All Obituaries

Former Businessman/ Veteran   Frederick R. Jacoby, age 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Stuart, Florida, on February 17, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer.   Frederick was born May 24, 1931 and the only son of Frederick and Jean (McLuckie) Jacoby.  On May 21, 1954 he married the love of his life Helen D. Ward and she preceded him in death on December 19, 2013. Fred was honorably discharged from the Army where he served in Korea from 1952-1953. Fred...

Louella R. Fields, age 74, of Fayette, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee.  She was born in Pikeville, Kentucky on May 26, 1944, to the late James H. and Lassie (Charles) Reynolds.  On August 23, 1964, she married James E. Fields, and he survives.  Louella attended Pikeville College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree.  She taught elementary school for several years. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Wauseon...

Thelma M. (Koch) Schweitzer, age 93, passed away Sunday evening, March 17, 2019 in The Inn at Fountain Park, Bryan, Ohio.  She was born April 22, 1925 in Camden, Michigan to the late Oscar William and Weltha (Jackson) Dull.  She married Jack (John) Koch on November 05, 1944 in Stryker, Ohio, and he precedes her in death.  She married Ronald Schweitzer on June 13, 1970 in Bryan, Ohio  and he precedes her in death. Thelma worked at Strydel in Stryker, Ohio and was a...

Rosemary Lind, 98, of Wauseon OH, passed away on March 17th, 2019 at Fulton Manor, where she had resided for two and a half years. Rosemary was born on a Fulton County farm on June 1st, 1920 to Robert E. and Alice (Barnes) Patterson. Rosemary graduated from Chesterfield High School in 1938 and BGSU in 1942. She married John Lind Jr. of Wauseon OH during World War II in which John served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Rosemary was the great-great-granddaughter of George W....

Stryker: Marsha Ann (Sullivan) Ruffer, age 59, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Friday morning, March 15, 2019, at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon. Marsha was born May 13, 1959 in Fulton County, Ohio to Don and Barb (Dohm) Sullivan and they survive.  Marsha married Terry L. Ruffer on April 19, 1980 in Stryker United Methodist Church and he survives.  Marsha was a graduate of Stryker High School in 1977.  She obtained a Associate's Degree from...

Wauseon: DeAlton Boyers, age 77, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away in his home on March 16, 2019. He was born on December 31, 1941 in Wauseon to the late E. Howard and Genevieve (Croninger) Boyers.  After graduating from Wauseon High School, DeAlton attended agricultural classes at Ohio State University. On August 26th, 1962 he married his high school sweetheart, Shareen Long. DeAlton was called into the military in 1966 and served in the military police at the Nike Missile site in...

Kenneth F. Hollingsworth, age 71, of Wauseon, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at the Fulton Manor Nursing Home.  He was born on May 29, 1947, in Van Vert, Ohio to the late Lloyd and Roxanne (Louk) Hollingsworth.  Prior to his illness, he was in Sales Management at Palfinger Crane.  Ken was a member of the former Elks Club in Wauseon.  He also enjoyed golfing, skydiving, reading, Wauseon Football,and he loved his yearly fishing trip.  He thoroughly...

Beatriz O. Rodriguez, of Wauseon, Ohio, known by her family as "Tiche" passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the age of 78.  She was born March 21, 1940 in Uvalde, Texas to the late Francisco G. Rodriguez and the late Maria (Ortiz) Rodriguez.   She had been a resident of Wauseon since 1964.  On October 19, 1965 she was hired at Sauder Woodworking in Archbold where she worked until her retirement on February 25, 1994.  She...

Carl William Knipp, Sr., age 77, of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee.  He was born on October 29, 1941, in Holgate, Ohio, to the late Clair and Ardella (Eldred) Knipp.  On July 8, 1995, he married Norma Eaton, and she survives.  Prior to his retirement, Carl worked as a machinist at Tenneco, Inc. for many years.  He was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard. Carl’s biggest passion in life was...

DeArle L. Tanner, age 74, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ, on March 2, 2019, with his wife and daughters by his side.  He was born in Wauseon on May 6, 1944, to the late Alvy and Hazel (Pfund) Tanner.  On October 26, 1985, he married Wendy (Fraker) Tanner, and she survives. DeArle worked for the City of Wauseon at the Water Treatment Plant for 30 years.  He also did maintenance for Dover Township (mowing, plowing, and digging graves...