OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in 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...

MARTHA J. SWINNERTON

MARTHA J. SWINNERTON

June 3, 2009

Martha Jane Swinnerton, age 93, of Riverlea Park, Tiffin, Ohio died at 2:00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in the Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin, with relatives and friends by her side. She was born October 17, 1915 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Arthur and Zita (Bour) Powell. On October 1, 1938 she married Arnold R....

VERN E. FISHER

VERN E. FISHER

June 1, 2009

Vern E. Fisher, age 69 of Jackson Street, Tiffin, Ohio died on Monday, June 1, 2009 at 10:50 am at the Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin. He was born on May 21, 1940 in Tiffin to the late Edwin and Alberta (Lucius) Fisher. In 1965 he married Shirley Stuckert and they later divorced. On May 22, 1976...

FRANCIS W. KRAMER

FRANCIS W. KRAMER

May 31, 2009

Henry Rudolph Sports, 71, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Visitation will be Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 2 PM at Pinecrest Funeral and Cremation Services in Hope Mills with a funeral service to follow at 3 PM. Henry was preceded in death by his parents Levy and Mary Lilly Sports; a brother, Carness...

MARIAN L. RUMSCHLAG

MARIAN L. RUMSCHLAG

May 18, 2009

Marian L. Rumschlag, age 98, of State Route 53, Tiffin, died at 9 am, Monday, May 18, 2009 at her daughter’s residence. Marian was born in Tiffin, on July 20, 1910 to the late Frank and Emma (Kietel) Philipps. In 1935, she married Albert F. Rumschlag in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin. He preceded her in death on December...

RICHARD C. COLLINS

RICHARD C. COLLINS

May 13, 2009

Richard C. Collins, age 84, of S. Winfield Drive, Tiffin, died at 12:43 pm Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at Autumnwood Care Center. Richard was born in Bucyrus, on May 13, 1925, to the late Richard and Gladys (Collins) Collins. On June 29, 1957 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, he married Nance Marie Marks, and she survives. Also surviving are...

MARGARET E. SMITH

MARGARET E. SMITH

May 7, 2009

Margaret Elizabeth Brickner Smith, age 91, formerly of Kiwanis Manor, Tiffin, died at 5:43 am, Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Bellevue Hospital. Margaret was born August 26, 1917 in Bascom, Ohio to the late William and Adeline (Koerper) Brickner. On May 30, 1939 she married Herman C. Smith in St. Andrew Church of Liberty Township, and he died July...

SISTER MARY ALBERTA ETZKORN

SISTER MARY ALBERTA ETZKORN

April 29, 2009

Sister Alberta A. Etzkorn, 94, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Tiffin, died at 6:15 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at St. Francis Home. Sister Alberta was born August 14, 1914, to the late Frank and Rose Anna (Luersman) Etzkorn in Landeck, Ohio. She is survived by a great-niece, Sister Rita Wienken of Sisters of St. Francis of...

MARIE E. PORTMAN

MARIE E. PORTMAN

April 29, 2009

Marie E. Portman, age 83, of Tiffin, OH and formerly of Wheeling, WV, and Marietta, OH died at 10:30 pm, Wednesday April 29, 2009 in Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Marie was born January 22, 1926 in Butler, PA to the late Frank and Esther (Scott) Freeman. On May 7, 1947 she married Robert J. Portman in St. Peter Catholic...

EILEEN E. LOOSE

EILEEN E. LOOSE

April 25, 2009

Eileen E. Loose, age 85, of Elizabeth Schaefer Apartments, Tiffin, died at 12:52 am Saturday, April 25, 2009, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born October 9, 1923, in Tiffin, to the late Elmer and Anna (Koepfer) Holman. She married Donald Loose in 1945 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin. He died in 1984. Survivors include a sister,...

KEITH LOUIS GLOVER

KEITH LOUIS GLOVER

April 18, 2009

Keith Louis Glover, infant son of Alysa Glover, of Norwalk, Ohio, died shortly after birth on Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk. He is survived by his mother; his grandparents, Keith and Arlene Garvin of Fremont, and Jean Glover of Tiffin; and aunts and uncles, Matthew and Ashley Glick, Michelle Glick, Rachel and Dennie Glover, Michael...