Martha J. Leitzy
Mar 13, 2020
Martha Jane Leitzy, 97, better known as “Martie" or "Guppie” to her family and close friends, died peacefully Friday, March 13, 2020 at DeWolfe House in Marion. She was born December 9, 1922 in Wyandot county to the late Ralph and Imo (Heller) Swihart. Martie was raised on their family farm and was a 1940 graduate of Mt. Zion High...
Ethel T. Arthur
Mar 11, 2020
Ethel T. Arthur, 91, of Bucyrus went to be with Jesus early Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Woodside Village Care Center in Mt. Gilead. The youngest of 11 children, she was born October 9, 1928 near Clendenin, West Virginia to the late Harrison Cummings and Minnie Evelyn (Warbutton) Schoolcraft. When Ethel was only seven her mother died, and she grew...
Susan Seits Murphey
Mar 10, 2020
Susan A. Seits Murphey, 56, of Columbus died early Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Kobacker House where she was under hospice care for breast cancer. She was born March 23, 1963 in Bucyrus to the late William A. and Shirley M. (Clinger) Seits. She graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1981 where she was active in Bucyrus Players and established...
Fred Spiegel
Mar 6, 2020
Frederick Allen Spiegel, 60, of Oceola died Friday, March 6, 2020 in Seneca County due to injuries from an automobile accident. He was born in Bucyrus on June 12, 1959 to the late Wayne F. Spiegel and Joyce. E. (Lyons) Spiegel who survives. Fred graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1977 and worked as a tool and die maker for...
Francis "Fran" Martin
Feb 20, 2020
Francis Claire Martin, 71, died Thursday afternoon, February 20, 2020 at Altercare of Bucyrus under the care of Kindred Hospice after months of failing health. Best known as Fran, he was born June 28, 1948 in Mansfield to the late Francis Leonard and Winnie Mae (Cook) Martin. Fran was named after his grandfather and raised near Lexington and in Galion....
Becky Ray
Feb 16, 2020
Rebecca Sue Ray, 65, of Bucyrus, died Sunday, February 16, 2020 at OhioHealth Marion General Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. She was born May 2, 1954 in Bucyrus to the late Robert F. and Reba E. “Betty” (Harris) Johnson and was a 1972 graduate of Wynford High School. Becky worked a short time at Vasil’s before taking a...
Kevin E. Baker
Feb 12, 2020
Kevin Earl Baker, 58, of Bucyrus, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. His death was unexpected but of natural causes and even though many feel that he left this earth too soon, he will live on in others due to his generosity of being an organ and tissue donor. He was born November 11, 1961 in Bucyrus...
Juanita Jane Moore
Feb 10, 2020
Juanita Jane Moore, 92, of Bucyrus, died peacefully Monday, February 10, 2020 at Heartland of Bucyrus. She was born August 12, 1927 at home in Bucyrus on the kitchen table to the late Frank J. and Fannie Z. (May) Myers. The kitchen table was never quite the same after that day. Juanita was a drum majorette in the Bucyrus High...
Susan Jo Shields
Feb 5, 2020
Susan Jo Shields, 83, of Bucyrus died peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Westbrook in Upper Sandusky under the care of Kindred Hospice. She was born in Bucyrus on July 19, 1936 to the late Dr. Harry and Virginia (Ryland) Kehrer. After graduating from Bucyrus High School in 1954, Susan graduated from Tiffin University with her high school sweetheart, Gene...
Pauline G. Spillman
Jan 29, 2020
Pauline G. Spillman, 93 of Bucyrus, died Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Altercare of Bucyrus. She was May 29, 1926 in Crestline to the late August and Mary (Rader) Weiler and was a 1944 graduate of Whetstone High School. Pauline was visiting a chiropractic hospital in Denver, Colorado, where she met Randall D. “Randy” Spillman. On June 15, 1953 they...
William D. Foulk
Jan 18, 2020
Lifelong and well respected Bucyrian, Bill Foulk, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Altercare. He had been in failing health for the past month. Born on May 8, 1924 in Bucyrus, William David Foulk was the beloved only child of Blanch Lucinda Zoller and Herbert Owen Foulk. Bill spent the majority of his life in the community he so...
Joyce Ann Discioscia
Jan 16, 2020
Joyce Ann DiScioscia, 73, of Bucyrus died of natural causes on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at her home. She was born February 7, 1946 in Marion, Ohio and attended Marion Schools before having her children and served in the US Army from 1971-1972. While stationed in Virginia, she met Sam DiScioscia, a fellow soldier, and they were married in 1987....
Charles "Butch" Kimerline
Jan 14, 2020
Charles W. “Butch” Kimerline Jr., 81 of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Mill Creek Nursing Center in Galion following a brief illness. He was born February 9, 1938 in Bucyrus to the late Charles W. and Mary (Geiger) Kimerline Sr. and was a 1956 graduate of Bucyrus High School. Butch continued his education at Bowling Green State University,...
Etta Lohr
Jan 13, 2020
Etta June Lohr, 70, of rural Bucyrus, died peacefully at home, surrounded by many who loved her on Monday, January 13, 2020 following a brief battle with cancer. She was born November 19, 1949 in Bucyrus and was a 1969 graduate of Wynford High School. While with her sister at the county fair, Etta met Roy A. Lohr. The two...
Minnie V. McLaughlin
Jan 7, 2020
Minnie V. McLaughlin, 69, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Altercare of Bucyrus where she had resided over a year of declining health. She was born in Cincinnati on September 24, 1950 to the late Willie and Flona (Tucker) Doss. When Minnie was young, the Doss family made their way to Carrothers and then Bucyrus where she attended Bucyrus Schools....
Roger L. Ransom
Jan 4, 2020
Roger Lyle Ransom, 69 of the Lykens area, is now with his personal Savior, Jesus Christ after being called home on Saturday, January 4, 2020 following his death at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born January 17, 1950 in Bucyrus to the late Lyle and Corrine (Rossman) Ransom. Roger was a 1968 graduate of Wynford High School where...
Sandy Pfahler
Dec 29, 2019
Sandra K. Pfahler, 72, of rural Galion passed away early Sunday, December 29, 2019. Sandy was born in Shelby on September 12, 1947 to the late Arnold E. “Abe” and Margaret L. (Beattie) Foreman. She grew up in North Robinson and graduated from Col. Crawford in 1965. On October 1, 1965 she married her high school sweetheart, David Pfahler. Sandy...
Donald P. Bogan
Dec 23, 2019
Donald Paul Bogan, 95, of Bucyrus died Monday, December 23, 2019 at Bucyrus Community Hospital after two years of declining health. He was born to the late Chester H. and Anona F. (Pfahler) Bogan on August 30, 1924 in North Robinson. After graduating from high school, Don joined the US Army, serving in the European Theatre of WW2. He returned...
Betty E. Walterhouse
Dec 23, 2019
Betty E. Walterhouse, 96, died late Monday, December 23, 2019 at Heartland of Bucyrus under the care of Kindred Hospice after a year of failing health. She was born February 26, 1923 in Ashland, Wisconsin to the late Clarence E. and Nancy R. (Freestone) Alcorn. She was raised on the family farm and attended Walla Walla College in the state...
Miriam L. Etzinger
Dec 18, 2019
Miriam L. Etzinger, 83, of Bucyrus, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. She was born October 8, 1936 at home in Chatfield to the late Clifford and Doyle (Sponseller) Gerhart. Miriam grew up on their family farm where she was active in helping her siblings with daily chores. She was a 1954 graduate of Chatfield High...