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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2000
Rita Marie Shock
Old Fort School bus driver
Rita Marie Shock, 55, of 1701 E. CR 51, Old Fort, died at 5:53 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in the Emergency Room of Memorial Hospital, Fremont.
She was born Oct. 28, 1944, in Tiffin, to Donald and Madeline (Berlin) Dull. Her father survives in Tiffin. In 1966, she married Robert Shock and they later divorced. He survives in Tiffin.
Survivors also include: two sons, Joe Shock of Old Fort and Tim Shock of Fort Seneca; a daughter, Gloria Jean Shock of Old Fort; four brothers, Robert Dull of Fort Seneca, Ronald and Donald Jr. Dull, both of Republic, and John W. Dull of Tiffin; eight sisters, Mrs. Robert (Doris) Bour, Rose Sendelbach, Phyllis Capucini, Patricia Dull, Faye Iannantuono and Betsy Combs, all of Tiffin; Mrs. Richard (Sandy) Sendelbach of Bascom and Karen West of Fostoria; and three grandchildren. Her mother and a brother, Darryl Dull, also are deceased.
Mrs. Shock, a 1963 graduate of Columbian High School, was employed as a bus driver for Old Fort Schools.
She was a member of Old Fort United Methodist Church, Women of the Moose, Green Springs American Legion Auxiliary and the Old Fort Flames, of which she was a lifetime member.
The Rev. Jerry Wiles will be the officiant at the 10 a.m. Wednesday service in the Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home. Burial will be in Seneca Memory Gardens.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Rita Shock Memorial Fund, in care of the family or the Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home, 214 S. Monroe St., Tiffin, OH 44883.
Kenneth J. McFall
Retired Chrysler electrician
Kenneth J. McFall, 81, 55 Cherry St., died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in the University Hospital, Aintree, Liverpool, England, where he had been a patient since Oct. 2.
He was born Feb. 18, 1919, in the United Kingdom, to Herbert J. and Marion B. (Lapthorn) McFall. His wife, Margaret (Berkley) McFall, whom he married June 22, 1946, in Aintree, survives.
Survivors also include: two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Gail) Nitterhouse of Romeo, Mich., and Mrs. Paul (Susan) Kummerer Jr. of Raleigh, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
A sister, Margaret E. McFall, also is deceased.
Mr. McFall, a member of the First Lutheran Church, retired as an electrician from the former Chrysler Foundry in Fostoria.
A resident of Tiffin for the past 51 years, he came here from Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
He also was a member of Masonic Lodge 77, Seneca Chapter 42, Scottish Rite Club; Shrine Club, Tiffin; Scottish Rite, Toledo; Zenobia Temple, Toledo, American Legion Post 169, AMVETS 48, Tiffin; Royal British Legion Crieff, Scotland; and a life member of the Fostoria Elks Lodge.
A veteran of the British Army, having served worldwide during World War II, he also served as civil defense director in Seneca County 1950-65 and as past governor of Moose Lodge 846, Tiffin.
Services took place earlier in Liverpool, England, conducted by the Rev. Michael Smout.
Private graveside services are at 10 a.m. today in Fairmont Cemetery, with the Rev. Margaret M. Marks officiating.
There will be no visitation. The Turner-Engle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Shriners Children Hospital or a charity of the donor's choice.
Amanda Rose Feaster
Niece of Republic resident
Amanda Rose Feaster, 9, of Toledo, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Dennis Court in Toledo.
She was born June 1, 1991, in Toledo, to Mark and Kathleen (King) Feaster, who survive in Toledo.
Other survivors include four siblings, Chris, Daniel, Timmy and Jeremy Feaster, all at home; grandparents, Guy and Joyce Lowe and Bob and Rosa King, all of Toledo; and aunts and uncles.
Her aunt, Mrs. Bob (Rosie) Shull, lives in Republic.
Amanda attended the third grade at Stewart Elementary School.
The service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Family Baptist Church, 1002 W. Bancroft, Toledo, with Pastor Charles McBee officiating. Entombment will be in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. until time of the service at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Family Baptist Church.
The Strabler Funeral Home, Toledo, is in charge of arrangements.
Flavius Boniface Steinhauser
Former Cherry Street resident
Flavius Boniface Steinhauser, 83, formerly of 109 Cherry St., died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in the Autumnwood Care Center. Arrangements are pending at the Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home.
Helen E. Porter
Mohawk Street resident
Helen E. Porter, 81, 160 Mohawk St., died at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, in the Autumnwood Care Center. The Rev. Gail Angel will conduct the 10:30 a.m. Wednesday service in the Turner-Engle Funeral Home. Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. The full obituary will be in Tuesday's A-T.