OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

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...

RICHARD L. SCHUMM

RICHARD L. SCHUMM

December 22, 2001

Richard L. Schumm, age 71, of Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, died December 20, 2001. He was born June 28, 1930, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Herman and Kathryn (Dowdell) Schumm. On September 5, 1953, in St. Andrew Catholic Church, he married Coletta M. Scherger, and she survives. Also surviving are 4 sons, Ronald, Stephen, John, and Gerald; 1 daughter,...

MARY ENGELHART

MARY ENGELHART

December 21, 2001

Mary Englehart, age 87, of Tiffin, Ohio, died December 18, 2001. She was born July 28, 1914, in Delphos, Ohio, to Frank and Clara (Hempfling) Schmelzer. Her husband, William W. Englehart, whom she married on August 28, 1937, died June 20, 1986. She is survived by 2 sons, John and Michael; a daughter, Suzanne Englehart; 10 grandchildren and 10...

ROBERT KERN

ROBERT KERN

December 18, 2001

Robert M. Kern, age 87,of 54 S. Washington Street, and formerly of Clay Street, Tiffin, Ohio died on Thursday, December 13, 2001 at Mercy Hospital Emergency Room, Tiffin. He was born January 5, 1914 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Melvin "Ted" and Ethel (Wagstaff) Kern. On October 16, 1939 at St. Mary's, Tiffin, he married Juliana M. Harlett,...

PAUL RICHARD LANG

PAUL RICHARD LANG

December 14, 2001

Paul Richard Lang, age 81 years died at 12:25 P.M. Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin, Ohio. He was born to Anthony and Elizabeth (Seidler) Lang. He married Mary Jane Berrier on May 10, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tiffin. She survives. He is also survived by 2 sons, James (Marla) Lang, and Mark Lang...

HAROLD  D. KECKLER, Jr.

HAROLD D. KECKLER, Jr.

December 4, 2001

Harold D. Keckler, Jr., age 73, of Tiffin, Ohio, died November 30, 2001. He was born May 10, 1928, in Tiffin, to Harold D. and Edna (Jacoby) Keckler, Sr. He was formerly married to both Mary Ann Matthews and Rita Lauterbur. He is survived by two sons, Larry and Craig Keckler, and a daughter, Jodie Booze, five grandchildren, Chad,...

GERALDINE PAYNE

GERALDINE PAYNE

November 27, 2001

Geraldine Ann Payne, 62, of Tiffin, Ohio, died November 22, 2001. She was born March 17, 1939, in Tiffin, to Francis C. and Berniece (Kuhn) Schetter. She was the widow of Leo Payne. Surviving are a son, Douglas C. McIntyre, daughters, Debora Ann Gressman and Diane Marie Claar, grandchildren, Aaron and Nathan Gressman, Rachel, Amanda, and David Claar III,...

DAVID G. LANGE

DAVID G. LANGE

November 9, 2001

David G. Lange, age 68, died on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born to Gilmore H. and Ruth V. (Baker) Lange on March 5, 1933. Mr. Lange is survived by 2 brothers, Daniel P. Lange and Michael B. Lange, both of Tiffin, Ohio; 1 sister, Pamela McLaurin of Lisle, Illinois, and...

GERVASE EVANOFF

GERVASE EVANOFF

November 8, 2001

GERVASE EWALD EVANOFF, AGE 96, OF TOLEDO, DIED NOVEMBER 3, 2001. SHE WAS BORN JANUARY 10, 1905, IN TIFFIN, OHIO, TO WILLIAM AND IDA (PIRRUNG) MAYER. SHE WAS THE WIDOW OF JOHN E. EWALD, AND LATER THEODORE EVANOFF. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A NEPHEW, JAMES AND BARBARA MAYER OF LAMBERTVILLE; TWO NIECES, MRS. ROBERT (CAROLYN) MOLCHAN OF TEMPERANCE, AND...

SR. M. JAMES LAMMERS

SR. M. JAMES LAMMERS

October 31, 2001

SR. M. JAMES LAMMERS, AGE 89, OF THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS, TIFFIN, OHIO, DIED OCTOBER 28, 2001. SHE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 22, 1911, TO LOUIS AND CAROLINE (MORMAN) LAMMERS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS, MARTHA HUERING AND VELMA KOELSCH, BOTH OF TOLEDO; AND ONE BROTHER, JAMES LAMMERS OF TEXAS. SHE HAS TWO DECEASED SISTERS, KATHRYN OTEY AND...

PAULINE GASE

PAULINE GASE

October 27, 2001

Pauline M. Gase, age 95, of Tiffin, Ohio, died October 24, 2001, at St. Francis Home. She was born in Fostoria, Ohio, on November 23, 1905 to Ross and Mary (Dondelinger) McIntyre. They do not survive. She married Robert O. Gase on October 27, 1934 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Tiffin. He survives. Other survivors include: 3 daughters,...