OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

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...

ALBERTA J. RUMSCHLAG

ALBERTA J. RUMSCHLAG

April 29, 2002

Alberta J. Rumschlag, age 79, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 25, 2002. She was born in Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio, on July 23, 1922, to Edward and Anna (Schriner) Scherley. On November 24, 1942, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, she married Paul Rumschlag, who died January 2, 1982. She is survived by 3 sons, Gary, Thomas, & Mark Rumschlag;...

ALDEN BAKER

ALDEN BAKER

April 28, 2002

Alden Baker, age 74, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 25, 2001. He was born March 1, 1927, in Republic, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary (Hansberger) Baker. On December 4, 1946, he married Blanche Lloyd, and she survives. Also surviving are two sons, Herbert and Rick; four daughters, Susan Feller, Kathy Elchert, Patty Kauffman, and Tracy Haughawout; one brother, Harold...

GEORGE R. NISIUS

GEORGE R. NISIUS

April 24, 2002

George R. Nisius, age 59, of 50 Spring Lane, Tiffin, Ohio died after a 10 month valiant battle against cancer, on April 21, 2002. George died at 12:50 P.M. at the Ruffing Family Care Center, Tiffin, Ohio surrounded by his family. He had resided there for 6 months. Mr. Nisius was born on October 3, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio...

ALMA C. ZAHN

ALMA C. ZAHN

April 23, 2002

Alma C. Zahn, 93, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 20, 2002. She was born in Tiffin on September 19, 1908, to Charles and Emma (Heck) Zahn. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Thomas and Mary Ellen Zahn, Michael Zahn, & Christine and Michael King; 7 great nephews, 1 great niece, 5 great-great nephews, 4 great-great nieces also survive....

CHARLES EUGENE HOSSLER

CHARLES EUGENE HOSSLER

April 18, 2002

Charles Hossler, age 70, died at 4:51 a.m. on April 16, 2002 at his residence in Tiffin, Ohio. He was born on October 26, 1931 to James Guy and Doris (Rathburn) Hossler. On May 12, 1956 he married Marilyn G. Thom at the St. Joseph Rectory in Tiffin. She survives at home. Other survivors include 2 sons, Dan (Sue)...

ANNA LUCILLE KELLER

ANNA LUCILLE KELLER

April 13, 2002

Anna Lucille Keller, age 84 of 510 Hedges Street, Tiffin, Ohio died April 10, 2002 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born to Ralph and Gertrude (Kimmet) Grubel. She married Allen O. Keller on September 27, 1941 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin. He died on August 30, 1969. Other survivors include, 3 sons, Myron (Marv)...

CHARLES M. RAY, Jr.

CHARLES M. RAY, Jr.

April 11, 2002

Charles M. Ray, Jr., age 84, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 6, 2002. He was born September 25, 1917 in Pittsburgh, the son of Charles and Helen (Preisinger) Ray, Sr. He was the widower of the former Regina B. King and is survived by four daughters, Barbara (Richard) Kuhn,Patti (Frank) Redman, Cathe (Donald) Hammer, and Terri (Theodore) Temper; a...

WILBUR J. TAYLOR, Jr.

WILBUR J. TAYLOR, Jr.

April 1, 2002

Wilbur Taylor, age 73, Tiffin, Ohio, died March 25, 2002. He was born to Wilbur Taylor, Sr. and Edna (Smith) Taylor on May 3, 1928 in Sandusky, Ohio. He married Rosemary Ruffing on December 29, 1951 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Bellevue, Ohio by the late Rev. Louis J. Mayle. Mrs. Taylor survives. Other survivors include, 2 sons,...

ARVILLA G. BOZMAN

ARVILLA G. BOZMAN

March 29, 2002

Arvilla G. Bozman, 88, of Tiffin, Ohio, died March 23, 2001. She was born November 15, 1912, in Bellingham, WA, to Eugene C. and Mary (Mortensen) Munn. On November 13, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio, she married W. Clifford Bozman. He died August 21, 1943. She is survived by a sister, Dessia Elliott of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and nieces and...

EARL E. HOFFMAN

EARL E. HOFFMAN

March 16, 2002

Earl Eugene Hoffman, age 81, of Olive Street, Tiffin, Ohio died on March 12, 2002 at the Emergency Room of Mercy Hospital, Tiffin. He was born on January 4, 1921 to Perry and Margaret (Kiesel) Hoffman. He married Virginia Smith on June 27, 1942 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Tiffin. She survives in Tiffin. Other survivors...