All Obituaries

Delta: Charles “Chuck” Henry Strup, age 88, of Delta, Ohio; formerly of Toledo, Ohio passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at Fulton County Health Center. He  was born February 4, 1931 in Bryan Ohio to Leslie and Viola (Favorite) Strup. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was employed at Sylvester Material Company in Sylvania Ohio from 1968 to 1999 as Truck Driver, Diesel Mechanic and all around “guy in charge of everyone”.  After retiring from...

Wauseon: Norville Volkman, age 81, of rural Wauseon, passed away Monday morning, October 7, 2019, in his home. Prior to his retirement he had been a heavy equipment operator in the area for many years. Norville was born in Wauseon on September 24, 1938, the son of Arthur and Magdalena (Rauch) Volkman. On June 6, 1958, he married Terry Zimmerman, and she survives. He was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in Wauseon where he had held various offices. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was a...

Wauseon: Keesha N. Falke, age 32, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Keesha was born in Coldwater, Michigan on July 1, 1987, the daughter of Alexander W. Brown and Roni (Shepherd) Prater. She married David Falke, and he survives. Also surviving are her children, Makyah, Helayana and Zander Malvytz; brother, Eric Shepherd; step-sister, Cassondra Kellogg; mother, Roni Prater; and grandfather, Ronald Shepherd. Arrangements re...

Wauseon: Valere A. Zimmerman, age 88, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the Fulton County Health Center.  Valere was born in Williams County, Ohio, on December 9, 1930, the daughter of Chauncey and Wilhelmina (Ruble) Barber. On March 23, 1952, she married Curtis Zimmerman, and he preceded her in death in 2012. Valere was a member of the First Christian Church in Wauseon where she also sang in the choir. She was a past member of the Wauseon American Legion and the...

Archbold: Darlene Rose Schweinhagen, age 73, of Archbold passed away Friday morning, October 4, 2019, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to her retirement in 2015, she had worked for many years as a Social Worker for Fulton County Health Center. Darlene was born in Wauseon on April 20, 1946, the daughter of Orville E. and Rose Ann (Mikota) Roth. On August 8, 1964, she married Eldon Schweinhagen, and he survives. She was a lifelong member of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in Archbold,...

Preston Alan Klopfenstein, age 24, of Toledo, Ohio,  passed away Monday evening, September 30, 2019 in his home.  He was born March 16, 1995 in Kubrat, Bulgaria.  Preston was a graduate of Archbold High School and was a senior at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio and majored in Theology.   Preston's passions included, reading old books and the study of Theology and History.  He was a huge Michigan Football fan,  loved board games, checkers,...

Adrian, Michigan: Jeffery C. Baxter, age 81, of Adrian, Michigan, passed away on Sunday evening, September 29, 2019 at Toledo Hospital.  Jeff had been a carpenter for most of his life, and was a veteran serving in the US Army.  In addition, he and his wife Dianne owned and operated the store, Down River Pines, in Grayling, Michigan for many years. Jeff was born in Addison, Michigan on February 20, 1938, the son of Byron and Ruth (Woollett) Baxter. On October 9, 1965, he married...

Lois A. Marquardt, age 79 of Wauseon, Ohio and formerly of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, September 27, 2019 in Ebeid Hospice Residence, Sylvania, Ohio.  Lois was born June 19, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pa to the late Raymond L. and Minerva D. (Hile) Maines.  She married Leon H. Marquardt on December 04, 1965 and he survives.  Lois was a retired LPN with Toledo Hospital with 15 years of service.  She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Good...

Archbold: Robert N. Coleman, age 70, of Archbold, passed away Thursday morning, September 26, 2019, at CHP - Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He had worked at Waldron Industries in Waldron, Michigan and retired from there in 1994. After retirement, he became a dairy farmer. He had also worked as an auctioneer. Robert was born in Logan County, Ohio, the son of William D. and Ruth M. (Neal) Coleman. He was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, rural Defiance. Surviving is one...

Archbold: Graeme O. “Cracker” Lauber, age 78, of Archbold, passed away in his home on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Graeme had co-owned, along with his brother, Bruce, the former Lauber Manufacturing in Archbold. He had worked at the factory his entire life. Graeme was born in Archbold on November 27, 1940, the son of Olley and Cecilia (Lehman) Lauber. On July 28, 1989, he married Gloria Rowe, and she survives. He was a member of St. John’s Christian Church in Archbold....