OBITUARIES
Opal F. Woodruff
Aug 27, 2014
Opal F. Woodruff, 92, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on September 18, 1921 in Omar, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Homer and Martha (Howard) Floyd. She married Forest Woodruff in October 1959 and he preceded her in death. Opal began...
Barbara A. Short
Aug 22, 2014
Barbara A. Short, 83 of Elmore, OH and formerly of Toledo, OH died Friday, August 22, 2014 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. She was born March 6, 1931 in Toledo, OH to the late Robert I. and Anna (Etue) Hearn. She was a graduate of Scott High School. Barbara retired from the State Liquor Store located...
Joan W. Ahlers
Aug 22, 2014
Joan W. Ahlers, 77, of Catawba Island, OH died Friday, August 22, 2014 at her home. She was born Jan. 20, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA the daughter of the late William L. and Hilda (Halferty) Wilt. She was a 1957 graduate of West Penn School of Nursing. She married Roger Ahlers on Jan. 28, 1958 and he preceded her...
Ralph M. Whitaker
Aug 20, 2014
Ralph M. Whitaker, 65, of Rocky Ridge, OH died August 20, 2014 surrounded by his family and close friends after fighting a heroic battle with Berylliosis diagnosed in 1994. He was born Sept. 13, 1948 in Port Clinton, OH the son of the late Maxwell "Mack" and Jeannette (Saddoris) Whitaker. Ralph married Mary Jane Kania on Dec. 4, 1970...
Martha Rose "Marti" Zeitzheim
Aug 14, 2014
Martha Rose "Marti" Zeitzheim, 73, of Oak Harbor, OH died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born April 26, 1941 in Fremont, OH to the late Judge Robert and Elinor (Glenn) Gabel. She was a graduate of St. Joseph Catholic High School, Fremont attended Rosary College in Chicago, IL and studied business...
James L. Christen
Aug 13, 2014
James L. Christen, Sr., 79, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 11, 1934, a son of Charles Fox & Lillian (Bouquet) Fox. A welder for many years, he worked in metal fabrication. Surviving is a son, Earl (Rusty) Christen, Toledo, Ohio;...
Joan Fern Rose
Aug 10, 2014
JOAN FERN ROSE Joan Fern Rose, age 74, of Port Clinton, OH, gently passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. Joan was born March 11, 1940 in Lindsey, OH to Dorothy and Birchard Lemke, both now deceased. After graduating from Oak Harbor High School, Joan married Jim Garner (divorced) and had four...
Bobbijo Meek
Aug 10, 2014
Bobbijo Meek, 44, of Oak Harbor, OH died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born Sept. 6, 1969 in Sandusky, OH the daughter of George and Rosalinda (Segura) Morin. She married David Meek on March 9, 1991 and he survives. Bobbijo worked as a delegated nurse with special needs people at Riverview Industries,...
James E. Bishop
Aug 9, 2014
JAMES E. BISHOP James E. Bishop, 92, died peacefully in his Ohio home and entered into his eternal salvation on August 9, 2014. Resident of The Villages, FL. Summered in Marblehead, OH. Born October 18, 1921, in Toledo, OH, to Carl and Marie Bishop. Devoted and loving husband to Lucille for 32 years, until her passing in 1989. Loving...
George Raymond "Ray" Thomas
Aug 8, 2014
George Raymond "Ray" Thomas, 79, of Catawba Island, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 in his home after a well fought battle with health complications. He was born on February 1, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the late Michael and Mary (Kratay) Thomas. Ray grew up in the Cleveland Ohio, Tremont area. He was a 1954...
Jerome Jerry Turinsky
Jul 31, 2014
Jerome J. "Jerry" Turinsky, 54, of Marblehead, OH died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born Oct. 6, 1959 in Port Clinton, the son of Coleman and Anna (Richick) Turinsky. He married Renee Sauvey on April 19, 1980 and she survives. Jerry worked for Standard Products until it closed and he has worked for Biro Manufacturing...
Cindy L. Hoodlebrink
Jul 29, 2014
Cindy L. Hoodlebrink, 53, of Rocky Ridge, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born November 21, 1960 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Clayton and Elizabeth (Distal) Rook). She was a 1978 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. On January 25, 1985 she married Louis Hoodlebrink and he survives. Prior...
Violet Fox
Jul 28, 2014
Violet Fox, 75, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio. She was born on January 11, 1939 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a daughter of James & Sarah (Bamford) McKinnell. Violet came to the United States when she was just 19 years of age, seeking a better life. A member of...
Russell Merrick Ward
Jul 21, 2014
Russell Merrick Ward, 73, of Lakeside-Marblehead, OH died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born June 30, 1941 in Port Clinton, OH the son of Leslie E. and Mariane (Merrick) Ward. He married Mary Lynch on September 11, 1965 and she survives. Mr. Ward was a veteran of the United States Navy....
Jill L. Mincheff
Jul 20, 2014
Jill Lynn (Dornbusch) Mincheff, 49, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in the company of her family. Jill was born on August 10, 1964 in Port Clinton, Ohio to James & JoAnn (Taulker) Dornbusch. She was a graduate of Oak Harbor High School, Class of 1982, and a graduate...
Rosemary Turner
Jul 19, 2014
Rosemary Turner, 91 formerly of Johnstown, PA and Woodville, OH died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Genoa Care Center, Genoa, OH. She was born April 21, 1923 in Johnstown, PA to the late Howard and Margaret (Scott) Shaffer. She married Elmer Turner who preceded her in death in January, 1990. Rosemary was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes...
David E. Thierwechter
Jul 19, 2014
David E. Thierwechter, 91, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born in Toledo, Ohio November 6, 1922, the son of Edgar & Alma (Blankmeyer) Thierwechter. David was raised in Oak Harbor, and was a graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School. He also was a graduate of Denison University and the...
Billie Rae Day
Jul 18, 2014
On July 18, 2014, a very kind and gracious soul, Billie Rae Zorn Day, passed away at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor under the care of Stein Hospice. She was born August 12, 1923 in Toledo, OH to the late Ray H. and Alice "Betty" (Bauch) Zorn. Mrs. Day taught at R.C. Waters Elementary School in Oak Harbor...
Edward Junior Sandrock
Jul 17, 2014
EDWARD Jr. SANDROCK, (94) joined his wife of 62 years in eternal peace early July 17th, 2014. Ed passed in his sleep of natural causes at Edgewood Manor, Port Clinton where he resided the past two years. He was born March 27, 1920 rural Elmore, Ohio; the eldest son of Edward Sandrock and Zelma (Collins) Sandrock. Seventeen year's young,...
Delores E. Robertson
Jul 16, 2014
Delores E. Robertson, 95, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born on January 24, 1919, a daughter of Clayton & Nettie V. (Finken) Brough. Delores attended Oak Harbor schools and was a telephone operator during her senior year. She was a lifetime member of the former Reorganized...
