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Accidents, Sicknesses & Deaths

Reported 1/16/2012
Retiree Mike Burcewicz passed away.
Retiree Ed Kaltenbach passed away.
A moment of silence was held.

Reported 12/19/2011
Brother Marty Incorvaia had shoulder surgery.
Brother Mike Emm is at home recovering from injuries to
his hand and arm.

Reported 12/5/2011
Brother Erick Schmidt had shoulder surgery.
Retiree Mike Burcewicz is in Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, OH
with terminal cancer.
Brother George Stoner and Brother Rick Hecklinger passed away;
a moment of silence was held.

Deaths

Our sympathies to the family of Brother Glenn Mathiesen on the loss
of his father, Theodore Mathiesen, who passed away on Sunday,
January 29, 2012. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 1 at
Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home on Conant St. in Maumee, OH
from 4-8 pm. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 2 at 10 am
at the funeral home followed by interment at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
Visit www.walkerfuneralhomes.com to express condolences.

Our sympathies to the family of Retiree Nelson Busdeker who passed
away on Monday, January 30, 2012. Visitation will be Wednesday,
February 1 from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at the Marsh Funeral Home on State
Route 105 in Pemberville, OH. Visitation will continue on Thursday,
February 2 at 10 am at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Pemberville with 
funeral services beginning at 11 am. Interment will be at Gibsonburg Union
Cemetery in Gibsonburg, OH followed immediately by a bereavement luncheon
served at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Pemberville American Legion Freedom Post #183 - chair fund, Bethlehem
Lutheran Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio. To express condolences
visit www.marshfuneralhomes.com.

Our condolences to the family of Brother Louis Zmudzinski on the
loss of his father, Louis Zmudzinski, Jr., who passed away on Wednesday,
January 25, 2012. Visitation will be Sunday, January 29 from 3-8 pm
at Newcomer Funeral Home on Heatherdowns Blvd. in Toledo. Prayers
will begin at the funeral home on Monday, January 30 at 10 am followed
by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am at Regina Coeli Catholic Church in
Toledo. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetary. Memorials may be
made to the Toledo Humane Society. Visit www.newcomertoledo.com
to express condolences.

Our condolences to the family of Brother Matt Hurst on the loss of
his son, Kyle Hurst, who passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
Visitation will be at Rupp Funeral Home on South Custer Rd. in Monroe,
MI beginning at noon with services at 4 pm at the funeral home. Private
burial will take place at Roselawn Memorial Park in LaSalle, MI. Visit
www.ruppfuneralhomeinc.com to express condolences.

Our sympathies to the family of Brother Karl Ziemke on the loss of
his father, Ernie "June" Ziemke, Jr., who passed away on Monday,
January 9, 2012. Visitation will be Friday, January 13 from 2-8 pm
at Newcomer Funeral Home on Laskey Rd. in Toledo. Funeral services
will begin at 10 am on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will
follow at Toledo Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the
Paralyzed Veterans of America. Visit www.NewcomerToledo.com
to express condolences.

Our condolences to the family of Brother Damion Harkness on the loss
of his father, Eugene Harkness, who passed away on Monday, January
2, 2012. Visitation will be Monday, January 9 at 10 am at New Covenant
Churh of the Living God on Stickney Avenue in Toledo followed by
funeral services at 11 am.

Our sympathies to the family of Brother Robert Peiffer on the loss of
his mother, Grace Peiffer, who passed away on Monday, December
26, 2011. Friends and family will gather at St. Jerome Catholic Church
in Walbridge, OH on Friday, December 30 at 10 am. A Mass of
Christian Burial will follow at 11:30 at the church. Memorials may be
made to St. Jerome Catholic Church or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.
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Our sympathies to the family of Retiree Edward Kaltenbach, Jr. who
passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011. Visitation will be from 2-8 pm
atPeinert Funeral Home on Dutch Rd. in Waterville, OH on Tuesday,
January 3. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 4 at 11 am at
the funeral home.

Our condolences to the family of Retiree Mike Burcewicz who passed away
on Sunday, December 25, 2011. Visitation will be Thursday, December 29
at Sujkowski Funeral Home Northpointe in Toledo from 2-8 pm. Funeral services
will Friday, December 30 at 11 am at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the
family requests memorial donations be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

Our sympathies to the family of Brother Rick Hecklinger who passed away
on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. A celebration of Rick's life will be held in
Toledo at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to  the Local
8 Scholarship Fund, c/o Toledo Community Foundation, 300 Madison Ave.,
Suite 1300, Toledo, OH 43604.