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Established in 1894 Walter Funeral Home continues to be an independent family owned and operated fun

Walter Funeral Home does everything we can to honor your loved ones memory and to oversee your personal requests.. We provide courteous and comforting care for families in our community throughout your most trying times. Our spaceoues and modern facilities provide an envirornment for families to grieve, share memories and heal with family and friends. Visit us on the web at http://www.walterfuneralhome.com/

Office Hours M-F 09:00 am - 5:00pm
Sat 09:00 am - 2:00pm
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10/27/2026

Marilyn J. Ball
It is with a heavy heart the we announce that our mother has passed away at Flower Hospital, Sylvania Oh, on October 22, 2026.
She was 94 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward J. and Edna F. (Buck) Krueger, her husbands Daniel Deible Jr. and Harry Ball, her daughter Theresa L. Deible and her granddaughter Heather (Spencley) Briscoe.
She is survived by her only remaining sibling, Shirley M. Kitchen. She is also survived by her children: Sue Roesler, Carol (Al) Roberts, Mary Spencley, Sharon Bobb, Daniel Deible III, Laurie (Tommy) Tunison, Marilyn Gerathy, and Granddaughters she raised after their mother died in 1987, Nicole (Ricky) Kanneman and Corinna (fiancé, Dan) Rupprecht. 18 grand-children and many great and great-great grand-children.
Marilyn had worked most recently in various catering businesses and finally working for Sylvania City schools as a bus aid and cafeteria worker. She retired at the glorious age of 80.
She enjoyed cooking for her family, knitting, crocheting and doing word search puzzles. But her greatest joy was being a grandma.
The family wants to extend their thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at UTMCO, Eidi Family Rehab Center and Flower Hospital for the care and dedication you showed our mom.
Funeral Arrangements are being handled by Walter Funeral Home, Toledo Ohio. A funeral service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, 2240 South Ave. Toledo, Oh 43609 on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 1:00 pm followed by a luncheon in the fellowship hall at the church.
Marilyn had requested that any memorial donations be sent to Faith Lutheran Church.

10/19/2026

Carol S. Kothe, 86, of South Toledo passed away Oct. 16, 2026 at UTMC. Carol was born on May 7, 1940 to Raymond and Java (Powell) Griggs in Sylvania, OH. Her love and joy was spending time with grandchildren. She enjoyed spending time with the family at the campgrounds. She was a long time member of St Patrick of Heatherdowns Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years Ronald Kothe and son Raymond Kothe, as well as four sisters. She is survived by sons Ronald (Maryann), Robert (Robin) and Richard Kothe; 10 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Walter Funeral Home 4653 Glendale Avenue on Friday, October 23rd, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at ¬10:00 a.m. in St Patrick of Heatherdowns Catholic Church, followed by burial at Beaver Creek Cemetery, Grand Rapids Township.

Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider contributions to the church.

10/18/2026

Jacob Patrick Roesler
June 2, 2000 - October 16, 2026

Sergeant Jacob Roesler with the Clay Township Police Department died in a crash Friday morning as he was responding to a call to help others.

Jacob grew up in Monclova, OH. After graduating from Anthony Wayne High School in 2019, Jacob attended the Owens Community College Police Academy, graduating in 2023.

Jacob proudly served with the Clay Township Police Department for 3 years, recently taking on the role of Sergeant. He worked his dream job, serving alongside his best friend, Chief Martin. He received the Chief’s Award for Meritorious Conduct in recognition of his exemplary service and bravery.

Beyond the badge, Jacob loved his family and friends fiercely, along with his dog, Gus. In his spare time, Jacob could be found welding in the garage, working on his cars, fishing in the Maumee River, or sitting in a deer stand. He never hesitated to lend a hand to a loved one, colleague, neighbor, or stranger.

Jacob leaves behind his mother Lori Roesler, father Chip Roesler, sister Samantha (Tyler) Wyckhouse, grandmothers Kathy Roman and Sue Roesler, along with beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 21, from 2:00-7:00 p.m. at Walter Funeral Home 4653 Glendale Ave., Toledo, OH 43614. A service will be held for Sergeant Jacob Roesler on Thursday, October 22 at 9:00 a.m. at the Liberty Aviation Museum located at 3515 E. State Rd., Port Clinton, OH 43452. Private family procession to follow immediately after the service with es**rt.

10/10/2026

Helen K. Williams, age 91, passed to eternal life September 28, 2026.

A native Toledoan, Helen Kathryn was born to Hildred and Emil Knierim on March 22, 1935.

Helen was a graduate of Ottawa Hills High School, class of 1953. She attended DePauw University before transferring to The Ohio State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education in1956.

She taught second and third grades in the Columbus City School District before returning to Toledo. From that time until her death, she focused her time and energy on family, friends, church, and community.

As her children grew, she became an active volunteer in their schools and activities and served as past president of both the Old Orchard Mothers' Club and the Sylvania Whiteford Parent Teacher Organization.

Her passion for teaching children continued as she worked as a substitute teacher for the Sylvania City Schools. Her dedication to teaching extended far beyond the traditional classroom. She was employed as a coordinator for the Metropolitan League for Individualized Instruction, serving seven school systems in the greater Toledo area. Helen collaborated with teachers and administrators, sharing ideas and activities focused on individualizing instruction.

In 1984, and for the next twelve years, she worked for The Toledo Hospital/Children’s Medical Center in the Child Life Program. She tutored children, helping them to keep up with their school work during their hospitalization, and offering emotional support to their families.

Helen was active in the community as a board member of the YWCA, served on the executive board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of NW Ohio, served as administrative vice-president of the Junior League of Toledo, and was president of the Toledo Bar Association Auxiliary.

Her spiritual life, and her faith and trust in God were important in her life. She was a member of Collingwood Presbyterian Church for 37 years, where she served as deacon and elder. She volunteered in the church’s inner city tutoring program and established a scholarship program to help high school graduates go to college. She was a founding board member of the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Toledo, a network of churches giving temporary shelter to the homeless.

After her marriage to John R. Williams in 1996, she became a member of St. Michael’s In The Hills Episcopal Church where she was a member of the Altar Guild, the Vestry, and served as Jr. and Sr. Warden. She visited the homebound, often serving them communion. In her later years, when she could no longer make home visits, she continued to reach out with phone calls and notes of encouragement.

For three decades Helen met weekly for Bible study with a cherished group of friends from several denominations.

Helen’s life was defined by deep love for her family, a generous spirit of service, and devotion to her many enduring friendships.

She is survived by her loving husband John; daughter Karen E. Hemsoth (Robert), sons Craig A. Schnorf, Siem Reap, Cambodia and Carl S. Patrick (Danielle), Louisville, Colorado; grandchildren Bethany Ensey (Nathan), Brian Hemsoth, Ava Patrick and Julia Patrick; great-grandchildren Nora, Thea and Lucy Ensey; and brother-in-law Roger Pease.

She is also survived by John’s son Lars (Pernille) Williams and daughter Carla, brother-in-law Jay “Pete” Basinger, and brother and sister-in-law David and Marilyn Williams.

She was preceded in death by her sister Janet L. Pease and sister-in-law Judith Basinger.

A celebration of Helen’s life will take place on Saturday, November 28 at St. Michael’s In the Hills Episcopal Church, 4718 Brittany Road, Ottawa Hills, Ohio 43615. Visitation will take place at the church beginning at 9:00 a.m., with the service following at 10:00 a.m. Reception to follow in the church Fellowship Hall. Burial in the Memorial Garden of the church will be private.

The family requests any contributions in honor of Helen be given to St. Michael’s Outreach Ministries, or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

10/02/2026

Ola Mae Shiflett, 89, passed away on September 27, 2026. She was born on May 23, 1937, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Ola worked at GM Hydromantic for 22 years before retiring and devoting her time to her family. Her kindness toward others was what made her so special. She adored her grandchildren, and the love she shared with her family will remain a cherished part of her legacy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Shiflett, and her daughter, Kathy Kowalski. She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Johnson; her grandson, Robert Lee; her granddaughter, Suzanne (Dustin) Face; her great-grandchildren, Nathan Stuckey, Brandon Shoffer, Kyleigh Lee, and Sophia Face; and great-great grandson, Bentley Stuckey.
Visitation will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, followed by the funeral service at noon. Burial will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.
Ola will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered for her kindness and devotion to her family and the love she gave so freely.

08/25/2026

ELAINE M. (EBRIGHT) DAMSCHRODER
June 17, 1939 – August 14, 2026

Elaine was love in action. Love was a verb for her. Her words were the acts of love encoded in the sounds of knitting, the smells of baking, the joy of giving, the delight in savoring the family from which she and her family sprang, feeling the heat of the sun while gardening, anticipating the tastes of the veggies that she grew and shared, the whirring of the sewing machine as she made her kids clothes, bedspreads and curtains, the soft words of the prayers she taught her children to say at bedtime, the feelings of satisfaction in following the commands of Jesus to help others and cocoon them in loving warmth, the whiff of the children and infants she cherished in her home over the years and cared for in the church nursery. The 19th century mantle clock from her husband’s parents that she preserved all those years and that Sally had very carefully and meticulously restored, the grand champion sponge cake from Granny Sprunk, the bride and groom topping from her wedding cake are visible reminders of her intimate connection with generation to generation love that is beyond words and needs them not.
She has now joined her husband, Richard Sr., her son, Richard Jr., her parents Frank L. and Erma (Metzger) Ebright, and six of her siblings, Henrietta Jerndt, Frank H. Ebright, Galen Ebright, Duane Ebright, Carol Starkloff and Lloyd Ebright, in the place God has prepared for faithful servants and lovers of others in a paradise without pain or suffering.

Elaine was a cherished, loving, compassionate, patient wife, mother, homemaker and faithful friend of Jesus. Besides her generosity with her time and skills in knitting baby caps, blankets and lap robes for 33 years as a volunteer at Riverside Hospital and then St. Vincent, she served as a Girl Scout leader and could be counted on for savory pies, Christmas cookies and her granny’s champion sponge cake for church bake sales.

Her self taught gardening skills created many other occasions to share the abundance that her determination and knack coaxed from the earth with neighbors, friends and fellow church goers. The power of her resolute loving example can be seen in the ways in which Sally, who does not really like vegetables, would join in with her in gardening.

Grieving her absence and praying to carry on with their own deeds—not just words—of loving each other and God’s creation are her daughter, Sally Damschroder, siblings Kathrine Everhardt, Norma Corbin, Karl (Karen) Ebright, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Ave Toledo, Ohio on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10am followed by a memorial service at 12pm. Burial will follow in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions are suggested to be made to Ohioans Home Health Care and Hospice on their website: ohioanshhc.com/hospicecare/ click donate to hospice under the hospice care tab - or mail to: Ohioans Home Health Care and Hospice at 28276 Kensington Ln., Perrysburg, OH 43551 please designate hospice or to American Cancer Society.

08/15/2026

Joyce A. Guhl, 78, of Toledo, passed away peacefully on August 11th. Joyce was born on October 4th, 1947 to Mary (Malewski) & Joseph Dominiak. She was a beloved Sister, Mother, Aunt, and Grandmother and will be remembered for her kindness, humor, and positive spirit that was uniquely her own.

September 21st, 1968 she married David Guhl, the love of her life. The couple had a passion for bowling and dancing along with many other activities. The greatest passion they had was for their family and especially their sons: Donny, David, and Chris. Joyce was a devoted homemaker who poured her heart into her family and home. She had a special gift for making a house feel like home, filling it with love, laughter, delicious meals, and countless memories that her family will cherish forever. Joyce made everyone feel loved and provided a constant source of warmth, comfort, and stability.

Left to cherish her memory are her sons: David and Chris. Also surviving is her sister, Diane Shaughnessy, grandchildren: Spencer (Brittany), Donald (Kellie), Haley (Donny), Sierra, Natalia, Nathaniel, Nyxie, numerous great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins who will miss her dearly. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, David Guhl, and beloved son, Donny Guhl. After nearly a decade apart, may we all find peace in the fact that they are reunited in heaven.

Those who knew Joyce will remember her for her passion of living a happy and meaningful life full of joy. She constantly reminded the family to live positively and be happy even in hard times. To many, she was the embodiment of grace, optimism, and the simple belief that life was meant to be lived and enjoyed.

The family will receive friends at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43614 on Tuesday August 18th, 2026 from 2-8pm. Funeral Services will begin at 11am Wednesday August 19th, 2026 at the funeral home.

08/15/2026

Kathleen M. Williams (Kathy) of Toledo, 73, born November 28, 1952, passed away on August 14, 2026, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, in Toledo. She graduated from E.L. Bowsher High School in 1970. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and The Eagles Maumee.

Kathleen worked for 40+ years within the Toledo Public School system in many administrative positions at several local schools. She was loved by all who had the pleasure of meeting her and became known as 'Aunt Kathy' to most everyone. As an avid fan of THE Ohio State Buckeyes, she loved hosting get togethers with her sons, family & friends to root them on in the Buckeye Room and create memories that everyone will forever cherish. Kathy enjoyed doting on her beloved animals, playing cards, camping, and engaging in all things that involved spending quality time with those she loved.

Kathleen is proceeded in death by her beloved husband, John D. Williams Sr.; parents, William E. Day Jr. & Ethel M. Day (Brandt); and brother, James W. Day Sr.

Kathleen leaves behind her three sons, John Williams Jr. (Sarah Dodson), Mark Williams and Kevin Williams; granddaughter, Chelsey Fessler (Lee); brother, William E. Day III (Toni), sisters-in-law, Heidi Day, Barb Miller & Linda Fravel; niece, Tracy (Ryan) Black; nephews, William E. Day IV (Dayna), Jeff Miller and James Day Jr. (Kim); and many great-nieces and nephews that she adored. Also surviving is her life long best friend and cousin Michele Filipovich (Lon Sr.) and furbabies Archie & Rylee.

Family & Friends may gather to pay their respects at the Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, on Monday, August 17, 2026, from 2 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 4560 Glendale Ave.

08/06/2026

Ronald (Ronnie) Richard McIntire, 77, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away August 3, 2026, in Toledo, Ohio with his loving family by his side. Ronnie was born on September 19, 1948, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Wilma E. (Pirrwitz) and Vernon Charles McIntire. He graduated from Scott High School in Toledo. In 1970, Ronnie married Nancy Lee Oliger and they were married for 57 years.

Ronnie served in the United States Army (1969 – 1975) and served in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Northwood VFW. Ronnie worked for Libbey Glass for 44 years. He enjoyed camping at Leidey Lake, fishing, hunting, boating, working on cars and building model cars. He belonged to “Golden Emblem Senior Citizens Club.”

Ronnie is survived by Nancy Lee, his beloved wife of 57 years; sons, Freddy (Tania) Wainsott and John Soto; sisters, Darlene (David) Biggs, Nancy Kay Rosiak (John) and Cindy (Gary) Yarberry; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Patsy Lee Kantpile Cuneo; brother, Randy Joy McIntire; and parents, Wilma E. (Paul) Walker Pirrwitz and Vernon C. (Patricia) McIntire.

Visitation will be held at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, Ohio on Monday, August 10th, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., with service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

08/05/2026

Bettie “June” Chamberlain, 92, of Maumee, Ohio, passed away on August 3, 2026 of natural causes.

June was born on January 6th, 1934 to Willard and Thelma Dunaway in Mahan, West Virgina. After graduating from Kingston high school she moved to Toledo, Ohio where she met Donald Paul Chamberlain. They married on April, 11th, 1953. They were married for 49 years, and had 2 children, James R. and Ronald P. (deceased).

She worked at Lamson’s Department store in Maumee, Ohio and then drove a school bus for Maumee Valley Country Day School. She went to Clown School in Ft. Myers, Florida and was known as “June Bug”. She loved to entertain both children and adults.

June was predeceased by her parents, brothers Donald, Clifford, Gary, Mike and Marvin and sister Linda. She is survived by her youngest sister Sherry Buehler, and sister-in-law Phylis Spoerl and Jane Dunaway as well as her son James, grandson Chris and granddaughter Alicia. She has 3 great grandsons Parker, Chase and Mason and several nieces.

Visitation will be held at Walter Funeral Home, 4653 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, Ohio on Friday August 7th from 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The service will be held on Saturday August 8th at the Church of the Cross United Methodist Church, 1750 Eastgate Road, Toledo, Ohio at 11:00 am with a lunch to follow. She will be buried in Pemberville Cemetery located at 16800 Fish Road, Pemberville, Ohio, 43450 at 2:00 pm.

Donations can be sent to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or Browning Masonic Community if desired.

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