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Wayne Balazs

Wayne Balazs

Oct 25, 2005

Wayne Richard Balazs, 43, of Toledo, OH passed away October 25, 2005 in his home. He was born in Toledo, OH on July 29, 1962 to Richard and Carol (Boroughf) Balazs. Wayne was employed for 20 years as a truck driver. Wayne enjoyed singing and karoke, reaching the the Indiana state Karoke semi-finals. He was referred to as "Cowboy" for...

Calvin F. Meyers

Calvin F. Meyers

Oct 25, 2005

Calvin F. Meyer, 76, of Oregon, OH, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2005, in the Lutheran Home at Toledo. He was born in Toledo, OH, on July 24, 1929, to Frederick and Helen (Meier) Meyer. Calvin had been employed by the BP Oil Company, for over 40 years as a process operator. He was known as a practical joker, and...

Vesta M. Combs

Vesta M. Combs

Oct 23, 2005

Vesta M. Combs, 94, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2005, at Heatherdowns Rehabilitation Center. Vesta was born on March 31, 1911, in Couch, Missouri, to Thomas and Dili (Staggs) Frey. She was a former employee for Libbey-Owens-Ford and Autolite. Vesta was a member of Clark Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Vida L. and...

Betty Ruth Whited

Betty Ruth Whited

Oct 22, 2005

Betty Ruth Whited, 71, of Genoa, OH, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2005, in St. Charles Mercy Hospital. Betty was born on June 12, 1934, in Jamestown, TN, to Elbert and Lena (Gunter) Cooper. On May 30, 1951, she married Willie Horace Whited, who preceded her in death on August 20, 2005. Betty was known to have a very...

Eleanor M. Harris

Eleanor M. Harris

Oct 21, 2005

Eleanor M. Harris, 99, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2005 in Orchard Villa. She was born on October 21, 1906 to George and Minnie (Schmidt) Mong. Eleanor attended Bowling Green Normal College, and then graduated from the University of Toledo. She was a teacher in the Oregon Schools for 36 years, 31 years at Wynn and 5 at Starr Schools....

Dorothy J. Gonzales

Dorothy J. Gonzales

Oct 21, 2005

Dorothy J. Gonzales, 90, or Oregon, OH passed away Friday, October 21, 2005 in Orchard Villa. She was born in Bowling Green, OH on April 9, 1915 to William and Mary (Haughton) Firsdon Surviving are her children, Carol Long and Dorothy Mies; grandchildren, Louis (Patricia) Mies, Michael Mies, Herman Jr. (Gretchen) Mies, Eric (Amy) Mies, Greg (Edna) Long, Michelle (Jeff)...

Miriam Frances Vassar

Miriam Frances Vassar

Oct 21, 2005

Miriam Frances Vassar, 78, of Toledo, OH passed away Friday, October 21, 2005 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Lima, OH on December 15, 1926 to Munson and Bessie (Shears) Vassar. Miriam was employed by the Continental Coffee Company for many years. She was a member of Clark Street United Methodist where she was active in...

Thelma A. Stroh

Thelma A. Stroh

Oct 19, 2005

Thelma A. Stroh, 89, of Oregon, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at Heartland of Oregon. Thelma was born in Toledo, Ohio on November 28, 1915, to Voyle and Ethel (Worden) Yoder. She had worked as a cafeteria worker for the Oregon School System for 19 years. Thelma was a member of First St. Mark Lutheran Church. Surviving are...

William D. Culbertson

William D. Culbertson

Oct 17, 2005

William D. Culbertson, 85, of Oregon, OH passed away October 17, 2005 in his home. He was born in Greenville, Ohio to William and Olive (Jay) Culbertson on April 23, 1920. William was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II in China-Burma-India. He was employed by LOF as a glassworker for 30 years. William was a...

Jerry L. Sigler

Jerry L. Sigler

Oct 17, 2005

Jerry Lee Sigler, 56, loved the Lord and went to be with Him on October 17, 2005 in St. Luke Hospital after a short bout with a rare cancer. He was born on February 7, 1949 in Oregon, Ohio to Glen and Phyllis (Buchele) Sigler. Jerry married Julia Jaquillard in 1968 He was employed at Kaiser Aluminum, until their closing,...

Ruth I. Stevens

Ruth I. Stevens

Oct 15, 2005

Ruth I, Stevens, 82, of Toledo passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2005 in St. Luke's Hospital. Ruth was born in Toledo on August 6, 1923 to Harold and Marian (Cooper) Stevens. Surviving are her nieces and nephews, Susan Nagy, Tom and Jeffery Stevens, Mark, Scott, Matthew and Chip Miller. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1:00 pm in...

Donna M. Bertok

Donna M. Bertok

Oct 15, 2005

Donna M. Bertok, 77, of Carbon St., Toledo went to be with her beloved husband, Paul, on Saturday, October 15, 2005 in Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born in Glouster, Ohio on April 11, 1928 to Belford and Edith (Holderman) Foraker. Donna lived there until the early 1940's when her family moved to Toledo. She was a graduate of...

Lydia A. Hoffman Fath

Lydia A. Hoffman Fath

Oct 14, 2005

Lydia A. Hoffmann Fath, 81, of East Toledo, passed away Friday, October 14, 2005 in her home. She was born in Toledo on October 23, 1923 to Robert and Olga (Hank) Hoffmann Lydia was a life long member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, where she was active in numerous organizations. Her entire life was centered around her church and family and...

Doris B. Groll

Doris B. Groll

Oct 12, 2005

Doris B. Groll, 82, of Toledo, OH passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2005 in Orchard Villa. She was born in Toledo, OH on September 13, 1923 to Clarence and Stella (Chubner) Kirian. Doris was a member of Martin Luther Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and was superintendent for many years. Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Clayton...

Robert G. Ferguson

Robert G. Ferguson

Oct 12, 2005

Robert G. Ferguson, 78, of Curtice, OH, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2005 in his home. Robert was born in Toledo on July 4, 1927 to Charles and Pearl Ferguson. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Ferguson was employed for 36 years at Standard Oil before his retirement in 1986. He also was the owner and...

Louis N. Salona

Louis N. Salona

Oct 10, 2005

Louis W. Salona, 80, of Toledo, OH passed away on Monday, October 10, 2005 in Orchard Villa. Louis was born in Toledo on March 31, 1925 to Louis and Helen Salona. Mr. Salona was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Stephens Parish, VFW Post 4906, and the American Legion. Louis was employed...

Catherine M. Wetli

Catherine M. Wetli

Oct 9, 2005

Catherine M. Wetli 89 of Toledo passed away Sunday morning at Swan Creek Retirement Village. Kate was born in Toledo on November 25, 1915 to John and Mary C. (Comte) Naumann. She was a graduate of St. Ursula. On October 19, 1940 Kate married Lawrence Hans Wetli who preceded her in death on May 4, 2004. Kate was a longtime...

Helen F. Tober

Helen F. Tober

Oct 7, 2005

Helen F. Tober, 93, of Oregon, passed away Friday, October 7, 2005, at Foundation Park. Helen was born in Moline, Ohio on June 11, 1912, to Henry and Matilda (Neuman) Tober. She had retired from Champion Spark Plug in 1973, after 31 years of service. Helen was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Surviving are her sister, Edna Huss...

Roberto A. Ayala

Roberto A. Ayala

Oct 5, 2005

Roberto A. Ayala, 53, passed away October 5, 2005, in St. Charles Mercy Hospital. He was born in Mercedes, Texas, on October 2, 1952, to Alfredo and Cecilia B. Ayala. Roberto graduated from Waite High School in 1974 and was then employed as a mechanic by Rexam Beverage Cans America for 30 years, retiring in 2003. He enjoyed fishing, working...

James B. Wilson

James B. Wilson

Oct 5, 2005

James B. Wilson, 74, of Toledo, OH passed away October 5, 2005 in Hospice of NW Ohio, Perrysburg, OH. He was born on June 18, 1930 to John and Lois (Hadley) in Mississippi. James was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Korean War. He had been employed as a crane operator at LOF in Rossford, retiring in...

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