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Judith A. (Firsdon) Johnson
Dec 21, 2007
Judith A. (Firsdon) Johnson, 45, of Oregon Ohio passed away unexpectedly Friday, December 21, 2007, in her residence. Judy was born in Toledo, Ohio on November 22, 1962, to Thomas and Georgia (Redd) Firsdon. Judy was a thoughtful and giving person. Though she never had much money she was helping other people. In her special way she helped all her...
Delores A. Kajca
Dec 21, 2007
Delores A. Kajca, 73, of Oregon passed away peacefully Friday, December 21, 2007, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Do was born in Toledo on July 21, 1934, to Norman and Hazel (Young) Turner. On October 6, 1951, she married John Kajca, who felt that God had made this special loving person just for him. She was a parishioner of...
Khen To
Dec 21, 2007
Khen To, 56, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2007, after a 3 year hard fought battle with colon cancer. Khen was a devoted father and hard worker. He worked at Owens Corning for 15 years before working for Diamond Crystals for 10 years. Khen worked almost every day even while being treated with chemotherapy, except for...
Danny R. Fields
Dec 19, 2007
Danny R. Fields, 56, an avid coin and art collector, political activist, and Toronto Maple Leafs fan passed away December 19, 2007 after an eight year battle with pulmonary disease. Danny was born in Kentucky, raised in Northwest Indiana and Tucson Arizona. He also lived in various other places until he settled in Toledo in the 1970's. Danny worked for...
William M. Buehler "Billy"
Dec 19, 2007
William M. "Billy" Buehler, 45 of Genoa, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, in St. Charles Mercy Hospital. He was born in Oregon, Ohio on December 18, 1962, to Eugene and Mary (Kremser) Buehler. Billy attended Riverview Industries and most recently was active with Vail Meadows. The family wishes to extend special thanks to all his caregivers and...
Genowefa D. Urbanski
Dec 19, 2007
Genowefa D. Urbanski, 90, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at Heartland of Oregon. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 3, 1917, to John and Rose (Szymanski) Kowalski. Â Surviving are her sons, Robert (Sandra) Towles and Thomas (Patricia) Urbanski; 5 grand-children and 2 great-grand-children. Genowefa was preceded in death by her parents and her...
Joeann M. Cousino
Dec 19, 2007
JoeAnn M. Cousino, renowned sculptor, passed on peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 19, 2007, in the home she designed. The internationally known artist/teacher is perhaps best known in this area for her life size bronze "Woman with the Birds" at Toledo Botanical Gardens. She was a great influence in many people's lives and will be missed. She is...
Mary C. Swope
Dec 18, 2007
Mary C. Swope, 61, of Toledo, Ohio passed away December, 18, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 12, 1946 to Joseph and Marjorie (Bowland) Jakab. Mary was a graduate of Libbey High School. She had lived in Las Vegas 14 years until moving back to Toledo in 2003.  Mary enjoyed crocheting,...
Andrea Smith
Dec 17, 2007
Andrea Smith, 46, of Toledo, OH passed away December 17, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 1, 1961 to Henry and Mary (LaBelle) Smith. Andrea was employed with the Lear Corporation for 9 years. She loved spending time caring for the children in her life. She loved all children and they...
Bernadine D. Dissett
Dec 14, 2007
Bernadine D. Dissett, 82, of Millbury passed away unexpectedly in her residence on Friday, December 14, 2007. Bernadine was born in Toledo, Ohio on May 20, 1925, to Anthony and Mary (Jarczynski) Szmania. Bernadine was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church where she also a member of the Altar Society and Rosary Sodality. She will always be remembered as...
Francisco Alaniz
Dec 13, 2007
Francisco Alaniz, 80, of Bono, Ohio, passed away December 13, 2007, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born in Edinburg, Texas on January 3, 1927, to Jose and Rafaela (Ysagurre) Alaniz. Francisco was employed by General Motors Powertrain for 30 years, retiring in 1993. He served in the Army during WWII, was a member of Primera Iglesia Bautista...
Lorene L. Giffin
Dec 13, 2007
Lorene L. Giffin, 60, of Toledo, Ohio passed away peacefully, December 13, 2007, at St. Charles Mercy Hospital. She was born in Toledo on September 5, 1947, to Robert and Lucille (Sequin) McIntosh. Lori was an auxiliary member of the VFW Post 2984 Northwood, and the Eagles #2322 in Rossford. Lori was a very proud Nana and loved spending time...
Alice S. Mominee
Dec 13, 2007
Alice (Lazenby) Mominee passed away on December 13, 2007, in Forest, Viginia. Surviving are her son, Donald (Mary) Lazenby of Oak Harbor, OH; daughter, Donna Schlapman of Forest, VA; step daughter, Margaret Blackwood of Napoleon, OH and sister, Mary Aumend of Norwalk, OH. She was preceded in death by son, Harvie Dean Lazenby and step son, William Lazenby. Graveside services...
Emily B. Wells
Dec 10, 2007
Emily B. Wells, 89, of Curtice, Ohio passed away December 10, 2007. She was born in Frederic, Michigan on November 1, 1918 to Ellis and Blanche Gillespie. Funeral services were private.
Ellen Marie Cole
Dec 10, 2007
Ellen Marie Cole, 86, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007, at St. Charles Mercy Hospital.  Marie was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 18, 1921, to William and Helen (Beaudry) Cole.  She retired from Tolco Corporation after working 30 years as an executive secretary. Marie is survived by her brothers, Dell and James Cole.  Also surviving are...
John A. Grieshaber
Dec 10, 2007
John A. Grieshaber, 99, passed away December 10, 2007 with his daughters at his side in Aiken, SC. He was preceded in death by his bride of 67 years, Loretta Grieshaber. Born in Toledo, OH of Swiss immigrants, he served his country in France during WWII. John raised his family in Florida, where he was an ornamental plastering contractor. Mid-life...
Ronald Stephen Demko
Dec 9, 2007
Ronald Stephen "Buck" Demko passed away peacefully on December 9, 2007, after a courageous 5 week battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Toledo, Ohio to Irene Kohany and Joseph Demko on November 13, 1934. Â Buck graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1952. Buck served in the Army from 1954 to 1956 and was stationed in Germany. After...
Billy D. Mason
Dec 9, 2007
Billy D. Mason of Northwood, Ohio passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007. Billy was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 9, 1953 to Gilbert and Almeda (Taft) Mason. He was employed as a computer technician for DHL. Billy played in several local bands, playing the guitar. He also was a person who was physically fit, enjoying bicycling and exercising. Billy...
Raymond F. Schimming
Dec 8, 2007
Raymond F. Schimming, 88, of Curtice, OH passed away on December 8, 2007, in his home. The son of William and Mary (Schimmel) Schimming, he was born on February 10, 1919, in the Schimming homestead, Williston, Ohio. He married Ruth Kasischke on June 6, 1941, in Gibsonburg, Ohio. Ray was a lifelong farmer, raising grain and dairy cattle. Ray's farm...
Frances E. Mcgill
Dec 6, 2007
Frances E. McGill, 77, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born on October 13, 1930 to the late Herbert and Anna (Diebert) Veler. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, James, in 1994. A graduate of Waite High School, Frances was a member of Mayfair Plymouth Congregational Christian...
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