Velma Jane Gardner Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on November 23, 2025, at the age of 97, Velma Jane Gardner of Luckey, Ohio passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William G. Brownson and Helen I. Brownson (Pruner); her grandchildren, Jamie Krift and Philip Karmol; and her siblings, William Brownson, Catherine Rush and Marjorie Whitcomb.
She is survived by: her spouse Dallas Gardner; her children, Mike (Judy) of Perrysburg Township, Pat Oberdick (Dallas) of Perrysburg Township, Sandy Karmol (Debb Stanforth) of Swanton, Randy (Sandy) of Bowling Green, Linda Hammer (Jim) of Wayne, Gary (Sue) of Bowling Green and Connie Rutherford (Jerry) of Luckey; and her grandchildren, Amy Luidhardt (Andy), Bryan (Katharina), Chris (Emily), Chad Krift, Stephen Karmol (Leslie), Lyndsay Roller (Kai), Brooks (Laura), Christina Olmstead (Jordan), Austin (Brittanne), Erin Hammer Danilov (Evgeny), Tony Hammer (Natalie), Ben Hammer (Ashley), Kevin Hammer (Marisa), Evan (Kerigan), Mitchell, Craig Rutherford (Megan), Eric Rutherford (Christine) and Jeff Rutherford (Libbey).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to Zion United Methodist Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
