All Obituaries

Ronald I. Boonie, 75, of Clyde, died at Promedica Hospital on Sunday, September 15, 2019, following an illness of several months. Ron was born in Bellevue on March 24, 1944 to the now deceased Oscar and Evelyn (McKenzie) Boonie. He worked as a crane operator for Whirlpool in Clyde for 40 years, retiring in 2004. Mr. Boonie was a member of Grace Community Church, the Clyde Eagles and Moose. For twenty-six years he was a Clyde Fireman. Ron enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching...

In the early morning hours of September 14, 2019, a beautiful, vibrant rose was plucked from the garden of life. Carol Ann Lobdell, daughter of Herbert and Helen Behnke, born on March 30, 1937 returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mrs. Lobdell was a member of the 1955 graduating class of Clyde High School. She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clyde, serving in numerous areas of the church, Women of the Church, Senior Choir just to name a few. Also she...

Kathryn Bailey-Sexton, 51, of Clyde, died at the Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky following failing health. Kathryn was born on February 27, 1968, in Madison, West Virginia to Charles and Rosie (Blair) Bailey. She had been working a area group homes, prior to her illness. Survivors include her mother, Rosie Bailey of Clyde; Lilah Roselynn Neff, for whom Kathryn was guardian; brothers Mark (Debra) Bailey of Clyde; Terry (Kim) Bailey of Fremont; Larry Bailey of Tennessee;...

Thomas James Willey, 67, of Clyde, died at Stein Hospice on Saturday, September 7, 2019, following a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease. Thomas was born on October 10, 1951 in Fremont to Kenneth and Norma Jean (Neason) Willey. He graduated from Fremont Ross in 1969. He joined the Ohio National Guard in 1970 and was an active member until 1976. Prior to Quikut closing in Fremont, Thomas worked there. He was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Fremont. On September 16, 1978, he...

Verlie J. Hall, 95, of Clyde, died at the Rutherford House in Fremont on Wednesday, August 28,2019. Mrs. Hall was born in Floyd County, Kentucky on February 8, 1924, one of eleven children of Charlie and Melinda (Vance) Jones. She was the last of her generation. Verlie graduated in 1945 from Betsy Lane High School in Floyd County. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Clyde. For 12 years, she worked at the former General Electric in Bellevue. On May 23, 1945, she married Raymond...

Marna Schneider, 90, formerly of Bellevue, Ohio and most recently residing in Florida, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Tidewell Hospice Ellenton. She was born April 16, 1928 in Bellevue, and was the daughter of Walter Glenn and Dorothea (Heter) Heltman. She married Arthur Schneider November 11, 1950. He preceded her in death in 2003. Marna was a 1946 graduate of Bellevue Senior High School and a 1950 graduate of North Central College. She was secretary at West Side Motors, Bellevue...

Brian Paul Wilkerson, age 21, of Clyde, died on Saturday morning, August 24, 2019, in an automobile accident. Brian was born in Bellevue on October 7, 1997 to William A. and Elizabeth "Beth" (Butz) Wilkerson. He was a member of the 2016 graduating class of Clyde High School. Presently, Brian was in a co-op program at Whirlpool Corp through Miami University of Ohio and Terra State College. He was a avid hunter, loved to fish and he was constantly "tinkering" with...

Anthony Edward Travagliante, 72, of Clyde, died at the Toledo Hospital on Monday, August 19, 2019. Mr. Travagliante was born in Cleveland on September 16, 1946 to the now deceased Anthony and Blandean (Gregg) Travagliante. He and his wife, Joyce, moved to Clyde in January 2019 from Homerville, Ohio, where Tony was the owner and operator of Quality Furniture Finishing. Tony enjoyed cards and working on cars. Mr. Travagliante was a proud Marine veteran of the Viet Nam war. On August 23,...

Kevin Eugene Glenn, 43, of Clyde, died at the University of Toledo Medical Center, after a brief battle with cancer. Kevin was born in Fremont on July 6, 1976. He graduated from Clyde High School in 1995. Kevin had worked at Marco's Pizza in Clyde prior to his illness. He loved to golf, put together puzzles and tell bad jokes. Survivors include his  parents, Gary and Connie (Caldwell) Raifsnider of Clyde; children, Alivia, Alison and Ebon Glenn all of Clyde; siblings, Diana...

Herman Bahr, 80, formerly of Sandusky, died on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Heritage Village, Clyde. Mr. Bahr was born in Berlin Heights, Ohio on June 3, 1939 to the now deceased Erich and Neva (Montry) Bahr. His senior year in high school, the family moved to Toledo, where he graduated. Herman was a US Air Force Veteran. He had been a construction worker. Survivors include two nieces, Nancy Cashmir and Phyllis (Louis) Berger of Green Springs. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Ruby...