Local Obituaries for Seneca County in Ohio

August 17, 2023

Tessa Lee Miller, 38, of Tiffin, died at 3:11 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2023, in Bridge Hospice at the Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

Tessa was born December 11, 1984, in Tiffin, to David and Carolyn (Seislove) Miller.  Her mother survives in Tiffin. Other survivors include a daughter, Peyton Penwell; stepfather, Dan Brickner; a sister, Jamie Miller; a...

August 4, 2023

Marlene C. SanGregory, 87, of Tiffin, died at 4:28 a.m. Friday, August 4, 2023, at the Willows at Tiffin.

Marlene was born August 29, 1935, in New Riegel to Emmanuel and Anna (Urban) Brickner. She married James SanGregory February 14, 1956, in New Riegel, and he died December 4, 1993.

Survivors include a son, James...

July 28, 2023

Frances N. Pentony, 88, of Loveland, Ohio, formerly of Tiffin, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 28, 2023 in Blue Ash, Ohio.

She was born to Nicholas and Edith (Deluzio) Luca on Tuesday, December 25, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fran was a great cook, all things Italian. She was known to...

June 19, 2023

Howard W. Beisner, 84, of Tiffin, died at 8:09 p.m. Monday, June 19, 2023, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Bowling Green, Ohio.  He was born April 12, 1939, in Tiffin to Howard W. and Dorothy (Fink) Beisner.  He married Janet K. Shuman June 16, 1963, at Trinity United Church of Christ, Tiffin, and she survives.

His son,...

June 7, 2023

Kathleen Marie Tiell, 90, of Tiffin, died at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  She was born March 29, 1933, in Tiffin, to Cecil and Kathryn (Kennedy) Warnement.  She married Herman J. Tiell June 16, 1956, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Herman died January 31, 2016.

Survivors include a son, Robert (Gwen)...

May 28, 2023

Dolores Bernadette Cool, 89, of Tiffin, died at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, May 28, 2023, at St. Francis Home. She was born April 18, 1934, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Horace G. and Catherine M. (Mummery) Reid. She married James J. Cool January 17, 1953, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He died February 14, 2011.

Survivors include six children,...

May 26, 2023

David E. Conley, 75, formerly of Tiffin, died at 12:08 am Friday, May 26, 2023, at Eastbrook Healthcare Center, Cleveland.

He was born June 12, 1947, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Hugh and Mildred (Tolliver) Conley.  He married Sharon Elchert October 22, 1993, in Calvary Church, and she died May 8, 2005.

Survivors include a brother,...

May 25, 2023

Jeanne Eileen Gnepper, 95, of Tiffin, died at 3:30 pm Thursday, May 25, 2023, at The Willows at Tiffin.

Jeanne was born December 5, 1927, in Lindsey, Ohio, to Walter and Marie (Riedel) Magsig. She was raised on a farm near Lindsey by her father and stepmother, Gladys Smith Magsig. On March 27, 1948, she married Dwight...

May 14, 2023

Paul E. Loesser, 91, of Tiffin, died peacefully in his sleep at 5:26 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 2023, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  He was born October 9, 1931, in Carey, Ohio to John and Mary (Fredritz) Loesser. He married Lois Ann Welly April 23, 1953, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Riegel.  She died October 27, 2017.

May 8, 2023

Sister Nancy Westmeyer, 80, formerly known as Sister Mary Bernardus, of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 12:39 am Monday, May 8, 2023, at Michigan Medicine of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  She was born September 7, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, to Bernard Wilson and Mary Margaret (Fecso) Westmeyer.

Surviving are her...

May 3, 2023

Shirley Ann Theis, 84, died at 9:50 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Willows of Tiffin.

Shirley was born March 3, 1939, in Toledo, to Donald Raymond and Dorothy Mae (Spouse) Morris. She married Richard Theis on March 2, 1957, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fremont, and he died February 27, 2000.

Survivors include...

April 22, 2023

Sister Elizabeth Jean Siebenaler (Sister Mary Leo) of the Sisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, Ohio, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Francis Home.

She was born May 21, 1926, in Blakeslee, Ohio, to Herbert and Clara Nye Siebenaler.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret (Ralph) McDonald, Sister...

April 6, 2023

Charles Arthur “Art” Floyd, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Elmwood at the Shawhan in his hometown of Tiffin, Ohio. He was born April 4, 1926, in Graniteville, South Carolina, to Fred G. and Leona R. (Bardon) Floyd. He married Mary C. Keller on May 30, 1952, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiffin. Mary...

April 5, 2023

Richard Earl Perry, 92, of New Riegel, died at 9:10 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at his daughter’s home. He was born February 22, 1931, in Toledo, to Earl N. and Lucille H. (Siek) Perry and grew up there together with his parents and two younger brothers, Jack and Robert Perry. He married the love of his life, Joan...

March 28, 2023

Mary Ellen Crist, 84, of Tiffin, died at 3:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Tiffin Rehab Center, Tiffin, Ohio.  She was born January 13, 1939, in Tiffin to Harman and Martha (Schultz) Wangler.  She married William Crist August 11, 1962, at St. Mary Catholic Church, and he survives.

Other survivors include a son, James (Sarah) Crist...

March 27, 2023

Wayne L. Smith, 84, of Tiffin, died peacefully at 11:36 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2023, at his residence.  He was born October 28, 1938, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to Elgie and Clara (Young) Smith and grew up in Melbern, Ohio. Wayne met Shirley Ebaugh while both were farming adjacent fields.  He married Shirley December 10, 1960, in Bryan, Ohio,...

March 26, 2023

James (Jim) Lewis Radcliff, 82, of Tiffin, passed away at 2:33 a.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born July 18, 1940, in Wayne, Ohio, to Willard Radcliff and Lucretia Williams Radcliff Wagner. He married Lucinda (Cindy) Eidt in June of 1964, at Trinity UCC. She survives. Other survivors are two...

March 22, 2023

Donna Lucille Overholt, 87, of Tiffin, died at 5:55 pm Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at her residence.

Donna was born May 15, 1935, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Herman and Flora (Bunselmeyer) Fischer. She married Robert Allan Overholt on July 7, 1957, in Great Bend, Kansas, and he died February 22, 2016. Donna then married Larry Clausing...

March 9, 2023

Mary Alice (Bentz) Cessna, 79, of Tiffin, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023, at her residence. She was born November 2, 1943, in Tiffin, to Franklin F. and Valeria T. (Elchert) Bentz. She married Carl D. “Skip” Cessna on May 29, 1965, at St. Joseph Catholic Church and he died November 8, 2018.

Family members...

March 8, 2023

Roland F. “Tommy” Sendelbach, 98, of Tiffin, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at his residence.

He was born November 26, 1924, in Seneca County, to Michael and Nancy (Koerper) Sendelbach.  He married Nova M. Haugh on March 24, 1945, in Ft. Pierce, Florida, and she died on June 23, 2006.

Survivors include two sons, Michael...