Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Findlay, OH and surrounding areas.
Nancy J. (Spence) Zehender
Jul 25, 2017
Nancy Jane (Spence) Zehender, 65, of Findlay, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born on May 22, 1952 in Bluffton, Ohio to Samuel and Jenniebelle (Smalley) Spence and both are deceased. Nancy married Donald Zehender on June 7, 1970 and he preceded her in death on August 12, 2016. Nancy was a homemaker and a...
Dusten D. Noel
Jul 22, 2017
Dusten Dale Noel, 23, of Findlay, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 27, 1994 in Findlay, Ohio to Jody L. Noel. Dusten married Erin N. Overmyer and she survives him in Findlay. Dusten loved spending time and making memories with his daughters. He put all his time and energy providing for his daughters...
James W. Brown
Jul 19, 2017
James W. Brown, 89, of Findlay, peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Bridge Hospice Care Center. He was born on August 17, 1927 in Findlay, Ohio to the late Ray M. and Vira (Cherry) Brown. James married Nancy J. Alspach and she preceded him in death, just short of 50 years of marriage. James proudly served his country...
Jerry L. Lyon
Jul 8, 2017
Jerry Lewis Lyon, 85, of Findlay, died at 9:13 p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Blanchard Valley Hospital. He was born May 27, 1932 in Hancock County, Ohio to Harold R. Lyon and Grace Luella (Cameron) Lyon, both deceased. Jerry graduated from Findlay High School in 1950, served in the USAF from 1951 through 1955 and graduated from International Business...

Rosalie Richards
Jul 2, 2017
Rosalie A. Richards 77, of Findlay went to heaven on July 2, 2017. She was born to Robert and Catherine (Swartz) Secoy on July 22, 1939 in Sycamore, Ohio. Rosalie will be remembered for her generous spirit and the gentle, unassuming ways that she served others. Rosalie married Jim Richards and they have been married for nearly 58 years. They...

Josh S. Douglas
Jul 1, 2017
Joshua S. Douglas, 30, of Findlay, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 at The Toledo Hospital. Josh was born on July 19, 1986 to William and Linda (Auxier) Douglas. He married Tammy (Dewulf) on January 6, 2009 and she survives. Josh worked at Centrex, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and NASCAR. Josh was an avid Ohio State fan and will be...

Marvin Crawford Jr.
Jul 1, 2017
Marvin B. Crawford Jr. 65, of McComb, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center. Marvin was born on October 07, 1951, in Napoleon, Ohio to the late Marvin Sr. and Margaret (McClure) Crawford. He married Joyce Long, and she preceded him in death in 1983. Marvin then married Deborah McCormick in 1984 and she survives....

Justina M. “Queen” Vermillion
Jun 29, 2017
Justina M. Vermillion, 98, of Findlay, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center. Justina was born on December 8, 1918 in Point Place, Ohio the late Edward and Grace (Wietz) Smith. She married Howard Vermillion in 1938 and he preceded her in death. Justina is survived by her children, Sheldon L. (Jeanne) Vermillion and...
Ronald L. Lewis
Jun 18, 2017
Ronald Lee Lewis, 73, of Findlay, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Blanchard Valley Hospital. He was born June 1, 1944 to the late George and Josephine (Sonnanstine) Lewis in Bowling Green, Ohio. Ronald married Jeanette Landon and she survives him in Findlay. Ronald was a machinist and the owner of his own business, Lewis Lawn Care and Snowplowing....
David S. Ritchie
Jun 5, 2017
David S. Ritchie, 68, of Findlay, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at Hospice Care Center in Bowing Green, Ohio. He was born to the late Edward C. and Inga N. (Finstad) Ritchie in Pittsburgh, PA on February 21, 1949. David is survived by his sister Robin K. Ritchie of Findlay; and his brother-in-law, Brian Bell of Findlay. There will...
Phyllis A. Cascaden
Jun 3, 2017
Phyllis A. Cascaden, 87, passed away on June 3, 2017 in Findlay, Ohio. She was born on September 24, 1929 in Seneca County, Ohio to the late Floyd and Marian (Ewing) Hassinger. On May 16, 1946, she married William Cascaden in Waterloo, Indiana and he died on August 31, 2004. Phyllis worked at General Electric for nearly 30 years. In...
Ssg. Nathan R. Speck
May 31, 2017
SSG. (Ret.) Nathan Ray Speck, 35, of Fayetteville, North Caroline passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Born January 16, 1982 in Findlay, Ohio he was the only son of Julie (Bailey) Losoya-Harthi. Nathan loved spending time with his children. He graduated from Findlay High School in 2000. He enlisted in the US Army in 2006 and on May 28, 2007,...
Donald R. Sleasman
May 27, 2017
Donald R. Sleasman, 80, of Findlay, passed away peacefully and went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 27, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Peter R. and Emma H. (Miller) Sleasman on June 5, 1936 in Indian Head, Pennsylvania. Donald married E. Arlene Durstine in 1958 and together...
Doris Reagan
May 25, 2017
Doris "Doe" Varner Reagan, 90, of Findlay and formerly of Pompano Beach, Florida, passed away May 25, 2017 at Fox Run Assisted Living. She was born on September 24, 1926 in Wapakoneta, Ohio to the late William and Ethel (Wright) Varner. Doris married Ed Lamson and they divorced. She then married Walter Gano and he preceded her in death. Doris...
Frank E. Kitch
May 20, 2017
Frank Edward Kitch, 76, of Findlay, passed away at 6:22 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Blanchard Valley Hospital. He was born on May 25, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late William E. and Mildred (Reighard) Kitch. Frank married Judy Craig in Lima in 1966 and later divorced. She survives in Findlay. Frank worked at Phillips in Ottawa,...
William E. Malone
May 15, 2017
William Edward Malone, 78, of Findlay, peacefully passed away May 15, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Van and Dorothy (Tipton) Malone on July 17, 1938 in Cumberland, Maryland. Bill married his true love Julie Ann Iliff on December 31, 1960 and together raised five children. Bill graduated from Fort Hill...
Gerald D. George
May 13, 2017
Gerald D. George, 76, of Findlay, peacefully passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Fox Run Manor surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late David H. and Mildred C. (Schweitzer) George on June 26, 1940 in Findlay, Ohio. Gerald shared 51 years of marriage with his great love, Mary (Bish) George before her passing on September...

Charles F. Thames
May 12, 2017
Charles F. Thames, 88, of Forest, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Hardin Hills Health Center, Kenton, Ohio. He was born to the late Clarence B. and Maud (Chestnut) Thames on December 29, 1928 in Hope Hull, Alabama. On July of 1954, Charles married Estella M. Lawrence and she survives....
Mary E. Lieske
May 7, 2017
Mary Elaine Wright-Lieske, 75, of Athens, Georgia, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017. A native of Kenton, Ohio, Mrs. Lieske was a daughter of the late Thurman Wright and Martha Schrenk Wright. She was a 1963 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Mrs. Lieske worked as a public school teacher, as store manager of Bookland and...
Kala R. Athey
Apr 25, 2017
Beloved mother, daughter, and sister, Kala Renee Athey, 41, of Findlay, peacefully passed away April 25, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio. She was born to Russell L. Walters, Jr. and Susan M. (Mimna) Brown on December 1, 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kala graduated from Glen Burnie High School in Maryland...
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