OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

CHARLES WELLY

CHARLES WELLY

July 17, 2001

Charles J. Welly, Sr. of 541 N. TR 113, age 74 years, died July 14, 2001 at his residence. He was born to Jacob F. and MaryAnn (Tiell) Welly. He married Viola Ann Reinhart on April 17, 1948 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel, Ohio. She survives. Other survivors include 1 son, Kenneth James Welly, 2 daughters, Rosemary...

TWILA FALTER

TWILA FALTER

July 16, 2001

Twila A. Falter aged 75 years old, of 924 E. TR 201, Tiffin, Ohio, died Friday, July 13, 2001 at Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin, Ohio. She was born to Charles and Inez (Rife) Broede. She married Berdell E. Falter on Novebmer 16, 1946 in St. Stephen's Rectory. He survives. Other survivors include, 2 sons, Robert J. Falter and Daniel...

THELMA MARY OVERHOLTZ JONES

THELMA MARY OVERHOLTZ JONES

July 14, 2001

Thelma Mary Overholtz Jones age 86 years old, died Thursday, July 12, 2001 at Hospice Care Center, Copley, Ohio. She was born to George and Ida (Gruss) Lonsway. She married Willard Overholtz on June 16, 1936. He passed away on December 10, 1986. On October 10, 1990 she married Paul Jones. He passed away on December 12, 1997. Other...

NEWTON LAWSON

NEWTON LAWSON

July 14, 2001

Newton Lawson age 73 of Morningside Drive, Tiffin, Ohio died at 1:30 A.M. Friday, July 6, 2001 at his residence. He was born to sherman and Barbry (Harris) Lawson. He married Dorothy Halley on December 27, 1949 in Newport, Kentucky. They were married for 51 years. Other survivors include 5 sons Stephen and Mark Lawson of Bloomville, Ohio; Jan...

CARROL L. STOCKDALE

CARROL L. STOCKDALE

July 10, 2001

Carrol L. Stockdale, age 68, of Charlotte Street, Tiffin, died July 6, 2001 at Fostoria Community Hospital, in Fostoria, Ohio. He was born to Ivan and Mabel (Price) Stockdale. He married Nancy Ohler on December 26, 1951 in Adrian, Michigan. She died in 1996. Other survivors include 2 sons Carrol Stockdale, Jr. of Bettsville, Ohio; and Robert Stockdale of...

GAIL MARIE "Mayme" ELCHERT

GAIL MARIE "Mayme" ELCHERT

June 30, 2001

Gail Marie "Mayme" Elchert, age 91, of Tiffin, Ohio, died June 30, 2001 at Autumnwood Care Center. She was formerly of 168 Walker Street, Tiffin. She was born to Simon O'Dell and Zella (Benjamin) Kear. She married Reuben Elchert on February 25, 1930 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin. He died in 1994. Other survivors include 2 sons, Robert...

ROBERT KISSELL

ROBERT KISSELL

June 26, 2001

Robert Kissell died 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 23, 2001 at Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin. He was born to Oliver and May (Schmitz) Kissell. He married Betty Tanner. She died in 1995. Other survivors include 1 son, Robert Kissell of Tiffin, Ohio; 2 daughters, Susan Borden and Twila Davis both of Mansfield, Ohio; 12 Grandchildren; 21 Great-Grandchildren; and 1 sister,...

GIRTRUE WILLIAMS

GIRTRUE WILLIAMS

June 16, 2001

Girtrue Williams, age 72 years died on June 12, 2001 at her residence. She was born to Clabe and Alabam (Howard) Shepherd in Dry Run, Ohio. She married Thomas B. Williams on July 28, 1949 in Greenup, Kentucky. He died on December 4, 1988. Other survivors include 2 sons, Thomas E. and Timothy R. Williams both of Tiffin, Ohio;...

DELLA IRENE FATE

DELLA IRENE FATE

June 16, 2001

Della Irene Fate, age 77 years died on June 12, 2001 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born to Bernard and Irene (Wagner) Fate, Sr. She had never married. Other survivors include 1 brother, Thomas Fate of Old Fort, Ohio; 2 sisters, Mrs. Norbert (Alice)Gabringer of Sylvania, Ohio; and Mrs. Ronald (Mary Jo) Elchert of Attica,...

JANET HUGHEY

JANET HUGHEY

June 11, 2001

Janet Ruth Hughey, 81, of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 2:45 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001, in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. She was born Aug. 2, 1919, in Toledo to Frank and Edna (Sills) Tabor. She married Vaughn V. Hughey on July 26, 1936, in Flint, Mich.; and he died Nov. 1, 1987. Survivors include: five sons, David...

MARSHIA ELCHERT

MARSHIA ELCHERT

June 1, 2001

Marshia J. Elchert, age 62, of Tiffin, Ohio, died May 30, 2001 at Mercy Hospital, Tiffin, Ohio. She was born to Wilbur and Mary Elizabeth (McGuire)Huth. She married Charles R. "Bump" Elchert on July 13, 1957 at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, Ohio. He survives in Tiffin. She is also survived by 1 son, Richard Elchert of Tiffin, 4...

DALE LOUIS GIBBS

DALE LOUIS GIBBS

May 18, 2001

Dale Louis Gibbs, 79, of Republic, died at 7:00 p.m. on May 15, 2001 at Ruffing Family Care Center in Bloomville. He was born to Rex and Hattie (Schact) Gibbs on October 24, 1921. On June 4, 1946 he married Alice C. McGrath in Pomeroy, Ohio. She died on June 15, 1993. Other survivors include, four sons, Raymond, Dale,...

GEORGE E. KUMMERER

GEORGE E. KUMMERER

May 15, 2001

George E. Kummerer, age 63, died May 12, 2001 at his residence on Liberty Street, Tiffin, Ohio. He was born to Frank and Mary F. (McLoughlin) Kummerer. Survivors include 3 daughters, Cathy Everhart of Tiffin; Deb Rohrbach, Willard, Ohio and Sue Woodruff of Clyde, Ohio; 7 grandchildren, 3 brothers, Paul and John Kummerer both of Tiffin; and Robert Kummerer...

SR. BERNARD HEYDINGER

SR. BERNARD HEYDINGER

May 8, 2001

Sister Bernard Heydinger, age 92, of the Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, Ohio, died May 5, 2001. She was born January 5, 1909, in New Washington, Ohio, to Bernard and Lidwina (Burger) Heydinger. She took her final vows in 1940, and served as a housekeeper, cook, and kitchen supervisor at various locations around the Toledo Diocese, the longest being...

ALBERT HEMMINGER

ALBERT HEMMINGER

May 7, 2001

Albert Hemminger, age 63, of Tiffin, Ohio, died May 4, 2001. He was born July 28, 1937, in Tiffin, to Howard and Mary (Mareches) Hemminger. His mother survives in Tiffin. He is also survived by two daughters, Shari Bryant and Tiffany Hohman; two stepsons, Jeffrey and Kenneth Hohman; a brother, Dalbert; a sister, Mary Ann Burwell; and twelve grandchildren....

GROVER L. LEOPOLD

GROVER L. LEOPOLD

April 30, 2001

Grover L. Leopold, age 79, of Venice, Florida, died April 28, 2001, in Tiffin. He was born to Harry L. and Louva (Moreland) Leopold. His first wife, Marjorie I. (Mohr) Leopold, died March 24, 1981. He married Marian (Bonnie) Schwab on October 9, 1982, and she survives. Also surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Gregory D. and Rebecca Leopold;...

JOHN F. (Frank) UNTERWAGNER

JOHN F. (Frank) UNTERWAGNER

April 15, 2001

John F. (Frank) Unterwagner died on April 12, 2001 at Elmwood at the Shawan in Tiffin, Ohio. He formerly lived on Circular Street in Tiffin and at St. Catherine's of Fostoria, Ohio. He was born July 23, 1908 in Galion, Ohio to John and Anna (Dorian) Unterwagner. He married Gertrude A. Keller on February 8, 1930 at St. Joseph...

ROBERT A. SELLERS

ROBERT A. SELLERS

April 14, 2001

Robert A. Sellers, age 67, of Tiffin, Ohio, died April 10, 2001 at Fox Run Manor in Findlay, Ohio. He was born to Maurice and Loyola (Cleveland) Sellers on December 22, 1933. He married Janet Mathews on March 10, 1956 in Fremont, Ohio. She survives. Other survivors include 1 son, Gary(Laurie) Sellers; 3 daughters, Mrs. Ugo (Denice) Baldetti; Mrs....

GEORGE  R. STOVER

GEORGE R. STOVER

April 11, 2001

George R. Stover, age 72, of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 6:05 PM Saturday, April 7, 2001. He was born to Levi and Unis (Ranker) Stover in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He married Jean A. Cole on December 28, 1946 in Tiffin, Ohio. She survives. Other survivors include 2 sons Mark Stover of Republic, Ohio and Matthew Stover of Pittsburgh, PA;...

CATHERINE A. "KATY" McCLELLAN

CATHERINE A. "KATY" McCLELLAN

April 9, 2001

Catherine A. "Katy" McClellan, 65, died at 8:05 a.m. at her residence on April 6, 2001. She was born to Robert P. and Ruth (Riker) Davis on May 10, 1935 in Wilshire, Ohio. On April 13, 1968 she married Herbert McClellan in Shum, Ohio. He survives in Tiffin. Other survivors include, 1 son, Kenneth Dunmire; 1 stepson, Donald McClellan;...