OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

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...

GENVIEVE SCHREINER

GENVIEVE SCHREINER

February 26, 2002

Genevieve Schreiner, age 82, formally of 859 Miami Street, Tiffin, died at St. Francis Nursing Home, in Tiffin, at 8:20 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2002. She was born on September 25, 1919 to Frank A. and Mary (Elchert) Schreiner. On November 4, 1936, she married Joseph Schreiner at St. Boniface Catholic Church. He does not survive. Other survivors include,...

DONNA E. GREENLAND

DONNA E. GREENLAND

February 26, 2002

Donna E. Greenland died on February 23, 2001 at her residence 99 Main Street, Tiffin, Ohio. She was born on December 19, 1927 to Ray S. and Mary Ruth (Norton) Haviland. She married Donald P. Greenland on June 18, 1971. He died on June 12, 1994. She is survived by one son, Goerge R. Persinger of Rockledge, Florida; two...

BECKY S. KRUPP

BECKY S. KRUPP

February 13, 2002

Becky S. Krupp, 34 years old, died at her residence in Fort Seneca, Ohio. She was born on October 15, 1967 in Summit County, Ohio. Her parents are Helen (Miller) Hopple who is deceased and her father, Ernest Hopple, who survives in Republic, Ohio and his friend Janice Schank of Rural Republic. She married Robert E. Krupp on September...

EVA WHEELER

EVA WHEELER

February 2, 2002

Eva M. Wheeler, age 86, of Tiffin, Ohio, died January 31, 2002. She was born in Plant City, Florida, on November 16, 1915, to Samuel and Ollie (Wilson) Collins. In 1934, she married Walter Hillman, who died in 1935. In 1949, she married Jarvis Wheeler, who died in 1969. She is survived by a daughter, Joanne Ranker; 3 grandchildren,...

WILBUR E. FERRALL

WILBUR E. FERRALL

February 2, 2002

Wilbur E. Ferrall, age 90, of Tiffin, Ohio, died January 26, 2002. He was born in Tiffin on March 7, 1911, to Edmund and Bernice (Kraft) Ferrall. On October 5, 1935, he married Marcella Daniel, who died November 28, 2000. He is survived by 2 daughters, Joyce Peck and Jane Sweeney; 11 grandchildren, Robert, Brian, Brad, & Eric McCormack,...

HUBERT I. ELCHERT

HUBERT I. ELCHERT

January 28, 2002

Hubert I. Elchert, 79, of 192 St. Francis Avenue, Tiffin, died at Mercy Hospital of Tiffin on January 25, 2002 at 2:50 a.m. He was born on February 1, 1922, to Henry J. and Eva H. (Welly) Elchert. On April 12, 1947, he married Dorothy A. Welter. She died January 23, 2001. He is survived by one brother, George...

JERRY DULL

JERRY DULL

January 27, 2002

Jerry A. "SKEETER" Dull, 61, of Tiffin, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 24, 2001. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Rick (Deb) Shellhammer of Tiffin, Ohio. He is also survived by his father, Melvin Dull of Tiffin; two grandchildren, Justin and Amber shellhammer; one brother Richard Dull of Tiffin; two sisters Betty Francis of Henderson, Nevada; Kathy Wise of...

JOSEPH W. SHOOK

JOSEPH W. SHOOK

January 26, 2002

Joseph W. Shook, age 77, of Tiffin, Ohio, died January 22, 2002. He was born in Bascom, Ohio, on July 14, 1924, to Eber and Nettie (Emerine) Shook. On December 2, 1950, in St. Joseph Church, he married Phylis M. Kirchner, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons, Joseph W. Shook and wife Mendy, David C. Shook and wife...

WENNER C. HOFFERT

WENNER C. HOFFERT

January 17, 2002

Wenner C. Hoffert, age 78, of Tiffin, Ohio, died January 14, 2002. He was born in Eden Twp., Seneca County, Ohio, on September 19, 1923, to William Jacob and Anna Lucretia (Stever) Hoffert. On December 2, 1944, in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Republic, Ohio, he married Monica E. Engle. She died January 11, 2002. Also surviving are 2 sons,...

JOHN BAUMGARDNER

JOHN BAUMGARDNER

January 4, 2002

John Thomas Baumgardner, 90, of 7 W. Market St., Tiffin, died at 6:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, in Autumnwood Care Center in Tiffin. Born Nov. 4, 1911, in Tiffin, to the late Carl and Gertrude (Ehrenfried) Baumgardner, he met Luella Dehn at Heidelberg, and they were married at St. Joseph's Church in 1936. John worked in the family...