Robley Edward Blackford, Sr.

Robley Edward Blackford, Sr., 83, of Gypsum, OH passed away Tuesday,

March 14, 2023 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born

August 12, 1939 in Nelsonville, OH the son of Robert and Vivian (Joy)

Blackford. Robley was a United State Air Force veteran serving from

1957-1960. He married Theresa Wierzba on September 14, 1968. Robley

was a Central Office Equipment Installer for GTE, Port Clinton

retiring in 1989 and then worked for Marconi Electronics in Lorain

retiring in 1997. Mr. Blackford attended Immaculate Conception

Catholic Church, Port Clinton, OH.

Surviving are his wife: Theresa; daughters: Dawn (Dean) Fisher of Port

Clinton, Heather (Andrew) Zisko of Maumee; daughter-in-law: Tamara

Blackford of Marblehead; grandchildren: Cody (Jessica Naegele)

Blackford, Tiffany (Jacob Lattimore) Fillmore, Mary Blackford, Joshua

Fisher, Ashton Fisher, Jason Zisko, Nicholas Zisko, Luke Zisko;

great-granddaughter: Brooke-Lynn Lattimore; sister: Linda (James)

Sickel of New Albany, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents;

son: Robley E. Blackford, Jr., brother: Robert Blackford; sisters:

Lois (Don) Johnson and Betty Blackford.

Funeral services will be private. Interment will be in Christy Chapel

Cemetery, Port Clinton, OH. Memorial contributions may be given to

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place,

Memphis, TN 38105 or Shriners Children’s Hospital, 2900 N. Rocky Point

Dr., Tampa, FL 33607. Online condolences may be shared with the

family at www.neideckercrosserpriesman.com . Neidecker, Crosser &

Priesman Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Port Clinton is handling

the arrangements.