Franklyn L. Bucko, 85, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on December 14, 2023.

Jeffery Michael “Jeff” Belcik, age 47, of Crestline, died naturally and unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, while in Pennsylvania where he was traveling for business. Jeff was born July 21, 1976, in Oregon, Ohio, to Thomas Charles and Kathleen (Jarosz) Belcik.

•THOMAS LARKIN GAMBLE June 21,1938 - November 8, 2023 Thomas Larkin Gamble, 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed peacefully into the arms of his Savior on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. He was a son of the late Cecil and Esther (née Bolin) Gamble.

William “Bill” C. Steward, 90, of Rossford, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. He was the son of Merrill I. and Mae E. (Marchant) Steward, born in Rossford on June 21, 1933. He graduated from Rossford High School in 1951 and started his working career at Overland Jeep in Toledo. He joined the U.S. Army in 1953, proudly serving in Korea and Japan until his honorable discharge in 1955. Bill was an electrician, working at the LOF, Rossford plant, starting in 1952 and remained there until his retirement in 1991. After retiring, Bill spent 17 years working for Transtar Electric as a job

•MARYLIN SUE KALMBACH 05/30/1944 - 10/09/2023 age 79, of Rossford, passed away October 9, 2023. She was born May 30, 1944, in Zanesville, to William and Glenna (Knicely) Hamilton.

Robert David Hirzel of Rossford passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, at the age of 71. He was born April 19, 1952, to Robert and Alva Hirzel. He was a 1970 graduate of Rossford High School and Penta County, where he learned the welding trade.

' M te UL an Louis S. Pietrasz, age 96, of Rossford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.

Joseph J. Gniewkowski, 73, passed away peacefully in Sylvania, on September 3, 2023. He was bom to his parents, Eugene and Josephine (Konieczna) Gniewkowski, in Toledo, on February 16, 1950. He and his family resided in Rossford, and he was a 1968 graduate from Rossford High School. Known as “Niffer” or “Big Joe” by many, he was a true athlete playing football, basketball, bowling and softball.

A long-time public official for Perrysburg Township passed away August 22. Shirley “Ginger” Haar served the residents of the township for nearly two decades as the fiscal officer, an elected position.

Renee M. Morelock died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on August 26, 2023. She was born to her parents, Robert and Jacqueline (Hess) Busch in Toledo, on November 5, 1949. She and her siblings grew up in Perrysburg Township and the Rossford area, and she graduated from Rossford High School in 1967. She met her future husband, Joseph Morelock, through a group of friends and she married him, the love of her life, in July of 1968.