Obituaries

Obituaries

Donell "Sam" Mendenhall

Donell "Sam" Mendenhall

Oct 17, 2012

Donell "Sam" Mendenhall, age 64, of Delta, passed away at Swanton Valley Care Center late Wednesday evening, October 17, 2012.  She was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 30, 1948, to the late Walter Mendenhall Jr. and Betty (Laird) Mendenhall.  Sam was the owner and operator of the former Inheritance Antique Store in Maumee.  Some of her fondest hobbies included...

Otto A. Megill

Otto A. Megill

Oct 15, 2012

Otto A. "Hoppy" Megill, 89, of Delta, passed away on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Otto was born and raised in Howell Township, NJ where he spent most of his life, and had lived in Florida before moving to Ohio. Hoppy was a past master of the Farmingdale/Howell Grange and a US Army veteran serving during...

Liedel M. Richard

Liedel M. Richard

Oct 11, 2012

Richard M. Liedel, age 86, of Monroe, MI, passed away at Fountain View of Monroe Care Center early Thursday morning, October 11, 2012.  He was born in Monroe, MI on June 19, 1926 to the late Ben Liedel and Nellie (Hitchingham) Liedel.  Richard was a graduate of Monroe High School and a WWII Veteran having served with the U.S Air...

Howard E. Saul

Howard E. Saul

Oct 1, 2012

Howard E. Saul, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away at his home early Monday morning, October 1, 2012.  He was born on October 20, 1926 in Hamler, OH to the late Charles F. Saul and Maud (Karg) Saul.  He was a 1944 graduate of Delta High School and on March 25, 1951 married Marlene Palmer, who survives.  Howard and his...

Margaret R. (Heller)  Shipman

Margaret R. (Heller) Shipman

Sep 20, 2012

Margaret R. Shipman, age 82 of Delta, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday afternoon, September 20, 2012.  She was born in Ft. Wayne, IN a daughter of the late Rev. Max Heller and Martha (Amstutz) Heller.  Margaret was a homemaker for many years before serving as a cook in the cafeteria at the PDY School System and retiring...

Victoria F. (Quaintance)  Mccance

Victoria F. (Quaintance) Mccance

Sep 2, 2012

Victoria F. McCance, age 63, of Delta, passed away at her home with her loving family by her side early Sunday morning, September 2, 2012.  She was born in Toledo on July 7, 1949 to the late George Quaintance and Helen (Mason) Quaintance.  Vicki was a member of the Evergreen High School class of 1968.  Some of her fondest hobbies...

Richard E. Echler

Richard E. Echler

Sep 1, 2012

Richard E. Echler, age 69, of Delta, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, September 1, 2012.  He was born in Delta on September 25, 1942.  Dick was a 1960 graduate of Delta High School.  He worked in the tool room at Champion Spark Plug as a lathe operator for over 29 years.  After Champion's closing, he retired and became a self...

Alexander J. Torok

Alexander J. Torok

Sep 1, 2012

Alexander J. Torok, age 93, of Delta, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Swanton Health Care.  He was born in Windber, PA on February 24, 1919 to the late Valentine Torok and Barbara (Krynak) Torok.  Alexander was a WWII Veteran having served in the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army and earning the rank of Sergeant.  Before retiring...

Earl C. Harris

Earl C. Harris

Aug 21, 2012

Earl C. Harris, age 90, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 21, 2012 at the County Villas in Claremont, CA.  Earl was born in Delta on April 3, 1922 to the late Ralph N. Harris and Helen G. (Harmon) Harris.  He was a graduate of Delta High School.  On February 12, 1944, Earl was married to Helen Sieren also of...

Jessie Marie Randolph

Jessie Marie Randolph

Aug 20, 2012

Jessie Marie Randolph, age 30, of Swanton, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, August 20 2012.  Jessie recently received a double organ transplant in May of this year.  She was born in Toledo on May 22, 1982.  Jessie graduated from Delta High School in 2000.   She was very artistic; with a talent for drawing and architectural design.  She...

William "Cliff" May

William "Cliff" May

Aug 18, 2012

William "Cliff" May, age 81, of Napoleon, after a short illness, passed away at his home Saturday morning, August 18, 2012 with his family by his side.  He was born on October 6, 1930 in Carrollton, KY to the late Roy May and Rella (Stanley) May.  Cliff and his wife Grace (Rabourn) May were members of the Baptist Church in...

Roberta A. (Wiley)  Morgan

Roberta A. (Wiley) Morgan

Aug 18, 2012

Roberta A. Morgan, age 96, of Delta, with her loving daughter by her side; passed away early Saturday morning, August 18, 2012.  She was born in Delta on September 5, 1915 to the late Oliver Wiley and Ola (Smallman) Wiley.  Roberta was a graduate of Delta High School and later worked at the Wire Factory in Wauseon until retirement.  She...

Barbara A. (Mcdonald)  Kelley

Barbara A. (Mcdonald) Kelley

Aug 5, 2012

Barbara A. Kelley, age 55, of Delta and Bryan, passed away Sunday morning, August 5, 2012 at her sister's home in Delta; where she was being cared for.  She was born in Lima, OH on August 1, 1957.  Barbara most recently worked as a greeter for the Walmart store in Bryan.  She is survived by her mother, Barbara (Charles) Drake;...

Helen M. (Poca)  Woody

Helen M. (Poca) Woody

Aug 4, 2012

Helen M. Woody, age 90 of Delta, passed early Saturday morning, August 4, 2012 at Swanton Health Care.  She was born September 16, 1921 to the late Julius and Julia (Zincsah) Poca.  Helen graduated from Fulton Township "AI" High School in 1940.  On July 27, 1946 she was united in marriage to Burl H. Woody and he survives.  During the...

Steven D. Lamb

Steven D. Lamb

Jul 21, 2012

Steven D. Lamb, age 49, of Delta, passed away Saturday afternoon July 21, 2012 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo.  He was born in Toledo, OH on October 7, 1962 to the late Rolland C. Lamb Jr. and Beverly A. (Yohn) Lamb who survives.  Steve graduated from Waite High School in Toledo.  He most recently has been employed...

Michael A. Spencer

Michael A. Spencer

Jul 13, 2012

Michael A. Spencer, age 61, of Ridgeville Corners, passed away Friday afternoon, July 13, 2012 at his home.  He was born on September 23, 1950.  Michael worked for thirteen years for Nafziger Stroh's Ice Cream in Napoleon and later for Pizza Hut in Wauseon.  Michael was preceded in death by his mother, Hazel Spencer in 2000; his father and one...

Rita M. Clausen

Rita M. Clausen

Jul 8, 2012

Rita M. Clausen, age 92, of Wauseon, passed away at her granddaughter's home, where she resided the past 2 ½ years, on Sunday, July 8, 2012 with her loving family by her side.  She was born in Hamler, OH on October 28, 1919 to the late Henry Erford and Mary (Mack) Erford.  Some of Rita's hobbies included gardening, farming, canning,...

Sandra J. (Brehm)  Drennan

Sandra J. (Brehm) Drennan

Jul 5, 2012

Sandra J. Drennan, age 67, of Lyons, OH and Morenci, MI, passed away unexpectedly from injuries received in an auto accident early Thursday morning, July 5, 2012.  She was born in Wauseon on March 25, 1945, to the late Ruth (Krauss) Brehm and Merlyn E. Brehm, who survives.  Sandra was a graduate of Delta High School.  She later received her...

Sarah E. (Snyder)  Seiler

Sarah E. (Snyder) Seiler

Jul 3, 2012

Sarah E. Seiler, age 54, of Swanton, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 3, 2012 at Swanton Valley Care and Rehabilitation.  She was born in Wauseon on October 14, 1957 to the late Robert Snyder and Mary Lou (Ohler) Snyder.  On August 21, 1976, she married Kevin M. Seiler.  Sarah was a 1976 graduate of Delta High School.  After graduating...

John P. Mizer

John P. Mizer

Jul 1, 2012

John "Jack" P. Mizer, age 82, recently of Toledo and longtime resident of Delta, passed away at his home Sunday morning, July 1, 2012 while under hospice care.  He was born in Delta on February 28, 1930 to the late Paul W. and Carrie Valleda (Bittikofer) Mizer.  Jack graduated from Fulton School or "Ai Tech", as he called it and...