Obituaries

Obituaries

Donna B. (Kelsey)  Puehler (Shindorf)

Donna B. (Kelsey) Puehler (Shindorf)

Dec 5, 2020

Donna went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2020.  She was born on July 17, 1934 to John and Laura Perry Kelsey.  She graduated from Hudson High School, Hudson, Michigan in 1952.  She graduated from Adrian college with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1956.  She started a 24-year basketball referee career, as a freshman in college. ...

Ricardo Navarro

Ricardo Navarro

Dec 4, 2020

Ricardo "Rick" Navarro, age 62, of Delta, passed away December 4, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Defiance.  Rick was born January 25, 1958 in Hicksville, Ohio to the late Pablo Navarro and Josephine (Ortiz) Navarro.  He graduated from Delta High School in 1976.  On November 21, 1980 he married Meta L. Trowbridge and she survives.  For...

Hilda L. (Saul)  Spiess

Hilda L. (Saul) Spiess

Dec 4, 2020

Hilda L. Spiess a lifelong resident of Liberty Center, passed away on Friday, December 4th at 99 years of age.  Surviving family members include daughter, Connie, son-in-law, Denny Cahill, granddaughters, Julie Cahill and Erin (Tony) Kneflin, and great grandchildren, Graeme and Scarlett. Born on November 12, 1921, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, L. Lyle Spiess,...

David Allen Curry

David Allen Curry

Dec 4, 2020

David A. Curry, age 73, of Delta, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Toledo Hospital.  David was born in Evergreen Park, Illinois on February 20, 1947 to the late Albert and Madge (Didisse) Curry. He met and married Laura Linet on December 27, 1998.  For over 17 years, David worked for Honda of America as the assistant manager...

Karen E. (Mohr)  Shelt

Karen E. (Mohr) Shelt

Dec 3, 2020

Karen E. (Mohr) Shelt, age 77, of Toledo, passed away peacefully of natural causes Thursday evening, December 3, 2020 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania.  She was born in Wauseon on December 10, 1942 and was the first of four children to the late Robert O. Mohr and Rose (Mull) Mohr.  Karen was a decorated graduate of Wauseon High School...

Richard Marlin Goldsmith

Richard Marlin Goldsmith

Nov 29, 2020

Richard M. Goldsmith, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday morning, November 29, 2020 at The Toledo Hospital.  Dick was born in Wauseon on January 24, 1931 to the late Harry H. and Caroline (Sauder) Goldsmith.  He met Madeline "Midge" McBride and they were united in marriage on February 5, 1950, and together they raised two children.  Dick was...

Thomas E. Krause

Thomas E. Krause

Nov 26, 2020

Thomas E. Krause, age 81, of Delta, passed away unexpectedly at his home Thursday, November 26, 2020.  Tom was born in Delta on October 4, 1939 to Arnold Krause and Gladys (Scherer) Krause.  He graduated Swanton High School in 1957 and served the U.S. Navy from June 12, 1957 – September 29, 1960; when honorably discharged.  T.E. was a...

Joshua Alan Mull

Joshua Alan Mull

Nov 22, 2020

Joshua Alan Mull, age 37, of Napoleon, passed away early Sunday morning, November 22, 2020 at Mercy Health Hospital in Defiance.  He was born in Toledo on August 19, 1983 to Gregory Mull and Vicki (Balusik) Mull.  Josh was a 2002 graduate of Pittsford High School in Pittsford Michigan.  Shortly after High School he was involved in an auto...

Carolyn S. (Saunders)  Yackee

Carolyn S. (Saunders) Yackee

Nov 17, 2020

Carolyn Sue Yackee, age 86, of Wauseon passed away Tuesday morning, November 17, 2020 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Ft. Wayne, IN.  She was born in Wauseon on October 2, 1934 to the late Alva Saunders and Thelma (Forest) Saunders.  Carolyn was a graduate of Wauseon High School.  On February 28, 1954 she married Jarol "Jerry" Yackee and treasured...

Roger L. Pfund

Roger L. Pfund

Nov 6, 2020

Roger L. Pfund, age 76, of Wauseon, passed away at Toledo Hospital on Friday morning, November 6, 2020.  He was born on September 30, 1944 to the late Nelson P. Pfund and Thelma (Wagner) Pfund.  Roger was raised on the family farm in Wauseon along with his three brothers, Richard, Ronald and Rodney.  He graduated from Wauseon High School...

Ralph A. Zimmerman

Ralph A. Zimmerman

Oct 31, 2020

Ralph A. Zimmerman, age 77, passed away Saturday evening, October 31, 2020 at his Delta home.  He was born in Toledo on July 8, 1943 to the late Harry C. Zimmerman and Margaret (Bower) Zimmerman.  Ralph graduated from Swanton High School in 1961.  He was an Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam War from 1968-1974.  On June 25,...

Helen M (Loveland)  Clingaman

Helen M (Loveland) Clingaman

Oct 31, 2020

Helen M. Clingaman, age 95, of Wauseon, passed away early Saturday morning, October 31, 2020 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon.  She was born in Wauseon on July 22, 1925 to Glen J. Loveland and Bertha (Metcalf) Loveland.  Helen was a graduate of Wauseon High School.  On November 10, 1946 she married John G. Clingaman and he preceded her in...

Kathryn L. (Moll)  Leu

Kathryn L. (Moll) Leu

Oct 26, 2020

Kathryn L. Leu, age 95, of Delta, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, October 26, 2020 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania.  She was born on January 22, 1925, the only child to the late Louis Moll and Jeanette (Eicher) Moll.  After graduating from Tri-State Business College, Katie worked for Toledo Steel Products until they moved their factory out of state. ...

Renee D. (Deshetler)  Held

Renee D. (Deshetler) Held

Oct 20, 2020

Renee D. DeShetler Held, age 55, of Delta, peacefully passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 20, 2020 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center.  She was born in Toledo on September 8, 1965 to Linda (Clay) DeShetler and the late Ralph DeShetler.  Renee graduated from Whitmer High School in 1984 and served in the cafeteria with the Pike-Delta-York school system for...

Jon Alann Shultz

Jon Alann Shultz

Oct 14, 2020

Jon Alann Shultz, age 62, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 while playing the piano in his Swanton home.  An Elvis songbook was in the music rack.  Our hope is that he was singing loudly when he passed.  Jon was born in Toledo on July 10, 1958 to the late Joe D.F. Shultz and Mildred (Hagelberger) Shultz.  He graduated...

Darlene "Darty" (Miller)  Ryan

Darlene "Darty" (Miller) Ryan

Oct 14, 2020

Darlene "Darty" Ryan, age 63, of Delta, with her loving family by her side; passed away under hospice care at her home early Wednesday, morning October 14, 2020.  She was born in Fort Campbell, KY to the late James Lewis Miller and Donnie (Williams) Miller.  Darty graduated from Valley High School in Valley Station, Kentucky.  Along with raising her...

Delores Marie (Lambert)  Hicks

Delores Marie (Lambert) Hicks

Oct 9, 2020

Delores M. (Lambert) Hicks, age 86, a lifelong resident of Delta, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Delores was born in Wauseon on July 16, 1934 to the late Howard and Arvada (Osterhout) Lambert.  She was united in marriage to Marion "Bud" Hicks in February, 1961 and he preceded her in death 1983. ...

James E. Rieben

James E. Rieben

Oct 8, 2020

James E. Rieben, age 70, of Swanton, was welcomed into heaven Thursday evening, October 8, 2020 by his wife Barbara who passed away just two weeks earlier.  Jim was born in Bridgeton, NJ to the late Earl Rieben and Ruby (Lanham) Mingin on October 17, 1949.  Following in his parents' footsteps he started working at Owens Illinois In Charlotte,...

Daniel L Reau

Daniel L Reau

Oct 7, 2020

Daniel L. Reau, age 68, passed away unexpectedly at his Swanton home Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  He was born in Adrian, MI on October 5, 1952 to the late Norman Reau and Nancy (Zibbell) Reau.  Dan graduated from Blissfield High School in 1970 and later attended Vo-Tech Training School in Adrian and A1-Win Heavy Equipment School in West Jefferson,...

Zulema Munoz

Zulema Munoz

Oct 5, 2020

Zulema Munoz, age 46, of Delta, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 at the community Health Professional Inpatient Hospice, Defiance.  Zulema was born in Mexico, on December 17, 1973 to Agustin and the late Herminia (Trevino) Valtierra, Sr.  She was united in marriage to Benjamin Munoz, on August 11, 1998.  She was a loving, fun, caring hardworking wife...