Obituaries

 Lawrence "Bud" Hall

Lawrence "Bud" Hall

Apr 12, 2012

Lawrence H. "Bud" Hall, 92, of Bucyrus died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Bucyrus Community Hospital following a recent illness. He was born November 30, 1919 in Bucyrus to the late William and Pauline (Staiger) Hall. Bud attended school at Holmes-Liberty and North Robinson before graduating from Whetstone High School in 1937 where he played a number of sports. He...

 Dianne K. Lyons

Dianne K. Lyons

Apr 9, 2012

Dianne K. Lyons, 64, of Bucyrus died Monday, April 9, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus following a valiant fight with cancer. She was born April 18, 1947 in Flint, Mich. to the late Frank Cooper and June Kaimon, living in Bucyrus. She attended Leslie (Mich.) High School, then began raising a family as a devoted mother. On July...

 Jacob D. Leuthold

Jacob D. Leuthold

Apr 2, 2012

Jacob D. Leuthold, 40, of Bucyrus was found dead at his residence on Monday, April 2, 2012. He was born July 31, 1971 in Gresham, Ore., son of David R. Leuthold, who resides in Bucyrus, and Patricia (Nicholas) Smith, residing in Portland, Ore. At the age of seven, Jacob asked Jesus into his heart and was a good-natured young boy....

 Robert H. Rittenberry

Robert H. Rittenberry

Mar 25, 2012

Robert H. Rittenberry, died March 25, 2012, the morning of his 93rd birthday at his residence in Bucyrus. He was born in Putnam County, Tenn. to the late Monroe Rittenberry and Sarah (Denson) Smith Rittenberry Tosh. He served in the US Army during WWII and, in 1949, he moved to Bucyrus to work at Swan in the shipping department and...

 Hilda "Ann" Enders

Hilda "Ann" Enders

Mar 22, 2012

Hilda "Ann" Enders, 87, formerly of Teddy Ave., Bucyrus, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Heartland of Bucyrus where she had resided since 2003. She was born July 20, 1924 in Lykens Twp. to the late Russell and Doyle (Hawblitz) Reiff. The family moved to Bucyrus in 1934 where Ann attended Bucyrus Schools. She met a young man named Wallace...

Donald F. Reed Jr.

Donald F. Reed Jr.

Mar 18, 2012

Donald F. Reed, Jr., 67, of Nevada (PO Box 1053, Bucyrus, Ohio 44820), died unexpectedly following a kidney disorder Sunday, March 18, 2012 at UniversityHospital East in Columbus. Don was born July 1, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio the son of Betty J. (Arndt) Reed. Heattended school at Bucyrus and on July 8, 1967 married Carol I. Schieber whosurvives. Don was...

 Helen E. Leiby

Helen E. Leiby

Mar 17, 2012

Helen E. Leiby, 93, of Bucyrus died early Saturday morning, March 17, 2012 at Heartland of Bucyrus. She was born June 17, 1918 in Bucyrus to the late Otto and Gladys (Hocker) Grasley and attended school in Bucyrus. On April 21, 1935 she married Willis Steiger who preceded her in death in 1971. On March 2, 1974, Helen married Lloyd...

 Nina C. Luzader

Nina C. Luzader

Mar 16, 2012

Nina C. Luzader, 85, of Bucyrus died March 16, 2012 at Altercare of Bucyrus. She was born July 28, 1926 in Carey to the late Clarence and Lorena Kemerley. After graduating from Carey High School, she married Bruce Luzader who preceded her in death in April, 1970. Nina is survived by her daughters, Karen (Jim) Benson and Janet Jones; grandchildren,...

 Miriam E. Fauser

Miriam E. Fauser

Mar 12, 2012

Miriam E. Fauser, 96, of Bucyrus, died Monday, March 12, 2012 at Maplecrest Assisted Living. She was born March 30, 1915 in Crawford County to the late C. Arthur and Ida Maude (Phillips) Gearhart. Miriam graduated from Mt. Zion High School in 1933 and on March 28, 1937 she married Milford F. Fauser. Together they spent 65 years farming, raising...

 G. Edward Heath

G. Edward Heath

Mar 8, 2012

Gerald Edward Heath, 84, formerly of Bucyrus, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 in his residence at Primrose Retirement Community in Marion. He was born August 21, 1927 in Bucyrus to the late Charles and Esther (McGee) Heath and graduated from Bucyrus High School. Ed proudly served in the U.S. Navy in 1945-1946 and married the former Della M. Vance June...

 Debra R. Grasley

Debra R. Grasley

Mar 6, 2012

Debra R. Grasley, 58, of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at her residence. She was born June 29, 1953 in Bucyrus to the late Bobby J. and Lena L. (Harris) Turner. Debbie graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1972 when she began working at Galion Dresser until they closed. She then worked at Timken until...

 Rosalyn A. Cheek

Rosalyn A. Cheek

Mar 6, 2012

Rosalyn A. Cheek, 72, of Columbus, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born October 11, 1939 in Chatfield to the late John F. and Elsie E. (Schimpf) Schifer. Rose graduated from Chatfield High School in 1957 where she played clarinet in the band, was a member of the National Honor Society and was the...

 Maida L. Baker

Maida L. Baker

Mar 2, 2012

Maida Louise Miller Baker, 92, of Bucyrus passed away Friday morning, March 2, 2012 at The Inn at Orchard Park. Maida was born October 29, 1919 near Claridon to the late Leslie and Sarah Miller. She graduated from Lykens High School, where she played basketball with her twin sister, Aida, in 1939. On November 20, 1940 she married Earl D....

 E. Gertrude Judy

E. Gertrude Judy

Feb 28, 2012

Mrs. Eva Gertrude Judy, 94, passed away quietly Tuesday morning, February 28, 2012 at her home in the Carlisle House in Bucyrus. She was born February 4, 1918 in Wooster to the late Fred and Grace (Orr) Miller and graduated from Galion High School. She married William H. Judy on August 2, 1937, sharing nearly 43 years of marriage before...

 Gerald E. Staiger

Gerald E. Staiger

Feb 24, 2012

Gerald E. Staiger, 76, of Bucyrus, died Friday, February 24, 2012 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital from complications following recent surgery. He was born May 29, 1935 in Bucyrus to the late Marcus D. and Alice D. (Wentz) Staiger. Jerry was a 1953 graduate of Bucyrus High School; graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry...

 Ned B. Foght

Ned B. Foght

Feb 15, 2012

Ned B. Foght, 80, of Bucyrus went to his Heavenly home following his death which occurred at his residence on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. He was born July 8, 1931 in Sycamore to the late Bruce D. and Freda (Fike) Foght and on August 14, 1948 he married Iona Patten who survives. Ned was a 1949 graduate of Sulphur Springs...

 Janelle K. Wilson

Janelle K. Wilson

Feb 14, 2012

Janelle K. Wilson, 84, of Bucyrus died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Marion General Hospital. She was born November 18, 1927 in Bucyrus to the late Harold and Eunice (Hilyard) Kissling. Janelle graduated as Salutatorian from Mt. Zion High School in 1945 where she played in the band. Janelle was a Red Cross volunteer when she was a teenager and...

 V. Gordon Grove

V. Gordon Grove

Feb 2, 2012

V. Gordon “Gordy” Grove, 87, of Bucyrus, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Heartland of Bucyrus. He was born December 29, 1924 in Bucyrus to the late Vernon and Bertha (App) Grove. Gordon attended high school at Holmes Liberty and then served his country during WWII. He served as a Sergeant and paratrooper with the 11th Airborne in the Pacific...

 Robert G. Seevers

Robert G. Seevers

Feb 2, 2012

Robert G. Seevers, 57, recently of St. Cloud, Fla., died February 2, 2012 at Bucyrus Community Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Galion on March 10, 1954 to Charles R. and Marguerite (Dabney) Seevers. Robert attended Galion High School and moved to Florida in 1998 where he was a self-employed painting contractor. He loved gardening,...

 Lois M. Leuthold

Lois M. Leuthold

Jan 31, 2012

Lois M. Leuthold, 88, of Bucyrus went home to be with the Lord Tuesday evening, January 31, 2012 at her residence. She was born October 29, 1923 in Pysht, Washington to the late Floyd and Ruth (Helvey) McDonald, Sr. She graduated from Mead High School in Spokane, Wash. When she was 20, she met a soldier from Ohio named Reuben...