OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

ALICE WARNEMENT

ALICE WARNEMENT

April 3, 2007

Alice C. Warnement, age 96, of Tiffin, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 4:15pm at the St. Francis Home in Tiffin. She was born August 15, 1910 to Leo and Ida (Zirger) Warnement in Tiffin, OH. Survivors include a brother, Elmer Warnement of Tiffin, and 18 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers,...

THOMAS G. BORER

THOMAS G. BORER

March 31, 2007

Thomas G. Borer, 68, of West TR 96, New Riegel, died at 6:50am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at his residence. He was born on October 28, 1938 in Seneca County, Ohio to the late George and Louise (Hohman) Borer. On June 11, 1960 in St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin, he married Margy Baker and she survives. Other survivors include,...

GERALDINE E. JOSEPH

GERALDINE E. JOSEPH

March 27, 2007

Geraldine E. Joseph, age 89, of Kiwanis Manor, Tiffin, died at 4:30 pm, Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin. She was born November 27, 1917, in Perrysburg Township, Ohio, to the late Charles and Susan (Standering) Phillips. On December 26, 1941, in Mineral Wells, Texas, she married Ned G. Joseph, and he died October 10, 1969....

DANIEL W. GROCE

DANIEL W. GROCE

March 26, 2007

Daniel Walter Groce, age 40, of N. Sandusky Street, Tiffin, died at 4:54 pm Monday, March 26, 2007 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born on April 30, 1966 in Akron, Ohio and adopted by John W. and Joan A. (Cole) Groce who both survive in Tiffin. Other survivors include his sister, Alisa Marie Cotyk,...

LUCILLE J. SMITH

LUCILLE J. SMITH

March 19, 2007

Lucille Josephine Smith, age 82 of Fostoria Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 11:30 am Monday, March 19, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Tiffin. She was born on March 16, 1925 in Bascom, Ohio to the late Frank and Clara (Reinhart) Lucius. On November 12, 1949 in Tiffin, she married Ralph A. Smith and he survives. Other survivors include, two sons,...

JOHN MIZEN, JR.

JOHN MIZEN, JR.

March 18, 2007

John Joseph Mizen, Jr., age 59, of Tiffin, died at 12:52 am, Sunday, March 18, 2007, at St. Francis Health Care Center, Greensprings. He was born March 26, 1947, in Tiffin, to John and Bonnite (Wenner) Mizen, Sr. His father is deceased and his mother survives in Tiffin. On June 30, 2004, in Naples, Florida, he married Kellee Hensley,...

LAVERNE C. SENDELBACH

LAVERNE C. SENDELBACH

March 15, 2007

Laverne C. Sendelbach, age 93 formerly of Duchess Lane, Tiffin, Ohio died at 11:00 am Thursday, March 15, 2007 in St. Francis Home, Tiffin. She was born on June 10, 1913 in Frenchtown, Ohio to the late Edward and Rose (Landoll) Tiell. On June 13, 1933 in St. Nicholas Catholic Church, she married Emerson Sendelbach. He died on December...

WALTER R. LONSWAY

WALTER R. LONSWAY

March 12, 2007

Walter R. Lonsway, age 81, formerly of E. Cherry Avenue, Tiffin, Ohio died at 3:30 am Monday, March 12, 2007 at St. Francis Home. He was born on December 20, 1925 in Tiffin to the late Eugene J. and Gertrude (Kuhn) Lonsway. On May 30, 1950 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, he married Rita J. Kuntz. She died on...

RITA V. WURM

RITA V. WURM

March 10, 2007

Rita V. Wurm, age 90, formerly of E. US 224, Tiffin, Ohio died at 6:50 am Saturday, March 10, 2007 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born on July 8, 1916 in New Riegel, Ohio to the late Alphonse and Sarah (Gerber) Schalk. Sarah died on November 17, 1918. Then Catherine Reinhart married Alphonse Schalk. On July 22, 1938...

ROBERT E. DANIEL, Sr.

ROBERT E. DANIEL, Sr.

March 1, 2007

Robert Eugene Daniel, Sr., 90, of St. Francis Home and formerly of Hopewell Avenue, Tiffin, died at 1:42 pm Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Tiffin. He was born December 31, 1916, in Tiffin to the late Vern and Clara (Homan) Daniel. On August 8, 1942, Mr. Daniel married Ruth E. Rahrig in St. Joseph Catholic Church...

ROSEMARY M. KUEBLER

ROSEMARY M. KUEBLER

February 25, 2007

Rosemary M. Kuebler, age 90, of Tiffin, died at 1:18 pm, Sunday, February 25, 2007, at St. Francis Home. She was born April 12, 1916, in Tiffin, to the late Joseph and Emma L. (Ranker) Kuebler. Survivors include seven nieces and nephews, Joseph Kuebler, Tony Kuebler, Jean Walker, Barb Neikirk, Steve Kuebler, Peg Field, and Suzie Piatt; two sisters-in-law,...

WALTER GROMBKA

WALTER GROMBKA

February 25, 2007

Walter John Grombka, age 87, of Cincinnati, formerly of Tiffin and Port Clinton, Ohio, died at 11:15 pm, Saturday, February 24, 2007, at St. Mary’s Memorial Home, Cincinnati. He was born April 18, 1919, in Cleveland, to the late Joseph and Agatha (Bohenek) Grombka. On February 28, 1946, in Dougherty, Iowa, he married Marjorie L. Rooney, who died June...

OWEN WAYNE "JAKE" SNYDER

OWEN WAYNE "JAKE" SNYDER

February 16, 2007

Owen Wayne “Jake” Snyder, age 68, of the Kiwanis Manor, Tiffin, Ohio, died at 11:57 am, Friday, February 16, 2007, at Ruffing Family Care Center, Tiffin. He was born December 1, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Owen W. and Helen V. (Compston) Snyder, Sr. Surviving are a son, Ted (Judy) Collins of Clyde; a daughter, Darlene Brown...

LLOYD WILLIAM MATTHEWS

LLOYD WILLIAM MATTHEWS

February 13, 2007

Lloyd William Matthews, age 71, of First Ave., Tiffin, died at 9 pm Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 7, 1935, in McCutchenville, to the late Dorsey and Regina (Miller) Matthews. On March 29, 1957, in Tiffin, he married Marlene Spaun, and she survives. Also surviving are five sons, Ray Lee (Gayle) Matthews, Michael...

CORA A. HARTENSTEIN

CORA A. HARTENSTEIN

February 10, 2007

Visitation will take place tomorrow. Cora A. Hartenstein, age 102, formerly of Colony Avenue, Tiffin, Ohio died at 3:25 pm Saturday, February 10, 2007 in Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin. She was born on June 3, 1904 in Liberty Township, Ohio to the late Francis X. and Eva E. (Hammer) Bullinger. On September 1, 1926 in St....

MARGARET C. CREEGER

MARGARET C. CREEGER

February 10, 2007

Margaret C. (Stuckey) “Blondie” Creeger, age 92, formerly of W. Market Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 9:55 am Saturday, February 10, 2007 at her daughter Peg Snyder’s residence in Tiffin. She was born on August 28, 1914 in Bloomville, Ohio to the late Willard and Ida (Laipply) Stuckey. In 1933 she married Gerald Creeger. They later divorced and he...

PAMELA S. (Stone) ARDELEAN

PAMELA S. (Stone) ARDELEAN

February 9, 2007

Pamela S. (Stone) Ardelean, age 45, of Schonhardt St., Tiffin, died Friday, February 9, 2007, as the result of an automobile accident in Wyandot County. She was born March 11, 1961, in Tiffin, to Morris W. and Mardell J. (Frisch) Stone. Her mother survives in Tiffin. She was previously married to Chris Ardelean and Victor Huffman. Survivors in addition...

JENOT "SUE" POLAND

JENOT "SUE" POLAND

February 9, 2007

Jenot S. Sue Poland, age 64 of Union Street, Tiffin, Ohio died at 9:10 am Friday, February 9, 2007 in St. Vincent’s Mercy-Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born on June 6, 1942 in Tiffin to the late Floyd J. and Florence (Jenot) Hayes, Sr. She had been previously married to Robert Poland and also to Blaine Guhn. Survivors...

DONALD JAY STEINMETZ

DONALD JAY STEINMETZ

February 9, 2007

Donald Jay Steinmetz, age 39, of Hall St., Tiffin, died Friday, February 9, 2007, at his brother’s residence in Tiffin. He was born November 4, 1967, in Tiffin, to Donald and Nadine (Sauber) Steinmetz. His mother survives in Tiffin. On October 12, 2002, in Florida, he married Michelle Archer, and she survives. Also surviving are a son, Joshua Steinmetz...

ERINN ELIZABETH HARTENSTEIN

ERINN ELIZABETH HARTENSTEIN

February 3, 2007

Erinn Elizabeth Hartenstein, daughter of Doug and Vicki (Green) Hartenstein, of Glendale Drive, Tiffin was born into Heaven at 4:06 pm Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. Other survivors include, a brother, Peyton Douglas Hartenstein; two sisters, Ryann Nicole Hartenstein and Megann Marie Hartenstein all at home; a maternal grandmother Carol Green of Tiffin; paternal grandparents,...