Local obituaries for Oregon, Lucas County in Ohio.

January 26, 2015

ROBERT  PAUL  HANEY Robert P. Haney, 63, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg. He was born in Ashland, KY on November 4, 1951 to Woodrow Wilson and Gladys M. Haney, Sr. He was a U.S. Veteran serving in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. For over 24, years, Bob worked...

January 25, 2015

CHARLES  S. “Bucky” BUCHANAN Charles S. Buchanan, 86, of Toledo, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 25, 2015. He was born August 10, 1928 in Lake Twp., MI to Finley and Katherine (Dominique) Buchanan. He graduated in 1946 from Macomber HS. He served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a Military Police...

January 23, 2015

Richard “Bear” Smalley Richard K. Smalley, 77, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital.  He was born on May 8, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio to James and Katherine Smalley.  Richard served in the U.S. Army, during the Korean War.  He retired from Rieter Automotive in 2002 after 20 years of service as...

January 22, 2015

Karl John Gadus Karl John Gadus, 75, of Millbury, Ohio went to join his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and passed away with his family at his side on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at the Genoa Care Center.  He was born on April 16, 1939 in Rossford, Ohio to John and Mary Gadus.  Karl attended Clay High School and graduated...

January 21, 2015

JEAN  ANN  KEATON Jean A. Keaton, 64, of Harbor View, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital. She was born July 6, 1950 in Toledo to Charles and Dorothy (Driftmeyer) Keaton and had worked as a dental assistant for many years. She is survived by her daughter, Melanie Cope; sons, Christopher Blade (Sherry LeGare) and...

January 21, 2015

Neil H. Johnson Neil H. Johnson, 94, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Orchard Villa.  He was born on September 9, 1920 in Ironville to Christian and Bertha Johnson.  Neil was a graduate of Clay High School and served in the U.S. Air Force, during WWII.  He retired from Sun Oil with over 25 years...

January 19, 2015

JANET  P.  (MATHEWS)  WILLIAMS Janet P. Williams, 82 of Walbridge, Ohio, lost her battle with cancer on January 19, 2015.  Janet was born January 10, 1933 in Martin, Ohio to Fredrick and Emma (Jensen) Mathews and married George Williams on May 29, 1954 in Angola, Indiana.  Janet raised 5 children and cared for her down syndrome sister, Nancy, for approximately...

January 14, 2015

Margaret Bickford Margaret Bickford, 95, of Curtice, OH. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home.  She was born on July 11, 1919 in Cabin Creek, WV. to Thomas and Stella Meeks.  Margaret worked many years as a glass selector at Libbey Glass and helped out with the Jerusalem Twp. Food Pantry.  She loved flowers and enjoyed...

January 13, 2015

RICHARD  JOHN  KNAK Richard J. Knak, 72, of Curtice, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Genoa Care Center. He was born March 28, 1942 in Toledo to Paul E. and Frieda (Miller) Knak and was a graduate of Clay High School. For over 40 years, Richard was a sheet metal journeyman with Fred Christen & Sons...

January 13, 2015

Diane L. Flanagan Diane L. Flanagan, age 68, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital.  She was born on November 21, 1946 in Toledo to Marvin and Mildred Cowell.  After graduating from Waite High School, Diane married Patrick Flanagan Sr. on June 21, 1974.  She worked for 25 years at St. Charles Hospital...

January 12, 2015

Elaine M. Jones Elaine M. Jones, 90, of Holland, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015.  She was born on June 16, 1924 in Toledo, Ohio to Virgil and Helen Esterline.  Elaine was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She will be dearly missed. Elaine is survived by her son, Marvin Jones; grandchildren, Kristie (Dan) Billett and Kent...

January 12, 2015

Marjorie L. Burgess Marjorie L. Burgess, age 70, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg.  Marge was born on October 10, 1944 and resided in Oregon for 47 years with her loving husband, William R. Burgess, where they raised 4 children.  She devoted her life to her husband and family...

January 12, 2015

Celia H. “Helena” Reynolds, 89, of Oregon, OH passed away, peacefully, on Monday, January 12, 2015 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, OH. She was born in Murray City, OH on April 1, 1925, the oldest of six children.  She was born to William F. and Florence (Robson) Parks. Celia married Dale Reynolds on January 31, 1945 and together...

January 11, 2015

David Carstensen, 42, beloved son of Jack and Barbara Carstensen has passed to his eternal home in heaven after a courageous fight with epilepsy. For the past six weeks his family and the loving and dedicated staff of UTMC provided around the clock compassionate and expert care that will never be forgotten. David impressed everyone who knew him with his...

January 10, 2015

NANCY McGEE Nancy McGee, 59, passed away January 10, 2015, at St. Charles Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Ruth McGee. Nancy loved life and she loved to have fun. Per her request, there was no visitation. There will be a celebration of her life on February 7, 2015, at Fountain Square Apartments Community Room,  ...

January 9, 2015

January 8, 2015

On Thursday, January 8, 2015 Anita M. Lyzan was called home peacefully to her loving husband, Ted.  She was born on September 25, 1920 in Toledo to Frank and Mae Schlegel.  Anita was a 1938 graduate of Waite High School and was active in the Purple & Gold Society.  She loved spending time at the East Toledo Senior Center with...

January 7, 2015

Billie J. Sodd “Joyce”, 72, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on January 7, 2015 at Bay Park Hospital.  Joyce was born on July 22, 1942 in Lake City, Tennessee to Samuel and Sarah (Lively) Duncan.  She was married to Robert and together, raised two wonderful daughters.  Joyce was a longtime member of Harvest Apostolic Temple where she served as their...

January 4, 2015

Ruth G. (Shuff) Kerekgyarto Ruth G. Kerekgyarto, 92, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015.  She was born on July 18, 1922 in Toledo to Harvey and Goldie Shuff.  Ruth married Andrew Kerekgyarto Sr. and started their family having four children.  She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.  Ruth was a member of V.F.W....

January 1, 2015

ALICIA M. RIVERA Alicia M. Rivera, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident; she was 20 years old. She was born October 10, 1994 and was a 2013 graduate of Whitmer High School. She is survived by her loving mom, Maria Rivera; siblings, Antonio, Domingo, Maricela, Angelina, Cassandra and Jose; grandparents,...