Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

May 28, 2023

Dolores Bernadette Cool, 89, of Tiffin, died at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, May 28, 2023, at St. Francis Home. She was born April 18, 1934, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Horace G. and Catherine M. (Mummery) Reid. She married James J. Cool January 17, 1953, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He died February 14, 2011.

Survivors include six children,...

May 26, 2023

David E. Conley, 75, formerly of Tiffin, died at 12:08 am Friday, May 26, 2023, at Eastbrook Healthcare Center, Cleveland.

He was born June 12, 1947, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Hugh and Mildred (Tolliver) Conley.  He married Sharon Elchert October 22, 1993, in Calvary Church, and she died May 8, 2005.

Survivors include a brother,...

May 25, 2023

Jeanne Eileen Gnepper, 95, of Tiffin, died at 3:30 pm Thursday, May 25, 2023, at The Willows at Tiffin.

Jeanne was born December 5, 1927, in Lindsey, Ohio, to Walter and Marie (Riedel) Magsig. She was raised on a farm near Lindsey by her father and stepmother, Gladys Smith Magsig. On March 27, 1948, she married Dwight...

May 14, 2023

Paul E. Loesser, 91, of Tiffin, died peacefully in his sleep at 5:26 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 2023, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  He was born October 9, 1931, in Carey, Ohio to John and Mary (Fredritz) Loesser. He married Lois Ann Welly April 23, 1953, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel.  She died October 27, 2017.

May 8, 2023

Sister Nancy Westmeyer, 80, formerly known as Sister Mary Bernardus, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 12:39 am Monday, May 8, 2023, at Michigan Medicine of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  She was born September 7, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, to Bernard Wilson and Mary Margaret (Fecso) Westmeyer.

Surviving are her...

May 3, 2023

Shirley Ann Theis, 84, died at 9:50 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Willows of Tiffin.

Shirley was born March 3, 1939, in Toledo, to Donald Raymond and Dorothy Mae (Spouse) Morris. She married Richard Theis on March 2, 1957, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont, and he died February 27, 2000.

Survivors include...

April 22, 2023

Sister Elizabeth Jean Siebenaler (Sister Mary Leo) of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Francis Home.

She was born May 21, 1926, in Blakeslee, Ohio, to Herbert and Clara Nye Siebenaler.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret (Ralph) McDonald, Sister...

April 6, 2023

Charles Arthur “Art” Floyd, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Elmwood at the Shawhan in his hometown of Tiffin, Ohio. He was born April 4, 1926, in Graniteville, South Carolina, to Fred G. and Leona R. (Bardon) Floyd. He married Mary C. Keller on May 30, 1952, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiffin. Mary...

April 5, 2023

Richard Earl Perry, 92, of New Riegel, died at 9:10 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at his daughter’s home. He was born February 22, 1931, in Toledo, to Earl N. and Lucille H. (Siek) Perry and grew up there together with his parents and two younger brothers, Jack and Robert Perry. He married the love of his life, Joan...

March 28, 2023

Mary Ellen Crist, 84, of Tiffin, died at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Tiffin Rehab Center, Tiffin, Ohio.  She was born January 13, 1939, in Tiffin to Harman and Martha (Schultz) Wangler.  She married William Crist August 11, 1962, at St. Mary Catholic Church, and he survives.

Other survivors include a son, James (Sarah) Crist...

March 27, 2023

Wayne L. Smith, 84, of Tiffin, died peacefully at 11:36 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2023, at his residence.  He was born October 28, 1938, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Elgie and Clara (Young) Smith and grew up in Melbern, Ohio. Wayne met Shirley Ebaugh while both were farming adjacent fields.  He married Shirley December 10, 1960, in Bryan, Ohio,...

March 26, 2023

James (Jim) Lewis Radcliff, 82, of Tiffin, passed away at 2:33 a.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born July 18, 1940, in Wayne, Ohio, to Willard Radcliff and Lucretia Williams Radcliff Wagner. He married Lucinda (Cindy) Eidt in June of 1964, at Trinity UCC. She survives. Other survivors are two...

March 22, 2023

Donna Lucille Overholt, 87, of Tiffin, died at 5:55 pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at her residence.

Donna was born May 15, 1935, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Herman and Flora (Bunselmeyer) Fischer. She married Robert Allan Overholt on July 7, 1957, in Great Bend, Kansas, and he died February 22, 2016. Donna then married Larry Clausing...

March 9, 2023

Mary Alice (Bentz) Cessna, 79, of Tiffin, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023, at her residence. She was born November 2, 1943, in Tiffin, to Franklin F. and Valeria T. (Elchert) Bentz. She married Carl D. “Skip” Cessna on May 29, 1965, at St. Joseph Catholic Church and he died November 8, 2018.

Family members...

March 8, 2023

Roland F. “Tommy” Sendelbach, 98, of Tiffin, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his residence.

He was born November 26, 1924, in Seneca County, to Michael and Nancy (Koerper) Sendelbach.  He married Nova M. Haugh on March 24, 1945, in Ft. Pierce, Florida, and she died on June 23, 2006.

Survivors include two sons, Michael...

March 1, 2023

Jodi Lynn Knaplund, 64, of Oro Valley, Arizona and formerly of Tiffin, died at 5:49 a.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Clyde Gardens, Clyde, Ohio.  She was born February 13, 1959, in Tiffin, to James E. and Delores (Richey) Bridinger.  She married Eric Knaplund July 28, 1987, in Scarsdale, New York.  They had a dissolution after 31 years of...

March 1, 2023

Theresa Ann Walliser, 87, of Tiffin, died at 9:45 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.

Theresa was born March 20, 1935, in Tiffin to Ralph Francis and Leona T. (Steinmetz) Smith. She married Eugene L. Walliser on July 28, 1956, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, and he died on February 22, 2019....

February 18, 2023

Linda Susan Rohr, 72, of Kansas, Ohio, died at 10:23 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, Ohio.

She was born November 19, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio to Jerome and Iva M. (Thomas) Rohr.

She is survived by a brother, Douglas Rohr, of Cincinnati; a sister, Leslie (Dr. Michael) Rohr Scherer of...

February 17, 2023

Ronald A. "Hairs" Berry, 78, died at 8:01 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2023, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.

Ronald was born December 9, 1944, in Tiffin, to Fred and Marjorie (Shuman) Berry.  He married Jean M. Bloom, on May 14, 1977, at St. Joseph Catholic Church and she survives in Tiffin.

Other...

February 16, 2023

John Michael “Little John” Smith, 29, of Tiffin, died at 1:36 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.

He was born November 6, 1993, in Tiffin to John D. and Judy (Owens) Smith. His mother survives in Tiffin.

Other survivors include two sisters, Kimberly (John) O’Flaherty and Lisa Abrams...