All Obituaries

Harold Lloyd Elliott, age 92, of Arlington, Texas, and formerly of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 18, 2018 while residing at his daughter’s home.  Harold was born in Kensett, AK on August 13, 1926 to Guy & Mattie (Goode) Elliott.  He married Gladys Swartzlander in 1946 and she preceded him in death on April 25, 2000.  A WW II Veteran, Harold served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS McNair—DD 679 and the USS Tangier.  He served with...

Jerry E. Enyart, age 76, of Delta, God has accepted His servant, Jerry into His arms.  Jerry passed unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.  He was born to Lester and Wilma (Gunn) Enyart on February 24, 1942.  Jerry was a 1960 graduate of Fulton School in AI, Ohio.  He attended classes at the University of Toledo, The Ohio State University and Heidelberg College.  Jerry served in the Air Force Air National Guard from 1964-1970.  He and his...

Donald S. Jones, age 82, of Wauseon, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday afternoon, August 29, 2018 at the University of Toledo Medical Center.  Don was born in Fall River, MA on March 21, 1936 to the late Kenneth Jones and Alma (Burgess) Jones.  From his mid-teens to early 20’s, Don worked as a commercial fisherman in New England.  On May 23, 1964 he married Angelena Brown and she survives.  He later relocated to Wauseon with his wife.  Don...

Martin Burks, age 74, of Delta, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loving family.  Martin was born in Toledo on October 27, 1943 to Robert & Marcella (Jaegle) Burks.  He met and married Diane Falor on February 3, 1990.  Martin worked for Muir Graphics retiring in 2006.  He was also a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Post #373 in Delta.  During his spare time, Martin enjoyed fishing, camping, being with his family and...

Viola Mae Shipman, 93 of Defiance, Ohio passed to her eternal home on Sunday, July 08, 2018 at Buena Vista Assisted Living in Hemet, California.  Present with her were her son, Sidney P. (Barbara) Shipman, II of Hemet, CA and her granddaughter, Melissa and Matt Buselt of Hemet, CA.  Born Thursday, November 13, 1924, she was a wonderful pastor's wife to her late husband, Sidney Shipman, I.  Viola worked for 40 years as a secretary at American States Insurance.  In her...

Emily H. Brown, age 83, of Delta and formerly of Swanton, passed away Monday morning, July 30, 2018 at Swanton Health Care where she had been a resident since 2012.  She was born in Swanton on April 30, 1935 to the late Lloyd D. Brown and Winona (Mason) Brown.  Emily graduated from Swanton High School.  Before retiring she served many years as a secretary with the Veteran’s Administration.  Two of her favorite hobbies included visiting garage sales and...

Fred W. Shininger, age 81 years, of Delta passed away at his home Thursday, August 16, 2018, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.  He was born in Defiance County, OH July 11, 1937 to the late Joseph A. and Frances A. (Pahl) Shininger.  He graduated from Ney High School in 1955.  Fred served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959. While enlisted, he furthered his education through (USFI) United States Armed Forces Institute and was a radio repairman in the Signal...

Ronald G. Sprouse, age 70, of Wauseon, peacefully passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Ron was born in Napoleon on February 14, 1948 to the late Robert Sprouse and Minnie (Meyer) Sprouse.  He was a graduate of Ridgeville High School.  On June 22, 1974 he married Sue Markley and together were blessed with three daughters, Sandi, Shannon and Sara.  He was a Veteran having served with the U.S Army and being discharged in...

Orval “OD” Snyder, age 74, of Liberty Center, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2018, at Henry County Hospital.  OD was born in Oregon, Ohio to the late Orville and Ruth (Kibbe) Snyder.  He met and married the love of his life Charleen Kennedy on August 10, 1973.  He worked as an operations manager for Campbell Soup for over 36 years.  In his spare time, OD was involved in many community activities.  Among these were past president of the Liberty...

Theodore “Ted” Marquardt Jr., age 68, of Delta, peacefully passed away at his home early Tuesday morning, August 7, 2018.   He was born in Toledo on December 12, 1949 to the late Theodore Marquardt Sr. and Edith (Goff) Marquardt.  Ted was a graduate of Whitmer High School.  For over 36 years he worked as a machine operator/sweeper with G.M. Powertrain before retiring.  Ted enjoyed attending dirt races, fishing and various forms of art; especially...