Obituaries
Bernard "Bernie" Pemberton, Jr.
Jul 19, 2023
Bernard “Bernie” Pemberton, Jr., age 74, passed away July 19, 2023, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Bernie was born in Toledo on June 7, 1949, to Bernard and Mary Pemberton, Sr. Bernie attended Macomber High School and served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Libbey Glass in 2012. Bernie loved and enjoyed golfing, scoring three holes-in-one during...
Christopher J. Slawinski
Jun 26, 2023
Christopher Slawinski, age 63 of Annandale Virginia, joined the “Staff of the Supreme Commander” early Monday morning, June 26, 2023, while surrounded by family at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center located in Bethesda, MD. Christopher was born January 3, 1960, in Toledo, Ohio to Edward and Genevieve (Dolkan) Slawinski. He was a 1978 graduate of Woodward High School and...
Faye Snuggs
Jun 21, 2023
Faye Snuggs, 100 years young of Temperance, MI, formerly of Gibsonburg, Ohio passed away at home June 21, 2023. Faye was born June 1, 1923, in Archers Fork, Ohio to Earl and Edna (Haught) Hood. She married Leon Snuggs in 1946 and together they raised four children. Faye enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom and when her children were grown, she...
Benjamin Avalos
Jun 11, 2023
Benjamin Avalos age 62 of Toledo passed away Tuesday July 11, 2023. He was born in Toledo , Ohio to Epifanio and Sara Avalos. Benjamin was self employed for many years. A passion for life Benjamin wanted to live it to the fullest extent. He loved his family and they were very important to him. He would do anything for...
Geraldine M. Johnson
Jun 7, 2023
Geraldine M. (Longmore) Johnson, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, died June 7, 2023, at age 96 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Geraldine was born May 13, 1927, to Andrew and Sevilla (Goebel) Longmore. She was a graduate of Central Catholic High School where she excelled in academics and developed a strong love of her Catholic faith. After high school she...
Phylis A. Kruzel
Jun 3, 2023
Phylis A. Kruzel age 84 of Toledo, Ohio, passed away June 3, 2023, at home after a 28-year battle with breast cancer. Phylis was born November 12, 1938, to Alfred and Selma (Hogue) Gaffney. A 1956 Clay High School graduate, she worked at Toledo Scale, in the secretarial pool when she met the love of her life Dan. She married...
Sister Mary Estella Perkins, Snd
May 29, 2023
Sister Mary Estella Perkins died at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania on the morning of May 29, the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. How fitting this date for a Sister who revered the Holy Name of Mary. Like Mary, Sister Mary Estella was ready to fulfill God’s will during her 94 years of life including nearly 75 years of...
Geraldine Stella "Nana" Costin
May 25, 2023
Geraldine Stella "NANA" Costin age 71 passed away suddenly as the result of a traffic accident on Thursday May 25, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. She was born in Baltimore, MD on October 2, 1951 to Walter and Catherine (Szymanski) Kuchta. Geraldine had worked in retail sales for many years. She enjoyed playing Bingo, drinking her Diet Coke and her favorite...
Guadalupe "Guayaba" Rodriguez-Torres
May 23, 2023
Guadalupe "Guayaba" Rodriguez-Torres age 36 of Toledo passed away Tuesday May 23, 2023. Guadalupe was born on November 19, 1986 in CD Mante Tamaulipas, Mexico to Plutarco Rodriguez Herrera and Dolores Torres Rodriguez. Guadalupe was a very dedicated and hard worker. He enjoyed using his skills for many jobs. He was very proud of his Mexican Heritage and was a...
Robert J. Lesniewicz
May 13, 2023
Robert J. Lesniewicz age 85 of Port Clinton passed away Saturday May 13, 2023, in St. Charles Hospital. Robert was born in Toledo, Ohio on August 6, 1937, to Walter and Mary (Gasirowski) Lesniewicz. He attended Woodward High School. Robert was a U.S. Army veteran where he earned the rank of Sergeant. He had worked at Toledo Plate and Glass,...
Pandelis (Pen) Dallas
May 11, 2023
Pandelis (Pen) Dallas passed away Thursday, May 11 in his sleep at home. He was 92. He is survived by his loving wife, Yvonne (Lemon) Dallas, sister Ruth (Dallas) Hasbrook, daughter Kayla Van Wert, and grandchildren Codie Keeler, Hunter Van Wert, and Andrea Van Wert. If you ever met Pen, you would know he was never short of a story...
Dennis L. Smith
May 8, 2023
Dennis L. Smith age 69 of Oregon Passed away Monday May 8th, 2023 at Northwest Ohio Hospice in Toledo. Dennis was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 6, 1954 to Harry Smith Sr. and Viola (Never) Palmer. Dennis enjoyed fishing, shooting guns, old vintage cars, camping and was a motorcycle enthusiast. He was also known to have a cold one...
Marilyn June Kwapich
May 6, 2023
Marilyn June Kwapich age 90 of Toledo passed away Saturday May 6, 2023, in the Franciscan Care Center. Marilyn or June as her friends called her, was born in West Unity, Ohio on April 14, 1933, to Charles Robert and Genevera Irene (Gross) Newcomb. She was a graduate of West Unity High School. June was the former "Miss West Unity"...
Constance Mae Brown
May 2, 2023
Constance Mae Brown age 84, formerly of Toledo, Ohio passed away May 2, 2023, at Hampton Manor Temperance, Michigan. Connie was born October 1, 1938, in Toledo to Harold and Lillian (Smith) Hoover. A graduate of Burnham High School, Connie married the love of her life Jimmy Brown on May 23, 1959. To say they were best friends doesn’t state...
Rita M. Spieker
Apr 29, 2023
Rita Margaret (Maher) Spieker, 99, of Sylvania passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio with family by her side, where she was a patient for a short time. Born April 27, 1924, in Toledo to the late Robert and Regina (Brown) Maher. Rita married the late John K. Spieker, Jr. on November 30, 1946. Rita...
Robert "Bob" Super
Apr 29, 2023
Robert Super, known as Bob in Toledo (Shoreland) Ohio, formerly of the Polish Village, passed away April 29, 2023, in Ridgewood Manor. Bob was born June 22, 1929, in Toledo Ohio. A hard-working, passionate man from a young age, he began his journey at the age of 12 working for White Hut at Detroit and Collingwood. Bob had multiple careers...
Timothy J. Courtney
Apr 23, 2023
Timothy J. Courtney age 65 of Toledo passed away April 23, 2023, at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Tim was born December 23, 1957, in Dayton, Ohio to John and Rosemary (Campisano) Courtney. He graduated from Marion Catholic High School in Marion, Ohio and in 1980 from Miami University Oxford, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Tim married...
Thomas R. Chromik
Apr 19, 2023
Thomas R. Chromik age 72 of Toledo passed away Wednesday April 19, 2023 in his residence. Tom was born in Toledo on October 24, 1950 to Steven and Cecelia (Gawronski) Chromik. He graduated from Woodward High School. Tom worked as a Tool and Die maker. He then changed careers and went to Toledo Jeep where he was in the skilled...
John L. Schmidt
Apr 13, 2023
John L. Schmidt age 76 of Temperance, MI passed away April 3, 2023, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. John was born July 14, 1946, in Toledo, to John and Gretchen (Fiedler) Schmidt. He was a 1966 graduate of Woodward High School where he played Varsity Hockey. John married Janelle Szymanski and together they raised two children. He was...
Rose Mary Watson
Mar 26, 2023
Rose Mary Watson age 91 of Toledo Ohio passed away March 26, 2023, at Aviva Glendale. Rose Mary was born November 24, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio to Joseph and Priscilla (Kobielak) (Wietrzykowski) Watson. An only child she graduated from Nativity Grade School in 1945, Notre Dame Academy in 1949 and St. Vincent School of Nursing in 1952. She worked at...