include three sons, Steven (Sue)...
Lindsay Marie Kagy
May 10, 2017
Lindsay Marie Kagy, 55, passed peacefully surrounded by her friends and family on May 10, 2017, at the home of her lifelong friend Mary Lou and her husband Lynn Barnes in Tiffin.
Lindsay was born June 3, 1961, in Tiffin to Robert N. and Mary L. (Wapshall) Kagy.
Lindsay is survived by her mother, Mary...
Sharon Kay (Steinbaugh) Sherer
May 9, 2017
Sharon Kay “Sherri” Sherer, 71, of Tiffin, died at 8:32 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital. She was born August 1, 1945, in Tiffin to Oscar and Helen (Sexton) Steinbaugh and they preceded her in death. She married her husband John, November 20, 1963, in Paintsville, Kentucky and he survives.
Other survivors include a...

Mary Jean Irene Willoughby
May 7, 2017
“How very softly you tiptoed into our world, almost silently, only a moment you stayed. But what an imprint your footsteps have left upon our hearts.”
Mary Jean Irene Willoughby, infant daughter of Amanda A. Mullennex and Andrew J. Willoughby of Tiffin, was called to heaven shortly after birth, Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Mercy Health St....
John Frank Spriestersbach
May 6, 2017
John Frank Spriestersbach, 42, of Columbus, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Columbus.
He was born November 11, 1974, in Tiffin , to John and Shirley (Salko) Spriestersbach. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Shirley (Scott) Urban of Tiffin, and his father and step-mother, John (Jane) Spriestersbach of Port Clinton.
Other survivors include...
Barbara A. Goshe
May 1, 2017
Barbara A. Goshe, 57, of Tiffin, died at 10:56 pm Monday, May 1, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Barb was born August 21, 1959 in Tiffin to Arthur and Elaine (Depinet) Goshe.
Surviving is her mother, Elaine Goshe of Tiffin; a daughter, Amber Holbrook of...
Jacqueline Sue (Nusbaum) Depp
April 26, 2017
Jacqueline Sue Depp, 76, of Old Fort, and formerly of Tiffin, Ohio and Virginia Beach, Virginia, died at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at her residence.
Jacqueline was born December 2, 1940, in Tiffin to Ralph and Josephine (Bridinger) Nusbaum.
Survivors include a son, Brian Depp of Tiffin; two daughters, Michelle (Thomas) Huggins of...
David Lee Mathias
April 22, 2017
David Lee Mathias, 69, of Frenchtown, went to his eternal reward at 2:29 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo. He was born July 11, 1947, in Tiffin to Herman L. and Agnes J. (Borer) Mathias. He married his high school sweetheart, Rose Marie Reinhart, on August 3, 1968, at Ss. Peter &...
James L. Paddock
April 17, 2017
James L. Paddock, 74, of Tiffin, died at 9:38 am Monday, April 17, 2017, at his residence.
He was born August 10, 1942, in Hamtramck, Mich., to Arthur and Nellie (Burke) Paddock. He married Carolyn Myers April 30, 1971, in St. Mary Catholic Church, and she survives.
Also surviving are a son, Andrew Paddock of...
Mary D. "Dolores" (Reinhart) Seislove
April 14, 2017
Mary D. “Dolores” Seislove, 101, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at St. Francis Home.
She was born on September 8, 1915, in Tiffin, Ohio to Michael and Jennie (Gillig) Reinhart. On June 27, 1936 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Ralph P. Seislove and he preceded her in death on January 18,...
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