Warren W. Layman, age 87, of Toledo, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008 in the Toledo Hospital. He was born July 9, 1920 to Walter W. and Marie E. (Konker) Layman in Toledo. Warren retired from General Mills after more than 25 years of service. He was a WWII U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and a member of the Knights...

William B. Bender, age 78, of Delta, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2008 in Heartland of Wauseon. He was born November 14, 1929 to William and Francis (Weaver) Bender in Toledo. Bill was employed with New York Central Railroad and Jeep for many years. He enjoyed the outdoors camping, and hunting for mushrooms and asparagus. Bill will be fondly remembered...

Madonna M. "Donna" Komorowski, age 76, of Toledo, went to be with her husband, on Friday, January 4, 2008 at St. Anne Mercy Hospital with their loving children by her side. She was born on December 31, 1931 to Meredith and Victoria (Kolebuck) Price in Toledo. Donna was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1949. She went on...

Ruth A. Martzke, age 80, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2007 in the Toledo Hospital. She was born April 17, 1927 to Earl and Edith (Cook) Steadman in Toledo. Ruth began volunteering as the school librarian at Wernert Elementary School in the mid 1960's and later was given a fulltime position there retiring in 1983. She enjoyed painting,...

Don Warren Kinsey, age 78, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2008 in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He was born September 29, 1929 to Don Kermit and Dora Mae (Reeves) Kinsey in Ballville Township, Ohio. Warren was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served his country proudly. He was employed with the Fleischman Company for several years traveling throughout...

Frances L. (Valiton) Porter - O'Connor, age 81, of Maumee, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008 in Flower Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born July 21, 1926 to Peter and Marie (Kush) Valiton in Archbold, Ohio. Frances was a bookkeeper with A.H. Jamra Company for several years, where she truly enjoyed working with her friend, Roger Oswald. Frances...

Richard E. Larke, age 54, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2007 at the Fulton County Health Center. He was born on December 9, 1953 to Henry H. and Mary L. (Miller) Larke in Toledo. Richard was employed with Reichart for 23 years as a machine operator and most recently with the Walgreen's Distribution Center. He was an avid...

Helen Heringhauser, age 72, of Toledo, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg surrounded by her loving family and friends. Helen was born on April 12, 1935 to Cecil and Mary (Tressler) Hiles in Ursina, Pennsylvania. She had been employed with Reichart Stamping for over 20 years until retiring. Helen loved her job and...

Robert Zimmerman of Oscoda, MI, died on December 14, 2007 at the Aspen Grove Care Center in Lambertville, MI. He was born on June 27, 1941 in Oak Park, Illinois. His school years were spent in Eaton Rapids, MI and Ferris State University. He worked as a supervisor at the University of Michigan Computer Center for 25 years and lived...

Maxine M.(Herman) Naugle Maxine M. Naugle, age 73, of Oregon, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Orchard Villa Nursing Home. Maxine was born on May 7, 1934 to Paul and Ruby (Barton) Herman in Weston, OH. Maxine attended Weston High School. She enjoyed playing bunko and going out to dinner with family and friends. Maxine was also the Vice...

Greg Cheeseman, age 50, of Holland passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at the Akron General Medical Center, in Akron. He was born on November 26, 1957 to Carl and Dorothy (Biringer) Cheeseman in Bellevue, Pennsylvania. Greg was a longtime pie baker with Schmucker's Restaurant. He was also and Eagle Scout. Greg loved being Santa during the holidays for family...

Cheryl Clark, age 61, of Toledo, passed away unexpectedly December 20, 2007 in her home. She was born on January 14, 1946 to Alva and Audrey (O'Connor) Ganske in Rogers City, MI. Cheryl was an avid, gardener, bird watcher and loved cooking. She was a member of the Placers Car Club and made friends very easily. Cheryl loved nothing more...

Mary L. Karpinski Mary L. Karpinski, age 87, formerly of Toledo, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was born March 5, 1920 to Albert and Elsie Loofborow in Toledo. Mary was a longtime member of St. Jude Catholic Church. She was a strong believer in her church and raised her children with the same strong faith....

"Sonny" Ila Williams "Sonny" Ila Williams, age 69, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2007 in St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. He was born May 15, 1938 to Ila and Hildry (Withers) Williams, Sr. in Woodsen, Arkansas. Ila was a Retired U.S. Navy Veteran, serving his country proudly for 20 years. He was also a lifelong member of the Lansing...

Elizabeth Marie Baidel, age 73, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Lake Park Nursing Home surrounded by her children. She was born on July 14, 1934 to Walter and Harriet (Strancz) Rybka in Toledo. She was a graduate of Libby High School. Betty was a bar maid at the Michigan Tavern in Temperance Michigan for many years....

Joyce A. Tanner, age 69, of Sylvania, passed away Friday, December 14, 2007 in Kingston Care Center. She was born July 26, 1938 to James L. and Doris (Creekmore) Heaps in Jellico, Tennessee. Joyce enjoyed crafts of all kinds as well as quilting. She was a longtime member of Shelton Park Church of God and cherished the time she was...

John P. Hagan John P. Hagan, age 52, of Toledo, passed away Monday, December 10, 2007 in his home. He was born September 19, 1955 to John P. and Mary Lou (Waldvogel) Hagan in Toledo. John was a 1974 graduate of Start High School. He was employed with Daimler-Chrysler for 33 years and a member of UAW Local 12. John...

Marie S. Abbott, 82, passed away at her home December 12, 2007. Mrs. Abbott retired from Chase Bag Co. and was a longtime member of Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church. She is survived by Patricia Vance, her friend, roommate and primary caregiver; daughter: Rowena Williams; son: Arnold (Lorraine) Galloway; grandchildren: Stephanie Williams, Pam and Scott Galloway, all of Los Angeles, CA;...

Carol S. Beane, age 63, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born on June 11, 1944 to Casey and Dolores (Gimple) Jarecki in Toledo. Carol was employed with NODC for over 15 years, thoroughly enjoying her job to the fullest. She enjoyed crocheting and was an avid reader. Carol loved...

Charlotte E. Ledzianowski, age 84, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007 at the Kingston Care Center, Sylvania. She was the daughter of Stanley and Katherine Borkowski, born on October 16, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio. Charlotte was a homemaker throughout her life and was also an avid reader. She enjoyed life to the fullest and loved nothing more than...