Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

May 17, 2017

Joseph Anthony Rossano, 85, of Tiffin, died at 5:15 am Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.

He was born November 2, 1931, in Northview, West Virginia, to Michael and Helen (Postilione) Rossano.  He was raised by his father and step-mother, Anne Rossano.  He married Judith McQuown in 1958 in Akron, and she survives.

May 15, 2017

Eileen Marie DeBarbrie, 83, of Tiffin died at 10 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2017, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital, Tiffin.  She was born April 19, 1934, in Tiffin to Charles and Marie (Steinmetz) Wise.  She married John Paul DeBarbrie, January 25, 1956, in St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin, and he survives.

Other survivors include three sons, Steven (Sue)...

May 10, 2017

Lindsay Marie Kagy, 55, passed peacefully surrounded by her friends and family on May 10, 2017, at the home of her lifelong friend Mary Lou and her husband Lynn Barnes in Tiffin.

Lindsay was born June 3, 1961, in Tiffin to Robert N. and Mary L. (Wapshall) Kagy.

Lindsay is survived by her mother, Mary...

May 9, 2017

Sharon Kay “Sherri” Sherer, 71, of Tiffin, died at 8:32 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Mercy Health-Tiffin Hospital.  She was born August 1, 1945, in Tiffin to Oscar and Helen (Sexton) Steinbaugh and they preceded her in death.  She married her husband John, November 20, 1963, in Paintsville, Kentucky and he survives.

Other survivors include a...

May 7, 2017

“How very softly you tiptoed into our world, almost silently, only a moment you stayed.  But what an imprint your footsteps have left upon our hearts.”

Mary Jean Irene Willoughby, infant daughter of Amanda A.  Mullennex and Andrew J. Willoughby of Tiffin, was called to heaven shortly after birth, Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Mercy Health St....

May 6, 2017

John Frank Spriestersbach, 42, of Columbus, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Columbus.

He was born November 11, 1974, in Tiffin , to John and Shirley (Salko) Spriestersbach.  He is survived by his mother and step-father, Shirley (Scott) Urban of Tiffin, and his father and step-mother, John (Jane) Spriestersbach of Port Clinton.

Other survivors include...

May 1, 2017

Barbara A. Goshe, 57, of Tiffin, died at 10:56 pm Monday, May 1, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Barb was born August 21, 1959 in Tiffin to Arthur and Elaine (Depinet) Goshe.

Surviving is her mother, Elaine Goshe of Tiffin; a daughter, Amber Holbrook of...

April 26, 2017

Jacqueline Sue Depp, 76, of Old Fort, and formerly of Tiffin, Ohio and Virginia Beach, Virginia, died at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at her residence.

Jacqueline was born December 2, 1940, in Tiffin to Ralph and Josephine (Bridinger) Nusbaum.

Survivors include a son, Brian Depp of Tiffin; two daughters, Michelle (Thomas) Huggins of...

April 22, 2017

David Lee Mathias, 69, of Frenchtown, went to his eternal reward at 2:29 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo. He was born July 11, 1947, in Tiffin to Herman L. and Agnes J. (Borer) Mathias. He married his high school sweetheart, Rose Marie Reinhart, on August 3, 1968, at Ss. Peter &...

April 17, 2017

James L. Paddock, 74, of Tiffin, died at 9:38 am Monday, April 17, 2017, at his residence.

He was born August 10, 1942, in Hamtramck, Mich., to Arthur and Nellie (Burke) Paddock.  He married Carolyn Myers April 30, 1971, in St. Mary Catholic Church, and she survives.

Also surviving are a son, Andrew Paddock of...

April 14, 2017

Mary D. “Dolores” Seislove, 101, of Tiffin, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 at St. Francis Home.

She was born on September 8, 1915, in Tiffin, Ohio to Michael and Jennie (Gillig) Reinhart.  On June 27, 1936 in St. Joseph Catholic Church, she married Ralph P. Seislove and he preceded her in death on January 18,...

April 5, 2017

Terry Robert Jensen, 58, of Tiffin, died at 3:15 pm Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.

He was born September 12, 1958, in Seattle, Washington, to Kenneth and Carol (Gray) Jensen.  His father, Kenneth (Janet) Jensen survives in Seattle, and his mother, Carol Taylor, survives in Spokane, Wash.

Also, surviving...

April 4, 2017

Henricus "Henk" M. Lommerse, 93, of Tiffin, formerly of Genoa, died Tuesday evening, April 4, 2017, at St. Francis Home in Tiffin, Ohio. Henk was born February 15 1924, in Hillegom, Netherlands, to Henricus P. and Elizabeth C. (Rusman) Lommerse. In 1955 he came to America with wife, Adriana T. (Rombouts) Lommerse, whom he married in Zierikzee, Netherlands, on...

April 2, 2017

Ralph J. Keller, 66, of Tiffin, died Sunday, April 2, 2017, at his residence.  He was born Jan. 16, 1951 in Tiffin to Allen O. and Anna Lucille (Grubel) Keller.

He is survived by two brothers, Myron (Deborah) Keller of Sandusky, Robert (Diane) Keller of Berea; a sister, Carol (Jim) Agerter of Carey; many nephews,...

March 30, 2017

Nancy Lee LeGrant-Bethea, 59, of Tiffin, died at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center.

Nancy was born January 31, 1958, in Bennettsville, South Carolina to Horace and Daisy (Moore) LeGrant.

Survivors include her mother, Daisy LeGrant of Tiffin; three sons, Wayne LeGrant, Marcus LeGrant, Freddie LeGrant all of...

March 25, 2017

Jean Carol (Fisher) Angus, 76, of Tiffin, died at 4:13 pm Saturday, March 25, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

She was born March 2, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Robert William and Ruth Evelyn (Homan) Fisher.  She married Joseph Cleveland Angus III, November 25, 1959, in St. John’s United Church of Christ.  He preceded...

March 21, 2017

William A. Rider, 96, of Tiffin, died at 9:13 pm Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at St. Francis Home.

William was born July 24, 1920, in Tiffin, to Blake and Gertrude (Weiss) Rider. He married Marguerite E. Sorg, July 4, 1941, at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Liberty Township and she died Nov. 7, 2011.

Survivors include...