Obituaries
Matias "Chuy" Silvas Jr.
Dec 31, 2025
Matias "Chuy" Silvas Jr., 56, of Fremont, OH, previously of Fresno, CA passed away unexpectedly on December 31, 2025. Chuy was born on April 8, 1969, in California to Matias Silvas Sr. and Sofia Hernandez. He was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Fresno. Chuy married Melinda Moreno on July 8, 1995 at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
John W. Horner
Dec 30, 2025
John "Johnny" W. Horner, 85, of Fremont, OH passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. John was born on March 5, 1940 to Verlin J. and Rosina (Renfro) Horner in Inman, VA. John served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1955. He married LaVonne Miller on April 2, 1958 in...
Michael S. Price
Dec 30, 2025
Michael Sherwood Price, 67, of Fremont, OH passed away on December 30, 2025 at his home. He was born in Fremont, OH on May 13, 1958 the son of Betty Price. Mike was a 1977 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Mike married Kimberly Jones on April 13, 1985 in Fremont, OH and she survives. He was...
Thomas Steinberger
Dec 27, 2025
Thomas A. Steinberger, 73, a lifelong resident of Ballville Township, passed away unexpectantly at his home on December 27, 2025. He was born on July 16, 1952 the son of Alexius and Bernadette (Poorman) Steinberger. He was educated in Green Springs, OH and graduated in 1971.
Tom married Debbie Beier on July 19, 1974 at St Mary...
Michael N. Zienta
Dec 25, 2025
Michael N. Zienta, 68, of Fremont, OH passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 20, 1957 in Fremont, OH to Norbert and Patricia (Young) Zienta. Michael was a 1976 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Michael was a dedicated member of Grace Community Church, where...
Terry W. Westerman
Dec 25, 2025
Terry J. Westerman, 47, of Fremont, OH passed away on December 25, 2025 in Fremont, OH. He was born on November 11, 1978 in Roy, Utah the son of Betty Westerman.
Terry enjoyed singing, playing basketball, spending time with his family, going to church and deepening his relationship with God. He was a pillar of strength and...
Dennis L. Metz
Dec 25, 2025
Dennis L. Metz, 77, of Lindsey, OH passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at Bethesda Care Center. He was born on January 19, 1948 in Fremont, OH to William and Betty (Miles) Metz, Sr. Dennis was a 1968 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. He worked for Toledo Machining for thirty-five years and retired in 2008.
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Jerry Reed
Dec 23, 2025
Jerry N. Reed Sr., 84, of Fremont, OH passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Columbus, OH to William and Iva Jean (Braymer) Reed. Jerry served in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War from 1959 to 1964.
Jerry was an...
Sharon S. Carmel
Dec 20, 2025
Sharon Sue Carmel, 81, of Fremont, OH passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Bethesda Care Center in Fremont, OH. Sharon was born on December 5, 1944 to Robert and Elizabeth (Hern) Witherspoon in Columbus, OH. Sharon was a 1962 graduate of Elyria High School. She then went on to receive her LPN from Sandusky Providence Hospital School...
Gerald H. Robinson
Dec 18, 2025
Gerald H. Robinson, 90, of Green Springs, OH, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, December 18, 2025 surrounded by his family. Gerald was born on January 23, 1935 to Carl and Francis (Cook) Robinson in Bowling Green, OH.
Jerry was a 1954 graduate of Green Springs High School. Gerald served in the United States Army from 1955 to...
Joseph F. "Joe" Kramer
Dec 17, 2025
Joseph Frances Kramer, 94, of Fremont, OH passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at his home. He was born on September 8, 1931 to Henry E. and Lucy C. (Wasserman) Kramer in Fremont. Joe was a 1949 graduate of St. Jospeh Catholic High School. He served in the United States Army and served in Korea from January 1952...
Diana Lee Carrothers
Dec 17, 2025
Diana Lee Carrothers, 78, of Fremont, OH, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Bethesda Care Center in Fremont. Diana was born on May 12, 1947 to John and Anna Marie (Metz) Keck. Diana married Elmer "Jr." J. Carrothers, Jr. on October 22, 1971 in Fremont and he preceded her in death on September 28, 2008.
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Teresa "Terry" Lynn Snyder
Dec 17, 2025
Teresa "Terry" Lynn Snyder, of Fremont, OH, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at Spring Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Green Springs, under the care of Elara Hospice. Terry was born on April 1, 1953 to Walter and Phyllis (Hoy) Sloan in Fremont, OH. She was a 1971 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Terry earned her associate...
Donald "Don" L. Smith
Dec 14, 2025
Donald "Don" L. Smith, 94, of Fremont, OH, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at the Ohio Veteran's Home in Sandusky, OH. Don was born on July 11, 1931 to Laverne and Elva (Keiser) Smith in Fremont. He was a 1949 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Don married Donna Jean Sheely in 1951. He married...
Charles Nartker
Dec 14, 2025
Charles R. Nartker, 75, of Maiden, NC passed away on December 14, 2025 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, OH. He was born on July 8, 1950 in Fremont, OH the son of Harry and Ethel (Lemon) Nartker. Charlie was a 1968 graduate of Fremont Ross High School and he received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the...
Virginia J. Smith
Dec 13, 2025
Virginia J. Smith, 89, of Fremont, OH passed away on December 13, 2025 at Elmwood Communities in Fremont, OH. She was born on June 25, 1936 in Louisa, KY the daughter of Manford and Alka (Castle) Lemaster.
Virigina married James A. Smith on November 26, 1954 in Covington, VA and he preceded her in death on May...
Steven Koether
Dec 12, 2025
Steven L. Koether, 72, formerly of Bradford, OH, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at St. Charles Mercy Health, Oregon, OH. He was born on January 27, 1953 in Dayton, OH to Robert and Betty (Blake) Koether. Steven was a 1971 graduate of Bradford High School and then went on to serve in the US Navy during the...
Paul Batesole
Dec 12, 2025
Paul Donald Batesole, 87, of Fremont, OH passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, December 12, 2025. He was born on May 28, 1938 in Clyde, OH to William Batesole and Elsie (Hughes) Cozad.
Paul dedicated more than thirty years of his life to Bellevue Manufacturing, where he was a hardworking and valued employee. Unfortunately, his...
Gladys R. Binkley
Dec 10, 2025
Gladys R. Binkley, 92, of Fremont, OH passed away on December 10, 2025 at Kobacker House in Columbus, OH with her family by her side. She was born October 28, 1933 the daughter of Robert H. and Nova (Copley) Gillmor. Gladys was a 1951 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Gladys married the love of her life Glenn W. Binkley on...
Daylon J. Louiselle
Dec 9, 2025
Daylon J. Louiselle, 53, of Fremont, OH passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 9, 2025. He was born on October 9, 1972 in Big Rapids, MI the son of Howard and Barbara Louiselle. He received his bachelor’s degree in business management from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI.
Daylon was currently employed as a storage supervisor at AEP...




