Jim Artz, longtime Perrysburg resident and former fire chief, died December 8, 2024. The following is from conversations on February 5, 2014.“I was born in 1936,” Mr. Artz said. “My father’s name was Merlin, same as mine, but I was always called by my middle name, Jim, probably as not to confuse me with my father. Our family was living on the northeast corner of Silver Maple and ...