Gustavo Oviedo Arredondo, age 78, of Toledo, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born January 12, 1939, in Laredo Texas to Matilda and Antonia (Oviedo) Arredondo.
Gustavo graduated from Martin High School and served in the United States Army. He married his beautiful wife Gloria and moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1965 where Gustavo worked for Libbey, Owens, Ford as a glass technician for 30 years and retired. He loved to take his family to Pearson Park for bike rides and paddle boating. He enjoyed family outings to restaurants and movies and the family's annual trips to Cedar Point and Laredo, Texas. Gustavo had a kind and gentle spirit, he was a man of faith who loved and cared for his family. He will be greatly missed but our hearts will be filled with the best memories of him and we will always remember the lessons he taught us.
Left to cherish his memory are children, Gerardo (Patricia Basil) Arredondo, Cindy (Dave) Geronimo and Lisa (Rick) Akeman; grandchildren, Tiffany Akeman, David and Ciara Geronimo, Sam Basil and Jackson Bean; siblings, Antonio (Olga) Arredondo, Joe (Olga) Arredondo, Rosa Martinez, and Sylvia Flores; several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins in Texas. Gustavo was preceded in death by his wife Gloria (Casarez) Arredondo and son Marcus Arredondo.
The family will receive guests Sunday, December 30, 2018 from 2:00 pm ~ 8:00 pm with a Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm at Newcomer Southwest Chapel, 4752 Heatherdowns Blvd. (419) 381- 1900. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, December 31, 2018 at 10:00 am. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 2255 Central Grove Toledo, OH 43614. A Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, Perrysburg.