In Memoriam
SCROLL DOWN past text to view obituarites of our classmates.
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Oct 17, 2025: Posted obituary for Don Allan. See several recent photos of Don if you click on the link to view the obituary
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Oct 10, 2025: Posted obituary for Jim Gantt. See a very nice photo of Jim as Santa when you click in the link to view to original obituary.
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Sep 18, 2025: Posted obituary for Phil Clinard.
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Jul 11, 2025: Posted obituary for Jim Walters. Also posted what little we know about Ken Reeves.
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Nov 15, 2024: Posted obituary for Lynn Gibbon.
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Oct 29, 2024: Posted obituary for Byron Lee (just learned he passed away in 2021) and posted obituary for John Leland.
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Oct 5, 2024: Posted obituary for Larry Rose (sorry for the delay). Posted obituary for Judy (Harkins) Widlowski.
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Jul 23, 2023: Posted obituary for Brent Johnson.
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Apr 25, 2023: Posted obituary for Dallas Hammersmith.
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Jan 13, 2023: Posted obituary for Brenda Bowen Fruth.
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Oct 26, 2022: Posted obituaries for Barbara Knauss Loose, who passed away November, 2021, and Mark Alexander.
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Oct 23, 2022: Posted obituary for Roberta Allen Hardin.
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Feb 11, 2022: Posted obituary for Phil Kelley.
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Nov 23, 2021: Posted obituary for Deborah Retterer Chapman.
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Apr 28, 2021: Posted obituary for Randy Schmeltz.
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Feb 4, 2021: Posted obituary for Linda Louys Misak.
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Jan 15, 2021: Posted obituary for Tom Cass.
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Dec 7, 2020: Posted obituary for Dennis Cheney.
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Jan 29, 2020: Posted obituary for Douglas Peatee.
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Sep 16, 2019: Posted obituary for Judy Adler Weaver.
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Aug 31, 2019: Posted obituary for Bob Yeager.
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UPDATES during Aug 2018: posted additional obituary information for John Fegley, Ann Imbrie, Joseph Mantel, Diana Burkholdt, Marie Wilhelm, Jay Cook.
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UPDATE June 23, 2018: sorry to report that 3 of our classmates, who were planning to attend the reunion, have passed away since December 2017: Kent Botte, Bob Ocvirk, Charlie Burditt.
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Sadly, some of our classmates have passed away already. Please help honor them by sharing your memories of the ones you knew best.
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Linn Adams
1950-09-05 1996-12-18Linn “Whitey” ADAMS, 575 Chadd’s Ford Way, Kalamazoo, MI, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 1996 at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo. Whitey was born September 5, 1950 in Toledo, OH, the son of John D. and Frances M. (SCHLEGEL) ADAMS. He was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, and was an Industrial Engineer in Plastics. Whitey was currently employed at Atlantic Automotive Component in Benton Harbor. He was a member of the Society of Plastic Engineers and the Almena United Methodist Church. On March 17, 1978 in Bowling Green, OH, he was united in marriage to the former Beverly K. FORD, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons, Gerid and Justin ADAMS at home; mother, Frances AD...
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Mark Alexander
1950-06-06 2022-10-13
William Mark Alexander, age 73 of Dublin, Ohio died on October 13, 2022, after a long illness.
Born June 6, 1950, to William and Wanda Alexander in Bowling Green, Ohio. Married to Cynthia Nickey on December 24, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. An executive of GE for most of his career working in Asia and other parts of the world.
He is survived by spouse, Cynthia Harris Nickey; daughter, Sydney, sons, William and Preston; sister, Nicole, and three grandchildren.
Memorial service will be held at Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio at 11 am on November 2, 2022. Burial at Madison County Big Darby Cemetery following service. Please visit www.fergusonfu...
Don Allan
1950-01-16 1950-10-09
Don was raised with his brother Ronald "Skip" Allan in Norwalk, OH, to parents Wayne and Betty Allan. After graduating from Bowling Green High School, he went on to obtain a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo and worked in the Toledo-area as a retail manager, a career path... View Memorial and Tributes
Don Baron
1950-12-21 2015-04-13Donald M. Baron, born in 1950, was a native of Bowling Green, Ohio. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and then earned an M.A. in economics from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Washington University, St. Louis. In high school and college he was an accomplished violinist, playing in orchestras and ensembles. He subsequently worked as an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and then as a senior consultant with Foster Associates in Bethesda, Maryland, specializing in econometrics, operations research, and regulatory economics. He published numerous papers on applied econometrics. He loved horseback riding, golf, maps, watching boxin...
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Kent Botte
1950-08-22 2017-12-26
Kent Botte, aged 67, passed away December 26, 2017. Kent was born August 22, 1950. He was married to his wife Beverly, and together they had two children. Kent and his wife lived in Hudson, FL at the time of his death.
Preceding Kent in death was his son, Zachary. Kent is survived by his wife and his daugher, Avery Botte, and sisters Jackie Schweitzer and Deborah Vonthron.
Submitted by Judy Wright Fisher
Bernard Bowen
1949-08-18 2004-09-05Bernard L. Bowen, 55 of Rudolph, Ohio, died Sunday, (Sept. 5, 2004) at his residence. Bernard was born in Wood County, Ohio on August 18, 1949 to Clayton B. and Lenora I. (Miller) Bowen. He married Pamela K. Burks on April 16, 1982 in Bowling Green. Mr. Bowen worked at American - Lincoln in Bowling Green for 35 years. He was a Viet Nam Army veteran and also served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Pamela; mother Lenora of Bowling Green; two sons, Jon of North Baltimore; Jason of Wayne; daughter Patricia Bowen of Fostoria; sisters Ann Barns of Weston; Florence Billings of Jacksonville, FL; Becky Clingan of Mancelona, MI; brothers Jack of Findlay; James of Rudolph; Michael of Rudol...
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Charlie Burditt
1948-09-27 2018-05-29
Charles E. Burditt, 69, of Deshler, Ohio passed away May 29, 2018. Charles was born to the late Grover and Dorothy (Aufdenkamp) Burditt on September 27, 1948. He married Rachael Boose on July 29, 1994 and she survives him.
Charles is survived by his wife Rachael of Deshler; children: Kyle and Kelly Burditt of Napoleon; sister: Carolyn (Ron) Pultz of Bowling Green; brother: Mark Burditt of Deshler; grandchildren Carrianne and Ellie Burditt.
Charles was preceded in death by his parents; sister Charlotte Stock and brother Walter Beeker.
Charles was employed by Cast Metals and Pioneer Packing. He enjoyed going fishing and...
Diana Burkhart
1950-11-03 1968-08-21
Diana Burkhart died August 21, 1968. She lived in Milton Center; parents Donald and Betsy (Mann) Burkhart, sister Vicki, and brother Steve.
Data from Judy (Wright) Fisher and Ohio Obituary Index.
Diana Burkhart, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Burkhart (Betsy Mann), was born on November 3, 1950 in Perrysburg, Ohio, and was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Milton Center. She died August 21, 1968 as a result of an automobile accident.
Diana was a June graduate of Bowling Green Senior High School, where she worked as an assistant office secretary.
Survivors include her father; a brother, Stephen, at home; sister...
Tom Cass
1950-08-30 2021-01-12
He was born August 30, 1950 to Victor and Rita (Metzger) Cass in Findlay, Ohio. On August 28th 1971, he married Karen Osborn and they have celebrated 49 loving years of marriage together.
Tom was employed by the Wood County Highway Department for 39 years. He enjoyed coaching his kids in softball and baseball, playing softball, golfing, bowling, riding motorcycles and listening to cla...
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Deborah Chapman (Retterer)
1950-03-14 2021-11-13
Deborah Chapman, age 71, passed away on Saturday November 13, 2021 at McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. She was born on March 14, 1950 in Bowling Green, Ohio, to Oscar and Virginia Retterer.
She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Oscar (“Skip”). She is survived by her sons Caith (Jody), Brian, and Eric and 5 grandchildren; her sister Sherry and her husband Tom Mortensen; Oscar’s wife Celeste and their children Claire, Ella, and Olivia; and former husband, George Chapman.
Deborah graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently received a Masters degree from the University o...