Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio
Judith F. (Hade) Swander
July 12, 2022
Judith F. “Judy” Swander, 79, of Port Clinton, died at 4:57 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Randall Residence, Fremont.
Judy was born November 11, 1942, in Fremont, to Ora and Fern (Little) Hade. She married Paul R. Swander on May 28, 1966, in Fort Seneca, and he died on February 8, 2006.
Survivors include...
John Urban Wurm
July 6, 2022
John Urban Wurm, 75, of Tiffin, died at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Heritage Village of Waterville. He was born December 31, 1946, in Bellevue, to Vincent P. and Rita Veronica (Schalk) Wurm. He married Bernadette Meyers August 4, 1972, in Reed Assumption Catholic Church, Reed and she survives.
Other survivors include, two daughters, Angela...
Duane L. "Dewey" Coleman
July 1, 2022
Duane L. "Dewey" Coleman, 86, of Bascom, died Friday, July 1, 2022, at his residence.
He was born March 31, 1936, in Alvada, to Walter and Helena (Reinhart) Coleman.
He is survived by a brother, Edgar (Mary) Coleman of Fostoria; a sister, Kathleen Stumpp of Cleveland; and many nieces and nephews.
He was...

Gene F. Baltes
June 20, 2022
Gene F. Baltes, 94, of Tiffin, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022. He was born June 19, 1928, in Darke County, Ohio, to Lewis and Edna (McEldowney) Baltes, the oldest of nine children. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Schulze August 28, 1952, at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Fort Loramie. She preceded him in death after nearly 38 years...
Judith Ida (Hartenstein) Schleter
June 16, 2022
Judith Ida Schleter, 83 of Tiffin, died peacefully surrounded by her family at 10:55 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her residence. She was born August 24, 1938, in Seneca County to Alfred and Cora (Bullinger) Hartenstein. She married Robert A. Schleter September 12, 1959, at St. Mary Catholic Church. He preceded her in death April 10, 1998.
...Tammy J. Kinn
June 15, 2022
Tammy J. (Howard) Kinn, 59, of Tiffin, died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at her residence. She was born May 24, 1963, in Tiffin to Arvil and Sharon (Todd) Howard. She married Gregory Kinn, Sr. October 8, 1982, in Tiffin. He died August 15, 2009.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Sharon (Joe) Todd of Bloomville, a son,...

Charles Leon Shuff
June 9, 2022
Charles Leon “Chuck” Shuff, 65, of New Cumberland, PA, formerly of Tiffin, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the University Of Pittsburgh Hospital, Harrisburg, PA. He was born January 21, 1957, in DeKalb, Illinois, to Kenneth Charles and Lois Marie (Popwell) Shuff. He married Sharon Sue Steinhauser, September 15, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada, and she survives.
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Joyce M. (Ferrall) Peck
June 1, 2022
Joyce M. (Ferrall) (McCormack) Peck, 84, of Fostoria, died at 10:50 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
She was born September 29, 1937, in Tiffin to Wilbur and Marcella (Daniel) Ferrall. Joyce married Robert McCormack, Sr. in 1957, and they later divorced. She then married Harold Peck in 1992, and both are deceased....
Mary Ann (Haubert) Sanchez
May 23, 2022
Mary Ann Sanchez. 93 of Tiffin, died at 8:07 a.m., Monday, May 23, 2022, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital.
Mary Ann was born July 13, 1928, in Millersville to Isidore and Agnes (Coleman) Haubert.
Survivors include a son, David (Betty) Sanchez of Tiffin; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Rosalie Neeb of...
Dolores Ann (Clouse) Rider
May 9, 2022
Our radiant, high-spirited, independent Dolores A. Rider danced her way into heaven on Monday, May 9, 2022 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.
She was born on October 2, 1933, in Tiffin, to Herbert and Mabel (Ridley) Clouse, and they preceded her in death.
She married Urban Steinmetz, Jr., and he passed away suddenly. They...
Sharma F. (Thompson) Heyman
May 6, 2022
Sharma F. Heyman, 95, of Tiffin, died at 11:33 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2022, at the Willows at Tiffin. She was born October 23, 1926, in Morgan County, Ohio to Clyde and Della (Fuller) Thompson. She married Eugene Heyman, June 2, 1956, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He died March 15, 2022.
She is survived by a...
Duane Albert Goshe
April 29, 2022
Duane Albert Goshe, 80, of Tiffin, died at 8:15 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2022, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.
He was born December 26, 1941, in Alvada to Linus P. and Margaret S. (Kessler) Goshe.
Survivors include three brothers, Ronald Goshe of Arlington, Charles Goshe and Eugene Goshe, both of...
Marilyn Ann (Felter) Rohrbach Distel
April 25, 2022
Marilyn Ann (Felter) Rohrbach Distel, age 90, died at 2:45 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2022, at the St. Francis Nursing Home in Tiffin.
Marilyn was born December 23, 1931, in St. Stephens, Ohio to John F. and Flora A. (Gerhardstein) Felter. She married Charles H. Rohrbach June 13, 1951, at St. Mary Catholic Church and he passed...
Lela M. (Vosburg) Heineken
April 15, 2022
Lela M. Heineken, 96, of Tiffin, died 8:13 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2022, at her residence. She was born December 11, 1925, in Wayne, Ohio to Ervin and Mina (Babcock) Vosburg. She married Phillip L. Heineken June 20, 2001, in Tampa, Florida. He died September 6, 2013. Survivors include a son, Terry Bradner of Albion, Indiana; two daughters, Becky...
Phyllis Marie (Heckman) Ardner
April 14, 2022
Phyllis Marie Ardner, 88, of Durham, North Carolina, formerly of Tiffin, died Thursday, April 14, 2022, at her residence in Durham.
She was born March 11, 1934, in Republic, Ohio, to Clarence Bryan and Bessie Lucille (Hunker) Heckman. She married Paul E. Ardner April 16, 1955, in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria. Paul died March 6, 2009....
Willard "Woody" Calvin Snyder
April 2, 2022
Willard Calvin “Woody” Snyder, 90, of Tiffin, died at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022, at his residence.
He was born July 13, 1931 in Seneca County, to William H. and Irene (Feasel) Snyder. He married Betty Jane Biller June 11, 1952, in Caseeta, Georgia, and she survives.
Other survivors include two sons, James A....
Louis "Ace" W. Ribble
March 30, 2022
Louis W. “Ace” Ribble, 68, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, and formerly of Marion, Ohio, died at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Hope Hospice, Lehigh Acres. Louis was born November 13, 1953, in Marion, to Frank Von Dale and Mary Kathryn (Zirger) Ribble. He married Brenda J. Coppus, September 2, 2009, at Sanibel Island, FL. and she survives...
Yvonne L. (Perrine) Miller
March 24, 2022
Yvonne L. Miller, 84, of Tiffin, died at 10:36 a.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022, at The Willows at Tiffin.
She was born November 24, 1937, in Seneca County to Rollie E. and Stella B. (Schell) Perrine. She married Richard B. Miller December 5, 1959, in Tiffin. He died June 23, 2019.
She is survived by...
Robert "Grubby" P. Smith III
March 23, 2022
Robert P. “Grubby” Smith, III, 65, of Tiffin, died at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Mercy Health St. Vincent Hospital, Toledo.
Bob was born December 11, 1956, in Mt. Clemens, Michigan to Robert P. and Johanna (Mitchell) Smith, Jr. He married Michelle Bednarz September 4, 1994, and she survives in Tiffin.
Other survivors...
Eugene Carl Heyman
March 15, 2022
Eugene Carl Heyman 95, of Tiffin, died at 12:42 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at the Willows in Tiffin.
Eugene was born October 12, 1926, in Seneca County to Herschel and Mary (Hermiller) Heyman. He married Sharma Thompson, June 2, 1956, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, and she survives.
Other survivors include a daughter,...
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