All Obituaries

Annabelle M. Tea, 97, of Clyde, died at Green Springs, Ohio on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Annabelle was born on March 17, 1923 in Clyde to John and Edna (Kistler) Rogers. She was a member of the 1941 graduating class of Clyde High School. After graduation, she worked at the former Philco for the war effort. Mrs. Tea was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clyde and the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking and sewing, but her favorite activity was being with babies. She...

Barbara Dewey,75, of Clyde, died on January 19, 2021 at Riverview Nursing Home in Oak Harbor, Ohio, under the care of Heartland Hospice. She was born April 15, 1945, to Kenneth and Martha Boehmer.  Barbara grew up in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Eugene, Oregon.  Barb  joined the United States Army. She went to Viet Nam in early 1967 and served her tour of duty as a nurse at the 12th Evan Hospital in Cu Chi. She was in Viet Nam...

William "Bill" D. Clapp, 73, of rural Clyde, died at his home on Tuesday, January 12, 2021,  Bill was born in Bellevue on October 31, 1947 to the now deceased William Howard and LaVonne (Keller) Clapp.  He was a member of the former Thompson High School graduating class of 1966, after attending Flat Rock school. On October 4, 1966, he joined the United State Navy and served in the Viet Nam War. Bill was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Flat Rock. He...

Vera M. Beiler, 81, of Bellevue, died Friday, January 8, 2021 at Story Point in Waterville.   She was born May 18, 1939 in Norwalk to William and Arineta (Bishop) Scheid.  Vera graduated from Monroeville High School and was a teacher's aide in the Bellevue Schools.  Vera was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bellevue.  There she shared her gift of music by singing in the choir for many years.  Her artistic talents are found all around the church -...

Betty Lou Gower, 90, formerly of Tiffin, died at The Willows in Bellevue on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Betty was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on May 12, 1930 to the now deceased Kenneth B. and Edna A. (Rupp) Gartner. She was a 1948 graduate of Chillicothe High School. Later, she received her Associates Degree. On August 2, 1950, she married Robert E. Gower. He preceded her in death on May 9, 2004. During their married life, they had lived is various places, Springville, Ohio; Yellow...

Janet Opal (Oller) Dundore, 83, of Bellevue, died at The Willows of Bellevue on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Janet was born in Tiffin, Ohio on July 29, 1937. She was the only child of the now deceased Harry Dale and Opal (Powers) Oller. Mrs. Dundore graduated from Tiffin Columbian High School in 1955. While in school, Janet was active in the marching band. Her senior year she was the head majorette, a wonderful end of the school life. On August 7, 1960, she married Richard H. Dundore. He...

Phyllis Mae Jess 92, of Fremont Ohio passed away on January 4th 2021. She was born on  December 18, 1928 in Fremont, Ohio to Bernard and Lucille (Klein) Cole. Phyllis graduated from Fremont Ross High School iin the Class of 1946.  In 1947, she married Walter (Jim) Foster in 1947. He preceded her in death in 1956. She then married Theodore Jess in 1959. Ted died in 2007. She was a lifetime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont. Mrs. Jess worked at the Howard Zink...

Gary Andrew Tuckerman, 51, of Clyde, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home. Gary was born in Fremont on December 27, 1969.  He was a 1988 graduate of Clyde High School. He had been a journeyman electrician at several businesses. Gary liked to fix things and help others. He would always finish a project that he started. Gary loved to cook, watch and cheer for Ohio State Buckeyes and Bengals and NASCAR.  Remodeling and being with his children were favorite...

Marguerite L. Barr, formerly of Vickery, died at The Meadows of Osborne Park in Huron, on Friday, January 1, 2021. Marguerite was born in Green Springs, Ohio on October 17, 1924 to the now deceased Floyd and Ethel (Scott) Seiger. She attended Green Springs School and had worked at the Whirlpool Corp and Economy Lodge in Sandusky, as well as was a homemaker. She married Chester Barr on March 17, 1973. He preceded her in death on February 21, 2003. Surviving are two children, Mary (Tom...

David G. McNelly peacefully went to live with the Lord on December 31, 2020. He was born in Bainbridge, PA to Lee and Dorothy (Gerstmyer) McNelly on December 17, 1939. David married Barbara (Kreager) McNelly on March 20, 1964 at Grace Lutheran Church, Fremont, OH, where he was a life-long member. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Barbara, children Greg (Jennifer) McNelly of Des Plaines, IL, Wendy (Steve Michel) McNelly of Fremont, Jenelle (Steven) Thurn of Perrysburg,...