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MONDAY, JULY 23, 2001
Benjamin R. Emerson
Former Clyde policeman
Benjamin R. Emerson, 86, of Clyde, died Saturday, July 21, 2001 in Bellevue Care Center.
He was born Jan. 5, 1915, in Findlay, to Benjamin F. and Alta Mae (Scott) Emerson, and they are deceased. He married Wilma M. Kramb on June 28, 1941 and she died Aug. 28, 1994.
Survivors include: three daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Janet) Kuss and Mrs. Walter (Emily) Smathers, both of Clyde, and Rose Marie Hill of Fremont; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Theresa Emerson and two brothers, Franklin and Charles William Emerson, are deceased.
Mr. Emerson graduated from Findlay High School in 1934 and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Clyde. He was a
World War II Navy veteran.
He was an upholsterer in Clyde and was a policeman for the City of Clyde from 1950-1977 and helped organize the first Boy Scout troop for St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Clyde with the Rev. Dennis Schroeder officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home. A Christian wake service will be at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's School Endowment Fund or Sandusky Co. Home Health.
James E. Grine
Atlas Inc. Fostoria employee
James E. Grine, 62, of Fostoria, died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 22, 2001, in The Toledo Hospital.
He was born May 1, 1939, in Hancock County, to Alvin and Esther E. (Fox) Grine Sr., and they are deceased. On April 6, 1967 at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, he married Nettie Banks and she survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Michael D. Leal of Fostoria; four brothers, Vernon E. Grine, Vincent E. Grine, and Paul L. Grine, all of Fostoria, and Harold J. Grine of Albrightsville, Pa.; a sister, Ellen R. Greek of Tiffin; and four grandchildren.
Two brothers, Alvin Jr. and Richard Grine; five sisters, Margaret Grine, Helen Kauffman, Hilda Krupp, Rita Calvert and Inez Miller; and a grandson are deceased.
Mr. Grine was a fork lift operator with Atlas Inc. in Fostoria. He was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Eagles Aerie 430, "Dads" of VFW Post 421 and United Sportsman Club, all of Fostoria, and Moose Lodge 846 of Tiffin.
A mass of Christian burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Fostoria. The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. prior to services. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hoening Funeral Home in Fostoria. A Christian wake service will take place at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to St. Wendelin Church, American Heart Association or Fostoria Relay for Life Fund.
Eulalia R. Lonsway
Former Carey resident
Eulalia R. Lonsway, 95, of Wyandot County Nursing Home in Upper Sandusky and formerly of Carey, died at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2001, in the nursing home.
She was born Jan. 13, 1906, in Fostoria, to Nicholas and Veronica (Snyder) Lamberjack. She married C. Raymond Lonsway at Our Lady of Consolation, in Carey, on Feb. 26, 1924. He died Jan. 29, 1972.
Survivors include: two sons, Paul G. and James B. Lonsway of Carey; two daughters, Mildred E. Franz of Upper Sandusky and Mrs. Ralph (Rosemary) Pratt of Carey; two sisters, Mary Vitale of Cleveland Heights and Blanche Shultz of Fostoria; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; and 5 step-great-grandchildren.
Two sons, Eugene and R. W. "Bill" Lonsway; five brothers, Raymond, Gerald, Bob, Otto and Carl Lamberjack; and four sisters, Hilda Ruffing, Inez Frey, Dorothy Payment and Sister Mary Agatha Lamberjack; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are deceased.
Mrs. Lonsway was a member of the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, the Rosary Altar Society and Catholic Ladies of Columbia and the former PRS Club in Carey. She bowled in Carey in several leagues.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey with the Rev. Benjamin Knopp, OFM. Conv., officiating. Burial will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery in Carey.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home in Carey. A Christian wake service will be at 8:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Consolation School or the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation c/o Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, 225 W. Findlay St., Carey, Ohio 43316-7520.
Roger L. Sperow
Atlas Crankshaft retiree
Roger L. Sperow of Fostoria died at 10:47 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2001, in Fostoria Community Hospital.
He was born in Bascom to Ellis and Helen (Hoover) Sperow and they are deceased. He married Nancy E. Dowdy in Bowling Green and she survives.
Survivors also include: three daughters, Mrs. Dave (Lynn) Hannigan of Risingsun, Mrs. Richard Jr. (Nita) Haas of Maumee and Mrs. Tim (Rhonda) Schaffer of Findlay; three sisters, Mrs. Harold (Aileen) Coppus of Fostoria, Mrs. Frank (Marilyn) Bugner of Tiffin and Mrs. Jim (Nadine) Omlor of Bascom; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
A daughter, Joni Sperow, is deceased.
Mr. Sperow retired in 1990 from Atlas Crankshaft in Fostoria after 26 years of employment. He was a graduate of Hopewell-Loudon high school and was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran.
He was a member of Amvets Post 21, Moose Lodge 698 in Findlay, Eagles Club in North Baltimore, and VFW in Tiffin. His interests included his family, baseball, Ohio State football, and NASCAR.
Services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mann-Hare Funeral Home in Fostoria with the Rev. Roy Girdler officiating. Burial will be in Van Buren Cemetery, with military graveside rites to be conducted by the United Veterans of Fostoria.
Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Hopewell-Loudon H.S. Girls Athletic Program, 290 N. CR 7, Bascom, Ohio 44809.