Don L. Sorg

Don L. Sorg, 91, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Friday, September 16, 2011 at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor. He was born in Oak Harbor on November 15, 1919, a son of H.A. & Florence (Leaser) Sorg. Don was a graduate of the former Salem-Oak Harbor High School, and attended the University of Toledo, where he studied math and drafting. He was U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe, and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8732, Oak Harbor. An accomplished cabinet maker and general contractor, Don built homes in Ottawa County for over 60 years, and also farmed. HE was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Oak Harbor, where he served on the church council. Very active in Scouting, Don was an Eagle Scout and was Scout Master of Troop #316 and #363, and was Pack Leader of Cub Scout Troop #308. He received the Silver Beaver Award for his dedication to Scouting in 1963. Don was an avid reader, and learned to use a computer at age 80, when he wrote reflections from his past which are housed in the local history room of the Oak Harbor Public Library. In the early 1940's, Don received a life saving award for rescuing a young girl from drowning in a Rocky Ridge quarry. On November 28, 1946, Don married the former Pat Boomer, and she survives. Also surviving are his sons, Dr. Jim Sorg, Sierra Madre, California, Richard (Sharon) Sorg, Cincinnati, Ohio, Tom (Diana) Sorg, Oak Harbor, Dr. John (Karla) Sorg, Fremont, Ohio; daughters, Ann (Jeff) Chio, Oak Harbor, and Patsy Winklea (Carl)Kaspar, Golden, Colorado; grandchildren, Joy Sorg, Jenny Ramos, Maria Sorg, Jeff Sorg, James McMaken, Nathan Chio, Erin Moss, and Zac Chio; 9 great-grandchildren; brothers, Bill Sorg, Oak Harbor, David Sorg, Port Clinton, Ohio; sisters, Mary Phillips, Chicago, Illinois, and JoAnne Sandwisch, Oak Harbor. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson Christopher Sorg, and brothers Lynn Sorg, and Wendell Sorg. The family will receive friends from 2-8 P.M. Sunday at the Crosser Funeral Home, Oak Harbor, where a parish wake service will be held at 7:30 P.M. Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M. Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Oak Harbor with the Rev. David L. Ritchie as Celebrant. Interment will be in Salem Township Union Cemetery, Oak Harbor, with V.F.W. Post # 8732 and American Legion Post #114 providing graveside rites. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Boniface Church, Stein Hospice, or Riverview Auxiliary. Online condolences may be shared with Don's family at www.crosserfuneralhome.com. Funeral Home: Crosser Funeral Home - Oak Harbor Chapel 301 N. Locust Street Oak Harbor, OH