OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

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....

EULA MAE JOHNSON FOX

EULA MAE JOHNSON FOX

December 4, 2008

Eula Mae Johnson Fox, age 88 years, formerly of East Township Road 106, Tiffin, died at 9:30 PM Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at the Ruffing Family Care Center of Tiffin. Eula was born October 11, 1920 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Caleb and Bessie (Holbrook) Williams. Survivors include two sons, Tom (Janice) Johnson, of Green Springs, Ohio, Ronald...

KEITH D. WARD

KEITH D. WARD

December 4, 2008

Keith David Ward, age 56 of Minerva Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 10:12 am, Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Findlay, Ohio due to complications during surgery. He was born on May 25, 1952 in Tiffin to the late Ervin and Geraldine (Askam) Ward. On June 12, 1971 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Tiffin he...

KATHRYN V. BENNETT

KATHRYN V. BENNETT

November 29, 2008

Kathryn V. Bennett, age 96, of Rosewood Drive, Tiffin, died at 6:15 pm Saturday, November 29, 2008, at her residence. She was born November 2, 1912, in Fremont, to the late Harry and Leona (Rice) Fought. On November 23, 1932, she married Donald Bennett, who died May 22, 1963. Survivors include a son, Donald (Madonna) Bennett, Jr., and a...

ROBERT "Bob" SHELDON HUNT

ROBERT "Bob" SHELDON HUNT

November 27, 2008

Robert “Bob” Sheldon Hunt, age 73, of Oakbridge Place, Tiffin, Ohio, died at 10:40 PM, Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his residence. Bob was born March 2, 1935 in Fostoria, Ohio to the late Arnold Adolph and Anna Margaret (Stagger) Hunt. On August 17, 1957 he married Elaine Miller in St. Wendelin Catholic Church and she survives. Other survivors...

CLEMENT M. WURM

CLEMENT M. WURM

November 22, 2008

Clement M. Wurm, age 85, formerly of 547 Miami Street, Tiffin, died at 8:35 am Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born June 18, 1923, in Venice Township, Seneca County, to the late Alphonse and Rose (Ruffing) Wurm. In 1947, he married Annamae Hohsman, who died March 17, 1979. In 1982, he...

EVELYN DEL TURCO

EVELYN DEL TURCO

November 14, 2008

Evelyn R. Del Turco, age 91, formerly of Grammes St., Tiffin, died at 4:30 pm, Friday, November 14, 2008, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born January 13, 1917, in Tiffin, to the late Nicholas and Catherine (Kinn) Reinhart. On October 11, 1939, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married James Del Turco. He died November 29, 1989....

AGNES ZAHN

AGNES ZAHN

November 12, 2008

Agnes Anna Zahn, age 95, formerly of SR 101, died at 5:42 AM, Wednesday November 12, 2008 at St. Francis Nursing Home of Tiffin. Agnes was born June 3, 1913 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Phillip and Mary (Ecker) Schenk. On July 18, 1935 she married Robert Charles Zahn and he died on February 18, 1999. Survivors include...

THERON DAVID NORD

THERON DAVID NORD

October 25, 2008

Theron David Nord, one day old, died on at 2:30 am Saturday, October 25, 2008 at University of Michigan Mott’s Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born to Kent D. and Dawn (Richards) Nord of Bloomville, Ohio at 5:43 am Friday, October 24, 2008 in Ann Arbor. He is survived by his parents; a sister, Gabrielle; maternal grandparents...

JAMES U. KIRCHNER

JAMES U. KIRCHNER

October 11, 2008

James U. Kirchner, age 73, of Schonhardt St., Tiffin, died at 1:10 am Saturday, October 11, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 15, 1935, in Tiffin to the late Karl and Viola (Lehnert) Kirchner. In 1956, James married Thelma (Wyrich) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, and she survives. Other survivors include: two sons, Vince...

EUGENE A. LUTES

EUGENE A. LUTES

October 1, 2008

Eugene A. Lutes, 64, of North State Route 101, died at 6:29 pm, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at the Mercy Hospital Emergency Room Tiffin, Ohio. Gene was born February 7, 1944 in Tecumseh, Michigan to the late James Arthur and Louise C. (Ulman) Lutes. His mother later became Louise Reinhart. On April 5, 1991, he married Sharon Zimmerman in...