Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

January 3, 2018

James Ray Wise, 76, of Tiffin, died 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital Emergency Room.  He was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Tiffin to Ray A. and Helen (Walton) Wise. He married Janet Fretz, Jan. 20, 1962, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin and she survives.

Other survivors include four sons, Steve (Deb)...

January 3, 2018

Rachel F. (Myers) Drouillard, 83, of Findlay, formerly of Tiffin, Mansfield and Carey, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Fox Run Assisted Living in Findlay.

She was born July 1, 1934, in Carey, to Harry and Marie (Pauly) Myers.  She married Robert J. Drouillard, October 10, 1978, in Lexington, Ohio, and he preceded her...

January 1, 2018

Helen L. (Tarolli) Wilson, 92, of Alliance, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2018, at 9:20 pm at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Ohio. Born on December 15, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio to Guerino and Josephine (Skivolockie) Tarolli, she lived in Alliance for most of her life, moving to Tiffin a few years ago. A 1944 graduate of Alliance...

December 29, 2017

Imogene L. Collet, 87, of Tiffin, died at 4:12 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.  She was born April 10, 1930, in Tiffin to Frederick and Louise (Homan) Walliser.  She married Henry W. Collet, October 6, 1956, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin and they were married for 61 years. Henry survives.

December 25, 2017

Michele Marie Casale, 48, of Tiffin, died at 6:54 am Monday, December 25, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital, Warren, Ohio.

Michele was born March 1, 1969 in Warren, Ohio to Norman V. and Jeanne Marie (Behlen) Tackett.  She married Chris Casale May 6, 1995 at St. Mary Catholic Church and he survives in Tiffin.

Other...

December 24, 2017

Clarence “Eugene” Boner, 85, of Tiffin, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, December 24, 2017, at St. Francis Home.

Eugene was born July 27, 1932, in Tiffin to Clarence C. and Mary Ellen (Homan) Boner. He married Bonny Ellen Mizen January 12, 1974, at St. Mary Catholic Church and she died October 16, 2006.

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December 17, 2017

Kevin Lynn Moore, 46, of Fostoria, Ohio died at 8:33 a.m. December 17, 2017, at ProMedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont.  He was born April 19, 1971 in Bennettsville, South Carolina to Willie Goodman and Juanita Moore.

Survivors include, his mother and step-father, Juanita and Willie  Grant of Tiffin; father, Willie Goodman of Bennettsville; four brothers, Isaac Junior Moore...

December 15, 2017

John Michael Bommarito, 75, of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Clyde, Ohio, died at 6:43 pm Friday, December 15, 2017, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.

He was born August 29, 1942, in Detroit MI, to Charles and Carmella Bommarito and was happily married to his wife Trudy Bommarito for 48 years.

Surviving are his wife,...

December 13, 2017

Dolores A. Schock, 84, of Fremont, formerly of Tiffin, died at 6:22 pm Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at her residence.

Dolores was born November 8, 1933 in Sandusky County to Blaise and Ludwina (Meyer) Bullinger.  She married William B. Schock July 19, 1969 at St. Joseph Catholic Church and died November 7, 2009.

Survivors include...

December 12, 2017

Florence R. Reinhart, 93, of Tiffin, died at 6:05 am Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at her daughter's residence in Waynesfield, Ohio.

Florence was born August 24, 1924, in Alvada to Jacob F. and Mary Ann (Tiell) Welly. She married Marcellinus P. Reinhart January 7, 1956, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Bascom, and he died May 14, 1965....

December 8, 2017

Robert W. Larkins, 87, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Tiffin, passed away at 9:43 am Friday, December 8, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at Country House in Lincoln.

He was born February 12, 1930, in Fremont, to Robert G. and Alice C. (Mollett) Larkins.  He married Nancy Goetz, who preceded him in death May 8, 1986....

December 7, 2017

David A. Arnold, 89, of Tiffin, died at 3:45 am Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

David was born April 29, 1928, in Wyandot County to Vincent and Constance (Orians) Arnold. He married the love of his life, Dorothy L. Schwartzmiller September 6, 1952, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel, they were...

November 24, 2017

Lawrence Joseph Schroth, 56, of Tiffin, died 7:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.  He was born Jan. 19, 1961, in Tiffin to Burkart J. and Clara M. (Riepenhoff) Schroth.

Survivors include three brothers, Kenneth (Marie) Schroth, Anthony Schroth, and Stanley (Rosemary) Schroth all of Tiffin and a sister, Mary Schroth,...

November 24, 2017

Russell W. Kear, 96, of Tiffin, died Friday, November 24, 2017, at the Ohio State University James Cancer Center, Columbus.

He was born October 4, 1921, in Wharton, Ohio, to Simon and Zella (Benjamin) Kear.  He married Dorothy Wahrer January 2, 1943, in St. Mary Catholic Church.  She died March 2, 2008.

Mr. Kear was...

November 23, 2017

John L. Fetzer, 85, of Tiffin, died at 2:52 pm Thursday, November 23, 2017, at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky.

He was born in Tiffin March 24, 1932, to Leon and Grace (Heilman) Fetzer.  He married Carolyn Jean Yarnell June 2, 1962, in Napoleon, and she died February 1, 2016.

Survivors include two sons, James...

November 14, 2017

Christopher C. Watson, 62, of Portsmouth, formerly a resident of the Tiffin Developmental Center, died at 12:30 pm Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at SOMC Hospice Center, Portsmouth.

He was born May 24, 1955, in Cincinnati, to Ronald and Laura Jean (Theis) Watson.

Survivors include a brother, Jeffrey Watson of Portsmouth, and a sister, Laura Streeter...

November 5, 2017

Leon Joseph Putnam, 88, of Tiffin, died at 2:05 pm Sunday, November 5, 2017, at Elmwood at the Shawhan.

He was born December 7, 1928, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Forrest and Hazel (Dresselhouse) Putnam.  He married Phyllis Millspaugh, May 15, 1955, in Rochester, New York, and she survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Mark (Sherry)...

November 4, 2017

Mary Helen Weatherholt, 91, of Tiffin, died 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 04, 2017, at Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital.  She was born Oct. 28, 1926 in New Riegel to Ernest and Helen (Scheeter) Wank.  She married S. W. “Johnnie” Weatherholt, June 18, 1949, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel.  He died April 12, 1998.

Survivors include a...

October 27, 2017

Lois Ann Loesser, 85, of Tiffin, died at 7:44 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.   She was born Jan. 23, 1932, in Frenchtown, to Marion and Evelyn (Tiell) Welly.  On April 25, 1953, she married Paul E. Loesser at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel and he survives.

Other survivors include...

October 24, 2017

John D. Smith, 70, of Tiffin, died at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care, Findlay.

John was born November 1, 1946, in West Union, West Virginia to Guy d. and Annabelle (Dotson) Smith. He married Judy Owens January 27, 1972, in West Virginia and she survives in Tiffin.

Other survivors include...