Obituaries
Joan Marie Miller
Dec 20, 2020
Joan Marie Miller age 93, formerly of Toledo, Ohio passed away December 19, 2020 at Aspen Grove in Lambertville, Michigan. Joan was born April 20, 1927 in Toledo to Roman and Mary (Krauza) Blachowski. She graduated from Woodward High School in 1944 and married Ty D. Miller April 23, 1948. She worked as a cashier for many years at Sylvania...
Nieves Mendoza
Dec 18, 2020
Nieves Mendoza age 83 of Erie, Michigan passed away December 18, 2020 in the Toledo Hospital. Nieves was born August 5, 1937 in Thrall, Texas to Max Gallegos and Josephina Ramirez. She married Jose Mendoza August 22, 1955 and together they raised 10 children and 2 grandchildren.Surviving are her loving husband of 65 years Jose, children, Maria (Nato) Montoya, Carlos...
Gary Reichlin
Dec 17, 2020
Gary Reichlin, 75, died December 17, 2020 at ProMedica Flower Hospital.Gary, a lifelong Toledo resident, was a graduate of DeVilbiss High School and Miami (Ohio) University. He was a teacher both in occupation and in life. Family, friends and students at Franklin Elementary School and East Toledo Junior High School had the opportunity to learn the value of an uncompromising...
Barbara "Bebe" Tucker
Dec 16, 2020
Barbara Tucker, Arts Activist, Educator, and FundraiserArts advocate, fundraiser, and fashion consultant Barbara (Bebe Lou) Tucker, a resident of the Detroit area for over 60 years, died peacefully on December 16, 2020 in Maumee, Ohio at the age of 98. She had sold her home in Bloomfield Hills. MI in 2012 and moved to Maumee to live with her daughter...
Mitchell B. Prater
Dec 16, 2020
Mitchell Bradley Prater age 24, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday morning, December 16, 2020 after 9 months of courageously battling brain cancer. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 6th 1996 to Brad and Kathy (Gill) Prater. Mitchell attended Christ the King Grade School and was a 2014 St. Francis...
Sister Mary Joseleen Hemker, Snd
Dec 15, 2020
“By living in the presence of God in the spirit of faith, we trust that one day we will be led to the fullness of joy when we shall see God face to face.” These words characterize well the life of Sister Mary Joseleen Hemker. On December 15, 2020 God called her to eternal joy after 75 years as a...
Cindy Jo Vasquez
Dec 14, 2020
Cindy Jo Vasquez, 58 years, passed away Dec/14/2020 at home while being cared for by her loving family after a long battle with cancer. Cindy was born in Toledo OH on January 27, 1962 to Joe and Irene Barnes. Cindy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed helping others, playing bingo and spending time visiting with her children...
Larry Houghtlen
Dec 14, 2020
Larry Houghtlen age 63 of Toledo died Monday December 14, 2020 at his residence. Larry was born in Toledo on February 15, 1957 to Perry and Ruth (Elzenheimer) Houghtlen. Larry was a handyman most of his life and also owned his own roofing business. He had a great passion for his family and helping others. Larry had the gift of...
Sheryl Ann Wingate
Dec 13, 2020
Sheryl Ann Wingate, 53, of Toledo Ohio, entered the gates of Heaven on December 13, 2020. Sheryl was born to Keith and Janice (Taylor) Loeffler on August 2nd, 1967. A 1985 graduate of Mason High School, she married the love of her life, Paul on October 19th, 1984. Sheryl, worked a number of different jobs throughout her life, but she...
Rev. Jerry S. Craig
Dec 3, 2020
In celebration, God called Rev. Jerry S. Craig home on Thursday, December 3, 2020. Together again in unity with his wife Sharon of 63 years. Jerry was born in Toledo on August 6, 1940 to Scott and Irene (Ellis) Craig. As a basketball and cross-country standout for Whitmer High School, Toledo, OH, leadership was a natural talent framing his career...
Marjorie C. Krauser
Nov 28, 2020
Marjorie C. Krauser, age 77 of Pinole, California passed away November 28, 2019, in her home. Marjorie was born May 31, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio to Stanley and Marjorie (Bricher) Krauser. She graduated from Notre Dame Academy, St. Vincent School of Nursing, Toledo Ohio and earned her Master of Nursing Degree at the University of Denver, Colorado. Marjorie worked in...
Thomas Adrian Lajeunesse
Nov 27, 2020
Thomas Adrian LaJeunesse passed away suddenly but was surrounded by his family on November 27, 2020. Tom was born on March 17, 1944 to Dolphus and Eleanor (Dalton) LaJeunesse. He graduated from Macomber High School i n Toledo and worked for many years in the tool and die industry before retiring i n 2004. He had many hobbies over the...
Jimmy Wayne Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Jimmy W. Brown, age 80 of Toledo, passed away November 25, 2020 in Flower Hospital after a battle with Covid 19. Jimmy was born December 30, 1939 in S. Albany, Kentucky. A graduate of Burnham High School, Jimmy married the love of his life Constance Mae Hoover on May 23, 1959. He was a strong- willed loving man who had...
Colton Bradley Jewell
Nov 20, 2020
Colton Bradley Jewell, age 30 of Rossford, passed away unexpectedly on Friday November 20, 2020. Colton was a graduate of Rossford High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. Upon his honorable discharge, he came home to Rossford and married Taylor Payton and her daughter Savannah whom he loved and raised as his own. Annabelle, his daughter,...
Steven E Pezzin
Nov 20, 2020
Steven E Pezzin, age 56 of Toledo, died Sunday, November 22, 2020 in Orchard Villa in Oregon, Ohio. He was born September 29, 1964 to John J. and Virginia M. (Hall) Pezzin in Toledo. Steven attended DeVilbiss High School and transferred to Bowsher High School, where he graduated. He worked as a sorter for the U.S. Post Office. Steven was...
Ruth Alma (Obert) Kolwitz
Nov 19, 2020
Ruth Alma (Obert) Kolwitz passed away on November 19,2020 at Sunset House from heart failure; she died at peace surrounded by her five daughters. She was 93.Born on August 20, 1927 in Mercy Hospital in Toledo, she was the third child (of five) of Karl, a professor and later a truck driver, and Gertrude, a onetime Vaudeville acrobat. Ruth mainly...
Charles "Ct" Lauharn
Nov 18, 2020
Charles “CT” Lauharn, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather of Toledo Ohio, passed away November 18, 2020 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio at the age of 79. Charles was born January 23, 1941 in Toledo to Frank and Ruth (Burdette) Lauharn. He worked as a roofer and was the owner of CT and sons roofing for the last 20 years of...
Janet S. Laplante
Nov 16, 2020
Janet S. LaPlante age 78 of Toledo, Ohio passed away November 16, 2020 at Concord Care Center, Toledo, Ohio. Janet was born a twin June 4, 1942 to Raymond and Catherine (Justen) LaPlante in Toledo, Ohio. Surviving are her twin sister Jean Englehardt and brothers Thomas and William LaPlante. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death...
Melvin "Mel" Alexander Rakowski
Nov 14, 2020
Melvin (Mel) Alexander Rakowski passed away on November 14, 2020 after a short illness. He was 92. Mel was born September 22, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio to parents Alex and Helen (Zawodny) Rakowski. He grew up in Toledo and graduated from Woodward High School in 1946. As a youth, he worked in his father’s auto body repair garage. He married...
Thomas J. Contos
Nov 13, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Thomas J. Contos of Toledo, on Friday, November 13, 2020, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born on November 30, 1938 to Andrew and Margaret Liszak Csontos Contos in east Toledo. The family moved to Point Place in 1951, where Tom attended St. John the Baptist School, and...
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