Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

Marion J. Schank

November 14, 2023

Marion J. Schank, 82, of Tiffin, died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born March 25, 1941, in Norwalk, Ohio, to Herbert and Marcella (Miller) Schank. He married Rose Arend; they later divorced, and she survives in Sycamore.

Other survivors include his children, Bob (Cindy) Schank of Twinsburg,...

Lucille F. (Schetter) Rice

November 10, 2023

Lucille F. Rice, 92, of Tiffin, died at 11:53 p.m. Friday, November 10, 2023, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

She was born April 7, 1931, in Tiffin, to Francis and Berniece (Kuhn) Schetter.  She married Robert Lee Rice on July 8, 1950, in St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Robert died on December 21, 2006.

Lucille...

Susan Louise (Werner) Melter

November 2, 2023

Susan Louise Melter, 85, of Tiffin, died at 11:40 p.m. Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Valley View Health Campus, Fremont.

She was born June 27, 1938, in Cincinnati to John and Louise (Hauschildt) Werner. She married Rev. James C.F. Melter, June 8, 1963, in Cincinnati, and he died March 18, 2016.

Survivors include a son,...

Deloris "Dee" Vivian (Heacox) Brown

November 1, 2023

Deloris Vivian “Dee” Brown, 86, of Findlay, died peacefully at 9:04 pm Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at her residence.

She was born March 7, 1937, in East Liverpool, to Hiram and Helen (Sullivan) Heacox.  She was raised by her foster parents, Harvey and Clara Harrold of Columbiana, Ohio, from the age of three.

She married...

Carol Jean (Ladd) Hiett

October 30, 2023

Carol Jean “Jeannie” Hiett, 83, of Tiffin, died at 2:30 pm Monday, October 30, 2023, at Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima.

Jeannie was born June 11, 1940, to Paul Berwyn and Bertha Lois (Spanfellner) Ladd in Gibsonburg. She married Howard Ray Hiett, July 11, 1964, in Bell County, Texas, and he died October 27, 2022.

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Marga Yvette Rodriguez

October 30, 2023

Marga Yvette Rodriguez, 49, of Tiffin, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Monday, October 30, 2023, at Mercy- Health Tiffin Hospital, surrounded by her family and two of her closest friends after battling hard against cancer for 5 years. She was born April 30, 1974, in Fremont to Arturo and Nancy (Gruhn) Rodriguez.

Survivors include a son, Breighton...

Terry L. Tusing

October 15, 2023

Terry L. Tusing, age 68, of Attica, died Sunday, October 15, 2023, at his residence. Terry was born on August 3, 1955, in Bellevue to Richard L. and Wanda J. (Hepperly) Tusing.

Survivors include a son, Neil B. (Shannon) Tusing of Attica; 3 grandchildren, Jaidyn (Alexander) Kagy, Quintyn Tusing and Rylynn Tusing; two brothers, Larry Tusing of...

Annie Laura (Huffman) Phillips

October 10, 2023

Annie Laura Phillips, age 81, of Bloomville, died at 5:33 p.m., Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.

Annie was born March 20, 1942, in Tiffin to Louis and Marguerite (Karcher) Huffman. She married Roger W. Phillips on May 30, 1959, and he survives in Bloomville.

Other survivors include...

Betty Jane (Biller) Snyder

October 9, 2023

Betty Jane (Biller) Snyder, age 91, died at 7:44 a.m., Monday, October 9, 2023, at Good Shepherd Home Assisted Living Facility, Fostoria.

Betty was born March 17, 1932, in Tiffin, to Benjamin Franklin and Dorothy Catherine (Runion) Biller. She married Willard Calvin “Woody” Snyder on June 11, 1952, in Caseeta, Georgia, and he died on April 2,...

Norman O. Young

October 5, 2023

Norman O. Young, Sr., 96, formerly of Tiffin, passed away October 5, 2023, at his home in Brooklyn, CT.

He was born August 29, 1927, the youngest of six children to Myrtle V. (Knouse) and Jesse Grant Young. He married Norma Jean Bean on April 3, 1947 – Norma’s 18th birthday, in Tiffin, Ohio. They were married...

Bernard "Bernie" J. Tiell

October 1, 2023

Bernard J. “Bernie” Tiell, 88, of Tiffin, died at 7 a.m. Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Tiffin Rehabilitation Center.

Bernie was born February 5, 1935, in Seneca County to Charles and Irene (Homan) Tiell. He married Julia Schetter October 15, 1960, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, and she died July 25, 1982.

Survivors include four...

James Franklin Sbelgio

September 19, 2023

James Franklin Sbelgio, 60, of Tiffin, died Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at his residence.

James was born September 6, 1963, in Auburn, New York, to Frank A. and Elaine G. (Wyant) Sbelgio, and his mother survives in Tiffin.

Other survivors include his mother, a son, Vincent Sbelgio of the United States Air Force, Spangdahlem Air...

Sister Barbara Jean Miller

September 13, 2023

Sister Barbara Jean Miller, 71, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at St. Francis Home.

She was born February 8, 1952, to Julius and Marjorie (Keller) Miller in Bellevue, Ohio. She is survived by her mother, two sisters, Rosemary Yanik and Joanna (Tim) Harris, and two...

Allen "Gene" Eugene Barto

September 8, 2023

Allen Eugene "Gene" Barto, 85, of Tiffin, died at 8:20 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2023, at the Willows at Tiffin.  He was born April 10, 1938, in Seneca County to Oral and Alice (Longanbach) Barto. He first married Jane Heckerd September 5, 1957, in Tiffin, and she died July 4, 2023.  He married Patricia L. McCoy, October 20, 1988,...

David M. Thompson

August 29, 2023

David M. Thompson, 75, of Tiffin, died at 4:08 a.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Wyandot Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center, Upper Sandusky.

He was born March 12, 1948, in Fostoria to Norman and Dorothy (Lobdell) Thompson.

He is survived by his son, Jason (Ginger) Thompson of Pataskala; former wife...