Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

Dec 8, 2015

Jeanette M. Caseman, 90, of Tiffin, died at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at St. Francis Home.

Jeanette was born November 24, 1925 in Ottawa, to Edward and Lena (Deters) Jerwers. She married Bernard W. Caseman February 14, 1946, in Glandorf and he died January 3, 1997.

Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Lynch of...

Nov 14, 2015

Medreth M. Scheer 90, of Tiffin, died at 10:06 p.m. Saturday, November 14, 2015, at her residence.  She was born June 19, 1925, in Clarksburg, Ohio to Arthur and Zelcia (Rhodes) Jenkins.  She married Wilbur Scheer June 22, 1946, in Tiffin. He died Oct. 1967.

Survivors include a son, Tommy (Laura) Scheer of Tiffin; a daughter, Jeanne...

Nov 10, 2015

Betty R. Williams, 83, of Tiffin, died at 10:08 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.

She was born Aug. 13, 1932, in North Linthicum, Md. to George and Mary Cordelia (Lake) Roberts.  She married Richard J. Williams Feb. 13, 1953, in Cambridge Md.  He passed Feb. 3, 2013.

Survivors...

Nov 9, 2015

Zachary Michael Etter, of New Riegel, was stillborn at 1:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.  He was born to Joshua and Angela (Perry) Etter of New Riegel.

He is survived by his parents, a brother and sister, Nathan James  and Addison Marie Etter, both at home; maternal grandparents, James and Jane Perry...

Nov 8, 2015

Charles C. Carp, 83, of Tiffin, died at 4:40 pm Sunday, November 8, 2015, at St. Francis Home.

He was born July 25, 1932, in Tiffin, to Charles C. and Catherine (Bentz) Carp.  He married Lanarda Studer October 3, 1953, in Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in N. Auburn, and she died January 15, 2012.

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Nov 5, 2015

Joseph L. Bua, 92, of Tiffin, died at 11:20 pm Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center.

Joseph was born June 12, 1923 in Chicago, Ill. to Lorenzo and Rose (Marjotta) Bua. He married Ola Swander July 11, 1964 in San Gabriel, Calif. and she died February 22, 2013.

Survivors include...

Nov 4, 2015

Beatrice E. Lynch, 98, of Kansas, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Wed. Nov. 4, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Home in Fostoria.  She was born March 20, 1917, in Seneca County to Rueben and Pauline (Lorentz) Eckert.  She married Perry W. Lynch, Jan. 16, 1937.  He died Oct. 2, 2010.

Survivors include three sons, James (Joyce) Lynch...

Oct 30, 2015

Dennis Herbert "Denny" Bridinger, 79, of Naples, Fla: died Friday, Oct. 20, 2015,in Fla.  He was born to Chalmor and Madeline (Werling) Bridinger, May 24, 1936, in Tiffin, Ohio. Denny was formerly married to Carol (Sutton) Bridinger.

He is survived by his sons, John (Ania) and Dan Bridinger both of Venice Fla. area.   He is further survived...

Oct 26, 2015

Norman Greenwald, 74, of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 2:46 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at Promedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont emergency room.  He was born May 30, 1941, in Tiffin.

Survivors include two sons, Allen O'Nan of Melmore; and Keith Greenwald of Mack Colo.; and many grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his father, George...

Oct 22, 2015

Beatrice J. Reinhart, 90, of Tiffin, died at 10:17 pm Thursday, October 22, 2015, at St. Francis Home.

Beatrice was born April 12, 1925 in Tiffin to Thomas S. and Alice L. (Eck) Frankhart. She married Richard N. Reinhart November 29, 1947 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin and he died May 20, 1991.

Survivors...

Oct 12, 2015

Ronald Eugene Wurm, 73, of Tiffin, died 6:42 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, at Riverside Hospital, Columbus.

He was born Apr. 14, 1942, in Tiffin to Joseph and Marcella (Buchman) Wurm.  He married Patricia Kessler, Nov. 29, 2003 in Fort Seneca and she survives.

His children include, a daughter, Cheri Wurm who preceded him in...

Oct 7, 2015

John T. Welly, 86, of Tiffin, died at 9:27 am Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at Mercy Tiffin Hospital.

He was born January 1, 1929, in Tiffin, to Jacob F. and Mary Ann (Tiell) Welly.  He married Marilyn A. Coleman May 2, 1953, in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, and she survives.

Also surviving are five...

Oct 2, 2015

Wade G. Roby, 81, of Tiffin, Ohio, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Heritage Village Nursing, Clyde, Ohio.

He was born Nov. 27, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Lester L. and Mae (Grose) Roby, Sr.  He married Janet A. Kapp on June 12, 1955, at Trinity United Church of Christ, Tiffin.

Surviving are his...

Oct 1, 2015

Michael D. Travis, 68, of Tiffin died Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo.  He was born October 9, 1946, in Cleveland, Ohio to Joseph and Evelyn (Mathias) Travis.

Survivors include a brother, David (JoAnn) Travis of Tiffin; two sisters, Sister Nancy Mathias of Toledo, and Judith (James) Kiefus of Auburn Hills, Mich....

Sep 15, 2015

Timothy J. Leahy, 72, of Tiffin, passed away at 5:45 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Tiffin Developmental Center where he received love and care since 1981. He was the heart of the Leahy family and their friends.

Tim was born to born on September 26, 1942 in Tiffin to James Clarence and Elizabeth Clare (Kelley) Leahy....

Sep 15, 2015

Wanda Mae Distel, 83, of Tiffin, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin.  She was born August 28, 1932 in Kansas, Ohio to Robert and Neva Jones Winkler.  She married William J. Distel, Jr., Feb. 3, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin.  He died Dec. 29, 1995.

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Sep 1, 2015

Ruth Eilene Hurt, 72, of Tiffin, died at 8:45 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Mercy Tiffin Hospital.

Ruth was born April 4, 1943 in Tiffin to Harry and Alice (Runion) Duffey, Sr. July 18, 1959 she married James A. Hurt, Sr. and he preceded her in death May 13, 2004.

Survivors include two sons,...

Jul 24, 2015

Sister Maurice Kleman, 94, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 1:35 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2015, at St. Francis Home. She was born March 6, 1921, in Toledo, OH to George J. and Margaret (Romaker) Kleman.

She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death...

Jul 22, 2015

Webb S. Smith, 93 of Fostoria, died at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Independence House, Fostoria.  He was born May 10, 1922, in Fremont to Webb B. and Essie G. (Havens) Smith. He married Lois Jean Russell Nov. 1, 1942, and she died Feb. 10, 1989.  He later married Iva Mae Gee,  March 14, 1990,  and she...

Jul 20, 2015

William Henry McCrory, 95, of Hubert, North Carolina, formerly of Tiffin, died Monday, July 20, 2015, at his residence in Hubert.

He was born October 6, 1919, in Tiffin, to Floyd and Esther (Hetzel) McCrory.  He married Joan Daniel October 4, 1947, in Tiffin.  She died April 3, 2007.

Survivors include two sons, Charles and...