Obituaries
Charles “Chuck” E. Peck
Jan 23, 2022
Charles “Chuck” E. Peck, 71, of Helena, OH passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. He was born August 31, 1950 in Fremont to Arder and Lillian (Mustard) Peck. He was a graduate of Fremont Ross High School.Chuck served in the U.S. Army from January 22, 1970 to January 10, 1972. He...
Petra “Patsy” D. Ortega
Jan 20, 2022
Petra “Patsy” D. Ortega, 73, of Fremont, OH passed away at her home on Thursday, January 20, 2022. She was born on December 14, 1948 in Toledo, OH, the daughter of Marcus and Jesusa (Cruz) Herrera. Patsy married Manuel Ortega in October 1967 in Monroe, MI and he survives. She was a homemaker that loved her politics and watching reality...
Carolyn “Carol” S. Smith
Jan 19, 2022
Carolyn S. Smith, 77, of Green Springs, OH went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 after a short illness. She was born December 22, 1944 in Stone, KY to Henon and Ruth (Chapman) Blair. A graduate of Fremont Ross, she married Gene E. Smith in 1964 and they worked lovingly and faithfully together in ministry...
David Middleton, Sr.
Jan 18, 2022
David Middleton, Sr., 54, of Fremont, OH passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born February 24, 1967 in Fremont to Edward and Sharon (Eishen) Middleton. He was a 1985 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Dave worked at Whirlpool Corporation for twenty years. He owned D.A.M. Roofing in Clyde, OH. Dave attended New Hope...
Bobby “Bob” L. Rhea
Jan 16, 2022
Bobby “Bob” L. Rhea Sr., 92, traded this land of the dying for the land of the living on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Bob was born March 13, 1929, in Johnson City, Tennessee, to Lawrence and Celia Rhea. He was the youngest of four boys. At the age of one, the family moved to Salem, New Jersey, where he would...
Lee Ann Rucker
Jan 16, 2022
Lee Ann Rucker, 82, of Fremont, OH passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, January 16, 2022. She was born on September 11, 1939 in Paulding, MS, the daughter of Samuel and Lillie Mae (McKinstry) Clayton. She was a graduate of Heidelberg High School in Heidelberg, MS. Lee Ann later relocated to Fremont, OH from Mississippi where...
Alex Lachner
Jan 15, 2022
Alex Lachner, 91, of Fremont, OH passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 15, 2022. He was born in Tokod, Hungary on June 6, 1930 to Rezso and Maria (Nagy) Lachner. At the age of sixteen Alex moved to the United States with his family and began to work at the Fremont Foundry until he retired...
Kaitlin Juanita Baker
Jan 15, 2022
Kaitlin Juanita Baker, 28, of Fremont, OH passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. She was born November 15, 1993 in Fremont, the daughter of Michael K. and Janet F. (Pannell) Baker. Kaitlin was a member of the Church of Christ in Fremont. She loved to shop online and was very generous...
Teresa Dolores Owen
Jan 14, 2022
Teresa Dolores Owen, 60, of Fremont, OH passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Monroe, MI. She was born on January 24, 1961 in Fremont, OH to Eugene and Salome “Susie” (Gonzales) Balderama.Teresa is survived by her sons, Brian McCoy, Fremont, OH, John Owen, Jr. and Taylor (Hailey) Owen, of Salisbury, NC; grandchildren, Haileigh...
Richard Henry Beal, Jr.
Jan 11, 2022
Richard Henry Beal, Jr., of Sandusky passed away at Admiral’s Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation in Huron on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. “Dick” was born October 24, 1935 in Fremont to Harriet (Weiker) and Richard Henry Beal. He was the eldest of seven children. Dick was a 1955 graduate of Fremont Ross High school. While a student Ross, he shined as...
Joseph “Joe” G. Dray
Jan 11, 2022
Joseph G. Dray, 70, of Fremont, OH passed away at his home on January 11, 2022. He was born on January 31, 1951 in Delphos, OH the son of Richard and Beatrice (Markward) Dray. He was a 1969 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Joe served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked a Whirlpool Corporation for...
Rev. Robert Lee Young “Pastor Bob”
Jan 10, 2022
Rev. Robert “Pastor Bob” Lee Young, 77, of Fremont, OH passed away peacefully on Monday, January 10, 2022 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital after a long courageous battle of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was born on April 11, 1944 in Angola, IN, the son of Dayton and Evelyn J. (German) Young. He was a 1962 graduate of Edon High School. Bob received...
Richard E. Harder
Jan 10, 2022
Richard Ernst Harder, 86, of Fremont, OH passed away, surrounded by his family, on Monday, January 10, 2022 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital. He was born on February 24, 1935 in Oak Harbor, OH, the son of Ernst Claus E. and Rhea Margaret (Laubacher) Harder. Richard married Fern M. Marsh on July 28, 1954 in Genoa, OH and she preceded him...
Arlene B. Cleveland
Jan 8, 2022
Arlene B. Cleveland, 92, of Green Springs, OH passed away on January 8, 2022 at Elmwood Communities in Fremont, OH. She was born on May 18, 1929 in Fostoria, OH the daughter of Allen R. and Bessie A. (Hulings) McComb. She was a 1947 graduate of Fostoria High School. Arlene married Ted Cleveland on September 20, 1947 in Fostoria and...
Margaret A. Kotch
Jan 7, 2022
Margaret A. “Dickey” Kotch, 91, of Fremont, OH passed away on January 7, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 13, 1930 in Fremont, OH the daughter of Ollie and Vernice (Reinhart) Basch. She was a 1948 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Margaret married Casimir “Casey” Kotch on June 17, 1950 at...
David E. Setzler
Jan 7, 2022
David Eugene Setzler, 64, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away on January 7, 2022 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. He was born on March 20, 1957 in Monroe, MI the son of Ralph and Jean (Armstrong) Setzler. He was a 1975 graduate of Ida High School in Ida, MI. He then received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from the...
Ernest L. Blohm, Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
Ernest L. Blohm, Jr., 69, of Fremont, OH passed away on January 7, 2022 at Fisher Titus Medical Center in Norwalk, OH. He was born on May 27, 1952 in Shelby, MI the son of Ernest L. and Arlene (Priese) Blohm, Sr. He married Deborah Cress on November 12, 1977 in Fremont, OH and she survives. Ernie retired as a...
Karen Kay Stang
Jan 5, 2022
Karen Kay Stang, 82, of Fremont, OH passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital. She was born December 30, 1939 in Fremont to Ransom and Dora (Smith) Cunningham. She was a graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Karen Served in the U.S. Marine Corps. She married Raymond Stang on July 2, 1965 and he preceded her...
Selden “Buster” Heath Iii
Jan 3, 2022
Selden “Buster” Heath III, age 62, of Green Springs, Ohio passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, January 3, 2022. He was born on September 26, 1959 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Selden Heath II and Anne (Elzey) Heath. He received his nickname shortly after he was born, when his grandfather took one...
Juliet A. Walker
Jan 3, 2022
Juliet A. Walker, 63, of Fremont, OH passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 at Bellevue Hospital. She was born August 29, 1958 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Edward James and Mary Louise (Lindsey) Walker. She was a 1976 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Julie was a nurse’s aide for Shawnee Manor in Lima, OH and Regency Manor...
