Obituaries

PATRICIA ANNE MANDELL

Patricia “Patty” Anne Mandell, 76, of Perrysburg, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the Toledo Hospital. She was born in a car during a snowstorm in Toledo on October 3, 1947, to Joseph and Jennie (Zydbek) Fix.

•ACE ANGEL CUELLAR

Ace Angel Cuellar, 17, of Rossford, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 21, 2023. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, on September 16, 2006, to Meridith Clare (Maidlow) and Elmer Rene Cuellar. Ace attended Rossford High School and Penta Career Center.

•STANLEY“UNCLE STAN” JEZIOROWSKI

Stanley “Uncle Stan” Jeziorowski, 73, of Rossford, passed away early December 10, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Perrysburg. Uncle Stan ultimately decided to forego a memorial service, but we sure did have fun planning a fake one.

•FRANKLYN L. BUCKO

Franklyn L. Bucko, 85, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on December 14, 2023. He was bom Februry 7, 1938, to Frank and Kathryn (McCarthy) Bucko, in Ford City, Pennsylvania. Franklin retired from Libbey- Owens-Ford after 40 years of employment. He is survived by his son, Frank Jr.

JEFFERY MICHAEL “JEFF” BELCIK

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

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.

MARYLIN SUE KALMBACH 05/30/1944 - 10/09/2023

Marylin Sue Kalmbach, age 79, of Rossford, passed away October 9, 2023. She was born May 30, 1944, in Zanesville, to William and Glenna (Knicely) Hamilton. Sue graduated from New Concord High School and attended Appalachian Bible College in Mount Hope, West Virginia.

ROBERT DAVID HIRZEL

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.

•LOUIS S. PIETRASZ

Louis S. Pietrasz, age 96, of Rossford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. He was born on November 4, 1926, to Louis and Hedwig (Pacieszniak) Pietrasz in Rossford. Louis attended St. Mary Magdalene Catholic grade school and later graduated from Rossford High School in 1944.