Rudy H. Mendez, age 77, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born on January 9, 1929 to Marciano and Juanita (Hernandez) Mendez in Austin, Texas. Rudy was a member of the Toledo Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Alfredo Mendez, sisters,...

Sophie (Krall) Swartz, age 91, formerly of Toledo, currently a resident of Village at Wolfcreek, Holland, passed away Friday, October 13, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was born March 27, 1915 to Anthony and Frances (Tomas) Krall in Toledo. Sophie was a former member of St. Anthony Parish and a founding member of St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church. She...

Dorothy M. Sommers, age 90, of Sylvania, passed away Monday, October 9, 2006 in Flower Hospital. She was born February 5, 1916 to Joseph and Mae (Gary) Stewart in Toledo. Dorothy taught music at Penguin Music for several years. She also played the banjo with an all-girl band called "Dot & the Polka Dots" as well as a Dixie Band....

Gary S. Filas, age 55, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2006. He was born October 5, 1951 to Norman and Elaine (Mehle) Filas in Toledo. Gary was employed with Frame Pest Control for 35 years. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. For 18 years Gary coached and inspired many children of the Longfellow-Larchmont Steelers, a part...

Lindsay Baker, Sr., passed away on October 4, 2006 with his loving family by his side. He was born on October 23, 1925 in Warrenton, GA. He was a Naval veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Baker moved to Toledo in 1955 to attend meat cutting school. He was employed at Churchill's and Kroger as a...

Mary Sue Bordner, age 62, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, October 04, 2006 at the Toledo Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 26, 1944 to Raymond and Dorothy (Rutherford) Wolfenbarger in Fonde, Kentucky. Mary Sue was an avid bingo player. She was a homemaker throughout her life, loving nothing more than spending time with the...

Joan P. Canning, age 76, of Toledo, passed away Monday, October 2, 2006 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 10, 1930 to Edward and Alma (Silsdorf) Stachowski in Toledo. Joan enjoyed arts and crafts, putting puzzles together and playing tennis. She loved nothing more than spending time with her family.In addition to her...

Carolyn J. Martin, age 68, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2006 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1938 to Frank and Christine (Cummings) Fountain in Toledo. Carolyn enjoyed crocheting and was very talented in ceramics. She also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was preceded in...

Vickie Dombkowski, age 49, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2006 in her home. She was born on May 1, 1957 to Forest and Peggy (Spurlock) Fannin in Toledo. Vickie was a homemaker throughout her life, family was very important to her. She loved nothing more than spending time with her children and her grandson. Vickie was preceded in...

Joe Young, age 74, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2006 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 6, 1932 to Clarence and Nellie (Witter) Young in Toledo. Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was in the Ohio National Guard for 30 years. Joe worked in the Real Estate...

Roy C. Keener, age 82, of Toledo, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Toledo Hospital. He was born November 22, 1923 to George H. and Pearl (Sisk) Keener in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Roy was a WWII US Army veteran. He was the owner and operator of the former Keener Shell in West Toledo. Roy was preceded in death by his...

Dorothy M. Duncan, 91 years, of Toledo, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2006, at Toledo Hospital after a brief illness. She was born on September 18, 1915, in Toledo, Ohio, and graduated from Scott High School. Dorothy enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and was an avid football fan, especially the Raiders. She is survived by her...

Emma M. Rarick, age 73, of Toledo, passed away Monday, September 25, 2006 at Harborside of Swanton Nursing Home. She was born on April 8, 1933 to Noah and Hazel Cornwell in Toledo. Emma loved shopping with her daughter and enjoyed spending time with her family.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Leonard and...

Catherine "Cathy" Porter, age 60, of Maumee, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2006 in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born August 13, 1946 to Leonard and Mary (Ball) Jeziorowski in Toledo, Ohio. Cathy was employed with Rite Aid for several years. She enjoyed knitting blankets for all her family, including a soon-to-arrive great grandchild. Cathy also enjoyed walking...

Elizabeth E. Moine, age 96, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2006, at the home of her daughter Sally Allen. She was born September 20, 1910 in Hudson, Michigan. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W. Moine. She is survived by her daughters, Sally J. Allen and Judy Donaldson, both of Toledo; three grandchildren, Rick (Michelle)...

John H. Wilder, age 84, of Holland, passed away Friday, September 22, 2006 surrounded by his family in his home. He was born November 9, 1921 to George and Louise (Willey) Wilder in Toledo, Ohio. John was WWII U.S. Navy veteran. He was a Fire Fighter with the City of Toledo for 25 years serving with Fire House 1, 4,...

Guenther F. Buenning Guenther Buenning, age 83, of Toledo, died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at his home, surrounded by is family. Born in Nordenham, Germany, Mr. Buenning and his family immigrated to the United States in 1962, settling in Toledo in 1965. Mr. Buenning was the Shop Superintendent of UT's Department of Physics and Astronomy for 22 years. He designed...

James W. "Jim" Beasley, age 70, of Toledo, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2006, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. He was born on October 27, 1935, to Chester and Margaret (Delong) Beasley in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he resided until moving to Toledo in 1974. Jim was employed with Dana Corp. for 24 years, as the Safety and Environmental...

Besesky (Barnett)Madoline "Sally" S. Madoline "Sally" S. Besesky (Barnett), age 94, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 15, 2006 at the Flower Hospital. She was born on March 15, 1912 to Willard and Myrtle (Leffler) Barnett in Toledo, the second youngest out of 10 children. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She loved her grandchildren...

Myra Jean Chafin, age 75, of Toledo, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo. She was born on October 6, 1930 to Press and Susie (Horton) Collier in Albertville, AL. Myra Jean often enjoyed spending time with her family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Millard, 1 brother...