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Donald A. Assenheimer

Donald A. Assenheimer

May 2, 2019

Donald A. Assenheimer, 84, of rural Bucyrus died Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky after six years of declining health. He was born in Bucyrus on October 20, 1934 to the late Arno F. and Mary E. (Harvey) Assenheimer and raised on the family farm. He graduated from Mt. Zion High School in 1952 and married...

Vonetta Rea Schnarrenberger

Vonetta Rea Schnarrenberger

Apr 30, 2019

Vonetta Rea Schnarrenberger, 83, of Bucyrus, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 where she was surrounded by many whom loved her. On November 25, 1935, Vonetta was born at the family home on Willard St. in Bucyrus to the late Dale M. and Clara A. (Baxter) Snavely. She was a 1954 graduate of Bucyrus High School...

Jim Assenheimer

Jim Assenheimer

Apr 22, 2019

Jim E. Assenheimer, 79, of Bucyrus, died Monday, April 22, 2019 following a battle with multiple myeloma. He was born December 29, 1939 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Arno and Mary (Harvey) Assenheimer and was a 1957 graduate of Mt Zion High School. On June 5, 1959, Jim married his high school sweetheart, Gloria Jean Norton. Jim began working...

Thomas R. McCleese Sr.

Thomas R. McCleese Sr.

Apr 20, 2019

Thomas R. McCleese Sr., 68, of Bucyrus died early Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Bucyrus Community Hospital after years of declining health. He was born in Bucyrus on April 14, 1951 to the late Thomas G. McCleese Jr. and Betty L. (Foreman) McCleese Naylor. He served honorably in the US Marine Corps from 1970-1974. Tom lived most of his life...

Charles "Chuck" Frobose

Charles "Chuck" Frobose

Apr 16, 2019

Charles H. Frobose, 70, of Grandview Heights and formerly of Bucyrus, died Tuesday evening, April 16, 2019 at his home under the care of Heartland Hospice. Chuck was born July 14, 1948 in Toledo to the late Norman and Margarete (Kaemming) Frobose and grew up in Woodville, graduating from Woodville High School in 1966. The class motto, “Today, we follow....

Glen L. Fife Jr.

Glen L. Fife Jr.

Apr 8, 2019

Glen L. Fife Jr., 64, died Monday, April 8, 2019 at his home in Bucyrus following multiple health issues. He was born February 20, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio and shortly thereafter his family moved to Mansfield where he attended Mansfield Senior High School until enlisting in the US Army. Glen was stationed in Germany and while living there, graduated from...

Donald E. Wilson

Donald E. Wilson

Mar 30, 2019

Donald Ellis Wilson, 85, of Bucyrus, died peacefully at his home Saturday, March 30, 2019 surrounded by his wife, Norma and family who loved him. He was born in Crawford County on August 29, 1933 to the late Luther and Ollie (Mayhew) Wilson and was a 1952 graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. Following high school, Don met Martha L....

Lynette Kay Shull

Lynette Kay Shull

Mar 29, 2019

Lynette Kay Shull, 76, died peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Altercare of Bucyrus. She was born March 21, 1943 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Albert R. and Alvena L. (Curtis) Gerhart. Her father died when she was eight years old. Years later, her mother married Kenneth Gerhart, who played an important role in Lynette's life. He also...

John David Cosgrove

John David Cosgrove

Mar 26, 2019

J. David Cosgrove, 81, of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Bucyrus Community Hospital. He was born June 12, 1937 in Bucyrus to the late Elmer J. “Red” and Anna E. (Kantzer) Cosgrove and was a graduate of Bucyrus High School. Soon thereafter, David enlisted with the US Navy and served a short period before returning home. He worked...

Pat Powell

Pat Powell

Mar 24, 2019

Patricia K. Powell, 69, of Bucyrus died early Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Heartland of Bucyrus due to pancreatic cancer. She had been receiving excellent care from Kindred Hospice for the previous two months. She was born in Delaware, Ohio on January 27, 1950 to the late Bernard C. and Doris G.A. (Woods) Piper. Pat grew up in Ashley and...

Janet E. Riley

Janet E. Riley

Mar 20, 2019

Janet E. Riley, 51, of Batavia, Ohio died unexpectedly of natural causes on March 20, 2019. She was born July 5, 1967 in New Castle, Indiana to the late Robert E. Flannery and Linda S. Moore, née Leo, who survives in Mansfield, Ohio. Janet graduated from Connersville (Ind.) High School and worked for The Kroger Co., both in Connersville and...

Rhonda L. Smith

Rhonda L. Smith

Mar 6, 2019

Rhonda L. Smith, 65, of Bucyrus, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 following a recent illness. She was born January 17, 1954 in Bucyrus to the late Ronald and Bonnie (Hoskinson) Byers and was a 1972 graduate of Bucyrus High School. She married her high school sweetheart, David K. “Snuffy” Smith on August 28, 1971 and for the next several years...

Ernest Clifford Mulvaine

Ernest Clifford Mulvaine

Mar 4, 2019

Ernest Clifford Mulvaine, 75, known to most as Ernie or Cliff, of Bucyrus was found deceased at his residence on March 4, 2019 where he had died of natural causes. He was born in Marion on October 23, 1943 to the late Marjorie S. (Haggerty) Heathcook and Burdell Mulvaine. He delivered The Marion Star as a boy, worked at Tom...

Donald K. Sherman

Donald K. Sherman

Mar 2, 2019

Donald K. Sherman, 79, of Bucyrus, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home where he was surrounded by many loving family members. Donald was born April 30, 1939 in Caledonia to the late Kenneth W. and Phyllis E. (Russell) Sherman. He learned his strong work ethic at a young age by driving truck for his father at KW Sherman...

D. G. Miller

D. G. Miller

Feb 28, 2019

Donald Gene “D.G.” Miller, 83, died Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Altercare of Bucyrus where he had lived nearly a year with dementia. He was born August 9, 1935 in Celina to the late Arlie O. and Nora M. (Bauer) Miller. D.G. graduated from Rockford High School in 1953 and, after a few years in Indiana, worked for the State...

Nancy J. Scheerer

Nancy J. Scheerer

Feb 26, 2019

Nancy J. Scheerer, 80, of Bucyrus, died unexpectedly Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Bucyrus Community Hospital in the presence of those who loved her the most. Nancy was born September 24, 1938 in Bucyrus to the late Allen and Twila (Kisor) Foreman. She attended Bucyrus Schools and received a certificate of course completion from Marion Business School. Nancy put the...

Geraldine "Gerry" Ritter

Geraldine "Gerry" Ritter

Feb 24, 2019

Longtime Bucyrus resident Geraldine “Gerry” Ritter died, Sunday, February 24, 2019 at her son’s home in Gahanna where she was recently being cared for. Geraldine was the late-in-life & premature daughter of Gertrude Bernice (Woodard) York and George Washington York of Lakewood, Ohio, born October 25, 1929. Her brothers (seventeen & fifteen years older) and their wives, Harold F. &...

Gene Diller

Gene Diller

Feb 19, 2019

Eugene R. “Gene” Diller, 75, of Bucyrus, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 surrounded by his family. He was born June 20, 1943 in Bucyrus to the late Elmer and Mabel (Denzer) Diller and was a 1962 graduate of Bucyrus High School. On April 5, 1964, Gene married, Elma E. Davis, who was his high school sweetheart and she survives. Gene...

William B. Leitzy

William B. Leitzy

Feb 19, 2019

William B. Leitzy, 91, of Bucyrus died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Orchard Park Assisted Living after several months of failing health. He was born in Tod Twp. on July 8, 1927 to the late Corvin and Etta (Flickinger) Leitzy. Bill was raised in Dallas Twp. on the family farm he later operated and graduated in 1945 from Mt. Zion...

Mary L. Roe

Mary L. Roe

Feb 19, 2019

Mary Louise (Quinn) Roe, 84, of Bucyrus passed away Tuesday morning, February 19, 2019 at Heartland of Marion. She was born on June 17, 1934 in Eastport, Maine and graduated from Pembroke High School in 1952. Mary made her way north to Caribou where she worked for Newberry Stores and met a young airman from Kentucky named Harlan F. Roe...

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