Obituaries
1999 Obituaries - A - B
Floyd K. Allison
Inez Marie Angles
Anna E. Baker
Robert Neal Banks
Dorothy L. Bardon
Cleo O. (Sweazy) Barstow
Richard S. Beach
Mae Elizabeth Beck
Ida M. Bentz
Bessie M. Bernal
CHARLES A. BERNARD
ERNEST J. BIBBEE
Bessie L. Blake
Richard A. Blechinger
Thomas F. Bordner
Norton Richard Boyer
Malinda J. Bradner
Thelma M. Brandt
Marion Edward Brenamen
Betty A. Brickner
Celeste J. Brickner
MARGARET CAVEY-BROCK
STEPHEN C. BRODBECK
Anthony W. 'Tony' Brown
Columbus L.
Brown
Clara Browning
Dolores Anna Bugner
Gwendolyn M. Bulkowski
Theresa Christeen Burrows
Catherine A. Byers
A
Floyd K. Allison
Retired supervisor
Floyd K. Allison, 69, died at 5:10
p.m. Saturday, July 24, 1999, at his residence at 507 E. Findlay
St., Carey.
He was born in Fostoria, Aug. 16,
1929, the son of the late Glenn and Marie (McClellan) Allison.
On Sept. 4, 1948, in Greenup, Ky., he married Florence Jacques,
who survives.
Survivors also include: three sons,
Bill Allison of Upper Sandusky, Kenneth Allison of Tiffin and
Keith Allison of Carey; a daughter, Linda Allison of Carey;
six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Glenn Jr. and John Allison; and four sisters, Mrs. Calvin (Velma)
Coppes of Findlay, Joan Hill and Mrs. Johnnie (Barbara) Conley,
both of Carey and Mrs. Mike (Glenda) Kinn of Alvada.
A brother, Charles; and an infant
sister, Florence, also are deceased.
Mr. Allison, a member of the Protestant
Faith, retired as a supervisor in 1991 from the National Lime
and Stone Co. in Carey, after 42 years of employment.
A 1948 Carey High School graduate,
he was a lifetime member of the Carey Conservation Club and
a social member of VFW Post 3759, Carey.
He also was a former Scout Master
of Den 51 Cub Scouts of Carey.
The Rev. Paul DeMoss will conduct
the 11 a.m. Wednesday service in the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral
Home, Carey. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice, in care of the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral
Home, 225 W. Findlay St., Carey, OH 43316-1169.
Inez Marie
Angles
Fostoria homemaker/centenarian
Inez Marie Angles, 101, formerly
of Vine Street, Fostoria, died at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 16,
1999, in St. Catherines Care Center, Fostoria.
She was born in Defiance, Feb.
16, 1898, to John and Mae (Myers) Allen. On Oct. 2, 1915, in
Monroe, Mich., she married Elza Virgil Angles, who died Feb.
5, 1981.
Survivors include: five sons, Allen
of Urbana, Milton, Duane and Gregory, all of Fostoria and Ronald
of Cape Coral, Fla.; two daughters, Donelda Myers of Fostoria
and Marilyn Burford of Chatam, Onterio Canada; 30 grandchildren,
40 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
two daughters, Audrey and Connie Angles; four brothers, Roy,
Roll, William and Harry Allen; a sister, Nell Ogle; and three
great-grandchildren, Jeff Angles, Thomas Buford and Cara Rae
Myers.
A homemaker, Mrs. Angles was a
member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Fostoria, where
she was a former organist, Sunday School teacher and board member.
Services in the First Church of
the Nazarene will be 11 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Russell Gumm
officiating. Burial 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 the church.
Robert Neal
Banks
Union Carbide retiree
Robert Neal Banks, 78, of 461 W.
Lytle St., Fostoria, died Friday afternoon, Jan. 29, 1999, in
Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
He was born in Caldwell County,
Mo., Feb. 25, 1920, to William Powell and Rosa (Bratcher) Banks.
On June 24, 1944, in Tiffin, he marrried Nettie Virginia Shook,
who survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include: six sons,
Ronnie Banks of Independence, Mo., Robert J. and Kevin M. Banks,
both of Fostoria, Daniel D. Banks of Tiffin, John N. Banks of
Lima and William F. Banks of Bloomdale; four daughters, Mrs.
James (Nettie) Grine of Fostoria, Mrs. Stefen (Mary) Partlow
of Bowling Green, Mrs. Jerry (Rita) Edinger of Tiffin and Mrs.
Jerry (Cindy) Hopson of Bluffton; a step-son, James Spangler
of Bradenton, Fla.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Stan (Roberta)
Distel of Newark and Sharon Breington of Orlando, Fla.; 26 grandchildren;
38 great-grandchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; a brother, William
P. Banks of Fostoria; and a sister, Rozella Dennis of Toledo.
Preceding him in death were a son,
Bevin P. Banks, three brothers, seven sisters, two grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Banks, a World War II U.S.
Army veteran, retired in 1978 as a furnace fireman from Union
Carbide in Fostoria (now National Electrical Carbon), after
35 years of service.
He was a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, Fostoria, Fostoria VFW and Tiffin AMVETS.
A funeral Mass in St. Wendelin
Catholic Church will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rosary
recited at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Wendelin Cemetery,
Fostoria, with military graveside services conducted by the
United Veterans of Fostoria.
Visitation at the Hoening Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, where a Christian
Wake service will be at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the American
Diabetes Foundation or the American Heart Association.
Anna E. Baker
Former Wesley Village resident
Anna E. Baker, 83, formerly of
Wesley Village, Fostoria, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18,
1999, in the Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria.
She was born in Pittsburg, Pa.,
Dec. 19, 1915, to Clyde R. and Mary Catherine (Rhein) Long.
Her former husband, Elmer G. Baker, is deceased.
Survivors include: a son, James
Baker of Fostoria; a daughter, Mary Ann Sherman, also of Fostoria;
three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A member of St. Wendelin Catholic
Church, Fostoria, Mrs. Baker was a homemaker.
A funeral Mass in St. Wendelin
Catholic Church will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, with the Rosary
recited at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation at the Hoening Funeral
Home, Fostoria, is 2-5 p.m. today, where a Christian Wake service
will be at 5 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Dorothy L.
Bardon
Fostoria homemaker
Dorothy L. Bardon, 81, of SR 587,
New Riegel, died at 2:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, 1999, in St.
Catherine's Care Center, Fostoria.
Born Aug. 19, 1917, in Wyandot
County, to George and Christina (Fruth) Heilman, she married
Harold Bardon, Oct. 28, 1939, in McCutchenville. He preceded
her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Richard
Bardon of New Riegel and Jerry Bardon of Belvidere, Ill.; two
sisters, Marjorie Tanner of McCutchenville and Magdelena Hufford
of Sycamore; a grandchild, two great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren
and six step-great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
five brothers, Arden, Harold, Clair, Kenneth and Ralph Heilman.
Mrs. Bardon was a homemaker.
Services will be 1 p.m. today in
the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria, with the Rev. Donald
Goodwin officiating. Interment will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria.
Visitation is one hour prior to
the service today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Mae
Elizabeth Beck
Former owner, Wayside Inn
Mae Elizabeth Beck, formerly of
Fostoria, died at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999, at Mercy
Memorial Hospital, Monroe, Mich. She had been a resident of
the Lutheran Home of Monroe for the past four years.
She was born May 11, 1913, in Urbana
to Richard and Rosa (Howell) Johns. She married Charles G. Beck
in Findlay Aug. 19, 1929. He died in March 1973.
Survivors include her sons, Donald
C. Beck of Port Clinton, Thomas W. Beck of Clinton Township,
Mich.; a daughter, Marlyn J. Gensler of Monroe; a brother, William
Johns of Columbus, and two sisters, Margaret McCartney of Mansfield
and Mary Heldman of Findlay; nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five
brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Beck was a U.S. naval inspector
during World War II; a district manager for Dickey Manufacturing,
Toledo, and later owned the Wayside Inn, Fostoria, as well as
managing several other restaurants.
She was a past member of the Moose
Auxiliary, Rebecca Lodge, American Red Cross volunteer, Daughters
of America of Fostoria, VFW Auxiliary in Florida, past president
Nugent's Canal Yacht Club Auxiliary and International Order
of Satin Gavel in Port Clinton.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday
at Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria, with the Rev. Ray Getter
of Wayne Church of Christ as officiant.
Visitation will be noon until the
time of service Saturday. Interment is at Memory Gardens, Arcadia.
Memorials may be made to the Lutheran
Home of Monroe, 1236 S. Monroe St., Monroe, MI 48161.
Bessie L. Blake
Retired nurse
Bessie L. Blake, 90, of North Vine
Street, Fostoria, died in Fostoria Community Hospital at 3:47
p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999.
She was born April 7, 1908, in
rural Fostoria, Washington Township, Hancock County, to John
and Mary A. (Hakes) Wolf. On March 19, 1933, in Arcadia, she
married Richard W. Blake, who died March 9, 1998.
Survivors include: a son, Robert
W. Blake of Fostoria; a daughter, Mrs. James (Beverly) Stegman
of Vista, Calif.; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were two
brothers, Walter and Donald Wolf; and a sister, Hazel Wolf.
Mrs. Blake was employed as a nurse
at Fostoria City Hospital (now Fostoria Community Hospital)
for more than 14 years, retiring in the early 1970s.
A 1925 graduate of Fostoria High
School, she was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church,
Fostoria; Catabwa Point Association and the Police and Fireman's
Pension Association and a former member of the Hancock County
Election Board.
Services in the Wesley United Methodist
Church will be 11 a.m. Thursday, with the Rev. Branson J. Hawkes
officiating. Interment will be in Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Gwendolyn M.
Bulkowski
Airfoil Textron retiree
Gwendolyn M. Bulkowski, 69, of
Northview Drive, Fostoria, died at 7:26 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12,
1999, in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.
She was born in Fostoria, March
7, 1929, to the late Stanley and Louise (Reicherd) Wolfelt.
On Sept. 4, 1954, in Angola, Ind., she married Eugene W. Bulkowski.
He died Oct. 19, 1991.
Surviving are three sons, James
Cooper of Mansfield and Scott and Terry Bulkowski, both of Fostoria;
two daughters, Debra Hill of Fostoria and Mrs. Greg (Tracy)
Jolliff of Forest; a sister, Mrs. John (Barbara) Conrad of Fremont;
nine grandchildren and three step-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
a daughter, Cindy Lou Cooper, and a brother, Harold Wolfelt.
Mrs. Bulkowski, a 1947 graduate
of Fostoria High School, retired in 1983 from Airfoil Textron,
Fostoria, after 26 years of service.
She attended the Hope Lutheran
Church and was a member of the Fostoria Senior Citizens and
Ladies of the Moose, all of Fostoria.
There will be no services or visitation.
The Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria, is in charge of
arrangements.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Catherine A.
Byers
Homemaker/former Fostoria resident
Catherine A. Byers, 87, of 825
June St., Fremont, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 1999,
in the Fremont Care Center.
Born May 26, 1911, in Seneca County,
to Herbert P. and Jennie D. (Wolf) Stuckey, she married Charles
W. Byers May 26, 1932, in Tiffin. He died in July 1971.
Surviving are a son, Duane H. Byers
of Fostoria; two daughters, Mrs. Clifford (Donna J.) Eidenour
of Burgoon and Mrs. Gene (Leann P.) Norman of Bellevue; 13 grandchildren,
29 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
A granddaughter, two brothers and
two sisters, also are deceased.
Mrs. Byers, a homemaker, was a
former member of Rebecca Lodge, Rising Sun and the Jackson Liberty
Grange. She was a graduate of Bettsville High School.
The Rev. Roberta Hart will conduct
the 1 p.m. Thursday service in the Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria.
Interment will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8
p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Cleo O. (Sweazy)
Barstow
Fostoria resident
Cleo O. (Sweazy) Barstow, 79, formerly
of 652 Stinchcomb St., Fostoria, more recently of 725 Columbus
Ave., Fostoria, died at 2:15 a.m., Wednesday, March 24, 1999,
at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 12, 1919, to
Porter and Myrtle (Howart) Sweazy. On March 14, 1937, she married
Elwood E. Barstow. He is deceased.
Survivors include: a daughter,
Mrs. Fritz (Beverly) Matthews of Fostoria; a grandson, Craig
Matthews; a granddaughter, Mrs. Doug (Kimberly K.) Gohringer;
a sister, Darlie Pritchard of Columbus and a great-grandchild,
Cassalyn Rae Gohringer.
Preceding her in death were: a
brother, Ben Sweazy; two sisters, Vivian Fierce and Audrey Goddard.
Mrs. Barstow was a floor supervisor
for the Dobson-Evans School, Columbus, for 29 years.
The Rev. Branson J. Hawkes will
officiate the 11 a.m., Saturday, March 27, 1999, Memorial Service
at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Fostoria. Burial will
be at Union Cemetery, Columbus.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be made to Wesley
Village, 608 Stinchcomb, Fostoria, OH 44830.
Columbus L.
Brown
Union Carbide Corp. retiree
Columbus L. Brown, 83, of Sandusky
Street, Fostoria, died in the Fostoria Community Hospital at
8:56 p.m. Saturday April 24, 1999.
He was born May 5, 1915, in Prestonburg,
Ky., to Gorge and Anna M. (Prater) Brown. His wife, Reva A.
(May) Brown, whom he married July 18, 1936, in Fostoria, survives
in Fostoria.
Survivors also include: four sons,
Robert Brown of Arcadia, Charles Brown of Fostoria, Melvin Brown
of Charleston, S.C. and Rick Brown, also of Arcadia; five daughters,
Mrs. Tom (Ruth) Prater of Findlay, Mrs. Ed (Nora) Smarr of Fostoria,
Mrs. Daniel (Carolyn) Rice of Nappanee, Ind., Mrs. Wayne (Marsha)
Schlosser of Fremont and Cindy Fry of Fostoria; a brother, Jessie
Brown of Fostoria; 27 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren,
31 great-grandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren.
Two sisters, Marcella Barnett and
Cage Risner, are deceased.
Mr. Brown retired from the Union
Carbide Corp. (now National Electrical Carbon Corp.), Fostoria,
in 1978, after 24 years of employment.
The Rev. Robert Chew will be the
officiant at the 10:30 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 the American
Cancer Society.
]Theresa Christeen
Burrows
Substitute school aide
Theresa Christeen Burrows, 25,
of North Countyline Street, Fostoria, died at her home Sunday,
May 9, 1999.
She was born in Fostoria Nov. 8,
1973, to Wayne V. and Mary A. (Tarris) Couch. Her mother, now
Mrs. Marion (Mary) Brookman, survives in Fostoria and her father
and step-mother, Jacquie, survive in Alvada. Her husband, Shane
F. Burrows, whom she married May 6, 1995, in Fostoria, also
survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include:: two sons,
Dalton and Steven Burrows, at home; a daughter, Kelsey Burrows,
at home; three brothers, Robert "Rob" and Bradford "Brad" Brookman,
both of Fostoria and Joel Kleinhen of Bluffton; four sisters,
Kelley Miller, Tammy Hernandez and Tina Taylor, all of Fostoria
and Lesley Dean of Chicago, Ill.; and her paternal grandmother,
Glendola Couch of Fostoria.
Mrs. Burrows, a 1992 graduate of
Fostoria High School, was employed as a substitute aide by the
Fostoria City Schools and was also a Party Lite Candle consultant.
She was a member of Hope Lutheran
Church, Fostoria and the Fostoria YMCA.
Services in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be 11 a.m. Thursday with the Rev.
Allen Minton 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 a charity
of the donor's choice.
Betty A. Brickner
Rural Fostoria homemaker
Betty A. Brickner, 74, died at
2:30 p.m. Monday, May 17, 1999, at her home at 6649 W. CR 592,
Fostoria.
She was born July 26, 1924, in
Bloomville, to Arthur and Eulalia (Lawrence) Moyer. On Aug.
29, 1945, in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tiffin, she married
Urban Brickner. He died Feb. 6, 1993.
Survivors include: three daughters,
Mrs. Richard (Connie) Coppus and Patricia Schreiner, both of
Tiffin and Mrs. Greg (Elaine) Ozarzak of Sylvania; four brothers,
Robert, Charles and Richard Moyer, all of Tiffin and Don Moyer
of Fremont; three sisters, Mrs. Jean Katzenmeyer of Tiffin,
Mrs. Glenna Winters of Cary, N.C., and Mrs. Dorothy Durfee of
Peoria, Ill.; and nine grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
a sister, Marguerite Moyer; a brother, Lloyd Moyer; and an infant
brother.
Mrs. Brickner, a 1943 graduate
of Columbian High School, was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Andrew
Catholic Church, Liberty Township, and its Rosary Altar Society
and the Daughters of Isabella.
A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m.
Friday in St. Andrew Catholic Church, with the Rev. David Bruning
as celebrant. The rosary will be recited 15 minutes prior to
the Mass Friday at the church. Burial will be in the parish
cemetery.
Visitation at the Hannay-Traunero
Funeral Home will be 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, where a wake
service will be at 7:15 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Community
Hospice Care of Tiffin.
Marion Edward
Brenamen
Retired life-long Seneca County farmer
Marion Edward Brenamen, 80, of
3241 N. CR 39, Fostoria, died at 10:48 a.m. Sunday, May 23,
1999, in Fostoria Community Hospital.
He was born in Wood County Nov.
17, 1918, to Martin E. and Alma C. (Gessner) Brenamen. On Sept.
20, 1947, in St. Johns Catholic Church, Jackson, Mich., he married
Marie Ann Pahl. She survives in Fostoria.
Survivors also include: a daughter,
Mrs. Jeff (Patricia) Clagg of Fostoria; four sons, Michael E.
and Donald M. Brenamen, both of Fostoria, Daniel M. Brenamen
of Cridersville and Timothy A. Brenamen of Indianapolis, Ind.;
13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Two brothers, Howard V. and Paul
E. Brenamen, preceded him in death.
Mr. Brenamen, a retired lifelong
Seneca County farmer, also was a custodial maintenance worker
for the Lakota School District and at St. Wendelin Schools.
He was a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, Fostoria, and the Seneca County Farm Bureau.
A funeral Mass in St. Wendelin
Catholic Church will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will
be recited at the church at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. 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 the
rosary will be recited at 8:30.
Memorials may be in the form of
Mass intentions or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Richard A.
Blechinger
National Electric Carbon laborer
Richard A. Blechinger, 50, of 821
E. Findlay St., Carey, died in the Eaglewood Care Center, Carey,
at 5:05 a.m. Friday, July 3, 1999.
He was born in New Riegel, July
1, 1949, the son of the late Virgil and Marilyn (Staley) Blechinger.
He was formerly married to Mary Sherman.
Survivors include: a son, Richard
A. Blechinger Jr. of Fostoria; three brothers, Joseph M. and
Thomas L. Blechinger and James W. Wolford, all of Fostoria;
and four sisters, Mary Blechinger and Sharon Lutes, both of
Tiffin, Kathleen Gehring of Fostoria and Judy Beltz of Findlay.
A brother, Ronald Blechinger, also
is deceased.
Mr. Blechinger, formerly of Sandusky
Street, Fostoria, had been employed as a laborer for 32 years
at the National Electric Carbon in Fostoria.
Services in the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Interment will
be in Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Thelma M.
Brandt
Fostoria Homemaker
Thelma M. Brandt, 80, died at 7:30
a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1999, at her residence at 544 Stinchcomb
Drive, Fostoria.
She was born in Kenton, Feb. 9,
1919, to Pearle E. and Maude (Bloom) Taylor. On March 23, 1940,
in Fostoria, she married Robert H. Brandt, who died Sept. 3,
1991.
Surviving are: two sons, James
R. Brandt of Fostoria and Robert L. Brandt of Tucson, Ariz.;
two daughters, Mrs. David (Kristine) Scherf and Dawn T. Tsantles,
both of Fostoria; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Three brothers, Lloyd P., Edwin
and Robert Taylor; and a great-grandchild also are deceased.
Mrs. Brandt, a homemaker, was a
member of Hope Lutheran Church, Fostoria.
Services in the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev.
Richard Hofmann, officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens,
near Arcadia.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to the church
or the American Heart Association.
Bessie M.
Bernal
Fostoria Middle School secretary
Bessie M. Bernal, 46, of 9105 SR
18, Fostoria, died at 12:48 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, in
Hancock County.
She was born April 8, 1953, in
Findlay to Agapito and Josephine (Coleman) Gonzales Sr. They
survive in Findlay.
She married Gilberto "Bob" Bernal
in Findlay. He survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include: two sons,
Beto C. and Augustine I. of Fostoria; a daughter, Christina
"Turtle" of Fostoria; a granddaughter; five brothers Frank C.
Gonzales, Agapito "Butch" Gonzales Jr., both of Fostoria, Santos
"Punkin" Gonzales, Paul Gonzales and Joseph James Gonzales,
all of Findlay; three sisters Alice Frias of Fostoria, Juanita
Slade of Arcadia and Lisa A. Bisbee of Findlay.
She was preceded in death by a
brother, Jesse Gonzales.
Mrs. Bernal had been a secretary
for Fostoria Middle School since 1995 and previously a secretary
for Excello - (Airfoil Textron), Fostoria, Marathon, Findlay,
and Dunipace law office.
Memberships included: St. Wendelin
Catholic Church; 1971 graduate of Findlay High School, Browns
Backers Organization Member and Secretary, 1990 Stautzenberger
College Graduate in Secretarial Science, Legal and Medical,
Business Women's Association, helped with Middle School athletics
and member of the Secretaries/Fiscal Services Personnel of the
school.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30
a.m. Monday in St. Wendelin Catholic Church with burial in St.
Wendelin Parish cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Sunday
in the Hoening Funeral Home in Fostoria, where a Christian wake
service will be at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rosary will be recited
at 10 a.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Fostoria
City Schools and St. Wendelin Schools.
Malinda J.
Bradner
Atlas Industries employee
Malinda J. Bradner, 51, of West
Seneca CR 28, Fostoria, died in the Fostoria Community Hospital
at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 1999.
She was born Oct. 19, 1947, in
Murray City, to the late William L. and Glennadean M. (Warren)
Swyers. On Jan. 5, 1971, in North Baltimore, she married Donald
E. Bradner, who preceded her in death Oct. 30, 1998.
Survivors include: four sons, Shawn
P. Bradner of Amsden, Donnie E. and Timothy M. Bradner, both
of Fostoria and Christopher M. Bradner of Camp La Jeune, N.C.;
three brothers, Herk Swyers of Murray City, Ralph Swyers of
Orwell, and Bill Swyers of Naples, Fla.; two sisters, Peg Riley
of Nelsonville and Fay Hetzel of Sycamore; and seven grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were
a son, Johnny Bradner, a daughter, Connie Bradner; a brother,
Donald Swyers; and a sister, Delorse Lanning.
Mrs. Bradner, a 1965 graduate of
Nelsonville York High School, was employed at Atlas Industries
in Fremont.
She was a member of Fostoria Woman
of the Moose 154, VFW Ladies Auxiliary 421, WIBC Koffee Klatch
and the Tuesday Mixed League at Dunn's Lanes.
Services in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday with the
Rev. Donald Goodwin officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery,
near Bettsville.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American
Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
Margaret Cleo Burson Fostoria homemaker
Margaret Cleo Burson, 96, of Good
Shepherd Nursing Home, Fostoria, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 25, 1999, at the home. She was born Aug. 29, 1902, in Hancock
County to David and Mary Luella (Waltermire) Orwick. On Sept.
3, 1921, she married Raymond E. Burson. He died in January 1976.
Surviving include: a granddaughter,
Julie Guffey of Kent; and a great-grandson, Ryan Guffey of Kent.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents; husband; a daughter, R. Coleen Burson-Myers; two brothers,
Charles and Harlan Orwick; two sisters, Odith Orwick and Lela
Russell; and a grandson, James R. Myers.
Mrs. Burson was a graduate of Arlington
High School and received her business degree from Findlay College.
She was a homemaker and member of the Wesley United Methodist
Church, Fostoria and United Methodist Women.
The Rev. Branson Hawkes will officiate
the service at 1 p.m. today at the Harrold-Floriana Funeral
Home, Fostoria. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Findlay.
Visitation hours are two hours
prior to the services.
Memorials may be made to Wesley
United Methodist Church.
Norton Richard
Boyer
Retired Atlas Crankshaft employee
Norton Richard Boyer, 84, of 627
N. Vine St., Fostoria, died at 1:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2,
1999, in Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria. He was born July 9, 1915,
in Tiffin to Norton C. and Elizabeth (Linhart) Boyer. On Nov.
4, 1939, he married Marian E. Puffenberger at St. Wendelin Catholic
Church, Fostoria, and she survives.
Other survivors include: two sons,
Gary R. Boyer of Knoxville, Tenn., and Stephen W. Boyer of Fostoria;
a daughter, Mrs. Gary (K. Diane) Howard of Silver Lake; five
grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; four great grandchildren;
and a brother, Phillip Boyer of Tiffin.
Preceded in death by a brother,
Eugene R. Boyer.
Mr. Boyer was a 1933 graduate of
St. Wendelin High School. He retired in 1977 from Atlas Crankshaft
of Fostoria, as a Production Manager, where he had been employed
for over 30 years. Memberships included: St. Wendelin Catholic
Church, Fostoria; 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus, Council 1197,
Fostoria; and Fostoria Country Club.
Mass of Christian Burial is at
10:30 a.m. Saturday in the St. Wendelin Church.
Visitation hours are from 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. tonight, in the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria.
Burial will be at St. Wendelin Parish Cemetery.
Circle of Mercy will recite a Rosary
at 4 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Christian Wake service
will be at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Rosary will
be recited at church at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Memorials may be made to St. Wendelin
Schools Educational Foundation.
MARGARET CAVEY-BROCK
Fostoria Homemaker
FOSTORIA -- Margaret Ellen Cavey-Brock,
72, of 725 Columbus Ave., Fostoria, died at 9:05 a.m. Friday,
Sept. 17, 1999, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo.
She was born June 11, 1927, in
Glouster to Jefferson L. and Celesta B. (Millhoan) Hogue. She
married Robert H. Cavey in March 1947, and he died Dec. 16,
1979. She married Wayman C. Brock in September 1980, and they
were divorced.
Surviving are two sons, Charles
W. and Robert L. Cavey, both of Fostoria; two daughters, Mary
Hemmerly, Findlay; Mrs. Tom (Lola) Tyson, Fostoria; 25 grandchildren;
and 45 great grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death
by four brothers; and one sister.
Mrs. Cavey-Brock was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria, the Rev.
Dale Neller officiating. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria.
Visitation will be held from 2-4
p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Clara Browning
Retired nurses aide
Clara Browning, 74, formerly of
645 Lynn St., Fostoria, died at 12:22 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17,
1999, in St. Catherine's Care Center, 536 Stinchcomb Drive,
Fostoria., where she resided.
She was born in Sedalia, S.C.,
Aug. 3, 1925, to Walter Sr.and Maratha (Wilfield) Epps. Her
husband, Postell Browning Sr., whom she married April 6, 1947,
in Sedalia, survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include: five sons,
Lewis Browning of Lima, Postell Jr., Marshall E., Willie M.
and Joe W. Browning, all of Fostoria; three daughters, Mrs.
Oliver (Maratha) Dulin and Whonetha Edwards, both of Mansfield
and Patricia Johnson of Fostoria; a sister, Mrs. Jimmie N. Jones
of Fostoria; 13 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and
a great-great-grandchild.
A brother, Walter Epps Jr., also
is deceased.
Mrs. Browning, a member of Faith
A.M.E. Church, Fostoria, retired in 1982 as a nurses aide, from
Fostoria Community Hospital, where she had been employed for
20 years.
Services in the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Interment will
be in Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home,
will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Richard S.
Beach
Atlas Crankshaft retiree
Richard S. Beach, 64, of 216 Summit
St., Fostoria, died at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, in Hospice
of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg.
He was born in Fostoria, April
2, 1935, to the late William W. Beach and Helen M. (Layton)
Beach-Shaffer. His wife, Barbara J. (Kirian) Beach, whom he
married July 23, 1955, in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria,
died Sept. 2, 1983.
Survivors include: four sons, Gregg
A. Beach of Fostoria, David L. Beach of Findlay, Christopher
E. Beach of Toledo and Michael A. Beach of Indianapolis, Ind.;
three daughters, Mrs. David (Kathryn) Hill of Fostoria, Mrs.
Arthur (Julie) Armon of Tiffin and Mrs. David (Tracy) Mintey
of Mt. Blanchard; a brother, Mike Shaffer of Fostoria; two sisters,
Mrs. Harold (Barbara) Geran and Mrs. Shirley Dixon, both of
Fostoria; and 17 grandchildren.
His step-father, Frank Shaffer,
and a grandchild, also are deceased.
Mr. Beach, a U.S. Marine Corps
veteran, worked on the crankshaft line at Atlas Crankshaft Inc.
in Fostoria for 35 years, retiring in 1992.
He was a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, the AMVETS and Eagles Club, all of Fostoria.
A funeral Mass in St. Wendelin
Catholic Church will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the rosary
recited at 10 a.m.. Interment will be in the parish cemetery,
where military graveside rites will be conducted by the United
Veterans of Fostoria.
Visitation at the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria, is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today, where a Christian
wake service will be at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Hospice
of Northwest Ohio, 30000 E. River Road, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551.
CHARLES A.
BERNARD
FOSTORIA -- Charles A. "Chuck"
Bernard, 68, of 6074 County Road 23, Fostoria, died at 8:05
a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999 at his daughter's home in Fostoria.
He was born Jan. 30, 1931 in Tiffin
to Oscar and Louise (Wilhelm) Bernard. He married Shirley Heyman
and she died on Oct. 7, 1976.
He is survived by a son, Charles
A. Jr. of Camarillo, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Margaret
Ann) Smith, Fostoria; five grandchildren; a sister, Rose Marie
Tate, Tiffin; and a brother, Richard D. Bernard Sr. of Clyde.
He was preceded in death by five
brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Bernard was employed at Seneca
Environmental as a welder and fabricator since 1973. He served
in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
He was a Calvert High School graduate.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Tiffin.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated
at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. James K. Say officiating.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2-4
and 6-9 p.m. Friday at Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home. Also,
a rosary will be recited at 10:45 a.m. Saturday prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Anthony W.
'Tony' Brown
Fostoria resident
Anthony W. "Tony" Brown, 41, of
1118 Sandusky St., Fostoria, died at 4:03 p.m. Friday, Nov.
19, 1999, in the Medical College of Ohio Hospital, Toledo.
He was born in Toledo, Dec. 30,
1957, to Waverly Brown Jr. and Leona Mae (Zunk) Baker. His mother
and step-father, Roy Baker, survives in Fostoria.
Other survivors include: two sons,
Anthony Brown Jr. of Indiana and Zachary McKnight of Bowling
Green; two daughters, Sunshine Brown of Indiana and Megan Brown
of Fostoria; six brothers, Keith Brown of Oceola, Delbert, Glen,
Jim and Mark Brown, all of Fostoria and Mike Brown of Marion;
two sisters, Mrs. Mick (Linda) Wesney of Fostoria and Rosey
Brown of Michigan; and his fiance, Tina Debelak, also of Fostoria.
His father is deceased.
The Rev. Donald R. Goodwin will
be the officiant at the 1 p.m. Wednesday service in the Mann-Hare
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Interment will be in Fountain Cemetery,
Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the Brown
Family, in care of the Mann-Hare Funeral Home, 407 N. Countyline
St., Fostoria, Ohio 44830.
ERNEST J.
BIBBEE
WEST MILLGROVE -- Funeral services
for Ernest J. Bibbee, 77, of West Millgrove, will be held at
10 a.m. Tuesday at Barndt Funeral Home, Wayne, the Rev. Larry
G. Swaisgood officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery,
West Millgrove.
Visitation will be held from 5-8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Bibbee died at 12:20 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 20, 1999 at Fostoria Community Hospital.
He was born April 12, 1922 in Fostoria
to Sherman H. and Lena E. (Kreais) Bibbee. He married Mary E.
Fry on Nov. 7, 1942 in Walbridge and she died on March 2, 1997.
Surviving are a son, E. Bruce of
Fostoria; three daughters, Mrs. Jerrell (Linda L.) Thompson,
Decatur, Ala.; Mrs. Stanley (Rebecca S.) Kemenah, Fremont; Mrs.
Bobby (Jane A.) Holcombe, Fountain Inn, S.C.; seven grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; a brother, Russell of Fostoria; a
sister, Mrs. Perry (Phyllis) Reinhard, Fostoria.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter;
two half brothers, Johnny and Aaron Wolfgang; and three half
sisters, Gladys Newell, Florence Meyers and Gladys Shaver.
Mr. Bibbee retired from the C&O
Railroad as a brakeman after 41 years, and was a former West
Millgrove councilman.
He attended Arcadia High School.
He served with the Merchant Marine
on the S.S. Jonathon Grout Ship during World War II.
He was a member of the Fraternal
Order of Railroad Association, the Seafarers International Union
and St. Wendelin Catholic Church.
Memorials may be made to the West
Millgrove Volunteer Fire Department.
Dolores Anna
Bugner
Fostoria resident
Dolores Anna Bugner, 80, of Fostoria,
died at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999. She was born May
7, 1919, to Everett Marshall and Leona (Cook) Marshall-Richardson.
They are deceased.
On June 10, 1939, she married Raymond
F. Bugner at St. Peter Catholic Church, Alvada. He survives.
Other survivors include: two sons,
John R. Bugner of Swansea, Ill., and Douglas E. Bugner of Rochester,
N.Y.; three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Opperman of Fostoria, Mrs.
Joan Alexander of Jackson, Mich., and Suzanne Elter of Holland,
Ohio; a brother, Ralph "Bud" Richardson Jr. of Barberton; 13
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were: a
stepfather, Ralph Richardson; a brother, Robert Richardson;
and a sister, Clara Gibson.
Mrs. Bugner worked at the former
Bugner's Grocery, and Lane's Drugs, both of Fostoria. Her memberships
included: Charter membership of the Ladies Auxiliary of Knights
of Columbus, Fostoria; Catholic Knights of Ohio, Branch 52 of
New Riegel; Women of the Moose, New Riegel; and lifelong member
of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria.
The Mass of Christian Burial will
be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria.
Burial will be at St. Peter Parish Cemetery, Alvada.
Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. Sunday
at the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria. The Rosary will be recited
at 8:30. Catholic Knights of Ohio will conduct a service following
the Rosary.
A Rosary will also be recited at
10 a.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials may be made to St. Wendelin
Catholic Church and Schools.
Celeste J.
Brickner
Retired teacher
Celeste J. Brickner, 86, of 6149
W. Tiffin St., Bascom, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 1999,
in Autumnwood Care Center.
She was born March 16, 1913, in
Seneca County, to Frank and Dora (Hammer) Brickner.
Survivors include: a brother, Francis
J. Brickner of Fostoria; three sisters, Sister Mary Norene of
the Ursuline Convent, Toledo, Mary Agnes Clouse of New Riegel
and Regina Hohman of Tiffin; and 24 nieces and nephews.
Two sisters, Luella Kelbley and
Marcella Brickner, preceded her in death.
Miss Brickner, a graduate of Calvert
High School and Bowling Green State University, retired in 1976
as a teacher. She starting teaching in 1933, and taught for
31 years in a one-room school and 25 years at St. Andrew School,
Liberty Township.
A lifelong resident of Seneca County,
she was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin.
She also did volunteer work at
Hopewell-Loudon School and spent many years in CCD work in the
local community.
An avid gardener and charter member
of the Bascom Community Garden Club, she shared her talents
with many.
A funeral Mass will be at 10 am.
Tuesday in St. Mary Catholic Church, with the Rev. Frank Murd,
the Rev. Frederick Schill and the Rev. Richard Dunn officiating.
Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Bascom.
There will be no visitation. The
Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's
School Library, Hopewell-Loudon Elementary School Library or
the donor's choice.
Ida M. Bentz
Ford Motor Co. retiree
Ida M. Bentz, 86, died at 10:15
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999, at her residence at 534 S. Wood
St., Fostoria.
She was born July 10, 1913, in
Alvada, to Stephen and Teresa (Fredericks) Coleman. Her husband,
Edward R. Bentz, whom she married July 7, 1931, in St. Peters
Catholic Church, Alvada, died June 21, 1991.
Survivors include: a son, Darrel
E. Bentz of Fostoria; three daughters, Valeria V. Nye and Clara
Nye, both of Bloomdale and Eileen Baney of Fostoria; 17 grandchildren
and 23 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Fredricka Wagner
of New Riegel, Zita Wickiser of Arcadia and Bea Morrison of
Tiffin; and a brother, Kenneth Coleman of Wapakoneta.
She was preceded in death by eight
brothers, Floyd, Lawrence, Clarence, Edmund, Stephen, Silverius,
William and Francis Coleman; two sisters, Angeline Bentz and
Viola Dickens; a grandson and a great-grandson.
Mrs. Bentz, a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, Fostoria, retired in 1974 as an assembler,
from the Ford Motor Co., Fostoria, after 26 years of employment.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday in the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria, with burial
following in St. Wendelin Parish Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Community
Hospice of Seneca County and St. Wendelin Church.
Thomas F.
Bordner
Seneca Street resident
Thomas F. Bordner, 57, 1320 Seneca
St., died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1999, at his residence.
He was born in Lucas County, Jan.
18, 1942, to the late Ralph O. and Mayme (Bartlett) Bordner.
He had never married.
Survivors include: three brothers,
Robert L. Bordner Sr. of Fostoria, James P. Bordner of Tiffin
and Wayne Holmer of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd (Margarette)
Smith of Tiffin and Mrs. Gary (Darlene) Shumaker of Sycamore;
and nieces and nephews.
Four brothers -- Ralph, Leonard
and Victor Bordner and an infant -- are deceased.
Mr. Bordner lived most of his life
in the Tiffin area.
The Rev. Wendell Shepherd will
be the officiant at the 11 a.m. Thursday service in the Turner-Engle
Funeral Home.Interment will be in Fairmont Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before
the service Thursday at the funeral home.
STEPHEN C.
BRODBECK
Stephen Carl Brodbeck, 53, 310
Center St., died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999 at his
home.
He was born Feb. 4, 1946 in Decatur,
Ind. to Robert and Ruth (Klepper) Brodbeck. His father and stepmother,
Marilyn Brodbeck, survive in Akron. He married Goldie Payne
in 1980 and she survives.
Also surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Greg (Laura) Phillips, Washington, D.C.; Lisa Brodbeck,
Akron; Tonya Brown, Forest; five sons, David Harper, Cuyahoga
Falls; Steve and Robby Brodbeck, both of Findlay; Jeff Jameson,
Lima; Bryan Jameson, Marysville; three grandchildren; four brothers,
Kent of Fostoria; Tom and Bob, both of Akron; Don of Lima; and
two sisters, Mrs. Kenny (Janice) Vaughn, Akron; Mrs. Pat (Mary
Anne) D'Andrea, Cuyahoga Falls.
Mr. Brodbeck was a self-employed
laborer.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine
Corps. He was a member of the DAV Lodge 43, Findlay, and a former
member of the American Legion and Moose Lodge.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home, Elder Rolla
Miller Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3-9
p.m. today at the funeral home.
