Obituaries

Jacob Thomas Pavlica
Feb 12, 2022
Jacob Thomas Pavlica of Toledo, OH passed away on February 12th, 2022. He was 28 years old and lived a life full of love and laughter. Jake was truly one of a kind and made a profound impact on the lives of countless family and friends. Music and the arts were at the core of who Jake was; he was...

Billy J. Snyder
Feb 12, 2022
Billy Snyder April 15, 1932 – February 12, 2022With great sorrow we inform family and friends of the passing of our father BJ (Billy) Snyder who met our Lord on Saturday, February 12. Billy was brought into this world 89 years ago on Tax Day, April 15, 1932 by his parents Willard K. and Mary S. Snyder. He relished his...

Sister Leonie Marie Maigret, Snd
Feb 10, 2022
Sister Leonie Marie Maigret, 79, passed into eternal life on February 10, 2022. She jumped into life’s adventures and, with her trust in God and love of people, landed firmly on both feet. Her sense of adventure may have been inherited from her parents, Leo and Paula (Wulterkens) Maigret. The family of three girls and two boys left Soesteberg, Netherlands...

Dolores "Do" (Wozny) Duszynski
Feb 9, 2022
Dolores “Do” (Wozny) Duszynski, age 99, of Sylvania, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Otterbein Monclova Care Center. “Do” was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 31, 1923. “Do” was an original “riveter” during WWII at the former Willys-Jeep Plant in Toledo, from which she retired. She was an avid baker and loved to cook. She was preceded in...

Edward John Poczekaj
Feb 3, 2022
Edward John Poczekaj age 78 of Toledo, passed away February 3, 2022 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Edward was born in Toledo February 24, 1943 to John and Lucille (Pawlowski) Poczekaj. A 1961 graduate of St. Francis DeSales High School, he graduated from Xavier University and St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. He previously worked at the Toledo...

Charlene Joy Hager (Cole)
Jan 28, 2022
Charlene Joy Hager (Cole), age 66 of Toledo, Ohio passed away January 28, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Charlene was born July 9, 1955 in Toledo to Sammie and Junny May (Crapsey) Cole. A 1971 Start High School graduate she worked as a transportation attendant at St. Vincent Hospital for many years. Surviving are her husband of 48 years,...

Keith Cosper Sr
Jan 23, 2022
Keith Vandergrift Cosper Sr age 55 of Toledo passed away unexpectedly Sunday January 23, 2022. Keith was born in Margaret, Alabama on November 9, 1966 to Benjamin and Diane (Vandergrift) Cosper. Keith was a graduate of Libbey High School. He had a lifelong passion for carpentry. Keith was a very humble, giving, fun, outspoken person and was always the life...

Boyd V. Cordray
Jan 22, 2022
Boyd V. Cordray, age 67 of Lambertville, MI passed away January 22, 2022 at Genacross at Wolf Creek in Holland, OH. Boyd was born May 2, 1954 to Carlton and Lucille (Devers) Cordray. He was a 1972 graduate of Bedford High School and worked as a mechanic for 50 years for Vin Devers and Lucas County Vehicle Maintenance. Surviving are...

Steven Paul Fortner
Jan 22, 2022
Steven Paul Fortner, age 56 of Toledo, Ohio passed away January 13, 2022 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Steven was born in Lorain, Ohio October 26, 1965 to Linda Lou Ford Davis and Paul Fortner. He lived at Northwest Ohio Developmental Center until 2006 when he became a resident at Zeigler Habilitation Homes. Steven loved listening to Rock...

Armando Parpana Corpus
Jan 22, 2022
Armando Parpana Corpus, age 65 of Toledo passed away January 22, 2022. Armando was born June 18, 1956 in Manila, Philippines to Daniel and Virginia (Parpana) Corpus. He immigrated to the United States and met his wife Sharon Kish in 1975. They were married September 22, 1979 in St. Hedwig Church. A proud U.S. citizen he served his country in...

Ronald Blake
Jan 20, 2022
Ronald M. Blake age 74 of Toledo passed away Thursday January 20, 2022 in his home. Ron was born in Toledo on April 9, 1947 to Lloyd and Clara (Holden) Blake. Ron was a 30-year trackman for the railroad. He was a huge Dallas Cowboys' fan and also enjoyed shooting pool, fishing, and a Michigan Wolverines fan. He was a...

Raymond "Tom" Thomas Smead
Jan 18, 2022
Raymond (“Tom”) Thomas Smead, age 73, of Lambertville, MI passed away January 18, 2022. Tom was born December 17, 1948, in Toledo, Ohio, to Robert and Dorean (Guthrie) Smead. A 1966 graduate of Whitmer High School, Tom became a Tool and Die Maker and worked for many years at Modern Tool and JAC Products until retiring. Tom was preceded in...

Richard Neil Bosak
Jan 14, 2022
Richard Neil Bosak age 84 of Sylvania passed away January 14, 2022 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio Perrysburg, Richard was born in Toledo on December 20, 1937 to John and Nellie (Klusek) Bosak. Richard was a graduate of Woodward High School and received his Bachelors degree from Bowling Green State University. He also served with the United States Air force....

Richard "Dick: Crosley
Jan 14, 2022
Richard "Dick" Crosley passed away on January 14th, 2022 at Parkcliffe Memory Care Community. He was born May 15th 1939 in Detroit to Thaddeus (Ted) and Viola (Bardelski) Crosley. He moved to Toledo as a young boy. He graduated from Calvin M. Woodward High School in 1958. In 1962 he married his high school sweetheart Diane. Also in 1962 he...

Marceil Carla Conaway
Jan 13, 2022
Marceil Carla Conaway, age 99 of Crystal Lake, IL passed away January 13, 2022 in Crossroads Care Center. Marceil was born February 13, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to Brantley and Gertrude (Shirey) Forbes. A 1940 graduate of Devilbis High School, she worked at Colonial Cleaners for 17 years. Marcie was a past president of Conn-Weissenberger Ladies Auxiliary and a member...

Brian Gerard Clement
Jan 9, 2022
Brian Gerard Clement age 60 of Columbus, Ohio and formerly of Toledo left this world way too early. He was born in Toledo on July 4, 1961 to Edmond and Mabel (Kirwin) Clement. He graduated from Whitmer High School in 1980 and Northwest Ohio Building Trade School in 1998. He was employed by GMechanical Heating and Cooling Columbus, Ohio as...

David M. Kachelek
Jan 8, 2022
David M. Kachelek would like you to know that he had an important meeting that he had to attend and will not be returning. David went to his meeting with our Lord on January 8, 2022. He will be reunited with his family and friends in the most celestial place called Heaven. Waiting for him to arrive are his parents:...

James Blaine Bell
Jan 7, 2022
James Blaine Bell, age 83 of Toledo passed away Friday January 7, 2022, in Toledo Hospital. James was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on January 4, 1939, to Edward and Margaret (Thompson) Bell. He was a retired employee of Calphalon, where he worked for 33yrs as a polisher, and enjoyed his retirement. James enjoyed fishing thru the years in the Maumee...

Stephen D. Sobecki
Jan 3, 2022
Stephen D. Sobecki, age 67 of Point Place, passed away January 3, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. Stephen was born in Toledo June 30, 1954 to Donald and Jacqueline (Urbanowski) Sobecki. He attended St. John the Baptist Grade School and played football for the Shoreland Firebirds. Stephen played hockey for Whitmer High School where he was a...

Lucinda E. Mcelroy
Jan 1, 2022
Lucinda E. McElroy, age 82 of Holland, Ohio, formerly of Petersburg, MI died January 1, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving children. Lucinda was born September 15, 1939 in Petersburg, MI to John and Ida (VanBuskirk) McKeever. One of 11 children she married Charles McElroy in 1960. Cindy was a caregiver most of her life, caring for her family...