Obituaries 
1998 - Obits - E, F & G
JoAnne Echelbarger
Jack Reber Edwards
Farrel F. Elsea
John H. Feasel
Ruth D. Fillhart
Jerry A. "Jake" Fitch
U S Flagg
Robert Neal Fleetwood
Robert W. Ford
Lulu Freeman
Clara A. Fruth
Nereid J. Fruth
Thyrza Eaton Funk
Blanche G. Gatrell
Dorothy Imm George
Ethel Smith-Gillett
Estelle E. Goff
Helen J. Goldner
Leone M. Good
Bessie A. Graber
Richard Charles Gray
Velma K. (Perry) Gray
Frances Gregory
Esther Emma Grine
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JoAnne Echelbarger
Homemaker/avid bridge player
JoAnne Echelbarger, 70, of Westhaven
Drive, Fostoria, died in the Medical College of Ohio Hospital,
Toledo, at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 1998.
She was born Nov. 17, 1927, in
Fostoria, to W.A. ''Pat'' and Cecyle (Hiser) O'Brien. Her husband,
Fred R. Echelbarger, whom she married Aug. 18, 1946, in Fostoria,
survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include: two sons,
Michael Echelbarger of West Millgrove and Patrick Echelbarger
of Santa Cruz, Calif.; a daughter, Kristy Echelbarger of Findlay;
a sister, Janet Jones of Toledo; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Echelbarger, a homemaker,
was a member of the Fostoria Country Club and had served as
a former Girl Scout leader.
An avid bridge player, playing
in several area bridge clubs, she loved gardening.
She was a 1945 graduate of Fostoria
High School and had attended Bowling Green State University.
The Rev. Branson J. Hawkes will
be the officiant at the 11 a.m. Wednesday service in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Interment will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to Fostoria
Home Health Care or Fostoria Habitat for Humanity.
Jack Reber
Edwards
Edwards Dry Cleaners owner/operator
Jack Reber Edwards, 83, died at
8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at his home at 1349 South
Drive, Fostoria.
He was born in Fostoria, Sept.
30, 1914, to Jack and Clara (Altman) Edwards Sr. On Dec. 24,
1934, in Fostoria, he married Nina O. Swihart. She survives
in Fostoria.
Survivors also include: two daughters,
Mrs. Stanley (Judy) Brahier of Defiance and Mrs. Jim (Jacqueline)
Hauser of Sandusky; five grandchildren, three step grandchildren
and three step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Victor
(Jeanne) Reed of Las Vegas, Nev.
A lifetime member of the First
Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, Mr. Edwards
owned and operated Edwards Dry Cleaners in Fostoria for 50 years,
retiring in 1973.
He also was a member of Fostoria
Elks Lodge 935, where he served as past exalted ruler; the Jack
Wainwright Band, which gained national recognition; and served
as a volunteer firefighter with the Fostoria Fire Department
1939-45.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday
in the Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria Chapel, with the Rev.
R. Edson Reed officiating. Interment will be in WestIndependence
Cemetery.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Friday, where Elks Lodge services will
be at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the church
or the American Cancer Society.
Farrel F. Elsea
Retired owner and operator of
the former Elsea TV
Farrel F. Elsea, 94, of 5629 County
Road 23, Fostoria, died at 5:55 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 1998 at
Heritage Manor, Findlay.
He was born Feb. 15, 1904 in Wyandot
County to Leroy B. and Millie V. (Searfoss) Elsea. He married
Pearl Kroetz, who preceded him in death. He married Bernice
Diebley on Jan. 27, 1974, and she survives.
Also surviving are a son, James
of Frankfort, Ky.; three stepsons, Joe Diebley, William Diebley,
both of Fostoria; John Diebley, Helena; two daughters, Mrs.
Melvin (Margaret) Riebesehl, Fostoria; Mrs. James (Joyce) Abel,
Loudon, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Elmer (Dorla) Walter, Carey;
16 grandchildren; 15 step-grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter,
Virginia Riebesehl; a brother, Cloyce; a twin sister, Rema Hassan;
and a sister, Cleo Myers.
Mr. Elsea was a retired owner and
operator of the former Elsea TV and Appliance Store, Fostoria.
He also was a former chief engineer for radio station WFOB,
Fostoria.
He was a member of West Independence
United Methodist Church, on U.S. 224 east of Findlay.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at West Independence United Methodist Church,
the Rev. Jeffrey A. Raker officiating. Burial will be in Memory
Gardens, near Arcadia.
Visitation will be held from 2-9
p.m. Sunday at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home, Findlay, and one
hour before the service Monday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the church.
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John H. Feasel
Former area resident/Union Carbide retiree
John H. Feasel, 95, of N. Holland-Sylvania
Rd., Toledo, and formerly of TWSP RD 23, Kansas, died in Toledo
Hospital on Wednesday evening. He was born Oct. 2, 1903, to
Charles and Mary (Millhime) Feasel in Seneca County near Maple
Grove. On Sept. 14, 1926, he married Violet Zimmerman; she died
March 16, 1984.
Surviving include: a son, Harvey
Nelson (Joyce) Feasel of Lambertville, MI.; Grandchildren: Michael,
Terry Nelson and Gary (Amy) Feasel, Peggy (Brian) Bliss and
Vicki (Richard) Jueng; and six great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were: a
son, John H. Jr.; three brothers, Irvin, Harvey, and Charles;
five sisters, Cora Hostler, Verda Craun, Ethel Nighswander,
Belva Wohlgamuth, and Gladys Baker; and a grandson, Jeffrey.
Mr. Feasel was a general laborer
at Union Carbide Company, Fostoria, until he retired in 1968.
He continued living in the area until his wife passed away n
March 1984 so that he could be near his son.
Services will be Sunday afternoon
at 2 p.m. at the Nopper-Veh Funeral Home in Gibsonburg, Ohio.
Burial will be at the Scott Trinity Cemetery, Risingsun.
Friends may call from 4-7 p.m.
at the funeral home.
The family asks that memorials
be made to the United Way.
Ruth D. Fillhart
Fostoria homemaker
Ruth D. Fillhart, 85, of 25 Christopher
Drive, Fostoria, died at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 1998, in
St. Catherine's Care Center, Fostoria.
She was born in Florida, Ohio,
March 10, 1913, to William and Almeda (Holmes) Stykemain. Her
husband of 63 years, Harry C. Fillhart, whom she married Oct.
4, 1931, in Fostoria, preceded her in death Jan. 1, 1995.
Surviving are: a son, Wilbur C.
Fillhart of Fostoria; three daughters, Mrs. Sheridan (Clara)
Zimmerman and Mrs. David (Patricia) Martin, both of Fostoria,
and Mrs. Philip (Barbara) Chamberlain of Memphis, Tenn.; two
sisters, Emmaline Stykemain of Toledo and Mrs. Henry (Erma)
Eggers of Napoleon; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
two brothers, Robert and Ortis Stykemain; and three sisters,
Alta Waltermeyer, Fernelia Copeland and Vera Lee.
A homemaker, Mrs. Fillhart was
a former member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria.
Services in St. Wendelin Catholic
Church will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with interment in Fountain
Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be 6-9 p.m. Monday with a Wake service
at 8:30 p.m.
Jerry A. "Jake"
Fitch
Findlay Products Co. employee
Jerry A. ''Jake'' Fitch, 23, of
College Avenue, Fostoria, died at 10:32 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
3, 1998, as the result of an auto accident on Hancock CR 216
near Arcadia. He was born Jan. 9, 1975, in Fostoria to Elmer
R. and Ruby A. (Sartin) Fitch in Fostoria. They both survive.
Other survivors include: his fiance,
Stacy Phelps of Fostoria; a brother, Darrell R. Fitch of Fostoria;
two sisters, Renee Fitch of Fostoria and Mrs. Steve (Melissa)
Cook of Tiffin; and maternal grandmother, Florence Sartin of
Wheelwright, Ky.
Mr. Fitch was a 1993 graduate of
Fostoria High School and worked for Findlay Products Co.
The Rev. Donald R. Goodwin will
officiate the 1 p.m. Monday service at the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, West
Independence.
Visitation hours are 2-4 and 6-9
p.m Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
U S Flagg
Retired Standard Oil Co. distributor
U S Flagg, 89, of Chestnut Street,
Kansas, Ohio, died at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in
the Quality Care Center, Fremont.
He was born March 17, 1909, in
Norwalk, to Leonard P. and Malinda E. (Shupe) Flagg. His wife,
Zenith V. (Prenzlin) Flagg, whom he married June 10, 1929, in
Norwalk, preceded him in death Jan. 4, 1993.
Survivors include: two sons, Martin
D. Flagg of Kansas and Daniel D. Flagg of Fostoria; a daughter,
Mrs. Duff (Shirley) Robbins of Tiffin; 12 grandchildren, 29
great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
A brother, Clarence Flagg; and
four sisters, Olive Shultz, Leona Benson, Alma Michaels and
Deliah Flagg, also are deceased.
Mr. Flagg, who attended Kansas
United Methodist Church, retired March 17, 1972, as a petroleum
products distributor in the Kansas area, from the Standard Oil
Company, where he had worked for 34 years.
Services in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the
Rev. Ivan L. Schwenn officiating. Interment will be in Memory
Gardens, near Arcadia.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to Kansas
United Methodist Church or Fremont Hospice Care.
Robert Neal
Fleetwood
Atlas Crankshaft retiree
Robert Neal Fleetwood, 66, of East
Meadowlark Drive, Seymour, Ind., died at 9:50 p.m. Monday, April
13, 1998, in Fostoria Community Hospital.
He was born Aug. 2, 1931, in Seymour,
to Hayden and Anna Henriette (Anderson) Fleetwood. His father
survives in Seymour. On Sept. 23, 1950, in Seymour, he married
Doris Louise Prewitt, and she survives in Seymour.
Survivors also include: a son,
Robert A. ''Rob'' Fleetwood of Seymour; a daughter, Mrs. Kent
(Lisa) Kline of Risingsun; two brothers, Harold Gene and Roger
Darrell Fleetwood, both of Seymour; two sisters, Mrs. John (Dorcas)
Miller of Lexington, Ky., and Mrs. Michael (Kathy) Pyle of Seymour;
and three grandchildren.
His mother is deceased.
A 1949 graduate of Cortland High
School, Cortland, Ind., Mr. Fleetwood retired from the Atlas
Crankshaft Corp. in Fostoria after 30 years of employment with
Cummings Engine Corp. (Atlas is a division of Cummings.) He
also worked at the Seymour plant and was a line supervisor in
Fostoria.
He was a member of Peterswitch
Church of the Nazarene, Seymour, and a U.S. Army veteran, serving
during the Korean Conflict.
The Rev. Gary Bectal will be the
officiant at the 10:30 a.m. Friday service in the Voss and Son
Funeral Home, Seymour. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery,
Seymour.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday
at the Voss and Son Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the church.
The Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home,
Fostoria, is in charge of local arrangements.
Robert W. Ford
Ford Motor Co. retiree
Robert W. Ford, 86, of 715 Eastern
Ave., Fostoria, died at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998,
in Winebrenner Village, Findlay.
He was born in Fostoria March 28,
1912, to Rolen M. and Gary W. (Plott) Ford.
Surviving are: two sons, Terry
A. Ford of Fostoria and James R. Ford of Findlay; a daughter,
Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Spaun of Findlay; a brother, Charles
E. Ford of Toledo; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death was a brother,
Dale R. Ford.
Mr. Ford, a U.S. Army Air Corps
veteran of World War II, during which he was a staff sergeant,
retired in 1972 as a skilled trade machinist from the Ford Motor
Co., Fostoria, after 33 years.
He was a member of Fostoria United
Sportsman, AMVETS 69 and the American Legion, all of Fostoria.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday
in the Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria Chapel, with the Rev.
Branson Hawkes officiating. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria, where military graveside rites will be conducted by
the United Veteran's of Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
is 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society.
Lulu Freeman
Fostoria homemaker
Lulu Freeman, 96, died at 7:10
p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in St. Catherine's Care Center,
Fostoria, where she resided.
She was born April 29, 1902, in
Front Royal, Va., the daughter of Cornellius and Cora (Figgins)
Robinson. Her husband, Harry M. Freeman, whom she married Sept.
30, 1922, in Front Royal, died Aug. 12, 1959.
Survivors include a son, Lenny
Freeman of Fostoria, and two grandchildren.
A daughter, Marie Dutcher, is deceased.
Mrs. Freeman was a homemaker.
Graveside services in Fountain
Cemetery, Fostoria, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev.
Donald R. Goodwin officiating.
There will be no visitation. The
Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria, is in charge of arrangements.
Clara A. Fruth
Bascom homemaker
Clara A. Fruth, 95, of Bascom,
died at 2:20 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, in St. Francis Home,
where she had resided since March 15.
She was born in Loudon Township,
Sept. 8, 1902, to George and Olive (Hunker) Rinebold. Her husband,
Archie D. Fruth Sr., whom she married Nov. 29, 1923, in her
parent's home in Loudon Township, died Nov. 15, 1983.
Surviving are: four sons, Charles
R., Archie D. Jr. and Duane P. Fruth, all of the Tiffin area
and Larry W. Fruth of rural Fostoria; two daughters, Mrs. Edward
(Charlotte M.) Dootz of Ann Arbor, Mich. and Mrs. Frederick
(Marlyn J.) Matthis of Batavia; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
son, Robert C. Fruth; and two brothers, Carl and Ervin Rinebold.
Mrs. Fruth, a homemaker, was a
member of Union United Church of Christ, Bascom, its Women's
Fellowship and Christian Leaders Class.
A 1919 graduate of Fostoria High
School, she also was a member of the Bascom Community Garden
Club, the Study Club, Seneca County Extension Groups and a 76-year
grange member including Loudon Center Grange, where she was
a charter member; present member of Pleasant Grove Grange, the
Pomona Grange and with her husband, served as a Seneca County
Grange Deputy.
Mrs. Fruth was a lifetime resident
of Loudon and Hopewell Townships.
The Rev. Larry Lynch and the Rev.
Roy Howell will be the co-officiants at the 11 a.m. Thursday
service in Union United Church of Christ. Burial will be in
Sand Ridge Cemetery, Bascom.
Visitation at Turner-Engle Funeral
Home will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church one
hour before the service on Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Nereid J.
Fruth
Fostoria resident
Word has been received of the death
of Nereid J. Fruth, 71, of Fostoria, who died Sunday, July 12,
1998.
She was born Aug. 20, 1926, to
Ralph and Leah (Johnson) Oakleaf. On June 14, 1947, she married
Franklin Fruth, and he survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Steven
of Tiffin and David of Riverview, Mich.; a daughter, Cheryl
Hignite of Mansfield; and a brother, Elwell Oakleaf of Green
Springs.
Memorial services will be 7:30
p.m. Friday in the Green Springs United Methodist Church, 117
N. Broadway St.
Memorials may be made to diabetes
research.
Thyrza Eaton
Funk
Former Bascom resident
A memorial service for Thyrza Eaton
Funk, 99, formerly of Bascom, was Aug. 15 at Wesley Glen Retirement
Center, Columbus, where she died July 15, 1998.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Robert (Judy) Davis, of Dover, Mass., and two grandsons.
A sister-in-law, Hildred Funk Adams, survives at Independence
House, Fostoria.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Wenner Ahl Funk, a brother, Glenn Eaton of Fostoria,
and six sisters.
Interment will be at a later date
in Sandridge Cemetery, Bascom.
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Blanche G.
Gatrell
Fostoria homemaker
Blanche G. Gatrell, 80, a resident
at the Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, and formerly of McCutchenville
Road, Fostoria, died at 12:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, in
Fostoria Community Hospital.
She was born July 10, 1918, in
Deep Valley, W.Va., to Eben E. and Safrona G. (Jones) Duty.
Her husband, Kermit E. Gatrett, whom she married in January
1936, died Jan. 22, 1980.
Survivors include: two sons, Wayne
and Bret Gatrell, both of Fostoria; eight daughters, Mrs. Richard
(Sonja) Zirger, Barbara Davis, Mrs. Michael (Connie) Gundlach,
Robyn Gatrell and Mrs. William (Jannice) Wilson, all of Fostoria,
Mrs. Ralph (Brenda) Babb of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Steve (Kathie)
Blaser of Scotia, N.Y., and Mrs. Frank (Patricia) Green of Ocala,
Fla.; a brother, Elwood Duty of Sevierville, Tenn.; three sisters,
Auda Gatrell of Middleborne, W.Va., Grace Williamson of Alma,
W.Va. and Carolyn Hurst of Brecksville; 24 grandchildren and
14 great-grandchildren.
A son, Philip Gatrell; two daughters,
Marlene D. Gatrell and Deanna Delph; a granddaughter, Sarah
Gatrell; and a sister, Lorena Gatrell, are also deceased.
Mrs. Gatrell was a homemaker.
Services in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, with the
Rev. Branson J. Hawkes officiating. Burial will be in Fountain
Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to Community
Hospice of Seneca County.
Dorothy Imm
George
Fostoria homemaker
Dorothy Imm George, 88, died at
1 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1998, in the Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria,
where she resided.
She was born in Edgerton, Sept.
6, 1909, to Nicholas and Ida (Welly) Imm. On June 27, 1936,
she married Dr. Dale George. He preceded her in death in 1963.
Surviving are two sons: William
and Thomas George, both of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A homemaker, avid pianist and reader,
Mrs. George was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria.
A funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m.
Friday in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, where the Rosary will
be recited at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Thursday at the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria, where the
Rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the church
or the Good Shepherd Home.
Ethel Smith-Gillett
Fostoria resident
Ethel Smith-Gillett, 94, Good Sheperd
Home, Fostoria, formerly of Elwood Ave., Fostoria, died at 1:45
a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 1998, at her home. She was born March
29, 1904, to William H. and Ida (Foust) Smith. On Nov. 25, 1925,
she married Harvey G. Gillett in Marion. He died Dec. 30, 1973.
Survivors include: a son, Robert
G. Gillett of Findlay; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Phyllis J.) Gilliland
of Fostoria; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
four step-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren
Preceding her in death were: five
brothers, Harry, Virgil, Harold, Walter and Lloyd Smith; a sister,
Edith Place; and two grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith-Gillett was a 1922 graduate
of Waldo High School, Waldo, Ohio, and graduated from the Marion
Business College. She was a homemaker, and had been employed
at Feasel's Market and at Electric Autolite Company in Fostoria
during the 1940s. Her memberships included Wesley United Methodist
Church, Fostoria; Naomi Circle; Willing Helpers Circle; and
the King's Daughters and Sons, all affiliated with the church.
The Rev. Branson J. Hawkes will
officiate the 10:30 a.m. service today at the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Burial will be at Memory Gardens, near
Arcadia.
Memorials may be made to Wesley
United Methodist Church, Fostoria.
Estelle E.
Goff
Homemaker
Estella E. Goff, 103, formerly
of County Road 22, Risingsun, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, April
5, 1998 at Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.
She was born Feb. 24, 1895 in Gallia
County to Thomas and Eliza (Reisinger) Thaxton. She married
Harold D. Goff on June 28, 1913 in Vinton, and he died Feb.
2, 1979.
Surviving are a son Robert L. of
Bradner; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Virgil Thaxton; and a sister, Carrie White.
Mrs. Goff was a homemaker. She
was a member of the Church of God and the Rebekah Lodge, both
in Risingsun.
A graveside service will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, the
Rev. Paul Rutledge officiating.
Visitation will be held from 7-9
p.m. Tuesday at Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria.
Memorials may be made to American
Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Helen J. Goldner
Mother of Fostorian
Helen J. Goldner, 73, of North
Baltimore died at 7:25 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 1998 at the home
of her daughter Janet Goldner in Fostoria.
She was born July 7, 1925 in Wood
County to Conover P. and Hazel S. (Roller) Emmitt. She married
Howard E. Goldner on Oct. 14, 1950, and he died Feb. 13, 1991.
Surviving are a daughter, Janet
Goldner of Fostoria; and a brother, Dwight V. Emmitt, Bloomdale.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Russell Emmitt.
Mrs. Goldner was a retired detention
officer for Wood County Juvenile Detention Center. She was a
former employee of Hoffman Drug Store and Trout Furniture Store
and was former beautician, all in North Baltimore.
She was a member of St. Luke's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Baltimore. She sang in the
church choir and was a member of the church's Alter Guild. She
was a former member of the Senior L. L. Circle and O.E.S. Morris
Chapter 265, both of North Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
the Rev. Ralph J. Mineo officiating. Burial will be in New Maplewood
Cemetery, North Baltimore.
Visitation will be held from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Smith-Crates Funeral Home, North Baltimore.
Memorials may be made to St. Luke's
Evangelical Lutheran Church or Bridge Home Health and Hospice.
Leone M. Good
Former Fostoria homemaker
Leone M. Good, 81, formerly of
Fostoria, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at her
residence in Tampa, Fla.
She was born Feb. 28, 1917, in
Fostoria, to Fred and Rose (Vitte) Sherlock. Her husband, Eldon
E. Good, whom she married in Indiana, died May 31, 1990.
Surviving are a son, Charles L.
Good of Groveport; four daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Shirley) Frazier
of Tampa, Mrs. Richard (Susie) Dietz of Bellevue, Mrs. William
(Sharon) Conaway of Kansas City, Kan. and Dr. Sally Good of
Mansfield; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
her parents, step-father, Dayton Adelsperger; and a son, Dayton
C. Good.
A homemaker, Mrs. Good was a former
member of the Fostoria Country Club, Fostoria Womans Club and
Fostoria Garden Club.
She was very active in Girl Scouting
and Campfire Girls and was a former president of the Campfire
Girls Board and a member of the Campfire Girls Advisory Committee.
Mrs. Good also served as a volunteer
for the American Red Cross and Fostoria Community Hospital.
A graduate of Bettsville High School,
she attended Tampa University in Florida.
The Rev. Jeffrey L. Waite will
be the officiant at the 1:30 pm. Wednesday service in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria.
Visitation for the family will
be private.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Bessie A.
Graber
Ford Autolite retiree
Bessie A. Graber, 91, formerly
of West Tiffin Street, Fostoria, died at 11:20 p.m. Sunday,
Nov. 8, 1998, in St. Vincent Care Center, Toledo.
She was born in Kellettville, Pa.,
Feb. 1, 1907, to Ellis C. and Elizabeth (Harkins) Hulings. Her
husband, Amos Graber, whom she married May 15, 1953, in Fostoria,
survives in Fremont.
Survivors also include: a daughter,
Arlene Cleveland of Old Fort; a sister, Twila Nycum, also of
Fremont; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
A grandson, Dennis Cleveland, also
is deceased.
Mrs. Graber, a member of UAW Local
533, retired from the Ford Autolite (now Allied Signal Corp.),
Fostoria, in 1968, after 25 years of employment.
The Rev. Jerry K. Wiles will conduct
the 11 a.m. Wednesday service in the Harrold-Floriana Funeral
Home, Fostoria. Interment will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia.
Visitation at the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Richard Charles
Gray
Former Fostoria resident
Richard Charles Gray, 47, of Ithaca,
N.Y., died Monday, May 11, 1998, as the result of a canoeing
accident in an inlet of Cayuga Lake.
He was born Dec. 20, 1950, in Fostoria,
the son of George and Ida Mary Gray. They survive.
Also surviving are two older brothers,
Robert Gray of Fostoria and David Gray of Stow, Maine.
Mr. Gray, who grew up in Fostoria,
graduated from Fostoria High School in 1968 and from the College
of Wooster in 1972. After a year of travel and work in Europe,
he continued his studies in city and regional planning in graduate
school at Cornell University.
He enjoyed the environment and
the community of Ithaca where he developed many interests and
was known for his appreciation of the outdoors and rich organic
things, such as hiking, skiing, biking, boating, playing volleyball,
gardening and wine-making.
He also was active in community
affairs and at the time of his death was serving his second
term as Alderman in the City of Ithaca Common Council. Mr. Gray
made his greatest contributions in the areas of computerizing
city records, developing bike trails, working with public access
television and being actively involved in other environmental
issues. Mr. Gray also was greatly valued by the mayor and other
council members for his contributions and his mediating influence.
Memorial services in the First
Presbyterian Church, Fostoria, will be 2 p.m., May 30, and at
the pavilion in Stewart Park in Ithaca at 6:30 p.m. June 13.
Memorials may be made to any environmental
protection organization or toward a multi-use path that will
be developed along the shore of Cayuga Lake and named in Mr.
Gray's honor. Contributions may be sent to the Office of the
Mayor, Cityof Ithaca, Ithaca, NY 14850, earmarked for the Richard
Gray memorial path.
The Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria
Chapel is in charge of local arrangements.
Velma K. (Perry)
Gray
Vel-Kay Beauty Salon owner/operator
Velma K. (Perry) Gray, 74, of 1020
Buckley St., Fostoria, died at her residence at 3:30 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 10, 1998.
She was born in Cygnet, June 16,
1924, to William A. and Hazel I. (Hampshire)Perry. Her husband,
Kenneth E. Gray Sr., whom she married Oct. 28, 1942, in East
Randolph, N.Y., died in October 1991.
Survivors include: a son, Kenneth
E. Gray Jr. of Bloomdale; a daughter, Shirley I. Cogar of Jackson,
Tenn.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and
five sisters, Mrs. Lavon (Helen) Grau of Holgate, Mrs. Lura
Brown of Flat Rock, Mich., Mrs. Dallas (Wilma) Rettig of Napoleon,
Mrs. Paul (Joyce) Drain of Portage and Mrs. Leroy (Eva Mae)
Drake of Bloomdale.
Also deceased are three brothers,
Leonard, Lauren and Darrell Perry; and three sisters, Mrs. Donna
Jean Gustwiller, Argyle Gressler and Mrs. Adealia Smith.
Mrs. Gray, a beautician/hair stylist,
was the owner of Vel-Kay Beauty Salon in Fostoria, retiring
in 1976 after 18 years of service.
She was a member of Wesley United
Methodist Church, Fostoria.
The Rev. Brandson Hawkes will officiate
at the 10 a.m. Wednesday graveside service in Memory Gardens,
near Arcadia.
The Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria
Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Fostoria
Home Health Care.
Frances Gregory
Retired salesperson
Frances Gregory, 82, formerly of
707 W. Fremont St., Fostoria, died in the Good Shepherd Nursing
Home, Fostoria, at 6:15 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 1998.
She was born in Findlay July 19,
1915, to Reginald L. and Nellie G. (Beery) Routson. On Dec.
27, 1940, in Angola, Ind. She married Paul D. Gregory, who had
served as safety service director in Fostoria 1980-82. He died
March 23, 1984.
Surviving are a son, John Paul
Gregory of St. Simon's Island, Ga.; three sisters, Helen L.
Davis and Dorothy H. Papenfus, both of Findlay, and Marilyn
J. Hayes of Tiffin; and a brother, James K. Routson of Findlay.
A brother, Reginald Leon Routson,
also is deceased.
Mrs. Gregory had worked as a salesperson
in the 1930s and '40s.
A 1933 Findlay High School graduate,
she was a 50-year member of Eastern Star 23, Findlay.
The Rev. Branson J. Hawkes will
officiate at the 11 a.m. service today in the Routson Funeral
Chapel 201 Osborne Ave., Findlay. Burial will be in Memory Gardens,
near Arcadia.
Visitaton was Friday at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be made to the American-Heart
Association-Hancock County Division, in care of Sharon L. Thomas,
Fifth Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio, PO Box 748, Findlay,
OH 45840.
Esther Emma
Grine
Homemaker/nursing home employee
Esther Emma Grine, 91, of 209 W.
Center St., Fostoria, died at 6:55 a.m. Sunday, April 26, 1998,
in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Fostoria.
She was born Jan. 10, 1907, in
Carey, to William and Mary (Gase) Fox. On Sept. 25, 1923, in
New Riegel, she married Alvin Grine. He died Aug. 18, 1952.
Surviving are: five sons, Vernon
E., Vincent E., James E. and Paul L. Grine, all of Fostoria,
and Harold J. Grine of Hopewell, N.J.; a daughter, Ellen R.
Greek of Tiffin; 58 grandchildren: 103 great-grandchildren;
and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Two sons, Richard and Alvin Grine
Jr.; five daughters, Margaret Grine, Mrs. Albert (Helen) Kauffman,
Mrs. Leonard (Hilda) Krupp, Mrs. William (Rita) Calvert and
Mrs. James (Inez) Miller; three brothers, Paul, Lewis and Virgil
Fox; and a sister, Beatrice Youngpeter, are deceased.
A homemaker, Mrs. Grine also worked
for 30 years in the laundry at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home
in Fostoria.
She was a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, its 55-Plus Club, Ladies of the Moose and the
Eagles Auxiliary, all of Fostoria.
A funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, where the Rosary
will be recited at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Tuesday at the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria, where a
Christian
Wake service will be at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.