OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

MARY E. LUCIUS

MARY E. LUCIUS

July 19, 2002

Mary E. Lucius, 75, formerly of 120 Wentz Street, Tiffin, died at 11:35 p.m., Monday, July 15, 2002, at St. Francis Nursing Home. She was born January 31, 1927, in Seneca County to the late Gorgon and Margaret (Lamberjack) Reinhart. On June 26, 1948, she married Carl P. Lucius at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin. He preceded her in...

PAUL K. WEST

PAUL K. WEST

July 17, 2002

Paul K. West, age 75 years, formerly of Tiffin, Ohio and Port Clinton, Ohio died at 8:25 A.M. Sunday, July 14, 2002 at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born to Donald A. and Bernetta (Kieffer) West on April 28, 1927 in Tiffin, Ohio. He married Phyllis J. Distel on December 27, 1947 in St. Joseph Catholic...

EUGENE DISTEL

EUGENE DISTEL

June 30, 2002

Eugene Distel, age 83, of 37 Westwood Drive, Tiffin, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 26, 2001. He was born to Arthur J. and Cora K. (Shultz) Distel. He is survived by his wife, Clara. Other survivors include, 4 sons, David A. Distel; Dennis E. Distel; Dean(Anthony)Distel; and Jack Distel; 1 daughter, Jean C. Dom; 11 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren;...

GERTRUDE B. "TRUDY" GRAHAM

GERTRUDE B. "TRUDY" GRAHAM

June 29, 2002

Gertrude B. "Trudy" Graham, 82, of Belmont, Massachusetts and formerly of Tiffin, died on Thursday, June 20, 2002, in Watertown, MA. She was born in New York City to George and Irene (Barry) Bentley on September 23, 1919. On April 1, 1943 she married Howard E. Graham, in New York City, NY. He passed away on September 4, 1989,...

DANNY L. DORNAN

DANNY L. DORNAN

June 21, 2002

Danny L. Dornan, age 61, of 145 E. Southern Ave. Bucyrus, died at 1:05 P.M. Tuesday, June 18, 2002 in Bucyrus Community Hospital, Bucyrus, Ohio. He was born Dec. 29, 1940, in Tiffin, to Clayton L. and Dolores (Rumschlag) Dornan. His father passed away Dec. 21, 1978. His mother survives in Tiffin. Other survivors include: a brother, Terry E....

JOANNA E. MISSLER

JOANNA E. MISSLER

June 19, 2002

Joanna E. Missler, age 89, of Tiffin, Ohio, died June 17, 2001. She was born to Frederick and Ottilia (Gerber) Missler. She is survived by 1 brother, Herman S. Missler of Bellevue, Ohio; 6 sisters, Zita Huss, of Tiffin, Ohio; Marcella Scherer of Sandusky, Ohio; Rosella Heydinger, of Shelby, Ohio; Irene Oeder, of Sandusky,Ohio; Rita Felker, of Bellevue, Ohio;...

AMANDA "Mandi" ALGE

AMANDA "Mandi" ALGE

June 15, 2002

Amanda Kay "Mandi" Alge, age 17 years old died Monday, June 11, 2001 at 10:20 P.M. at Wyandot Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was born to Bruce Alge of New Washington, Ohio and to Joan Moyer of Tiffin, Ohio. She is survived by her parents, a sister, Shannon Alge of Tiffin, a step-father, Roger Moyer of...

VIOLET MAE SMITH

VIOLET MAE SMITH

June 10, 2002

Violet Mae Smith, age 78, of Port Clinton, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin and Toledo, Ohio, died June 7, 2002. She was born August 31, 1923, in Fremont, Ohio, to Frank A. and Anna Marie (Laubacher) Palmer. On October 10, 1942, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, she married James R. Smith, who died April 16, 1968. She is survived...

THELMA VIRGINIA WAGNER

THELMA VIRGINIA WAGNER

June 4, 2002

Thelma Wagner, age 79 years old, of New Riegel, Ohio died early Saturday morning, June 2, 2001 at her residence. She was born to Peter and Minnie (Williams) Welter. She married Ray Wagner on February 8, 1947 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, Ohio. He survives at their residence. Other survivors include 4 sons, David Wagner of Tiffin, Ohio;...

DELIA M. RAMIREZ

DELIA M. RAMIREZ

June 1, 2002

Delia M. Ramirez, age 73, of Tiffin, Ohio, died May 28, 2002. She was born to Gordon (Henry) and Pearl (Ramsey) Schultz on December 27, 1928 in Lockland, Ohio. She was married to Dee W. Davis and he is deceased. She then was married to Salome Ramirez, Sr. He also is deceased. Survivors include, 1 son, Salome Ramirez, Jr....

JUDY ROBINSON

JUDY ROBINSON

May 25, 2002

Judy Robinson, age 53, of Tiffin, Ohio, died May 22, 2001. She was born December 28, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio, to Vernie and Alma (Canter) Moyer. Her mother survives in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Also surviving are her husband, Charlie Robinson; 4 sons, Daniel, Craig, and Lee Reinhart, and James Pocock; 1 daughter, Michelle Breighner; 1 brother, Willie Merrill; 5...

LINDA GAIL (Tyree) FITZGERALD

LINDA GAIL (Tyree) FITZGERALD

May 20, 2002

Linda Gail (Tyree) Fitzgerald age 38, died on May 13, 2002 at Mercy Hospital ER, Tiffin, Ohio. She was born to Rabon and Doris (Dunn) Tyree on June 2, 1963 in Tiffin. Her father is deceased, and her mother survives in Tiffin. Linda married David E. Fitzgerald on December 7, 1981 in Tiffin. He also survives in Tiffin. Other...

SR. JOVITA MORMAN

SR. JOVITA MORMAN

May 13, 2002

Sr. Jovita Morman, age 76, of the Sisters of St. Francis, died May 9, 2002. She was born May 25, 1925, in Miller City, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary Gertrude (Schmenk) Morman. She is survived by 2 sisters, Sr. Gertrude Morman and Sr. Damien Morman, 2 brothers, Joseph and Vincent Morman, and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in...

MABEL E. BARRETT

MABEL E. BARRETT

May 9, 2002

Mabel E. Barrett, age 85, of Tiffin, Ohio, died May 5, 2002. She was born in Eden Twp., Seneca County, Ohio, on February 20, 1917, to Clyde E. and Ilo W. (Culver) Barnes. On October 23, 1948, in Mt. Carmel, Ohio, she married Harvey L. Barrett. He died October 8, 1991. She is survived by a son, Donald W....

WILLIAM, GRACE, & KATHRINE ZAMORA

WILLIAM, GRACE, & KATHRINE ZAMORA

May 8, 2002

William Cosme Zamora, Grace Elizabeth Zamora, and Kathrine Marie Zamora, infant children of Jesse and Ann (Robenalt) Zamora, of Tiffin, Ohio, were stillborn on May 2, 2002. They are survived by their parents, paternal grandmother, Candelaria Zamora, maternal grandparents, Joe and Paulette Robenalt, and maternal great-grandfather, Paul West. They were predeceased by paternal grandfather, Cosme Zamora, and an aunt,...

JOHN R. CORTHELL

JOHN R. CORTHELL

May 6, 2002

John R. Corthell age 84, of 189 Nelson Street, Tiffin, Ohio and 147 New York Street, Palmetto, Florida died at 7:54 A.M. Tuesday, April 30, 2002 at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Florida. He was born on December 30, 1917 to George and Orpha (Haines) Corthell. He married Geraldine Below on August 25, 1945 in Tiffin, Ohio. She survives. Other...

REV. RUSSELL FRANCIS GILLIG

REV. RUSSELL FRANCIS GILLIG

May 3, 2002

Rev. Russell Francis Gillig, age 92, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 28, 2002. He was born July 12, 1909, in Tiffin, to Otto and Clara (Kuntz) Gillig. He is survived by a brother, Donald of Tiffin, and a sister, Joan Greenspun of Sun City, AZ. A brother, Edmund Gillig, is deceased. Fr. Gillig attended St. Joseph School and graduated...

VERNON H. BEARD, SR.

VERNON H. BEARD, SR.

May 3, 2002

Vernon H. Beard, Sr. age 86 years old,died on Monday April 30, 2001 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born to John and Bertha (Garfield) Beard in Mexico, Ohio. He married Marjorie M. Smith on April 3, 1937 in Columbus, Ohio. She died on October 13, 1990. Mr. Beard is survived by 2 sons, Vernon H....

FRANCES I. BUCKLEY

FRANCES I. BUCKLEY

April 30, 2002

Frances I. Buckley, age 84, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 26, 2001. She was born February 3, 1917, in Hammondsburg, Ohio, to Charles Clyde and Mary (Mulford) Doyle. She married George W. Keller on January 30, 1943, in North Baltimore, Ohio. He died July 11, 1972. She then married George E. Buckley, Jr., on September 14, 1979. He survives....

ANN C. BLAES

ANN C. BLAES

April 30, 2002

Ann C. Blaes, age 100, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 29, 2002. She was born on July 27, 1901 to Charles H. and Matilda (Steinmetz) Blaes. Survivors include 4 nieces, Charoltte Schumm and Phyllis Sturdevant both of Tiffin; Barbara Fair of Centerburg, Ohio; and Kathleen Koontz of Denver, Colorado; 2 nephews, Edmund and Ralph Szablewski both of Tiffin. She...