Steve M. "Gramps" Balazs, Jr., age 61, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 after a short stay at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born on August 25, 1949 to Steven Sr. and Betty (Howell) Balazs in Toledo. Gramps was a loving, caring and very supportive husband, father, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather. Steve was a veteran of...

Cynthia J. Parker, age 52, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Toledo Hospital. She was born October 29, 1958 to Harold Sr. and Eugenia (Gardner) Mizer in France. Cynthia retired from Ohio Rehabilitation and she also worked for the Ability Center of Toledo. In 1986 she was awarded the fastest typist in the tri-state area and...

Virginia A. "Ginny" Wright, age 78, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 26, 1933 to Otis and Beulah (Patton) Giles in Toledo. Ginny enjoyed going to Bingo and playing cards. She liked to spend her winters in Florida. Ginny was loved by...

Rev. Leonard Glen Raney, age 91, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 24th, 1919 to Mark and Minnie Pearl (Wiley) Raney in Lame Deer, Montana. Leonard was employed with Surface Combustion for 30 years before retiring. He was an independent Pentecostal Minister. Leonard was an avid beekeeper...

John A. MacFarlane, age 56, of Maumee, passed away Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born October 29th, 1954 to Ronald and Dorothy (Klinger) MacFarlane in Toledo, Ohio. John was a graduate of the University of Toledo and worked at Lo-Temp Brazing for 28 years. John loved the game of Golf; he spent many afternoons on...

James R. "Jimmy" Jakubiak, age 57, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011. He was born on June 10, 1953 to Nancy (Steen) and Ronald Jakubiak. He worked at NW Ohio Psychiatric Hospital for over 20 years and was looking forward to retirement. Prior to that, he worked at Toledo Jeep. Jimmy had a certain zest for life and made...

Jerry Glenn Cox, Sr. Jerry Glenn Cox, Sr., age 68 of Kissimmee, Florida passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at his residence. He was born December 21, 1942 to George D. and Hattie (Tate) Cox in Surgoinsville, Tennessee. Jerry proudly served his country in the U.S Army from 1959 - 1964 during the Vietnam Conflict. Jerry was stationed in Germany...

Bruce C. Simon, age 23 of Phoenix, Arizona and formerly of Toledo, passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2011 in Phoenix. He was born April 18, 1988 to John Simon and Rebecca (Kerlin) Simon. Bruce graduated from Bowsher High School in 2006 and shortly after joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was pursuing a life-long passion with motorcycles and was...

James P. Kelly, age 48, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2nd, 2011 at Flower Hospital, after a long and courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He was born March 24th, 1963 to Oscar "James" McKenzie and Mary (Boyd) Kelly in Toledo, Ohio. Jim was a Truck Driver for more than 20 years. He enjoyed riding his Harley and grilling...

Ina J. Meyer, age 85, formerly of Mayberry and Toledo, passed away Sunday, May 1st, 2011 at the Lutheran Village at Wolf Creek, Holland, Ohio. She was born October 22nd, 1925 to Russell and Faith (Byrne) Orr in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. Ina married Clarence O. Meyer on May 14th, 1946 in Canton, Ohio and together they raised 6 children. She was...

Pamela J. "Pam" (DeVault) Pierson, age 58 of Toledo passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 4, 1952 to Frank and Betty (Stirr) DeVault. Pam devoted her life to the happiness of her family and they will remember her as a strong, courageous and caring person.Left...

Bill (William Michael) Berry, age 51, died suddenly Tuesday, April 12, at home in Bath, IN after a brief illness. A 1977 graduate of St. John's High School in Toledo, Bill attended Miami University in Oxford, OH. He went on to become an accomplished artist and the owner of Bill's Art Store near the Oxford town square. As an artist...

Carole Jean Finch, age 79 of Sylvania, passed away Friday, April 29, 2011 at Sylvania Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 23, 1931 to Louis and Clara (Carter) Kreamer in Toledo. She married Harold L. Finch on April 1, 1950 and he preceding her in death on July 4, 2010. Carole was a longtime member of Calvary Bible...

PancznerBeverly May (Schwartz)1929-2011Beverly May (Schwartz) Panczner, 81, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011. Born in Glens Falls, New York on December 29, 1929, the only child of Alexander and Madeline Schwartz, Beverly married her high school sweetheart; James Panczner (deceased), on May 28, 1949. Dedicated wife and mother, Bev, along with her husband, nurtured their five children through routines, traditions,...

Walter "Walt" Sesevich, age 71 of Holland passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 in the presence of his loving family at Lake Park Care Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 5, 1939 to Ljubomir and Sophie (Novak) Sesevich in New York City, New York. Walt married Patricia "Patty" (Bires) Sesevich and this October they would...

Caroline J. Lewandowski, age 99, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Hickory Ridge of Temperance, MI. She was born on August 30, 1911 to Paul and Josephine (Sikora) Witaszek in Depew, New York. Caroline was a longtime member of Gesu Catholic Church. She was very devoted to her family and cherished every moment spent with them, especially...

Robert L. "Bob" Bryant, age 89 of Toledo, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. He was born January 5, 1922 to Johnson and Ora (Chadwick) Bryant in Toledo. Bob worked at Ransom & Randolph (Dentsply) for over 20 years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of Heritage Church of God and had...

Megan Rebecca Exley of Toledo, OH has made the journey to Heaven after passing from this earth on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. Megan was born in Milford, CT on February 21, 1976. She was a graduate of Sylvania Northview High School (1994) and the University of Michigan (cum laude 1998). Megan enjoyed Girl Scout camping, horseback riding, and crafts....

Our loving father, Henry F. "Hank" "Sweet Henry" Jaworski, age 87, of Toledo, was called home to Glory, to the loving arms of Jesus, his Savior and Lord, on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Ebeid Hospice, Sylvania. He was born on March 29, 1924 to Felix and Josephine (Ostrowski) in Hamtramck, Michigan. Hank was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Ruby L. Gore, age 95, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 surrounded by her family at Lake Park Care Center in Sylvania. She was born on May 9, 1915 to August Wilhelm Frederick (Melinda) Weber in Whitehouse, Ohio. Ruby was born into a large family where she was the last surviving child out of fourteen. In the 1960's, she opened...