Obituaries

Billie Jo Griner, 73, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Northwest Ohio Hospice September 2nd, 2023, following a brave and long battle with cancer. Billie was born on September 4th, 1949, in Evansville Indiana. She was a local artist and was active in the Michigan Art Guild working on and exhibiting in the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair as well as many more shows in the Eastern USA. She was an animal lover and adored her kitties, Josie and Fred who are missing her greatly. Billie prided herself on being unique and different, always saying what was on her mind and how she felt and her favorite phrase “you betcha”. Her laughter and advice will live on forever. Billie was loved and will be missed by those who knew her.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years Jim Griner; two sisters, Vickie (Dan) Rutkowski of Nokomis FL and Deanna (Ken) Mateer of Huntley IL; a sister-in-law, Debbie McKeand of Toledo; and her nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William (Bill) and Josephine Yearby; her brother, Patrick; and sister, Mary Lee Miller.

A visitation will be held on Friday, September 15th, from 3 - 6:30 p.m. at the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg OH.

In Lieu of flowers please consider donations to Paws and Whiskers Cat Shelter or to the Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Billie’s name.