Obituaries

BETSY (SCHWERTFEGER) DAVIES

Betsy (Schwertfeger) Davies, 77, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, passed away October 27, 2021. She was born July 12, 1944 in Toledo, Ohio, to F. Edward and Betty J. (Sanders) Schwertfeger. Betsy married Gareth Davies in 1964, on Pelee Island, Ontario.

GREGORY C. (GREG) BROWN

Gregory C. (Greg) Brown, known to many as “GB” or “Brownie,” of Rossford, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on November 13, 2021. On December 16, 1946, Greg was the first born to Charles and Stella (Olszanski) Brown in Toledo.

DOROTHY “DOT” RACHEL OTIS (LUKENS)

Dorothy Rachel Otis, 86, of Toledo, died Friday, November 12, 2021. She was born to Levi and Thelma Lukens in Waldo, Ohio, on January 2, 1935. She grew up on a dairy farm in Fayette, attended Heidelberg College and graduated from Bowling Green State University.

•ALVIN ORDAIN SPOHN

Alvin O. Spohn, 86, of Rossford, Ohio, passed away at Birchwood Care Center, Fairfield Township, Ohio, on Monday, October 11, 2021. He was born in Toledo, on December 16, 1934, to Oscar and Vera (Fansler) Spohn. Alvin married his sweetheart, Irene M. (Jacoby) Spohn, on June 27, 1953 in Toledo.

•HUBERT “PETE” BAILEY

Hubert “Pete” Bailey, age 88, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021, at Heartland of Perrysburg. He was born on August 15, 1933, in Ewing, Virginia, to William Paul and Nellie (Brooks) Bailey.

PAUL R. YODER

Paul Richard Yoder of Rossford, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Kingston Rehabilitation of Perrysburg. Paul was born August 2, 1935, in Archbold, Ohio, to the late Christian and Stella Yoder. Paul was preceded in death by his brother, Don, and sister, Anna Mae (Marty) Sorensen.

JAMES EDWARD MILLER

James Edward Miller, age 73, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2021, under hospice care in Holland, Ohio. Jim was born in Perrysburg, on July 22, 1948. Jim was raised in Rossford, and was a loving son to his parents, Jim and Dolly, and an ornery brother to his sisters, Marcia and Vickie.

ELMER V. TAKATS

Elmer V. Takats, age 92, from Rossford, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021. He was born on March 15, 1929, to Vincent and Katherine (Kish) Takats. Elmer was the second youngest of nine children, and he was the last of his siblings to pass away. He married Sylvia J.

•DOUGLAS A. LEE

Douglas A. Lee, 79, of Perrysburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Doug was born on March 6, 1942, in Perrysburg, to Bertrue and Clara (Loomis) Lee. He was the 10th of 11 children. Doug proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force and is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

IRENE MARIE (JACOBY) SPOHN

Irene M. Spohn, 86, of Rossford, Ohio, passed away at Fairfield Mercy Hospital on Friday, September 10, 2021, where she is now with her Lord and Savior. She was born in Tiffin, on April 10, 1935, to Roy Franklin and Verona (Jarvis) Jacoby. Irene married her sweetheart, Alvin O.