OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

RUTH E. CRAMER MITTEN

RUTH E. CRAMER MITTEN

October 31, 2003

Ruth E. Cramer Mitten, 93, formerly of 134 Gross Street, Tiffin, died at 11:25 a.m. Sunday, October 26, 2003, in Birchaven Nursing Home, Findlay. She was born August 11, 1910, in New Riegel, Ohio, to the late Edward and Ida (Gase) Werley. She married Frederick A. Cramer in 1937. He died on February 5, 1962. Then she married Kenneth...

HELEN L. BAKER

HELEN L. BAKER

October 29, 2003

Helen L. Baker, 78, of 216 E. Perry Street, Tiffin, died at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, October 27, 2003 at Mercy Hospital Emergency Room. She was born on November 8, 1924 to John and Margaret (Baker) Fretz, in Seneca County, Ohio. On September 10, 1955 she married Arthur C. Baker at the Washington Street United Methodist Church in Tiffin....

FRANKLYN LLOYD "SPUD" AMBROSE

FRANKLYN LLOYD "SPUD" AMBROSE

October 28, 2003

Franklyn Lloyd "Spud" Ambrose, age 79, of Tiffin, Ohio, died October 24, 2003, at his residence. He was born February 11, 1924, in Tiffin, to Albert and Hazel (McDonald) Ambrose. On April 11, 1946, in St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin, he married Sara Paradiso, and she survives. Also surviving are 4 sons, Frank (Janet) Ambrose, Michael (Elizabeth) Ambrose, Thomas...

HELEN L. GRUMMEL

HELEN L. GRUMMEL

October 20, 2003

Helen L. Grummel, 90, formerly of 7 W. Market Street, Tiffin, died at 4:10 p.m., Thursday, October 16, 2003 at Friendship Village of Dublin, in Dublin, Ohio. She was born on August 1, 1913 to William T. and Delta L. (Eckert) Golling, in Forest, Ohio. On August 2, 1940 she married Ernest W. Grummel in Sycamore, Ohio. He died...

SHARLENE SUE MESNARD

SHARLENE SUE MESNARD

October 16, 2003

Sharlene Sue Mesnard, age 30, of Tiffin, Ohio, died October 13, 2003. She was born July 17, 1973, in Harrisburg, PA, to Ralph and Joyce (Leach) Mesnard. Her mother is deceased. She is survived by 2 sisters, Sherry (Larry) Feucht and Donna (Karl) Adams; and 3 Aunts, Shirley Ward, Diane Lilley, and Patricia Huffman. A brother, Donald Goodin, is...

MARLIN HAMMOND

MARLIN HAMMOND

October 8, 2003

Marlin Hammond, age 76, of Tiffin, Ohio, died October 2, 2003. He was born February 19, 1927, in Scipio Twp., Seneca County, Ohio, to Claude and Esther (Michener) Hammond. On March 31, 1946, in Newport, Kentucky, he married Jean Kirchner, and she survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Patricia Ann Immele, Leanna Kay Robbins, and Peggy L. (Dave) Driftmyer;...

WILLIAM JOSEPH PAULUS

WILLIAM JOSEPH PAULUS

October 6, 2003

William “Bill” Joseph Paulus, age 78 of 94 Longfellow Drive, Tiffin, Ohio , died at 3:40 P.M. in Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio on Thursday, October 2, 2003. He was born on February 11, 1925 to Emil J. and Mary E. (Herrlinger) Paulus. He married Jean N. Noller on April 22, 1948 in St. Charles Catholic Church, Toledo, Ohio. She...

MARGARET E. WALTERS

MARGARET E. WALTERS

September 22, 2003

Margaret E. Walters, 79 years, of 1548 S. SR 53 Lot #3, Tiffin, Ohio died at 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2003 at her residence. She was born to William M. and Luella (Stucky) Lawrence on May 30, 1924 in Tiffin, Ohio. On August 24, 1946 in Tiffin, she married Paul R. Walters. He is deceased. Other survivors...

HELENA THERESA "TINA" WOELKE

HELENA THERESA "TINA" WOELKE

September 17, 2003

Helena Theresa "Tina" Woelke, age 44 years, of Tiffin, Ohio, Saturday, September 13, 2003, at her residence of natural causes. She was born February 13, 1959, in Tiffin, to Charles "Bump" and Marshia (Huth) Elchert. Her father survives in Tiffin, and her mother died in 2001. On July 14, 1985, in New Orleans, LA, she married Perry "Buddy" Woelke,...

MATTIE KENNER

MATTIE KENNER

September 5, 2003

Mattie Kenner, age 82 years, of 6640 Maryport Lane, Naples, Florida and formerly of Tiffin, Ohio died at 2;19 p.m. on Monday, September 1, 2003 at her residence. She was born on January 24, 1921 to the late Charles and Martha (Slone) Turner in Wayland, Kentucky. On May 17, 1941 she married Lawrence A. Kenner in St. Joseph Catholic...

MARIE T. JOHANNSEN

MARIE T. JOHANNSEN

August 23, 2003

Marie T. Johannsen, 93, of 182 St. Francis Avenue, Tiffin,and formerly of 515 S. Clover Street, Fremont died at 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2003 in Mercy Hospital, Fairfield, Ohio. She was born June 15,1910, in Fremont to Frank and Julia Mary (Borer) Etzel. She married Loyal H. Johannsen on February 24, 1970. He died October 27, 1988. Surviving...

DAVID V. ARDNER

DAVID V. ARDNER

August 22, 2003

David V. Ardner, 45, 520 Autumnwood Drive, Unit B, Tiffin, died at 10:05 a.m. Monday, August 18, 2003, in the Emergency Room of Mercy Hospital of Tiffin. He was born September 25, 1957, in Seneca County, Ohio, to Lester Ardner of Sandusky and Lou Ann (Paul) Arbogast of Tiffin. His wife, Sylvia (Butturff) Ardner, whom he married April 22,...

MARIE H. NEPPER

MARIE H. NEPPER

August 20, 2003

Marie H. (Heilman) Nepper, age 90, of Tiffin, Ohio, died August 17, 2003. She was born January 26, 1913 in Essen, Germany, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Heilman. On August 4, 1932, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, she married Victor C. Nepper. He died July 7, 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Schetter-Otwell, 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren,...

CECILIA THERESA BROWN

CECILIA THERESA BROWN

August 7, 2003

Cecilia Theresa Brown, age 93, formerly of Brooklyn, Ohio, died August 3, 2003, at Fairhaven Community, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Born May 2, 1910, in Mt. Oliver, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Charles and Mary M. (Stoecklein) Stolzenberger. On April 30, 1932, in Niagara Falls, New York, she married Harry J. Brown, and he died November 18, 1982. Survivors...

GAYLORD R. TRAUTMAN, SR.

GAYLORD R. TRAUTMAN, SR.

August 2, 2003

Gaylord R. Trautman, Sr. age 74 years, of 135 Coe Street, Tiffin, died at 6:15 A.M. Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at his residence. He was born April 29, 1929, in Upper Sandusky to the late Otto and Viola (Hoerr) Troutman. His wife, Shirley (Kinstle Widhalm) Trautman, whom he married on July 7, 1984, in Tiffin, survives. Other survivors include...

AGNES RITA SHULTZ

AGNES RITA SHULTZ

August 1, 2003

Agnes Rita Shultz, age 85, of 109 Gross Street Tiffin, Ohio, died at 8:55 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2003 at her residence. She was born March 1, 1918 in Ottawa County, Ohio to the late Peter and Margaret (Henz) Sloma. Her husband, Earl J. Shultz, whom she married June 4, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, La. survives. Other survivors include:...

ALICE M. GIOVANNINI

ALICE M. GIOVANNINI

July 20, 2003

Alice M. Giovannini, age 90, of Tiffin, Ohio, died July 20, 2003. She was born July 4, 1913, in Bloomville, Ohio, to the late Leo and Daisy (Gernet) Hopple. On January 16, 1948, she married Emil Giovannini, who died in 1993. She is survived by a nephew, William H. Hopple II, a sister-in-law, Florence M. Hopple, and other nieces...

JUSTIN MICHAEL SCHLETER

JUSTIN MICHAEL SCHLETER

July 15, 2003

Justin Michael Schleter, son of Jason A. Schleter and Nikki M. Simpkins, of Tiffin, Ohio, was stillborn on July 9, 2003. He is survived by a twin brother, Johnathan Allen Schleter; maternal grandparents, Jerald and Tamala Stull, and Christopher Simpkins; paternal grandparents, Mary Schleter and Frederick Schleter; maternal great-grandmother, Esther Drew; paternal great-grandmother, Marilyn Best; and numerous aunts and...

JOHN C. WAGNER

JOHN C. WAGNER

July 10, 2003

John Charles Wagner of North Kingsville, OH, died Friday, July 4, 2003 at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Wagner was born August 16, 1923 in Leipsic, OH to the late John E. and Helen G. (Barger) Wagner. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary (Lenhart) Wagner whom he married July 6, 1949 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church....

EVELYN LUCILLE DRINKWATER

EVELYN LUCILLE DRINKWATER

July 5, 2003

Evelyn Lucille Drinkwater, 85, of 78 Grace Street, Tiffin, died at 7:00 p.m. at her residence on Wednesday, July 2, 2003. She was born on December 10, 1917 in West Lodi, Ohio, to Claude and Maude (Haffinger) Hoover. On January 22, 1955 she married James Drinkwater. He died on June 26, 1980. She was survived by three nephews, Gene...