Obituaries

Ronald F. Patek

Ronald F. Patek

Jan 9, 2022

Ronald F. Patek, age 79, of Metamora, OH, entered into eternal rest, Sunday morning, January 9, 2022, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Ronald was born June 3, 1942, in Adrian, MI to Frank J. Sr. and Rose (Stasa) Patek. Ronald graduated from Metamora High School in 1960. He started working at Jeep in 1962 and retired after 30yrs. In 1968...

Paula Taft

Paula Taft

Jan 7, 2022

Paula Jean Taft, age 72, of Liberty Center, Ohio, passed away late Friday afternoon, January 7, 2022, in the emergency room at the Henry County Hospital. She was born February 15, 1949 in Swanton, Ohio to Paul and Mary (Hartman) Fredrick. Paula was a 1967 graduate of Anthony Wayne High School, and married Clarence Taft on August 22, 1973. Paula...

Dennis Leslie

Dennis Leslie

Jan 6, 2022

Dennis E. Leslie, age 75, of Swanton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at The Toledo Hospital. He was born December 24, 1946, in Toledo to the late Eugene and Dorothy (Cates) Leslie. In 1965, Dennis graduated from Macomber Vocational High School, where he took welding as his trade. After high school he took a job at Art Iron, in...

Calvin Ray Teal

Calvin Ray Teal

Jan 5, 2022

Calvin R. “Cal” Teal, age 68, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday evening, January 5, 2022 at St. Anne’s Hospital. Cal was a dedicated son, husband, father and friend. He was born December 20, 1953 in Holton, Kansas to Kenneth Roy and Nelda (Lamberson) Teal. Cal graduated from Hayden High School and enlisted in the...

Geraldine "Jeri" McNeill

Geraldine "Jeri" McNeill

Jan 5, 2022

Geraldine “Jeri” McNeill, 93 of Swanton passed away January 5, 2022 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. Jeri was a 1946 graduate of Swanton High School and a 1948 graduate of Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. She married Edward D. McNeill in 1948 and they moved to Swanton in 1955 after living in Panama, New York, Florida and Rhode Island while Mac was...

James Arlen Niday, Sr.

James Arlen Niday, Sr.

Jan 4, 2022

James A. Niday, Sr., age 83, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, January 4, 2022 at Swanton Valley Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. He was born March 29, 1938 in Fostoria, Ohio to Earl and Delcie (Smith) Niday. After graduating from Fostoria High School in 1957, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. On September 17, 1966, he married...

Donald  Louis Euler

Donald Louis Euler

Jan 3, 2022

Donald L. Euler, age 71, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his home, Monday, January 3, 2022. He was born November 19, 1950 in LaPorte, Indiana to Robert and Vola (LaFever) Euler. Donald was a 1968 graduate of Woodward High School and married Mary Beth Pomorski on February, 26, 1972.

Donald was a black belt in Kempo Karate, he...

Aletha G. (Vaughan) Schmidt

Aletha G. (Vaughan) Schmidt

Jan 2, 2022

Aletha G. (Vaughan) Schmidt, age 98, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Sunday morning, January 2, 2022, at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center. She was born October 20, 1923 in AI, Ohio to Kenneth and Marjorie (Clifton) Vaughan. Aletha was a 1941 graduate of Swanton High School, and married Robert Schmidt on September 4, 1943. She and Robert...

Jon William Whitaker

Jon William Whitaker

Dec 30, 2021

Jon W. Whitaker, 59, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at ProMedica Toledo Hospital.

Jon was born in Toledo, Ohio, on May 22, 1962, to Arthur and Helen (Huber) Whitaker. He grew up in Lyons, Ohio. Jon attended kindergarten in Lyons, then attended the Ohio School for the Blind in Columbus, where he learned to read Braille. He...

Karen  Oldham

Karen Oldham

Dec 30, 2021

Karen Ann Oldham (Owens), 79, of Erie, Michigan, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2021 surrounded by loving family. Karen was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 10, 1942 to Florence Marie (Klein) and Paul Samuel Owens.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by husband Joseph Raymond Oldham. She will be deeply missed by daughter...

Minnie M. (Stevens) Kennedy

Minnie M. (Stevens) Kennedy

Dec 29, 2021

Minnie M. Kennedy, age 67, of Lyons, Ohio, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her family, Wednesday morning, December 29, 2021. She was born on November 12, 1954, in Wise County, Virginia, to David and Virgie(Mullins) Stevens. After Minnie graduated from High School, she attended classes at Owens Community College and obtained her Nursing Training Certificate. She went to...

Daryl Lyle Hildreth

Daryl Lyle Hildreth

Dec 23, 2021

Daryl Lyle Hildreth, age 86, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, December 23, 2021. He was born November 25, 1935 in Wauseon, Ohio. Daryl was the first of two children born to James and Helen (Mapes) Hildreth. He grew up and has lived in Fulton County most of his life. He lived near Jasper, Michigan for 27 years and...

Barbara Marie Rasik

Barbara Marie Rasik

Dec 17, 2021

Barbara Marie Rasik (maiden name: Hausknecht) of Swanton Ohio, passed away December 17th at age 62.

Barbara is survived by her husband, Michael Steven Rasik; daughter, Cassandra Brandt; son, Daniel Rasik (wife Genevieve Rasik); son, Christopher Rasik and seven grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Charles Hausknecht and son-in-law, John “Gus” Brandt.

Barb was a graduate of McAuley...

Shirley Young

Shirley Young

Dec 13, 2021

Shirley Young, age 87, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, Monday afternoon, December 13, 2021. She was born March 3, 1934 in Maumee, Ohio to Leonard and Madelyn (Shuman) Bellner. Shirley was a 1952 graduate of Maumee High School, and married John Junior Young on October 30, 1954. During the war, she worked for the Army at...

Sean L. Eckhardt

Sean L. Eckhardt

Dec 12, 2021

Sean Eckhardt was born on October 11, 1967 to Jack and Marilyn Eckhardt in San Jose California. The family relocated to Ohio where Sean attended and graduated from Bowling Green High School as well as receiving his Bachelor and Master Degrees from Bowling Green State University. He went on to work for MCO, Root Learning, Hanson and Promedica. That was...

Tamara F. Bates

Tamara F. Bates

Dec 11, 2021

Tamara Florence Bates, age 58, of Holland, Ohio, passed away on Saturday afternoon, December 11, 2021 at Toledo Hospital. Tammy was born on September 17, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio to Glenn and Doris (Layne) Swartzlander. She was a 1981 graduate of Bowsher High School. Later Tammy married the love of her life, Bruce Bates, on May 24, 1998.

Tammy was...

Donald  W.  Kennedy

Donald W. Kennedy

Dec 11, 2021

Donald W. Kennedy, age 94, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, December 11, 2021 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. Don was born June 26, 1927 in Curtice, Ohio to Theodore and Adah (Hubbs) Kennedy. He left school after the 10th grade and enlisted in the United States Navy serving as a cook. On February 28, 1948, he married his...

Mary  K.  Martin

Mary K. Martin

Dec 9, 2021

Mary K. (Murphy) Martin, age 100, of Holland, OH, formerly of Pettisville, OH died on December 9, 2021. Mary Murphy was born in Granlahan, Ballinlough, County Roscommon, Ireland on January 12, 1921. She lived in Blackpool, England, survived the Blitz and emigrated to the United States. She retired from General Motors Corp.

Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Martin,...

John Rayoum

John Rayoum

Dec 9, 2021

John “Johnny” Rayoum, Jr., age 70, of Wauseon, Ohio; formerly of Swanton, passed away Thursday morning, December 9, 2021 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. He was born June 1, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio to John Joseph, Sr. and Virginia (Marksch) Rayoum. He married Alma Lois Crowder on July 16, 1970. Together, they built their home in Swanton, later moving to Wauseon.

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Jeffrey Cately

Jeffrey Cately

Dec 7, 2021

Jeffrey Cately, age 59, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away in his home Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Services for Jeff are pending at this time.

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