Obituaries
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 1957 in Germany as...
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 to...
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.
Diana was a homemaker...
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 degree...
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 Marsha Marie Huss in...
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...
Jerrold S. Legg
Dec 8, 2025
Jerrold S. Legg, 59, of Vickery, OH passed away on December 8, 2025 at his home. He was born on May 12, 1966 in Sandusky, OH the son of James Legg and Beulah (Sorrell) Chapman. Jerrold was currently working at Whirlpool Corporation for the past forty years.
Jerrold was a country boy at heart and enjoyed hunting, fishing and a good...
James A. Lankford
Dec 8, 2025
James A. Lankford, 79, of Fremont, OH passed away on December 8, 2025 at Spring Creek in Green Springs, OH. He was born on March 28, 1946 in Fremont, OH the son of Orville and Edna (Davisson) Lankford. Jim was a 1964 graduate of Ross High School.
Jim married Brenda Halbisen on January 29, 1965 in Fremont, OH and she survives....
Keith Andrew Risner
Dec 7, 2025
Keith Andrew Risner, 59, of Fremont, OH passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at his home. Keith was born on October 29, 1966 to William and Manuela (Garcia) Risner in Fremont, OH. He was a 1985 graduate of Clyde High School.
Keith was an avid football fan, especially the Dallas Cowboys and The Ohio State Buckeyes. He enjoyed scary movies,...
Richard A. Nelsen, Sr.
Dec 7, 2025
Richard A. Nelsen, Sr., 89, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away on December 7, 2025 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. He was born on April 29, 1936 in Flint, MI the son of Lester and Alice (Swanson) Nelsen. Richard was a graduate of Flint High School and attended Weslyan Bible College and received his degree from the University of Toledo.
Richard married...
Scott Cecil
Dec 7, 2025
Scott K. Cecil, 66, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away on December 7, 2025 at Merit House in Toledo, OH. He was born on November 3, 1959 the son of Nile and Kay (Ashley) Cecil. He was a 1978 graduate of Woodmore High School. He then served in the US Maries Corps.
Scott married Debra Newman on February 14, 2015 in...
Gabriel Gonzalez Romero
Dec 5, 2025
Gabriel “Buelo” Romero Gonzalez, 82, of Fremont, OH passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025 at The University of Toledo Medical Center. Gabriel was born on September 17, 1943 to Jesus and Catalina (Gonzalez) Romero in Trancoso Guadalupe Zacatecas, Mexico. He married Adelaida Romero (Trejo) on June 5, 1964 in Mexico and she survives.
Gabriel was a handyman and worked in...
Marlene M. Wolf
Dec 2, 2025
Marlene M. Wolf, 93, of Fremont, OH passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital in Fremont. She was born on April 12, 1932 in Fremont, OH the daughter of Ralph W. and Quenlyn “Meg” (Kreilick) Smith. She was a 1950 graduate of Fremont Ross High School.
Marlene married Thomas F. Wolf on June 5, 1952 at St....




