OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

WILLIAM M. BALTZELLSR.

WILLIAM M. BALTZELLSR.

September 16, 2009

William M. Baltzell, Sr., age 87, of W. Crestview Drive, died at 1:40 AM, Wednesday, September 16, 2009, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on March 20, 1922 to the late William T. and Clara A. (McCulloh) Baltzell in Springfield, Ohio. On August 18, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he married Ruth M. Borer and she died...

JEANETTE HALL

JEANETTE HALL

September 9, 2009

Jeanette Hall, age 70, of S. TR 119, Tiffin, Ohio died at 10:23 am Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at home with her family at her side. Jeanette was born on November 23, 1938 at Johns Creek, Kentucky to the late Walter Clyde and Magdaline (Spears) Justice. She is survived by two sons, Michael (Rebecca) Hall of Republic, Ricky Hall...

ILENE H. KUHN

ILENE H. KUHN

September 8, 2009

Ilene H. Kuhn, age 80, of Bascom, died at 4:15 PM, Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at her residence. Ilene was born on January 24, 1929 in Seneca County to the late John and Frances (Ruehle) Mackling. On October 17, 1953 she married Bernard Kuhn in St. Joseph Catholic Church and he died on October 25, 1984. Ilene is survived...

MARY E. GONYA

MARY E. GONYA

September 8, 2009

Mary E. Gonya, age 86, formerly of Rawson Ave., Fremont, Ohio, died at 12:18 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born July 11, 1923, in St. Henry, Ohio, to the late Louis and Elizabeth (Kramer) Uhlenhake. In 1977, she married Irvin Gonya, who died in 1992. Surviving are four step sons, Eugene Gonya...

NORMA MAE SCHUMM

NORMA MAE SCHUMM

September 5, 2009

Norma Mae Schumm, age 86, formerly of 495 Melmore Street, Tiffin died at 3:45 pm, Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Seneca House, Tiffin. She was born on October 6,1922 in Tiffin to the late William H. and Mattie V. (Zehring) Williams. On July 17,1943 she married Dale Keeth and he died in 1950. On December 27, 1952 in St....

SHIRLEY L. TRAUTMAN

SHIRLEY L. TRAUTMAN

August 30, 2009

Shirley L. Trautman, age 73, of Ella Street, died at 6:45 PM, Sunday, August 30, 2009 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Toledo. She was born on March 28, 1936 to the late Clarence and Alvina (Kaehler) Kinstle in St. John’s, OH. Shirley married Jerome Widhalm in 1959 and he died in 1983. She then married Gaylord Trautman, Sr. in...

MARY LOU SEBECK

MARY LOU SEBECK

August 25, 2009

Mary Lou Sebeck, age 53, of Tiffin, died at 10:54 AM, Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Tiffin Developmental Center. She was born August 29, 1955 to the late Frank and Nancy (McHale) Sebeck in Cleveland. Mary Lou is survived by two brothers, Neil Sebeck and John (Jennifer) Sebeck; four sisters, Pat (Dennis) Halligan, Jane (Bob) Depew, Angela (Michael) Polk,...

EDNA G. ALMENDINGER

EDNA G. ALMENDINGER

August 21, 2009

Edna G. Almendinger, age 100, formerly of West Market Street, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at 2:55 AM at Autumnwood Care Center of Tiffin. She was born on September 14, 1908 to the late Herbert and Iona (Hinamon) Brewer in Marion, Ohio. Mrs. Almendinger married Nolon B. Almendinger on May 24, 1930 in Marion. He died June 7, 1994....

GREGORY P. KINN, Sr.

GREGORY P. KINN, Sr.

August 15, 2009

Gregory P. Kinn Sr., age 47 of First Avenue, Tiffin died at 8:10 PM, Saturday, August 15, 2009 at his residence after a two-year long, courageous battle. Greg was born December 10, 1961 to the late Gerald and Mildred “Maxine” (Jones) Kinn in Tiffin. On October 8, 1982 he married Tammy Howard, and she survives. Other survivors include; one...

BERNARD EUGENE DEPINET

BERNARD EUGENE DEPINET

August 11, 2009

Bernard Eugene Depinet, 75, of East TR 8, Tiffin, Ohio, died at 3:30 pm, Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center. Bernard was born on July 18, 1934 to the late Earl and Loretta (Cook) Depinet in Fostoria, Ohio. On June 21, 1958 he married Theresa Faeth at St. Bernard’s in New Washington, Ohio....

LEE  E. WEIMERSKIRCH

LEE E. WEIMERSKIRCH

August 7, 2009

Lee E. Weimerskirch, age 67, of Warren Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 6:30 am, Friday, August 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born on March 22, 1942 in Tiffin to the late Chester and Mildred (Smith) Weimerskirch. He is survived by his life partner of 37 years, Sharon Bentz. Other survivors include his two brothers, Robert Weimerskirch of...

ELIZABETH ANN (GASE) PRANG

ELIZABETH ANN (GASE) PRANG

July 12, 2009

Elizabeth Ann (Gase) Prang, known by both “Beth” and “Lizzie” to her friends and family, age 40, of Durango Drive, Killeen, TX, formerly of Tiffin, OH, died at 8:56pm, Sunday, July 12, 2009 at Wilford Hall Medical Center, on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 19, 1968...

SISTER ALICE PETHE

SISTER ALICE PETHE

July 10, 2009

Sister Alice Pethe, 97, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Tiffin, died at 9:15 pm, Friday, July 10, 2009 at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born December 24, 1911 in Frenchtown, Ohio to the late Joseph and Alice (Kirian) Pethe. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Alice (Kirian) Pethe; three sisters,Christine Jacobs, Esther...

RICHARD J. "Dick" STEINMETZ

RICHARD J. "Dick" STEINMETZ

July 1, 2009

Richard J. “Dick” Steinmetz, age 78 of Minerva Street, Tiffin, Ohio, died at 3:18 pm, Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in the emergency room at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. He was born on November 4, 1930 at 247 Hedges Street in Tiffin, the son of the late George R. and Ursula M. (Niederkohr) Steinmetz. He married Anne M. Fleck on...

GILBERT FRANCIS LUCIUS

GILBERT FRANCIS LUCIUS

June 28, 2009

Gilbert Francis “Gil” Lucius, age 79 of Tiffin, Ohio died at 12:17 pm, Sunday, June 28, 2009 at his home with his loving wife of 59 years and their daughter by his side. Gil was born on February 13, 1930 in Marion, Ohio to the late Gilbert H. and Dorothy (Ryman) Lucius. On June 10, 1950 he married Marie...

MYRON KENT DONCYSON

MYRON KENT DONCYSON

June 26, 2009

Myron Kent Doncyson, age 93, formerly of Township Road 1179, Tiffin, died at 7:42 a.m., June 26, 2009 at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. He was born on July 10, 1915, in Clyde, Ohio to the late Erwin and Elizabeth (Kinney) Doncyson. On September 2, 1936 in Tiffin, he married Margery J. Riehm, and she died November 24, 2001. Myron...

JEFFREY JAMES HURST, JR.

JEFFREY JAMES HURST, JR.

June 24, 2009

Jeffrey James Hurst, Jr. infant son of Jeffrey J. Hurst and Katherine Chwalik, of Ninth Avenue, Tiffin, Ohio was stillborn at 1:03 am Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Tiffin. His maternal grandparents are Matt and Martha Chwalik of Tiffin and his paternal grandparents are Maria Hyden of Tiffin and Jim Hurst of Champion, Ohio; Maternal Great Grandparents,...

CLARENCE VICTOR MITTEN

CLARENCE VICTOR MITTEN

June 17, 2009

Clarence V. Mitten, age 88, formerly of W. Meadowbrook, Tiffin, Ohio died at 5:55 pm, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. He was born on April 9, 1921 in Wyandot County to the late Gilbert and Ida (Kirian) Mitten. On May 10, 1947 he married Jeanette M. Reinhart, and she died on December 29, 2008. Survivors...

ELWOOD J. HOFFERT, DVM

ELWOOD J. HOFFERT, DVM

June 13, 2009

Dr. Elwood J. Hoffert, 93, of Tiffin, died at 5:55 pm Saturday, June 13, 2009 at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. He was born on June 22, 1915, in Eden Township, Seneca County to the late William J. and Anna Lucretia (Stever) Hoffert. Dr. Hoffert was married January 1, 1938 in Columbus, Ohio, to Marian (Engle) Hoffert who survives him....

MICHAEL J. HUFFMAN

MICHAEL J. HUFFMAN

June 12, 2009

Michael J. Huffman, age 62, of Gibson Court, Tiffin, Ohio went to meet our Lord and Savior at 7:30 am, Friday, June 12, 2009. He was born on February 28, 1947 in Tiffin to the late Eugene and Doris (Palmer) Huffman. He was married to Lorna Fiske and she died in 1996. On May 6, 2000 he married Linda...