Obituaries

Nov 22, 2018

Rick S. Roberts, age 68, of Swanton, Ohio, died Thursday afternoon, November 22, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was born December 2, 1949 to James and Marilyn (Scott) Roberts.  Rick graduated from Brush High School in Cleveland, Ohio and attended The University of Toledo.  

In June of 1970, he married Jo Ann Biscay. Rick and Jo Ann were teaching parents with Community Teaching Homes.

Rick enjoyed working with young...

Nov 21, 2018

Gayanne B. Ford, age 82, of Waterville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, November 21, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo, following a recent stroke. Gayanne was born December 31, 1935 in Champaign, Illinois to Charles and Margaret (Custer) Beckett. 

Gayanne worked her entire life in the Medical field of Dentistry. She started out working in the field, and...

Nov 19, 2018

Mark Anthony Stevens, age 60, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully Monday, November 19, 2018, in his home.  He was born December 11, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio, to Albina (Ciski) and Steve George Stevens.

Mark worked at Jeep for 31 years, retiring in 2008.  He enjoyed his family and keeping up family traditions, he also liked going to yard sales.

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Nov 18, 2018

Nov 17, 2018

 

J. Dianne Belinger, age 73, of Louisville, Kentucky; formerly of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Saturday morning, November 17, 2018.  She was born November 22, 1944 in Del Rio, Texas to Lorell Dean and Geraldine V. (Brown) Winsper. She married her beloved husband, William Edward Belinger on July 27, 1968.  He preceded her in death on August 7th of this...

Nov 17, 2018

Thomas L. Buehrer, age 72, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, November 17, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee.  He was born September 30, 1946 in Wauseon, Ohio to Sylvanus and

Jesse Bell Buehrer.  He was a 1964 graduate of Pettisville High School. On June 19, 1970 he married his beloved wife, Jane Layman.

Tom was a truck driver...

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Nov 7, 2018

Donna J. Stevenson, age 88, of Swanton and formerly of Wauseon passed away late Wednesday November 7, 2018 at Swanton Valley Healthcare. Prior to her retirement she had been the Assistant Treasurer for the Pike-Delta-York School District.

Mrs. Stevenson was born on November 15, 1929 in Delta, Ohio the daughter of the late Marion and the late Irene (Sindel) Soles....

Nov 6, 2018

Nov 2, 2018

Henry B. Vandenbusche, age 88, of Blissfield, Michigan, and a lifelong farmer, entered into eternal life, Friday evening, November 2, 2018, just shy of his 89th birthday.  He was born November 21, 1929 in Gross Pointe Park, Michigan to Lucille (Lazoen) and Robert Vandenbusche.  He was a 1948 graduate of Metamora High School and was drafted into the United States...

Nov 1, 2018

Arthur W. Hassen, age 62, of Metamora, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2018, in Ebeid Hospice Residence, with his wife by his side, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. 

Arthur was born December 26, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio to Sue (Spradling) and Robert Hassen, and was a 1973 graduate of Evergreen High School.  He worked as a...

Nov 1, 2018

Deanna L. Guinn, age 56, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away, Thursday, November 1, 2018, at St. Luke's hospital.  She was born April 27, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio to Patricia (Schaub) and Abraham Lincoln Harmon.  She was a 1980 graduate of Waite High School, and on September 22, 1984, married Randall Guinn.  Deanna enjoyed crocheting and reading romance novels.

She is...

Oct 31, 2018

Katie (Franks) Essinger-Phipps, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, age 92, of Crystal Lake, Florida; and formerly of Swanton, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 31, 2018.  She was one of six children, born March 18, 1926 in Cygnet, Ohio to the late Christina (Apel) and Charles H. Franks.  She married her first husband Ira Essinger.  Together they owned and operated a gas...

Oct 24, 2018

Rob Alan Howard, Jr., age 27, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018.  He was born August 1, 1991 in Wauseon, Ohio to Sherry May (Dauwalter) and Rob Alan Howard.  Rob was a 2010 graduate of Delta High School and attended Four County.  On December 14, 2013, he married Kaitlyn Spurgeon.

Rob was a diesel mechanic and worked...

Oct 19, 2018

Oct 19, 2018

Harriet “Hattie” A. Parker, age 96, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Friday afternoon, October 19, 2018 at Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center. She was born August 12, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Ava D. (Bayes) and Vernon E. Parker.

Harriet was a 1940 graduate of Swanton High School, and was proud to have served in the...

Oct 18, 2018

David Paul Smith, known by his Centurion Family as Crew, age 59, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October, 18, 2018.  He was born October 22, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio.  He graduated from High School and enlisted in the U.S. Army.  He married Cynthia Beeker in 1987.  She passed away November 11, 2011.  On September 28, 2013, he married Kimberly...

Oct 16, 2018

Clara Nowak, age 94, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Swanton Health Care & Retirement Center.  She was born May 16, 1924 in Monroe, Michigan to the late Theresa (Fritz) and Lewis Knaggs.  She married Anthony Nowak, and he preceded her in death.

Clara retired from Chrysler Jeep where she worked as an inspector.  She was...