All Obituaries

Leza K. Niederhoff, age 74, of Risingsun, Ohio, passed away at Wood County Hospital Thursday morning, July 9, 2020.  She was born in Wauseon, Ohio on May 31, 1946 one of four children to the late Otto F. Niederhoff and Ruth (Newill) Niederhoff.  Leza graduated from Delta High School in 1964.  She attended the Toledo University; where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education and later furthered her education by getting a Master’s Degree.  Leza began her...

James H. Case, age 72, of Delta, passed away Friday evening, July 10, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family.  Jim was born in Tecumsch, Michigan on June 10, 1948 to the late Earl Case and Luella (Joseph) Case, who survives.  He was united in marriage on October 13, 2001 to Suzanne (Born) Gillen and together they raised 11 children.  Jim was a tool & die maker working for Inteva out of Adrian, Michigan retiring in 2018.  In his spare time, Jim enjoyed...

Malinda A. Graber, age 66, of Delta, peacefully passed away on Thursday morning, July 2, 2020 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo.  She was born in Napoleon on July 13, 1953 to the late Jim Swick and Sally (Watson) Swick; who survives.  Malinda graduated from Napoleon High School in 1971 and went on to receive her LPN license from the Bowling Green Nursing School.  For over seventeen years she served as a nurse with Heartland of Perrysburg before recently retiring in June...

Marie M. Bloomer, age 91, of Delta peacefully passed away early Tuesday morning, June 23, 2020 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice.  She was born in Napoleon on January 16, 1929 to the late William T. Burk and Minnie (Scheele) Burk.  Marie was a 1947 graduate of Napoleon High School.  For over 23 years Marie worked as Chief Payroll Officer for the Toledo Mental Health Facility, retiring in 1989.  She enjoyed sewing and especially bowling.  Marie served as secretary and...

Douglas B. Cole, age 71, of Delta, passed away early Friday morning, June 19, 2020 in his home.  He was born on May 7, 1949 in Adrian, Michigan to the late Robert Cole and Willo (Smith) Cole, who survives.  Douglas was united in marriage to Ruth Ann Nicely on February 3, 1968 and together had three sons.  Douglas was a painter by trade, and during his time off enjoyed hunting and fishing.  A down to earth family man, he thoroughly enjoyed being with his family and...

Marilyn H. Ricker, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold early Friday morning, June 12, 2020.  She was born on May 28, 1935 to the late Cecill Miller and Alma (Bauer) Miller.  Marilyn graduated from Wauseon High School and later married Marion D. Ricker on June 16, 1954.  Together they were blessed with four children, Denise, Brad, Beth and Shelly.  For over 40 years Marilyn and her husband Marion; owned and...

Michael S. Ford, 71 years old, departed this world on Thursday, June 4, 2020.  All 5 of his sons were present at St. Vincent’s hospital in Toledo, Ohio.   Mike was born in Port Hueneme (Oxnard), California  on December 13, 1948,  to the late Harold L Ford and Roselyn V (Reissig) Ford.  His early life was an extraordinary adventure which he shared with 9 siblings, as they followed their US military father around the post-war Pacific, from Port Hueneme,...

Richard “Dick” G. Patterson, age 78, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly at the Fulton County Health Center with his wife by his side, Wednesday morning May 27, 2020.  He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on August 20, 1941 to the late Eugene Patterson and Elizabeth (Givens) Patterson who survives.  Shortly after High School he joined the U.S Marines Corps where he served from 1961 to 1965 during the Vietnam War.  On June 10, 1986 he was united in marriage to...

Donald L. Simon III, Age 40, of Delta passed away unexpectedly Friday night, May 22, 2020.  He was born in Wauseon on September 29, 1979 to Debra (Falor) and Donald L. Simon Jr. and both survive.  Shortly after graduating from Delta High School he moved to Florida; where he worked as a server for a Tai food restaurant and also as a drywaller.  Don had a passion for music which allowed him to pursue song writing as a hobby.  Other interests included playing poker and...

Corwin Lyle Starr, age 83 of Napoleon, and formerly of Delta, passed to eternal life from complications of Parkinson's Disease on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his home in Napoleon surrounded by his loving family.  Corwin was born in Bryan, Ohio on March 26, 1937 to the late Byron & Mildred (Kelly) Starr.  He was united in marriage to Shirley Bean on June 20, 1959.  Corwin spent his school years in Evansville, Indiana and came to Toledo in 1956 to work for J. C. Penney as...