Mayor’s Office
I want to thank you for visiting Delta and our website. Delta is a wonderful and thriving community located in the heart of northwest Ohio. The rural character of Delta is complimented by the excellence city amenities of Toledo only 20 minutes away. Delta prides itself on the quality of education delivered by Pike-Delta-York Schools. Combining quality of life, education and advancing lifelong employment opportunities Delta is the community where you are always welcome to live, work or simply stop and enjoy the many things we have to offer.
I am proud to represent Delta as Mayor, I am confident once you visit us you will find, we are truly “The Community of Opportunity”
Past Mayors
1865-1899
William Critzer
Aug 3, 1863- April 1865
Lucius H. Upham
April 1865 – April 1868
N. Poe
April 1868 –April 1870
Lucius H. Upham
April 1870 – April 1872
Robert Hattan
April 1872 – April 1873
William H. Garitt
April 1873 – April 1877
William W. Williams
April 1877 – March 29, 1880
Lucius H. Upham
April 26, 1880- April 30, 1881
Simon Zimmerman
May 1, 1881 – April 6, 1883
Lucius H. Upham
April 6, 1884 – Aug 29, 1887 (resigned)
Charles Blake
Aug 29, 1887 – April 1888 (Acting Mayor for unexpired term)
Charles Blake
April 1888 – April 1889
Lucius H. Upham
April 1890 – April 17, 1894
Nelson E. Bolles
April 17, 1894 – April 16, 1900
1900-1959
William E. Fowler
April 16, 1900 – May 4, 1903
George A. Everett
May 4, 1903 – Dec 31, 1905
Alexander Y. Montgomery
Jan 1, 1906 – Dec 31, 1907
Nelson E. Bolles
Jan 1, 1908 – Dec 31, 1909
Dr. John A. Wilkens
Jan 1, 1910 – Dec 31, 1911
Frank M. Plansen
Jan 1, 1912 – Dec 31, 1913
R.C. Holloway
Jan 1, 1914 – Dec 31, 1915
Nelson F. Carmon
Jan 1, 1916 – Dec 31, 1921
Dr. Parker S. Bishop
Jan 1, 1922 – Dec 31, 1923
Otto J. Dodge
Jan 1, 1924 – Jan 1, 1924
W. Snyder
Jan 1, 1924 – Dec 31, 1925
W. Taylor
Jan 1, 1926 – July 1, 1930 (resigned)
M. Wagoner
July 7, 1930 – Dec 31, 1931 (filled unexpired term)
R.C. Holloway
Jan 1, 1932 – Dec 31, 1933
William McKeen
Jan 1, 1934 – Dec 31, 1935
James S. Sanderson
Jan 1, 1936 – Dec 31, 1939
Fred A. Abbott
Jan 1, 1940 – Dec 31, 1941
Glen V. Soule
Jan 1, 1942 – Dec 31, 1947
James S. Sanderson
Jan 1, 1948 – Dec 31, 1949
Paul W. Robinson
Jan 1, 1950 – Dec 31, 1953
Clifford B. Segrist
Jan 1, 1954 –Dec 31, 1957
Leroy M. Bratton
Jan 1, 1958 – Dec 31, 1959
1960-Present
Marion Ray Stevenson
Jan 1, 1960 – Dec 31, 1961
Ben H. Reed Jr.
Jan 1, 1962 – Dec 31, 1963
Fred Dugge
Jan 1, 1964 – Dec 31, 1967
Loren Peery
Jan 1, 1968 – July 19, 1971
Harley E. Bowerman
July 19, 1971 – Dec 31, 1971
Richard G. McKibben
Jan 1, 1972- Dec 31, 1983
Bernard Spangler
Jan 1, 1984 – July 21, 1986 (resigned)
Lorraine A. Clair
July 21, 1986 – April 20, 1998
Don Gerdes
April 20, 1998 – Dec 31, 2007
Dan D. Miller
Jan 1, 2008 – Dec 31, 2019
Bob Gilbert
Jan 1, 2020 – January 14, 2021
Frank Wilton January 18, 2021 – Present