In Memoriam

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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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Randy Schmeltz

Randy Schmeltz

1950-03-26 2021-04-23

Randolph Gaylord Schmeltz, 71, of Bowling Green, Ohio passed away on Friday April 23, 2021.



Randolph was born on March 26, 1950 in Toledo, Ohio to Peggy Lou (Hurrelbrink) Schmeltz, and William Fredrick Schmeltz (deceased). He graduated with a business accounting degree from BGSU. He served in the Ohio National Guard then worked as an accountant for Urshel Machine Company. He began investing in rental properties. Randolph married Jessie Lynn (Hess) Schmeltz on December 19, 1975 and together they continued buying and managing rental properties. Randy purchased the Palmer Brothers Concrete company in Bowling Green, Ohio and today has Concrete plants in Fremont, Tiffin,...

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Pat Sheeran (Smith)

Pat Sheeran (Smith)

1950-04-05 2002-06-21

Patricia K Sheeran, 52, of Bryan, died  early Friday morning, June 21, 2002, in her residence, following a lengthy illness.

The daughter of Violet (Loomis) and Russell Smith, she was born April 5, 1950, in Bowling Green. On July 6, 1973, she married Michael Sheeran, and he survives.

She was a teacher at Bryan Community Pre-School for 11 years and had been employed as a clerk with the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, are three daughters, Mrs. Rahman (Christine L.) Howard of Lancaster, Lory C. Sheeran of Columbus and Stacy A. Sheeranof Bryan; and a brother, Richard Smith of Lawrence, Kan.

Preceding her...

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Gary Stratmann

Gary Stratmann

1950-08-03 2016-04-13

Gary F. Stratmann, 65, a lifelong resident of Bowling Green, Ohio passed away, surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, April 13, 2016.  

 

Gary was born on August 3, 1950 in Bowling Green, to the late Henry and B. Hazel (Stickel) Stratman. He married Sharon N. Kellermeier on July 9, 1971 in the St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg, Ohio and she survives him in Bowling Green.

 

Gary was the owner of Henry Stratman & Son General Contractors. He was a 1968 graduate of Bowling Green High School and earned his associates degree in drafting from the University of Toledo. Gary was an active member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and the Northwes...

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Bruce Underwood

Bruce Underwood

1950-07-11 1993-10-19

Bruce Lee Underwood was born July 11, 1950 in Toledo, OH. He died October 19, 1993 in Palm Beach, FL. He is buried in Tontogany Cemetery in Tontogany, OH.

Data from Ancestry.com

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Jim Walters

Jim Walters

2025-07-04 2025-05-22

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- James Karl Walters, July 4, 1950 - May 22, 2025.

"He loved drag racing, the Beach Boys, his family and fireworks!"

James "Jim" Walters was born July 4, 1950, to Mary (Strohm) Walters and Karl Walters in Bowling Green, OH. As a toddler, Jim "helped" his mom and dad build their home on Haskins Road in Bowling Green. He always said, "BG was a great place to grow up." Every year the family vacationed in Indian River, MI on Burt Lake. They fished, took long boat rides, water skied and spent many hours on the beach. As an adult Jim had his own boat a...

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Mike Ward

Mike Ward

1950-04-15 2009-04-24

CLYDE - Michael E. Ward, 59, of Clyde died unexpectedly on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Memorial Hospital in Fremont.

Mr. Ward was born in Napoleon, Ohio on April 15, 1950 to Richard and Shirley (Good) Ward. He graduated from Bowling Green High School in 1968. He worked for thirty three years for the Chrysler Corp. retiring in 2001.

Michael was a member of the Clyde Eagles, where he served as the treasurer. He enjoyed all car racing, including NASCAR and dirt as well as music.

Survivors include his wife, Anna (Earhart) Ward, whom he married on December 13, 2003; his father, Richard of Bowling Green; two daughters, Angie (Luth...

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Judith (Judy) Weaver (Adler)

Judith (Judy) Weaver (Adler)

1950-08-24 2019-09-14

Judith Ann “Judy” Weaver, 69, of McClure Ohio passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 24, 1950 to the late Marvin “Chris” and Alma F (Lindquist) Adler in Bluffton, Ohio. She married Joe Weaver in St. Patrick Church in Grand Rapids, Ohio June 23, 1973 and he survives in McClure.



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Judy Widlowski (Harkins)

Judy Widlowski (Harkins)

2024-09-11

Judy Widlowski BREVARD, NC
Judy Ann Widlowski nee Harkins, 74, former longtime resident of Isle of Palms, SC, died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Chicago, IL, in 1950, and graduated from Millikin University in Decatur, IL, where she met her husband of more than 50 years, Thomas Widlowski, from Rantoul, IL. Family and friends will remember her as a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and aunt. She spent her career and free time in service to others, as a social worker for Dialysis Clinic, Inc. in Charleston and as a volunteer for animal rescue organizations and adopter of traumatized dogs. She is survived by her husband, Tom, curre...

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Linda Wilhelm

Linda Wilhelm

1950-04-15 2003-06-20

Linda L.Wilhelm, 53, of Bowling Green, died June 20, 2003 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. Funeral was at Deck-Hannemann in Bowling Green.



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Linda L. Wilhelm was born April 15, 1950 in Wood Co. She died June 20, 2003 and is buried in Custar, OH. She was the daughter of Albert Ignatius and Jean P. Wilhelm and sister of Barbara Jean, Keith Thomas, and Gary Wilhelm.

 

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Marie Wilhelm

Marie Wilhelm

1950-04-08 1968-08-21

Burial: Saint Louis Cemetery, Custar, Wood County, Ohio

Parents: Carl Raymond Wilhelm (1920 - 1997), Mary Clarine Wilhelm (1923 - 2010) 

Data from findagrave.com



Marie Wilhelm was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Wilhelm (Mary C. Quin). She was born April 8, 1950 in Findlay, and had been a lifelong resident of Custar. She died on August 21, 1968 as a result of an automobile accident.

Marie was a 1968 graduate of Bowling Green Senior High School, where she was treasurer of the band, member of both dance and pep bands, chorus and the National Honor Society.

She was attending BGSU this summer as a member of the univers...

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