All Obituaries

  Janice Ann Pace, age 80, of Toledo’s Point Place Community, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. She was born on December 4, 1938 in Toledo, OH to Theodore and Angeline (Pawlaczyk) Podiak. Janice retired from Charter One Bank on Summit St. in 2000. Prior to that, her places of employment included Kay Jewelers, Gordon Jewelers, H&R Block, the Co-Op Toledo Credit Union, and Ontario Department Store. Janice was recognized for Outstanding Office Achievement by Gordon...

  Dolores Frances Golba, age 91, of Toledo, passed away at home on Tuesday, July 16, 2019. Born March 9, 1928 in Toledo, OH, she was owner and operator of Dolores’s Beauty Salon on Maple and Streicher for 40 years. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother and homemaker, Dolores was a wonderful cook and devoted caregiver. She cherished and was always active with her beloved family. She was a former member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church...

  Donald J. “Donny” Olejnik Jr., age 47, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio’s Toledo facility surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 13, 1972 in Toledo, OH to Donald J. and Adita (Escamilla) Olejnik Sr. Donny graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1990 and attended the University of Toledo for one year before enlisting in the US Navy and proudly serving aboard the USS Princeton. His places of employment included...

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. Those words are attributed to Albert Schweitzer nonetheless reflect the spirit and beauty of Gloria Pezzino.   Gloria was an artist, piano player, den mother, bunco enthusiast, wife, grandmother, great grand-mother, beloved aunt, sister, neighbor and friend. If anyone could ever be described as as all inclusive, it would be Gloria. She loved all creatures great or small…..with or without fur. All things...

  Yvonne Parker, age 78, of Temperance, MI, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 6, 2019. She was born on September 16, 1940 Glenwood, MI. Yvonne was employed as a computer operator at Goldblatt’s Department Store in Chicago, IL, and  the Anderson’s Corporation in Maumee, OH retiring from the latter in 1991.  After her retirement from the Anderson’s, she stayed active delivering meals for the Area Office on Aging, working at the Hickory Ridge...

  Joan H. Zaciek, age 92, formerly of Lake St. in Toledo, OH and also Edinborough of Temperance, MI, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Spring Meadows Care Center in Holland, OH surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 6, 1927 in Toledo, OH to Frank and Helen D. (Topolewski) Mikolajczyk.  Joan was employed as a sales associate at Tiedke’s Department Store, Lasalle’s Department Store in downtown Toledo, and Macy’s Department Store at...

  Edmund Joseph “Big Ed” Krzeminski, age 73, of Toledo, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, OH surrounded by his loving family.  Ed was born on June 29, 1945 in Toledo, OH to Stanley Joseph Sr. and Betty (Pugsley) Krzeminski.  He was a graduate of Bedford High School. A Veteran of the US Army, he began his 35 year career as a material handler for the Ford Motor Company Plant in Woodhaven, MI in 1969, retiring in 2004.  Ed was a...

  Beatrice Zielinski, a loving mother, mother- in- law and aunt was born October 12, 1923 to Charles and Helen (Blochowiak) Klatt and passed away peacefully on June 15, 2019. She was married to her beloved husband Daniel Zielinski on May 21, 1949 and he passed away on December 26...

   Robert D. Marciniak, age 85, of Toledo, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 14, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 5, 1933 to Joseph and Mary (Nowicki) Marciniak. Robert graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1951 and from the University of Toledo, College of Pharmacy where he was a member of the Army R.O.T.C.  He went into active duty Army 82nd Airborne from 1956-1958. Robert married Nancy Kremnec in 1960 while employed at Koontz...

  Linda Darlene Berlin, age 74, of Temperance, MI, passed away at home on Thursday, June 13, 2019. She was born on September 9, 1944 in Toledo, OH to Jack Sr. and Ruth (Streight) Lashley. Linda was a graduate of Woodward High School and Davis Business College. Her places of employment included Gulf Oil in Houston, TX, Frisch’s Restaurant, Woolworth’s, and Tiedtke’s Department Stores in Toledo. Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

  Bonnie Jean Niese, age 62, of Lambertville, MI and formerly of Semoff Dr. in Toledo passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at Waterville Healthcare surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 21, 1957 in Toledo, OH to Russell and Doris (Spalding) Genung. A graduate of Whitmer High School, Bonnie was employed at “Chi’Chi’s” Restaurant and “Someplace Else” in Sylvania, but her true vocation and greatest joy in life was being a devoted wife,...

  “Babe” Zakrzewski, age 84, of Toledo, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 8, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 19, 1934 in Toledo, OH to Walter and Martha (Kostoski) Zakrzewski. Babe was a US Army Veteran. He was employed as a machine repairman at the Libbey Glass Plant on Buckeye St. for 42 years, retiring in 2000. Babe was an avid and skilled golfer, proud to have scored four “holes-in-1”. He also enjoyed playing darts...

  Charlene Rae Blasingim of 865 Strotz Drive, passed away on June 4, 2019 at 5:50 p.m. in Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania, Ohio surrounded by her loving family.  Charlene was born August 17, 1949 to Jewel Vulk and Charles Avery in Boise Idaho.  She was the middle child of three girls.  Charlene lived most of her childhood in Morgan Hill California.  Throughout her life she lived in California, Tennessee and then finally settled down in Toledo, Ohio.  She met Jerry...

  Casimir Aloysius “Cas” Rudnicki, age 96, formerly of Northdale Dr., Toledo, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Lakes of Monclova surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 24, 1922 in Toledo, OH to Casper and Rose (Holewinski) Rudnicki. Cas graduated from Libbey High School and worked for Willys Overland Motor Co, Schultz Die Casting, and as a delivery driver for the Wayne Lumber Co, retiring from there in 1984. A WWII US Army Veteran, he was a proud...

  James Vincent “Jim” Baumia, age 73, of Toledo, passed away at home on Friday, May 31, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 6, 1945 in Monroe, MI to Elmer and Agatha (LaPointe) Baumia. A graduate of Jefferson High School in Monroe, MI, Jim was employed as a pipe fitter at Monsanto Chemical for 33 years, and as a maintenance man at both the Jewish Community Center and Memorial Lutheran Church. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the US Army. Jim was a...

  Lawrence Walter “Larry” Cieniewski, age 77, of Toledo, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 21, 1941 in Toledo, OH to Walter and Irene (Rucki) Cieniewski. Larry attended Woodward High School. He was employed at the Ontario Department Store, as a glasscutter for L.O.F. in Rossford, OH for 20 years, and at the Jeep Corporation’s North Cove Plant for 17 years, retiring from their Inspection...

  Margaret Ann Vogan, age 99, of Toledo, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 21, 1919 in Toledo, OH to Isadore and Matilda (Meinig) LaVoy. The eldest of nine children, Margaret grew up working on the family farm located at Dixie Highway and LaVoy Rd., Erie, MI. Margaret, a 1937 graduate of Central Catholic High School, Toledo, OH was employed in the human resources department at the Dana Corporation (formerly Spicer)...

  Therese Irene Lazette, age 93, formerly of Point Place, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019 in her residence at West Park Place surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 9, 1925 in Toledo, OH to Frank and Estella (Geoffrion) Perkins. Therese was a graduate of Notre Dame High School. She married Melvin Lazette in 1948, and devoted their years together to raising their 5 children and creating a loving home. After Melvin passed away in 1979, Therese worked at Riverside...

  Kazimer Gawle, age 102, formerly of Elm St. in Toledo’s Historic Polish Village, passed away Saturday, May 18 at the Lutheran Home Wolf Creek in Holland, OH. He was born January 15, 1917 in Webster, MA to Jan and Maria (Szacik) Gawle. When he was six years old, his family moved to Poland, where they lived a hard life as peasant farmers. He returned to the US after WWII, back to what he always considered his home. The stories he shared of his incredible life experiences,...

    Dolores Reed, age 91, formerly of Majestic Dr., Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Spring Meadows Nursing Facility surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 13, 1928 in Toledo, OH to Joseph and Josephine (Jarzynski) Piotrowski.  Dolores worked as a secretary for Richards-Flory Insurance for 12 years, and at Kaiser Jeep’s Willys-Overland Administration building, leaving in 1955 after 8 years to become a fulltime wife and mother. She...

  Reine Marie Iwinski Siwajek, 90 years of age, passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2019 after a long illness.  A devout Catholic, she was born on July 24, 1928, one of 6 children, to Stanislaus and Martha (Zowodny) Iwinski. She grew up in Kuschwantz Polish neighborhood and attended Nativity Grade School. Reine was a 1946 graduate of Central Catholic High School. She worked in the office at the former Auto-Lite company until her marriage on August 26, 1950 to the love of her...

Lucas Charles Schwab, age 33, of Toledo, passed away at home on Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born on March 9, 1986 in Toledo, OH. A talented artist specializing in mixed media, Lucas was owner and operator of Lucid Dye Productions in Toledo. Lucas is survived by his mother, Mary (Schwab) McLeod; and sisters, Callie, Elizabeth, and Makenzie McLeod. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Donald McLeod Jr. Visitation will be Saturday, April 27 from 2-7 p.m. at Sujkowski Funeral Home...

Cesarina Celeste Carbonell Rodriguez (affectionately, Cesa or Cesy), age 64, went to the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born January 16, 1955 in Enriquillo, Dominican Republic and lived most of her adult life in Ponce, Puerto Rico where she owned her own business. Her sister Milva Valenzuela Wagner (George); husband Nelson Vargas and family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. with a memorial...

Barbara Jean Kibler, age 72, of Temperance, MI, passed away at home on Monday, April 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 5, 1946 in Detroit, MI to Edwin and Mary (Goss) Rowden. Barbara was employed as a dispatcher for the Xerox Corp. for 12 years and as a receptionist at the Anderson’s Fabrication Shop in Maumee, OH for 14 years, retiring from there in 2008. The eldest of five children herself, Barbara was all about family. She cherished her husband,...

Coann Marie Brown, age 64, of Lambertville, MI, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 9, 1954 in Toledo, OH to Cody and Rose Marie (Lojewski) Clyde. Coann was a graduate of Whitmer High School and the University of Toledo. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at both UTMC and Flower Hospital, specializing in Rehab. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she cherished being with her family and friends. She also loved traveling,...

Dorisann “Doris” Shook, age 89, of Temperance, MI, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Flower Hospital, Sylvania, OH surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 23, 1929 in Toledo, OH to George and Thelma (Hiteshaw) Duvall. Doris was employed as a sales associate at Tiedtke’s Department Store and B.R. Baker’s in downtown Toledo, and as a cashier at Foodtown Grocery Store, retiring in 1979. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and...

Edwin R. Blake, age 88, formerly of Northlawn Ct.,Toledo, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Brookwood Retirement Community in Cincinnati, OH. He was born on April 5, 1931 in Detroit, MI to Jan and Maria (Michonska) Blaskiewicz. A Veteran of the U.S. Navy, Ed served aboard the USS Mississippi during the time of the Korean War. He was involved with the development of the first generation of naval surface-to-air guided missiles. He was a graduate of Woodward High School and a...

Arthur “Art” Paul Kubacki, age 90, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 4, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio to Ernest and Cecelia (Zylka) Kubacki. A graduate of Macomber High School and a Veteran of the United States Army Air Force, Art was employed by the DURA Corporation as a tool and die maker for 39 years, retiring in 1991. He had previously worked as a mail carrier for the...

Mary M. Johnson, age 83, of Toledo’s Point Place, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 22, 1935 in Toledo, OH to Wilbur and Clara (Huss) Horner. Mary was a graduate of St. Michael’s Elementary School and Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. She married Irving K. Johnson on September 17, 1955, and worked as a long-distance operator for Ohio Bell until the birth of their first child, after which she devoted her life to caring for...

John Frank Bowman, age 61, formerly of Hickory Hill in Temperance, MI, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Mercy St. Anne Hospital. He was born July 22, 1957 in Toledo, OH to Donald and Joan (Pordgorski) Bowman Sr. John was owner and operator of Bowman Printing, and Bowman’s Bowling Pro Shop for 20 years. An avid bowler himself, having once bowled a 300 game, he also enjoyed hunting and fishing. John was a hardworking and loving brother, uncle, great-uncle and friend who will be...

Malinda Rae LaCourse, age 65, of Toledo, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio’s Toledo facility surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 11, 1953 in Toledo, OH to Donald and Dolores (Amorosa) Heywood. Malinda worked at Kay Tag, ITW Industrial Finishing, and in the Operations Center for Key Bank in downtown Toledo, retiring from there in 2010. A loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, she was devoted to her family and...

Denise Merie Zaborowski, age 60, of Toledo’s Point Place Community, passed away at home on Friday, March 15, 2019. She was born on May 26, 1958 in Toledo, OH to Robert and Annette (Szymanski) Ward. A 1976 graduate of Notre Dame Academy, Denise was employed as a dental hygienist and receptionist for Drs. Harper and Biggs, Dr. Schlacter, Dr. Jim Lang, and lastly 8 years for Dr. Michael Granata DDS. She was a longtime parishioner and active volunteer at Regina Coeli Catholic Church. A...

Casimir Joseph “Junior” “Dziadzia” Rosinski, Jr., age 77, of Toledo, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 12, 1942 in Toledo, OH to Casmer Joseph and Martha (Lawniczak) Rosinski, Sr. After graduating from high school, Cas began his lifetime career as a mechanic at Moore Ford, working there for 10 years, and went on to work for the City of Toledo’s Municipal Garage, retiring from Fleet Operations at...

Barbara Joyce Mohr, age 80, of Toledo’s Point Place Community, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio’s Toledo facility surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 28, 1938 in Toledo, OH to John and Wanda (Walczak) Socha. Barbara worked as a travel agent for Travel Port for 19 years, retiring in 2001, and before that in the Credit Department at Jacobson’s Department Store, Franklin Park. A 60 year parishioner of St. John the Baptist...

Brian Leo Pawlowski, age 39, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, March 11, 2019. Brian graduated from Whitmer High School in 1998 and joined the United States Air Force in 2002, becoming a Radio Frequency Transmission Specialist and retired in 2011. His military career took him many places around the world, but his heart stayed in his last duty station in Anchorage, Alaska. There he found his love of fishing for salmon and halibut, as well as a love for white chocolate mochas! He...

Chester Ignatius “Chet” Mioduszewski, age 88, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at St. Luke’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 23, 1930 in Toledo, OH to Ignatius and Mary (Swiderski) Mioduszewski. Chet was employed as a glasscutter at LOF in Rossford, OH for 42 years, retiring in the mid-90’s. He was a lifelong parishioner of St. Adalbert Catholic Church and an acolyte there in his youth. A skilled athlete, he played a lot...

David Clevenger, age 66, former longtime resident of Toledo’s Point Place, passed away at his home in Walbridge, OH on Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was born on August 18, 1952 in Newport, TN to Raymond and Mae (Jenkins) Clevenger. David grew up in Point Place helping his father run Sun Ray Marina on Shoreland Ave. He was a self-employed handyman as well as truck driver. David enjoyed motorcycle riding, loved kids, and was a wonderful “Poppi” to his grandchildren. David...

Margaret Ann “Muggs” Overholt, age 58, of Toledo, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Toledo Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 29, 1960 in Toledo, Ohio to Alfred and Anna (Petroff) Williams. Margaret was a bartender at Myler’s Rock Garden on Telegraph Rd. for 30 years. She also worked at one time as a loader for Roadway Trucking. Margaret was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who cherished helping to raise her...

Richard Oakes Pelton, age 88, formerly of Willamont Rd., Toledo, passed away March 5, 2019, at Blue Creek Health Care, Whitehouse, OH surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 2, 1931 in Toledo, OH to Klive and Marie (Young) Pelton. Richard was a proud graduate of Sylvania Burnham High School, class of 1949, and worked for George Ballas Buick, Throne’s Auto Service, and as an automotive body man for many years, retiring in 1986. Richard was a devoted husband, father and...

Joan A. (Neeley) Szul, age 84, of Toledo, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania. She was born on April 30, 1934 in Tiffin, Ohio to William Dwight and Mary Madaline (Walker) Neeley. Joan studied at The Ohio State University, graduated from Otterbein College, and went on to work as a children’s physical therapist at Early Childhood Opportunity Center on Central Ave. She was an avid Ohio State fan and bowler, enjoyed gardening, and especially loved camping...

Walter Anthony Niemiec, age 96, of Toledo, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania. He was born on February 23, 1923 in Borki Nizińskie, Poland to Jozef and Victoria (Hajduk) Niemiec. Walter was a WWII Veteran of the US Navy. A Toledo Police officer for 34 years, he retired as a Lieutenant in 1983 and was a member of the FOP Lodge 40, Post 512 and the Toledo Police Command Officers Association. He and his family were longtime parishioners of Regina...

William Joseph “Bill” Peschel Jr., age 57, of Toledo, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Orchard Villa, Oregon, OH. He was born April 30, 1961 in Toledo, OH to William and Shirley (Campbell) Peschel Sr. A graduate of Macomber High School, Bill worked for K&K Air Compressors, JJ Supply, United Heating & Air, and most recently as a Porter for TA Truck Stops of America, Perrysburg. He enjoyed jet skiing, boating and fishing, snowmobiling, and motorcycling on his...

Sandra Jean Biesiada, age 70, of Toledo, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at Toledo Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Sandra was born on June 23, 1948 in Johnstown, PA to John and Margaret (Balsor) Mutsko. A graduate of Notre Dame High School, she began her working career at Jaskolski Grocery Store and was then employed at Petrie’s Clothing Store in downtown Toledo and at Franklin Park. In addition, she worked for Michael’s and Arnold Realty. Sandra was an...

Donald John Stoffel, age 83, of Toledo, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. He was born on February 17, 1936 Salem, SD to Henry and Elizabeth (Wingen) Stoffel. A member of the Teamsters union, Don was employed as a Truck Driver for 35 years, retiring from Roadway Trucking in 1994. He was a longtime parishioner of Regina Coeli Catholic Church in Toledo where he served as Festival chairman, Holy Name Society President, and church groundskeeper for many years. Don was a...

Melvin “Bud” Spalding, age 88, of Toledo, passed away peacefully at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on Thursday, February 14, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 29, 1930 in Toledo to Marion “Nick” and Imelda “Betty” Spalding. Bud was a graduate of Whitmer High School, class of 1948. He volunteered for the Army the following summer, serving as a Medical Aide in the 2nd Armored Division, completing his service in 1955 as a Sergeant in the...

Geraldine Barbara “Gerrie” Lusiak, age 94, formerly of Mont Royal Dr., Toledo passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Landings of Oregon. She was born on March 29, 1924 in Toledo, OH to Anthony and Helen (Wasielewski) Barabash. Gerrie was a graduate of Woodward High School. After working for the Jeep Corporation during WWII, she was employed at the Lanes Drug Store on Manhattan Blvd. Gerrie was a longtime parishioner of St. Adalbert Catholic Church and member of the...

Alice J. Mikolajczyk, age 88, formerly of Pomeroy St, Toledo passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Rosary Care Center, Sylvania surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 29, 1930 in Toledo, OH to John and Veronica (Florkowski) Jachimiak. Alice was a graduate of Woodward High School. She married the love of her life, Ken and they were married for 63 years. She retired from the Ontario Store in North Toledo in 1994 after 20 years of employment. She was a longtime...

Ruth Felicia Davis, age 79, of Toledo, passed away at home on Thursday, February 7, 2019. She was born on June 1, 1939 in Toledo, OH to Thaddeus and Scholastica (Goinski) Wolinski. Ruth was employed by the Wyndham Hotel for 15 years as a housekeeper. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church and member of the church’s Marian Society. Ruth loved Elvis and was an avid OSU fan. A loving mother, grandmother, and homemaker, she will be greatly missed by her...

John W. Miller, age 91, formerly of E. Benalex Drive, Toledo, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on June 23, 1927 in Toledo, OH to Raymond J. and Mary A. (Rutkowski) Miller. John’s places of employment included the Ford Motor Company, Cadillac, and the Jeep Corporation where he worked as an Engineer for 30 years, retiring in 1981. A proud Veteran, John served in WWII as a member of the US Navy Seebees. He enjoyed fishing and...

William Arthur “Bill” Reeves, age 84, of Toledo, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Kingston Care Center, Sylvania surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 26, 1934 in Toledo, OH to William and Phyllis (Brown) Reeves Sr. Bill was a graduate of Macomber Vocational High School and the University of Toledo. He was Vice President of Mosser Construction, owner of Commonwealth Construction Company, and also worked for The Lathrop Corporation and...