OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

HILDA M. STEINER

HILDA M. STEINER

February 4, 2009

Hilda Margaret Steiner, age 79, of Homeview Ct, Tiffin, died at 6:45 am Wednesday, February 04, 2009 in Mercy Hospital Emergency Room, Tiffin. She was born on December 24, 1929 in Bandon, Indiana to the late Henry and Louise (Thiery) Rogier. On May 12, 1949 in St. Mary Catholic Church, she married Richard C. Steiner. He died on March...

IRMA M. MYERS

IRMA M. MYERS

February 2, 2009

Irma M. Myers, age 91, formerly of Hopewell Ave., Tiffin, Ohio died at 10:12 AM, Monday February 2, 2009 at St. Francis Home. Irma was born June 6, 1917 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Robert and Anna (Burtnett) Craver. On March 19, 1938 she married Frederick P. Myers. He is deceased. Survivors include; four daughters, Janet (Joseph) Biller...

JOHN KINZEY

JOHN KINZEY

February 2, 2009

John A. Kinzey, age 89, formerly of Mohawk Street, Tiffin died at 11:25 AM, Monday February 2, 2009 at St. Francis Home. John was born July 30, 1919 in Wayne, Ohio to the late Harvey and Daisy (Reichman) Kinzey. On June 18, 1949 he married Charlene J. Kreuz. She died May 3, 2008. Survivors include; one daughter, Lori M....

MARILYN K. WURM

MARILYN K. WURM

January 30, 2009

Marilyn K. Wurm, age 71, of 302 North Sandusky St., Tiffin, Ohio died after a valiant struggle trying to battle ovarian cancer at 10:34 pm Friday, January 30, 2009, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was born November 4, 1937, to Clarence and Mary Ellen (Homan) Boner. Her mother survives in Tiffin. She married Victor Wurm...

DONALD JAMES CORTHELL

DONALD JAMES CORTHELL

January 20, 2009

Donald James Corthell, age 83, of Parkview Drive, Tiffin, Ohio died at 10:36 pm Monday, January 19, 2009, at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. Don was born December 23, 1925, in Seneca County, to the late George and Orpha (Haines) Corthell. On January 3, 1948, he married Carmella Dariano in St. Mary Church of Tiffin, and she survives....

WILLIAM FRANCIS WELTY

WILLIAM FRANCIS WELTY

January 16, 2009

William Francis Welty, age 63 of 226 Coe Street, Tiffin died unexpectedly on Friday, January 16, 2009 while visiting family in Lehigh Acres, Florida. He was born on January 14, 1946 in Tiffin to the late Otto F. and Berneice (Strasbaugh) Welty. Survivors include a son, Jeff Welty of Tiffin; a daughter, Lori (Butch) Bacon of Naples, Florida; three...

CLARA L. DISTEL

CLARA L. DISTEL

January 15, 2009

Clara L. Distel, age 90, formerly of Ohio Avenue., died at 6:25 am, Thursday January 15, 2009 at Elmwood Assisted Living at the Shawhan. Clara was born April 20, 1918 in Tiffin to the late Fred B. and Clara I. (Weot) Cramer. On September 8, 1945 she married Eugene L. Distel in St. Joseph Catholic Church of Tiffin and...

THOMAS  JOSEPH HUSS

THOMAS JOSEPH HUSS

January 14, 2009

Thomas Joseph Huss age 71 of 600 S. Sandusky Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 12:00 Noon on Monday, April 28, 2003 at Autumnwood Care Center in Tiffin, Ohio. He was born on March 22, 1932 in Tiffin, Ohio to Arthur and Bertha (Bolander) Huss. On November 25, 1961 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, he married Nancy Roe, who survives,...

JOYCE LUCILLE KUMMER (Baker)

JOYCE LUCILLE KUMMER (Baker)

January 14, 2009

Joyce L. Kummer, 77 years of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday, in Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio. She was born on October 21, 1927 in Marion, Ohio to the late Clarence Andrew and Mildred Leona (Covert) Baker. On June 3, 1949 in she married Donald Thomas Kummer. He died on June 13, 1976. Survivors include 1 sons, Douglas...

ELIZABETH ANN "BETSY" ELCHERT

ELIZABETH ANN "BETSY" ELCHERT

January 9, 2009

Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Elchert, age 74, formerly of Cherry St., and currently of Autumnwood Care Center, died at 1:46 am, Friday, January 9, 2009, at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. Betsy was born on January 23, 1934, in Amherst, Ohio, to the late Harold and Hazel (Ruch) Caves. On June 10, 1961, she married Donald H. Elchert at St. Joseph...

ALICE MAY REEDY

ALICE MAY REEDY

January 4, 2009

Jean Hardin Dixon, 83, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Transylvania Regional Hospital. A native of Transylvania County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lovey Mae Harris Hardin. She was preceded in death by her son Carl Dixon who died in 2008. Mrs. Dixon was a member of Pisgah Forest Baptist Church and Waitghtstill Avery...

JEANETTE MATILDA MITTEN

JEANETTE MATILDA MITTEN

December 29, 2008

Jeanette Matilda Mitten, age 82, of Meadowbrook Place, Tiffin, died at 9:35 pm Monday, December 29, 2008 in the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo. She was born in Hancock County on October 14, 1926, to the late Frank X. and Florence K. (Goshe) Reinhart. On May 10, 1947 in St. Wendelin’s Catholic Church, Fostoria, she married Clarence Mitten...

EVELYN ROSE KIMMET

EVELYN ROSE KIMMET

December 27, 2008

Evelyn Rose Kimmet, age 98, formerly of W. SR 18, Tiffin, died at 6:30 am Saturday, December 27, at Elmwood Nursing Home, Green Springs. She was born September 24, 1910, in Bascom, to the late Henry and Myrtle Kuhn. On June 20, 1933, in St. Patrick Catholic Church, Bascom, she married Oliver M. Kimmet. He died May 10, 1994....

WERNER PAUL OBRINGER

WERNER PAUL OBRINGER

December 25, 2008

Werner Paul Obringer, 83, of Coe Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 10 am, Thursday, December 25, 2008 at his residence. He was born May 4, 1925 in Burkettsville, Ohio, to the late John T. and Theresa M. (Hemmelgarn) Obringer. On October 9,1948 he married Joan Dolores Schock at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiffin, and she died September 19,...

DANIEL EDWARD LEAHY

DANIEL EDWARD LEAHY

December 22, 2008

Daniel Edward Leahy, age 69, of Hilliard, Ohio and formerly of Tiffin, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his daughter’s residence in Hilliard. Daniel was born on February 2, 1939 and raised in Tiffin. He was a 1957 graduate of Calvert High School. He attended Valparaiso College in Indiana and worked as a land surveyor. He was a...

FRANCES J. BOEHLER-DiCESARE

FRANCES J. BOEHLER-DiCESARE

December 15, 2008

Frances J. Boehler-DiCesare, age 85, formerly of Lawndale Drive, Tiffin, Ohio, died at 11:30 am, Saturday, December 15, 2007, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born March 5, 1922, in Fostoria, Ohio, to the late Joseph and Prudence (Camporali) Brown. On August 26, 1942, in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, she married Donald Boehler. He died December 13,...

MARY R. PARADISO

MARY R. PARADISO

December 15, 2008

Mary R. Paradiso, age 88 years, formerly of Oak Street, currently of St. Francis Home, died at 9:21 PM, Monday, December 15, 2008 at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. Mary was born December 11, 1920 to the late Salvatore and Maria G. (Cercelli) Paradiso in Tiffin. She is survived by one brother Salvatore “Sam” (Rachel) Paradiso of Tiffin; two sisters,...

DENNIS E. DISTEL

DENNIS E. DISTEL

December 10, 2008

Dennis Eugene Distel, age 59 of N. TR 165, Tiffin, Ohio died unexpectedly at 11:54 am Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in the Emergency Room of Fostoria Community Hospital, Fostoria, Ohio. He was born to Eugene Louis and Clara Louise (Cramer) Distel on January 19, 1949 in Tiffin. His father is deceased and his mother survives in Tiffin. On November...

GERTRUDE F. DERR

GERTRUDE F. DERR

December 5, 2008

Gertrude F. Derr, age 93, formerly of N. Water St., Tiffin, and currently of Elmwood at the Shawhan, died at 10:25 pm Friday, December 5, 2008, at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. She was born March 17, 1915, in Chicago, to the late Francis H. and Bertha (Swiatynowska) Wisniewski. On June 1, 1941, in Trinidad, West Indies, she married Thomas...

MICHAEL F. GOSHE

MICHAEL F. GOSHE

December 4, 2008

Michael F. Goshe, age 51, of North Township Road 155 of Tiffin, died at 5:25 AM, Thursday, December 4, 2008 at his residence. He was born on May 20, 1957 in Tiffin to Arthur Goshe and Elaine (Depinet) Goshe, and they both survive in Tiffin. On October 14, 1983 in Bellevue, Ohio he married Donna Mirtes and she survives....