In Memoriam

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July 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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Dorothy Cheney (Taylor)
1950-03-29 1999-01-23
Dorothy "Dotty" Marie Cheney, 48, Weston, died Jan. 23, 1999 at her residence.
She was born March 29, 1950 in Bowling Green to Lawrence A. and Ellen May Woessner Taylor. On June 10, 1967, she married Dennis C. Cheney in Upper Sandusky, and he survives in Weston.
Survivors also include two sons, Dennis Cheney Jr. and Daryl Ray Cheney, both of Bowling Green; a daughter, Lora Lea Zuhlsdorf of Weston; two brothers, Larry Taylor of Grand Rapids and Edward Taylor of Rudolph; and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Taylor; and a sister, Carolyn Loofbourrow.
Mrs. Che...

Debbie Sarver (Thiebaut)
1950-03-14 2016-04-21"My mother peacefully passed away on April 21, 2016 in hospice care at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. With respect to her wishes, a private burial will occur at a later date at Portage Cemetery, in Portage, Ohio. A private toast in my mother's honor will be raised at her favorite restaurant, Granite City Food & Brewery, in The Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, please direct memorial contributions to: The Wood County Historical Society Tea Series—My mother found great joy in volunteering for the tea series. Contributions in her honor may be directed to the Sarver Memorial at: Wood County Historical Society, 13660 County Home Road, Bowling Green, OH 43402....
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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

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
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...

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...

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.
Data from Family Tree: Geni.com
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.

Marilyn Wulff-Reyes (Wulff)
1950-11-01 2004-02-11
Marilyn S. Wulff-Reyes was born in Bowling Green on November 1, 1950. She died February 11, 2004 and is buried in Westlawn Cemetery in Norridge, IL. At the time of her death, Marilyn was residing in Carmel, CA.
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Robert Yeager
1950-11-11 2019-08-29
Robert “Bob” Yeager, 68 of Bowling Green passed away August 29th at Wood County Hospital following a lengthy illness. He is survived by his loving wife, Kathy (Horner) Yeager; sons: Toby of Weston; Rob of Bowling Green, and daughter, April of Reston, VA. He also leaves behind his sister, Rev. Pam Maloney Pittsburgh, PA; his in-laws: Roger and Nan Horner of Bowling Green: Tom and KoAnn Rutter of Bowling Green, Terry and Karen Horner of C...
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Dave Zellers
1950-01-01 2013-12-11
David L. Zellers, 63, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Saturday, J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Chapel, 523 South Main St., Grapevine. David was born Jan. 1, 1950, in Findlay, Ohio, to Stanley David and Dorothy Brown Zellers. He proudly served our country in the United States Army in the Vietnam War and Afghanistan as a dog handler. He was a member of VFW Post #5074, Roanoke. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. Survivors: His wife, Jane; daughters, Cassandra, Verity and Katherine; sons, Graham and Neil: grandchildren, Tarryn, Terri, Emily Jane, Hunter; sister, Debra; brother, Scott; many other relatives and dear friends.
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