Obituaries

•JoANN BUEHRLE COLAPIETRO

JoAnn Buehrle Colapietro, 69, of Rossford, died November 18, 2021, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. She was born April 7, 1952, in Toledo, to Franklin Thomas and Hattie (Mierzejewski) Buehrle.

•DOROTHY B. BELEGRIN

Dorothy B. Belegrin, age 84, of Rossford, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 21, 2021, in Kingston Care Center of Perrysburg. She was born February 27, 1937, in Rossford, to Nicholas and Mary (Zawojski) Andryc, where she was a life-long resident.

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.