All Obituaries

Charles H. Handley, age 78 of Perrysburg Township passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Parkcliff Memory Care Community in Toledo, OH.  He was born on December 25, 1939 in Genoa, OH to Charles and Katherine (Hillabrand) Handley.  Charles was a 1957 graduate of Perrysburg High School.  He was employed for many years with Yellow Freight as an owner operator and then went to work for Roadway Express until he retired in 1995. Charles looked forward to family vacations to...

Christine A. Nietrzeba, age 76 of Rossford, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Toledo Hospital.  She was born on July 26, 1942 in Toledo to Bernard and Juanita (Doyle) Meyers.  Christine married Richard Nietrzeba on April 25, 1964 and together they raised four children.  Christine touched many lives through her work cleaning homes.  She enjoyed shopping, going out to eat, hunting mushrooms and asparagus, fishing with the family, and working in the garden and...

Ronald “Pappy” J. Kobylak, age 75 of Monclova, OH passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at his home after a long illness.  He was born on December 25, 1942 in Toledo to Louis and Angela (Kornasiewicz) Kobylak.  Ron was a graduate of Rossford, High School and proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War on the USS Lester.  He married Anita (Eisel) on May 1, 1965 and went to work for Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company in the Mold Shop.  Ron...

Helen Beroth, age 89 formerly of Toledo, Ohio passed away at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Bowling Green, Ohio.  She was born on February 10, 1929 in Syracuse, NY to Walter and Hazel (Warrington) Downer.  She was a 1947 graduate of Devilbiss High School.  She married John H. Beroth on June 23, 1951 and they spent 58 years together. Helen worked as a legal secretary for 10 years prior to starting her family.  She loved to play the piano and was an accomplished...

David J. Culbertson, age 66 of Perrysburg, Ohio died peacefully on August, 11, 2018 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg after a long and courageous battle with carcinoid cancer.  He was born on December 11, 1951 in Conneaut, OH to John and Jean (Madden) Culbertson.  David attended St. Angela Merici Grade School and Fairview High School where he enjoyed playing baseball and football.  Always interested in cars, David rebuilt an MG and proudly drove it for years. ...

Elizabeth M. “Betty” Polgar, at the age of 101, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 3, 2018.  She was born on August 7, 1916 in Toledo to Paul and Mary (Vamos) Jacso.  Betty was a graduate of Waite High School and her employment over the years included Libbey Glass, Pinkerton Tobacco Co., Hullhurst Tools and Packo Catering. She is survived by her daughters, Christina (Tom) Kaspitzke and Sandra (James) Fierle; grandchildren, Amy (BJ) Swartz, Marc Kaspitzke, Ryan...

Angela F. Mazur, age 89 of Rossford, Ohio passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at The Manor at Perrysburg.  She was born on January 21, 1929 in Fremont, Ohio to Joseph and Frances (Novak) Celek.  Angela married Irvin Mazur and together they raised four children.  Angela retired from Rossford schools where she was employed in the cafeteria.  She was a longtime member of All Saints Catholic Church where she was active in the Senior Ministry.  She enjoyed Polka music,...

Marlene K. (Burdo) Vascik, age 82 of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Kingston of Perrysburg.  She was born on February 26, 1936 in Toledo to Robert Burdo and Kathryn (Davies) Barwiler. Marlene was a 1954 graduate of Perrysburg High School.  On August 6, 1955 she married her soul mate Alois “Leo” Vascik and together they raised five children.  She retired from Owens Corning as an executive assistant.  Marlene enjoyed sewing, antiquing,...

Ruth A. Sexton, age 84 of Perrysburg, Ohio and formerly of West Virginia passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Orchard Villa in Oregon.  She was born on October 25, 1933 in Iaeger, West Virginia to Scott and Maggie (Vanover) Steele.  Ruth was a nurse’s aide for many years.  She married Herman Sexton and together they raised seven children.  Ruth was a loving mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Kay Zokowich, age 84 of Perrysburg, Ohio passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born on February 7, 1934 in Maumee, Ohio. Kay was a graduate of Perrysburg High School and was employed for many years at Oakdale School as a Para-professional. Kay enjoyed collecting, especially Boyd's Bears, playing Bingo, going on casino trips, camping, dining out and feeding the neighborhood cats. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister who will be dearly...