Dianne Tooley Obituary

Dianne H. Tooley

Dianne H. Tooley, 87 of rural Sycamore, died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Ohio Health Med Central, Mansfield. She was born May 8, 1938, in Sycamore, to Carl and Anne (Ballreich) Mercer. She married Wade A. Tooley, June 24, 1956, and he died September 4, 2004.

Surviving are the following children, Mark (LuAnn) Tooley, rural Tiffin, David (Victoria) Tooley, rural Tiffin, and Kristal (Eric) Distel, rural Tiffin; eight grandchildren, Jaclyn (Matthew) Schalk, Nicole (Greg) Ammon, Jason (Tessa) Tooley, Kristyn (Joel) Wilkins, Shawn (Kristen) Tooley, Amanda Norwood, Gabrielle and Danielle Karns, and Celeste (Levi) Davia; 16 great-grandchildren, Jack and Reis Schalk, Greyson and Dominic Ammon, Lena, Easton, Eli and Dawson Tooley, Graydon, Addilynne, Kensley, Charlytte Wilkins, Kenneth, Oliver and Vera Tooley and Karlee Norwood; two sisters, Connie Smith, Bucyrus, and Janet (Jack) Burks, Centerburg; and a brother, David (Martha) Mercer, Dover, New Hampshire.

She was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren, Erik Tooley and Kennedy Norwood, plus a brother-in-law, Marion Smith.

Dianne was Deputy Treasurer for Wyandot County for 30 years. She was a 1956 graduate of Sycamore High School, where she was the class valedictorian. Dianne was a member of Sycamore United Church of Christ, member of Mohawk Community Club, past treasurer of Rogers Lake Conservation Club and past president of Mohawk Music Boosters.

For hobbies, she loved going to all the grandchildren's sporting events, doing crossword puzzles, and working out in her yard. She will also miss her cat Trixy.

Funeral services for Dianne will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2026, at Walton-Moore Funeral Home, Sycamore, with the Rev. Darrin Harvey officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Sycamore. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2026, prior to her funeral service at the funeral home.

Memorial contribu-tions can be made to Mohawk Community Library in care of Walton-Moore Funeral Home, P.O. Box 350, Sycamore, Ohio 44882.

Online expressions of sympathy can be made at waltonmoore funeralhome.com