Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

Mar 24, 2021

Brian Keith O’Quinn, 53, of Tiffin, died 2:04 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital emergency room.

He was born Nov. 14, 1967, to Billy and Diane (Savell) O’Quinn, Sr. at Lake Charles, La. His father survives in Tiffin.  He is survived by five brothers, Billy O’Quinn, Jr. of Tiffin, Michael O’Quinn of Houston,...

Mar 21, 2021

Harold M. “Bud” Steinmetz, 95, of Tiffin, died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021, at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.

He was born December 28, 1925, in Tiffin, to Albert and Loretta (Lorentz) Steinmetz.  He married Catherine Fritz on June 1, 1957, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Marywood.  She died November 10, 2004.

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Feb 22, 2021

Harold Vincent Gase, 85 of Tiffin, died 8:48 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital Emergency Room.  He was born Feb. 2, 1936, in Berwick to Leo and Pearl (Youngpeter) Gase.  He married Bernice Marshall May 18, 1957, in Carey at Our Lady of Consolation and she survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Diane...

Feb 22, 2021

Mary Margaret (Bumann) Miller, 82, of Tiffin, died at 5:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at Tiffin Elmwood at the Shawhan.  She was born Oct. 21, 1938, in Mandan, North Dakota to Peter H. and Bertha (Heid) Bumann. She married Lewis E. Miller, Aug. 14, 1960, at Peace United Church of Christ in New Salem, North Dakota.

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Feb 15, 2021

Frieda L. Beckley, 82, of Tiffin, died at 8:06 a.m., Monday, February 15, 2021, at St. Francis Nursing Home, Tiffin.

Frieda was born May 19, 1938, in New York, New York. Her mother was Frieda Wilson.

Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Richie of Perrysburg , Deb (Steve) Reamer of Tiffin; four grandchildren, Rachael Dawn (Shane)...

Feb 2, 2021

Richard Arthur Best, 67, of Tiffin, died at 10:32 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in the Emergency Room of Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital.

Richard was born April 16, 1953, in Fostoria to Raymond Arthur and Elizabeth Ann (Valenti) Handley. He married Theresa Jane Keefe Sept. 16, 1972, in St. Mary Catholic Church and she survives...

Jan 29, 2021

Calvin Leon Snyder, 66,  of rural Kansas, Ohio died at 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at his residence.  He was born in Tiffin, to Willard and Betty (Biller) Snyder on Sept. 23, 1954, and they both survive in Tiffin.  He married Sharon Cole April 20, 2014, in Kentucky and she survives.

Other survivors include two brothers,...

Jan 26, 2021

Emma Grace Saxton, infant daughter of Kyle and Michelle (Seislove) Saxton, of Tiffin, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital.  She was born January 26, 2021.

She is survived by her parents, a sister, Peyton Saxton at home; Grandparents, Ron and Marilyn Seislove of Tiffin, Lori and Dale Gundlach of South Carolina,...

Jan 17, 2021

Sister Mary Ann Lucke, 93, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio died at 4:52 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2021, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  She was born February 28, 1927, to Ferdinand (Ferd) H. and Martha A. (Ricker) Lucke in Fort Jennings, Ohio.

Survivors included six sisters, Wilma Humpert, Betty Ricker, Josie Mohler, Norma...

Jan 16, 2021

Sister Lucille (Lucy) Schmitmeyer, 87, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 1:38 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2021, at St. Francis Home. She was born April 17, 1933, in St. Sebastian, Ohio, to Ben J. and Agatha E. (Albers) Schmitmeyer.

Surviving are three sisters, Hattie (Ivo) Knapke, Eunice (Willard) Dahlinghaus, and Ella Mae...

Jan 15, 2021

Carol Ann Holscher, 85, of Tiffin, died at 4:17 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2021, at St. Francis Home.  She was born August 23, 1935, in Denver, Colo. to Gerald John and Marcella Ann (Thillman) Holscher, Sr.

Survivors include two brothers, David (Carole) Holscher of Huron, and Gerald (Sandra) Holscher of Omaha, Neb.; a sister, Marcella “Sally” (Douglas)...

Jan 12, 2021

Marian Virginia Fadley, 95, of Tiffin died at 5:48 a.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at St. Francis Home.  She was born October 24, 1925, to Carl and Lucille Madeline (Sweetman) May.  She married Ray Fadley in November 1951 in Columbus, Ohio.  He died in 2010.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Nitecki, of Republic, and three grandchildren.

Jan 11, 2021

John A. Brickner, 86, of Tiffin, died 12:37 p.m. Monday, January 11, 2021, at St. Vincent’s Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.

He was born September 5, 1934, in Tiffin to Bernard and Emma Rose (Miller) Brickner.  He never married.

Surviving are two brothers, Alfred A. (Ruth) Brickner of Fostoria and Harold B. (Linda) Brickner of Tiffin,...

Jan 4, 2021

Justine M. Wise, 94, of Tiffin, died Monday, January 4, 2021.  She was born April 16, 1926, in Bismarck, Ohio to Walter T. and Rose J. (Miller) Brown.  She married Raymond T. Wise, June 14, 1949, at St. Sebastian Catholic Church.  He died February 14, 2011.

Survivors include two sons, Stephen (Maureen) Wise of Tiffin, Kevin J....

Jan 4, 2021

Sister Charlene Young, 101, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio died at 1:33 a.m. Monday, January 4, 202, at St. Francis Home.  She was born to Joseph A. and Gertrude M. (Wechter) Young of Mothers of Sorrows Parish, North Auburn, Ohio. A brother, Robert Young survives.

She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Jan 3, 2021

Marie May Keiffer, 85, of Tiffin, died 1:30 a.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021, in St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  She was born January 30, 1935, in Hancock County, Ohio to Clarence F. and Florence L. (Russell) Eck. She married Russell Leo Keiffer, November 13, 1954, at St. Michael Catholic Church, Findlay.  He died December 18, 1981.

Other survivors...

Jan 2, 2021

Gayle H. Joyce, 83, of Tiffin, passed away 8:45 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2021, at The Willows at Tiffin. Gayle was born in Cleveland on September 10, 1937, to the late Alvin and Suzette (Davies) Hahn. She married Robert Joyce on June 9, 1962, in Willowick, OH; he preceded her in death on December 30, 2009.

She...

Jan 2, 2021

Freda Theresa Whitlow, 93, of Escanaba, Michigan, died at 8:55 am Saturday, January 2, 2021, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.

A native of Escanaba, Freda was born on November 1, 1927, the daughter of Philip and Rose (LaFreniere) Baribeau. Freda graduated from Escanaba High School and was employed at the Escanaba Paper Company after high school for...

Jan 1, 2021

Sister Catherine Wechter, 92, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 6 am Friday, January 1, 2021, at St. Francis Home.

She was born June 18, 1928, in North Auburn, Ohio, to Albert C. and Anna M. (Faeth) Wechter.

She is survived by a sister, Mary Ann Wechter.

She...

Dec 24, 2020

Antoinette Marie Schostek, 87, of Tiffin, died at 5:03 a.m. Thursday, December 24, 2020, at St. Francis Home.

She was born August 23, 1933, in Tiffin, to Jake and Nellie (Santoro) Culichia.  She married Joseph James Schostek June 19, 1954, in St. Mary Catholic Church.  He died April 7, 1995.

Survivors include four daughters, Charlene...