Obituaries

Delta Ohio Obituaries

Roger A. Eberly

Roger A. Eberly

May 3, 2022

Roger A. Eberly, age 74, of Delta, passed away at his home Tuesday morning, May 3, 2022.  He was born in Wauseon on March 2, 1948 to the late Donald M. Eberly and Margaret (Goodrich) Eberly.  Roger graduated from Wauseon High School.  On March 18, 1977 he married Kay E. Green and together shared many loving years together until...

Richard M. Davis

Richard M. Davis

Apr 29, 2022

Richard M. Davis, age 53, of Rossford and previously of Delta, Ohio, after a short battle with cancer; peacefully was called home by our Lord Friday night, April 29, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Perrysburg.  He was born in Wauseon on May 16, 1968 to Donald R. Davis and Suzanne (Olsen) Davis.  Rick was a 1986 graduate of Delta...

Floyd Eugene Franks

Floyd Eugene Franks

Apr 29, 2022

Floyd E. Franks, age 73, of Wauseon, peacefully passed away on Friday morning, April 29, 2022, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice.  Floyd was born in Bryan, Ohio on January 6, 1949, to the late Richard and June (Chapman) Franks.  A US Army Vietnam Veteran, he proudly served his country as a helicopter door gunner from 1968 to 1970. During...

Phyllis J. (Aumend)  Eicher

Phyllis J. (Aumend) Eicher

Apr 9, 2022

Phyllis J. Eicher, age 91, of Delta, peacefully passed away at home with her family by her side, early Saturday morning, April 9, 2022.  She was born in Wauseon May 26, 1930 to Noel M. Aumend and Mae (Hines) Aumend.  Phyllis was a graduate of Delta High School.  She was united in marriage to Donald C. Eicher on November...

Larry P. Mcquillin

Larry P. Mcquillin

Apr 7, 2022

Larry P. McQuillin, age 70, passed away at his Delta home April 7, 2022.  He was born on January 28, 1952 to the late William C. McQuillin and Velda (Richard) McQuillin.  Larry graduated from Delta High School in 1970 and went on to receive his Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University.  He served as a restaurant manager for...

Cheryl Anne Tresnan-Reighard

Cheryl Anne Tresnan-Reighard

Apr 1, 2022

Cheryl Anne Tresnan-Reighard, age 60, of Delta, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 at Kettering Health Main Hospital in Kettering, Ohio.  She was born in Royal Oak, Michigan on December 3, 1961 to John "Jack" Tresnan and Jenny (Turner) Tresnan.  Cheryl graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1980 and went on to further her education at Adrain College; where...

Betty Jane Roach

Betty Jane Roach

Apr 1, 2022

Betty J. Roach, age 92, of Wauseon, peacefully passed away early Friday morning, April 1, 2022 at Swanton Valley Health Care.  Betty was born in Frederick, Maryland on November 21, 1929 to the late Mason and Katherine (Baker) Lewis.  She married Donald L. Roach in July, 1945 and he preceded her in death in 2008.  Betty worked for the...

Grace Ann (Hoffman)  Nicely

Grace Ann (Hoffman) Nicely

Mar 21, 2022

Grace Ann Nicely, a longtime resident of Delta, passed away at the age of 81 on Monday evening, March 21, 2022 at Embassy of Swanton; where she was a recent resident.  Grace was born on July 16, 1940 to Roy Hoffman and Alice (Pennington) Hoffman.  After graduating from Lyons High School, she married her high school sweetheart, Derald "Dean"...

Harvey G. Friesner

Harvey G. Friesner

Mar 17, 2022

Harvey G. Friesner, peacefully passed away at his Swanton home at the age of 94.  He was born in Toledo on December 28, 1927 to Karl Friesner Sr. and Bertha (Brabant) Friesner.  He entered the U.S Navy during WWII on January 4, 1945 and was honorably discharged on July 12, 1946 as a Fireman First Class.  On July 2,...

Jerry E. Brushaber

Jerry E. Brushaber

Mar 13, 2022

Jerry E. Brushaber, age 80, of Swanton, passed away Sunday morning March 13, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee.  He was born November 6, 1941 in Toledo to the late Carl Brushaber and Florabelle (Krohn) Brushaber.  After high school Jerry entered the military and enlisted with the U.S Navy serving from 1959 – 1962.  He married Roberta "Bobbi"...

Richard L. Sprouse

Richard L. Sprouse

Mar 12, 2022

Richard L. Sprouse, age 75, of Toledo and formerly of Napoleon, passed away March 12, 2022 at Concord Care Center in Toledo.  He was born in Napoleon on January 27, 1947 to the late Robert Sprouse and Minnie (Meyer) Sprouse.  Richard became disabled at a young age and was unable to work.  He was preceded in death by his...

Alice I. (Stickley)  Shumaker

Alice I. (Stickley) Shumaker

Mar 9, 2022

Alice I. Shumaker, age 106, peacefully passed away Wednesday night, March 9, 2022 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon.  She was born in Wauseon on June 12, 1915 to Frank Stickley and Ellen (Simmons) Stickley.  Alice graduated from Wauseon High School in 1933 and later married Clarence "Dutch" Shumaker.  She worked at Devilbiss prior to her marriage and when her...

Budd L. Gillespie

Budd L. Gillespie

Mar 7, 2022

Budd L. Gillespie, age 86, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022 at his home in Delta.  He was born April 20, 1935 to Huron Gillespie and Dorothy (Parsons) Gillespie.  Budd grew up in the house where he was born and graduated from Delta High School in 1953.  He worked with his father in the fuel distribution business called South...

Doris E. (Baker)  Loar

Doris E. (Baker) Loar

Mar 7, 2022

Doris E. Loar, of Liberty Center, peacefully passed away at the age of 94 early Monday morning, March 7, 2022 at Northcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Napoleon.  Doris was born in Delta on January 2, 1928 to Floyd Baker and Pearl (Wagner) Baker.  She married Donald C. Loar in July of 1972 and shared 46 years together until...

William R. Shepard

William R. Shepard

Mar 4, 2022

William R. Shepard, age 71, of McClure, passed away Friday evening March 4, 2022 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee.  He was born on February 5, 1951 to the late Roland & Alice (Williams) Shepard.  After graduating from Otsego High School he entered the U.S Navy where he proudly served his nation during the Vietnam War.  Bill worked as...

Dona Kay (Green)  Hales

Dona Kay (Green) Hales

Mar 3, 2022

Dona Kay Hales, age 56, of Liberty Center, peacefully passed away at home Thursday morning, March 3, 2022 with her loving family by her side.  She was born in Mullens, West Virginia on July 14, 1965 to the late William and Daisy (Smith) Green.  Dona graduated from Anthony Wayne High School before going on to college.  She married Dana...

Patricia Ann Eldred

Patricia Ann Eldred

Mar 1, 2022

Patricia Ann Eldred, age 72, of Delta and formerly of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee.  She was born in Rhode Island on August 28, 1949 to the late Albert and Lois Schluetter.  After graduating from High School, she attended nursing school in San Diego, CA and later married Robert Eldred who passed away...

Douglas G. Cotner

Douglas G. Cotner

Feb 26, 2022

Douglas G. Cotner, age 78, of Delta, passed away Saturday afternoon, February 26, 2022 at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon.  He was born in Flint Michigan to the late Russell Cotner and Florence (Sullivan) Cotner, one of two boys.  Doug graduated from Mandeville High School and later married Sharon Miller on June 28, 1969 and together raised...

Ellis V. Mann

Ellis V. Mann

Feb 25, 2022

Ellis V. Mann, age 95, of Delta, passed away Friday afternoon February 25, 2022 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon.  He was born in Delta on November 11, 1926 to the late Howard Mann and Ethel (Montgomery) Mann.  Ellis was united in marriage to the late Evelyn M. Panning on March 4, 1951 and shared 68 loving years together until...

Lorraine A. (Bloom)  Ritchey

Lorraine A. (Bloom) Ritchey

Feb 24, 2022

Lorraine Ann Ritchey, age 63, of Delta, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, February 24, 2022.  She was born in Toledo on November 26, 1958; she was one of three children to the late James Bloom and Elizabeth (Reno) Bloom.  Lorraine was a graduate of Delta High School.  She married the late Roger Ritchey Sr. and as...