Obituaries
James D. Nowak
Aug 2, 2015
James D. Nowak, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 2, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, following a recent heart attack. Jim was born April 10, 1935 in Toledo, Ohio to Stanley S. and Stella (Jurski) Nowak. Following graduation from Macomber High School, Jim joined the U.S. Navy. On November 21, 1964, he married his...
Victoria Hill
Aug 1, 2015
Services at Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton will be Private
Victoria Hill, age 88, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. She was born September 14, 1926 in Pennsylvania to Vartan and Marian (Veralian) Sarkisian. Victoria was a 1944 graduate of Swanton High School. On November 19, 1953 she married her beloved husband of 55...
Gene Helminiak
Jul 31, 2015
Eugene J. “Gene” Helminiak, age 58 of Delta, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015. He was born on July 18, 1957 in Wauseon, Ohio to his late father Stanley Helminiak and his mother Donna (Whitcomb) Helminiak.
For over 30 years, Gene was a dedicated and hardworking diesel mechanic and heavy equipment operator at Soul Road Auto Parts. He was...
Rita C. Stroble
Jul 30, 2015
Rita C. Stroble, age 66, of Swanton, Ohio, entered through the gates of heaven and into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following a valiant battle with cancer, Thursday evening, July 30, 2015, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. She was born April 10, 1949 in Willard, Ohio and raised in Chatfield, Ohio by her parents, Dorcie and...
Judith L. Whitmore
Jul 27, 2015
Judith L. Whitmore, age 74, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, Monday morning, July 27, 2015. She was born October 3, 1940 in Sandusky, Ohio to Edward and Cora (Furstenberg) Carlson. She married Charles Whitmore on May 27, 1978.
Judy drove bus for 15 years for the Springfield Local School District. After retirement,...
Sherman C. Hallett
Jul 24, 2015
Sherman C. Hallett, age 72, a life long resident of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, surrounded by his loving family, early Friday morning, July 24, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee. He was born May 29, 1943 in Swanton to Walter and Virginia (Leo) Hallett. Sherman was a 1960 graduate of Swanton High School and served in the...
Valentine Trembach
Jul 22, 2015
Valentine Trembach, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at The Toledo Hospital. He was born January 20, 1931 in Swanton, Ohio to John and Bertha (Pachovic) Trembach. He married Rosalyn Dosek on May 24, 1963. Valentine worked as a press operator for Toledo Stamping. He was a faithful member of 7th Day Adventist Church in...
David James Fickel, Esq.
Jul 21, 2015
Dave Fickel, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into heaven on July 21, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo following a short illness. He was born October 21, 1953 and raised in Carlisle, PA, the son of Virginia and James R. Fickel.
He received a B.A. from Gettysburg College in 1975 where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity....
Jeffery Allen Griffeth
Jul 20, 2015
Lyons, Ohio
Jeffery Allen Griffeth, age 48, of North Pole, Alaska, died July 20, 2015. He was born August 11, 1966 in Morenci, Michigan, the son of Carroll and Shirley Pokornik) Griffeth. He was married to Loda Calfey Griffeth, and she survives. Besides his parents, also surviving are two daughters, Morgan and Riley; sister, Carly Kay Mattimore , her husband, Matt...
Mayola C. Snyder
Jul 15, 2015
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mayola Catherine Lumbrezer-Dunbar-Snyder, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 shortly following a stroke.
She was born on December 16, 1920 on the farm in Fulton Township to Joe and Matilda (Bauer) Lumbrezer and is now reunited with them as well as her first husband, Neil H. Dunbar, second husband, Maynard J. Snyder; brothers, Fred,...
Richard Wayne Long
Jul 10, 2015
Richard Wayne Long, age 74, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, July 10, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, with his loving family at his side. He was born January 16, 1941 in Toledo, Ohio to Harry Charles and Eleanor (Luschen) Long. He served in the U.S. Air Force. In November 1963 he married Carole Claborne.
He worked...
Owen R. Beatty
Jul 7, 2015
Owen Raymond Beatty, age 90, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 7, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania, with his loving family at his side. He was born January 4, 1925 in Lyons, Ohio to Elizer and Grace (Shaffer) Beatty. Owen served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a naval aviator. On February 8, 1947...
Harold Edward Stevenson
Jul 6, 2015
Harold Edward Stevenson, 71, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2015 of a brain aneurism at Toledo Hospital. He now rests with God in Heaven. Born November 24, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio he was the only child of John F Stevenson and Delena M Reese, both preceded him in death. as well his granddaughter, Torilyn Contreras. He was...
Caroline Avina
Jul 3, 2015
Caroline Avina, age 86, of Swanton, Ohio, entered into eternal life, Friday afternoon, July 3, 2015 at Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center. She was born August 29, 1928 in Fulton County to Emanual and Dora (Galbraith) Gomer. Caroline married Raymond Avina on November 9, 1946 at St. Caspar Catholic Church in Wauseon, Ohio. He preceded her in death on...
Charles W. Barnhart
Jul 3, 2015
Graveside Services: Saturday, July 18th at 11 am at Sharples Cemetery
Charles W. Barnhart, age 71, of Allen, Texas, formerly of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, July 3, 2015 in Plano, Texas. He was born March 22, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio to Walter and Edna (Downey) Barnhart. On November 1, 1969 he married Janet Winterfeld.
Charles worked as a service...
Norman Engel
Jul 2, 2015
Norman Engel, age 83 of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning,July 2, 2015 at Heartland of Waterville. He was born February 22, 1932 in Defiance, Ohio to Emeray and Virginia (Trask) Engel. Norman served as an Airman with the United States Air Force.
Norman retired from GM Powertrain and was a member of UAW Local 14. He enjoyed fishing and...
James "Jim" Lambert
Jun 29, 2015
Jim Lambert, 77, of Swanton passed away June 29, 2015 in the early morning at The Lakes of Monclova after a short battle with cancer. Jim was born September 21, 1937 in Delta, Ohio. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Betty (Camp) Lambert; his children, Linda Faulb, Jeff (Lisa), John (Lynn), Laurie (Jim) Pollock and Jimmy...
Lucy Ann McAtee
Jun 26, 2015
Graveside Services at Lyons Cemetery: Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 11:00 am
Lucy Ann McAtee, age 78, of New Port Richey, Florida, died Friday morning, June 26, 2015, at Sunshine Christian Home in Holiday, Florida. She was born February 8, 1937 in Clinton, Michigan to George and Alice (Wilnow) Richardson.
Lucy retired from the Dana Corporation where she worked in...
Howard D. Slemp
Jun 25, 2015
Howard D. Slemp, age 80, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Thursday afternoon, June 25, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 2, 1935 in Saltville, Virginia to Howard Guy and Emma Mae (Tomlinson) Slemp. He graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Virginia in 1954. Howard enlisted in the United States Army...
