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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 2000
Bernard A. Widmer
Seneca County farmer
Bernard A. Widmer, 76, 2065 S. SR 53, died at 7:17 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000, in Mercy Hospital of Tiffin.
He was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Seneca County, to Adolf and Ethel (Steyer) Widmer. On June 21, 1947, in St. Joseph Rectory, Tiffin, he married Helen L. Starkey, who preceded him in death June 7, 2000.
Survivors include: a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Beverly) Layton of Mayfield Heights; a sister, Mrs. George (Dorothy) Haszel of Oshkosh, Wisc.; and a granddaughter, Alison Layton.
A brother, Paul Widmer, also is deceased.
Mr. Widmer, a 1941 graduate of Melmore High School, attended Heidelberg College until he was drafted into the service in 1943. He served in the U.S. Air Force, 79th Air Squadron in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II.
Mr. Widmer, a Seneca County grain farmer, also worked as a welder for Coby Corp., Bucyrus.
A lifetime Seneca County resident, he was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and enjoyed fishing and boating.
The Rev. Keith Stripe will be the officiant at the 11:30 a.m. Wednesday funeral Mass in St. Mary Catholic Church. The rosary will be recited at the church at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, where military graveside services will be conducted by the United Veterans Council.
Visitation will be 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday in the Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the church, American Cancer Society of Seneca County or the American Heart Association.
Nina L. Cravens-Kliesch
Family farmwife
Nina L. Cravens-Kliesch, 86, of Vanlue, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000, in Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Findlay.
She was born March 25, 1914, in Hancock County, to Albert Ray and Iva Viola (Smith) Cravens. Her husband, Robert V. Kliesch, whom she married March 12, 1936, died Aug. 6, 1994.
Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Timothy (Shirley) Lynott of Perrysburg; two grandsons, Kerwin Wiseley of Findlay and Kendall Wiseley of Cape Coral, Fla.; a step-granddaughter, Lisa Lynott of Painesville; three great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
A grandson, Sean A. Wiseley; and a brother, Ralph H. Cravens, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Kliesch, a 1932 graduate of Vanlue High School, where she served as salutatorian, helped her husband with farming until 1994.
She was a member of the former St. Paul United Methodist Church, south of Vanlue, where she had been a member of its Ladies Aide, served on the board of trustees, as a Sunday school teacher and youth leader.
She also was a member of the Vanlue Band Mothers and a Quilt Club.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in West Independence United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Don Friar and Pastor Jeff Raker as co-officiants. Private family burial will be in Zion Bloom Cemetery, Vanlue.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in the Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, Carey.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, 225 W. Findlay St., Carey, OH 43316-1169.
Sigfredo Ceballos
St. Francis convent gardener
Sigfredo Ceballos, 69, 491 N. Sandusky St., died at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000, in the Toledo Hospital.
He was born July 3, 1931, in Cuba, to the late Maximo and Victoria Ceballos. On May 8, 1961, in Cuba, he married Isabel Luisa Iglesias, who survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Victor Ceballos of Tiffin and Guillermo Ceballos of Miami, Fla.; two daughters, Ela Isabel Ceballos of Miami and Rosalba Ceballos of Biruraos, Greece; a brother, Luis Alberto Ceballos of Cuba; three sisters, Senaida, Solange and Dolores Ceballos, all of Cuba; and eight grandchildren.
Also preceding him in death were three brothers, Rene, Reinado and Ricelo Ceballos; and a sister, Hilda Ceballos.
Mr. Ceballos was employed as a gardener at St. Francis Campus-Convent and Nursing Home.
A funeral Mass is at 10 a.m. today in St. Mary Catholic Church, where the rosary will be recited 15 minutes prior to the Mass. Burial will be in St .Mary Cemetery.
Visitation is after 9:15 a.m. today at the church until time of the Mass.
The Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Dr. Robert A. Borden
Fremont physician/Tiffin native
Dr. Robert A. Borden, 80, of 2108 Buckland Ave., Fremont, died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2000.
He was born Sept. 6, 1919, in Tiffin, to Fred L. and Nelle C. (Henninger) Borden. His wife, Dorothy (Burger) Borden, whom he married Oct. 9, 1954, in Tiffin, survives.
Survivors also include: three sons, Dr. Bradford Borden of Chargin Falls, Brent Borden of Fremont and Dr. Brian Borden of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a daughter, Ann Weimer of Columbus; and seven grandchildren.
Two granddaughters, also are deceased.
Dr. Borden practiced internal medicine in Fremont for 42 years, and served as chief of staff in 1970 at Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
Dr. Borden, who was raised in Crestline, graduated from the Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind., Ohio Wesleyan University and the University of Michigan Medical School.
A U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict, he was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Zenobia Shrine and the Fremont Shrine Club. He was a past member of Fremont Rotary Club and the Fremont Country Club.
He was instrumental in establishing Hospice and Memorial Hospital Intensive Care Unit.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Joel Remmers officiating. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in the Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home, Fremont.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
Florence M. Ranker
55-year Tiffin resident
Florence M. Ranker, 75, of Kensington Avenue, died Monday, July 24, 2000, in Port Clinton.
She was born Aug. 16, 1924, in Sidon, Miss., to Dorsey P. and Florence C. (Myers) Curry. On Aug. 15, 1943, in Sidon, she married Richard M. Ranker, who preceded her in death Oct. 26, 1999.
Survivors include: three sons, Charles E. Ranker of Noblesville, Ind. and Dorsey C. and Greg R. Ranker, both of Tiffin; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Ranker, who attended Christ's Church at Tiffin, retired as manager from the former Fashion Shop in Tiffin.
The Rev. Jon B. Bravinder will conduct the 10 a.m. Thursday service in the Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Christ's Church at Tiffin and the Tornado Athletic Boosters, Athletic Team Meals, P.O. Box 705, Tiffin, Ohio 44830.