Local Obituaries for Lucas County, Wood County, and Fulton County.
Donald Edward Kierstead
Apr 7, 2021
Donald Edward Kierstead 6-5-1936 4-7-2021 Donald Edward Kierstead, 84, of Toledo, passed away on April 7, 2021. He was born in Toledo to Edward and Esther (Weber) Kierstead. Don attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School, he was a 1954 graduate of Libbey High School, 1958 graduate of University of Toledo, and took graduate classes at Concordia University. Don worked as...
Beverly A. Pangle
Mar 28, 2021
Beverly A. Pangle April 9, 1936 to March 28, 2021 “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Matthew 25:21. Beverly lived by these words and longed to hear them from her Savior. She grew strong in faith and love within her family, first from her parents Elmer and Eliza (Manning) Werth, who set a godly role model for their children....
Thelma A. Fuller
Mar 28, 2021
Thelma A. (Piel) Fuller, 84, of Toledo, went to meet her Savior and Lord on March 28, 2021. The daughter of Rev. Frank Christoph Piel and Louisa Augusta (Krueger) Piel, Thelma was born in Cortland, IN on April 28, 1936. After the passing of her father, she was raised in Toledo in a home on White St. with her...
Betty Jane Schmidt
Mar 27, 2021
BETTY JANE SCHMIDT went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 27th. She was born on February 17th 1918 to Edward and Nelle Myers in Elyria OH. She married Rowland Schmidt and was a homemaker and loving mother to their two daughters. During their school years she was very active as a volunteer. Later in life she...
Joseph A. Lajune
Mar 25, 2021
Joseph A. LaJune Joseph A. LaJune, age 80 years, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Thursday March 25th, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born February 1, 1941 in Fostoria, Ohio. He was the son of the late Beulah (Uhal) and James C. LaJune. Joe attended Central Catholic Highschool before enlisting in the U.S....
Robert James "Robby" Spanbauer
Mar 13, 2021
Robert James “Robby” Spanbauer, age 15, of Monclova passed away peacefully after a 5 year battle with rare cancer on Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 11, 2005 to Jim and Lisa Spanbauer. Since his birth, his joy always shined bright with his smile and laughter. He loved learning and thrived in the...
John "Jack" Wallace Storey
Feb 27, 2021
John "Jack" W. Storey, 93, passed away on Saturday evening, February 27, 2021 at Kingston Rehab in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on May 22, 1927 to Harold and Myrtle (Stead) Storey. John moved to Toledo in 1947 to work at Motor Rebuilders and Parts, of which he later became the owner and...
Deborah Ann Quinn
Feb 22, 2021
Deborah Ann Quinn Obituary Deborah Ann Quinn, age 69, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021 after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, at Parkcliffe Memory Care Community. She was born July 1, 1951, in Toledo, Ohio to Edward (Dale) and Ruth (Berger) South. She was a 1969 graduate of Clay High School. During her marriage to Patrick Quinn,...
Garry V Walczewski
Feb 10, 2021
Garry Vincent Walczewski, 69, died suddenly February 10, 2021, at the U of M Cardiovascular Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Garry was born in Rossford on February 1, 1952. He took his first communion on May 6th, 1962 at St. Mary Magdalene Church. Garry graduated from Rossford High School in 1971 and he also earned a degree in Horticulture...
John Raymond Duff Jr.
Feb 9, 2021
John Raymond Duff, Jr, age 90, of Monclova, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at his home. Ray was born on October 24, 1930 to Agnes (Collins) and John R. Duff, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. On April 7th, 1956, he married his childhood sweetheart, Jessie Blair Fraser. Ray was a veteran of the US Navy. While enlisted...
Harold James Mucci
Feb 7, 2021
HAROLD J. MUCCI For those wishing to view and download a recording of the celebration of Harold’s life from Friday, February 12, 2021 - please click on this link ( to View Harold’s Funeral Service Recording ). Harold James Mucci, 92, left this life peacefully at home on February 7, 2021. He was born to Jim and...
Patricia J Garver
Feb 3, 2021
Patricia (Pat) Cartwright Garver passed away from bile duct cancer Feb. 3, 2021 at the age of 76 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Pat was born on March 27, 1944 to Jack and June (Emerson) Cartwright in Warren, Ohio. The family moved to Toledo in 1953 and Pat graduated from Libbey High School in 1962 . She was a...
Jess Michael Thacker
Jan 22, 2021
Jess Michael Thacker was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 20, 1969 to Jerry and Georgina Thacker nee Jacobsen. On December 28, 1969, he was reborn as a child of God in the waters of Holy Baptism later he was confirmed into the Christian faith and was fed the life-giving body and blood of Jesus. He was united in...
Janet L. Echelberry
Jan 20, 2021
Janet Lee Echelberry, 85, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Elizabeth Scott Community, Maumee, Ohio. Janet was born on January 15, 1936 to Howard and Lillian Hicks in Greenup County, Kentucky. She grew up in Fostoria, Ohio and graduated from Fostoria High School where she proudly supported her school as a cheerleader. While in...
Alan Charles Beckman
Jan 15, 2021
Alan C Beckman, 64, of Toledo, Ohio lost his fight to cancer on January 15, 2021 surrounded by his loved ones. Alan was born on May 3, 1956 in Cherokee, Iowa to Carl W Beckman, Sr. and Charlotte (Wolf) Beckman. He was named after his paternal grandfather Charles and was the youngest of 3 children. His family moved to...
Tyler "Buzzy Royce Ruch
Jan 1, 2021
Tyler “Buzzy” Royce Ruch, age 19, passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly on January 1, 2021 at home. Tyler was born on December 29, 2001. He spent nearly the first year of his life in hospitals and has undergone many surgeries and procedures throughout his lifetime due to a congenital heart defect, prematurity, and cerebral palsy. Despite these obstacles, with...
Elaine Leah Radunz
Dec 31, 2020
Elaine Leah Radunz, age 100, passed away on December 31, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. She was born on November 2, 1920 in Toledo, Ohio. Elaine was a graduate of Libbey High School. Elaine worked at Harry’s Auto Store and Secor Landscaping prior to 1963 when she began her career working for the City of Toledo. She held positions in...
Richard R. Osten
Dec 30, 2020
Richard R. Osten, age 77, of Maumee Ohio, passed away December 30, 2020. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on June 15, 1943 to Robert and Nancy Osten. Richard loved the Cleveland Browns, Toledo Symphony, and annual LPGA, but above all else, he loved his family. He was a 1961 graduate of Macomber Vocational High School and attended the...
Isabel Gorsuch-Brubaker
Dec 22, 2020
Isabel Gorsuch Brubaker 1924-2020 Isabel Gorsuch Brubaker, 96, of Pemberville, formerly of Bowling Green, OH died on December 22, 2020 in Pemberville, OH. Isabel, daughter of William and Mary Smith was born on July 10, 1924 in Barre, Vermont. After the great flood of 1927, the Smith Family moved to Toledo, OH where Isabel grew up and married Earl...
Shirley M. Durfey
Dec 21, 2020
Shirley Mae (Steusloff) Durfey, 93, passed away Sunday December 21, 2020 surrounded by family. She was born in Toledo, Ohio to Josephine and Henry Steusloff on November 26, 1927. Shirley was a proud graduate of Libbey High School where she played in the marching band and sang in the choir. Shirley was an animal lover, owning many dogs during...
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