OBITUARIES
Sophia Jump
Apr 4, 2012
Sophia Jump, 97, of Sandusky, OH died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born Feb. 21, 1915 in Marblehead, OH the daughter of the late George and Helen (Banca) Elchisco. She married Edwin Jump on June 16, 1938 and he preceded her in death in Jan. 1971. Mrs. Jump was a homemaker...
Fred R. Kelley
Mar 28, 2012
Fred R. "Buck" Kelley, 84 of Oak Harbor died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his home. He was born December 13, 1927 in Catlettsburg, KY to the late James and Julia (Clark) Kelley. Buck was employed with Matthews Boat Company in Port Clinton for 12 years and retired from Libby Owens Ford in Toledo after 27 years of service....
Donald H. Nason
Mar 26, 2012
Donald H. Nason, 91, of Port Clinton, died Monday, March 26, 2012 at his residence. He was born June 13, 1920 in Birmingham, OH the son of Leonard and Elsie (Barber) Nason. He married Geraldine A. Lucas on May 21, 1948 and she survives. He worked for Matthews Boat Co. until his retirement in 1967. He was a member...
Rita M. Chrysler
Mar 25, 2012
Rita M. Chrysler, 79, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio. She was born in Oak Harbor on July 10, 1932, a daughter of Donald & Helen (Burmeister) Rimelspach. Rita was a graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School and was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor....
Elaine A Monak
Mar 24, 2012
Elaine Ann Monak, 82, of Catawba Island, died Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. She was born August 17, 1929 in Marblehead, OH the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Adams) Dorko. She married Edmund Monak on May 21, 1955 and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1986. Mrs. Monak...
Delbert W. Puckett
Mar 23, 2012
Delbert "Del" W. Puckett, 75, of Mansfield, Ohio died Friday morning, March 23, 2012 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was born September 21, 1936 in Streator, Illinois. He served in the United States Marine Corps. On December 13, 1963, he married Constance "Connie" Franks. He was a former resident of Streator, IL, Sullivan, IN, Port Clinton,...
Joyce Evelyn Wears Ballin
Mar 21, 2012
Joyce Evelyn Wears Ballin, 79, of Lacarne died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at her residence. She was born August 11, 1932 in Port Clinton the daughter of the late Fred and Olga (Kolemeyer) Fryman. She married Delbert Wears on May 6, 1949 and he preceded her in death on September 11, 1991. She married Dixon Ballin on October 19,...
Mary Jane Beaty
Mar 19, 2012
Mary Jane "Janie" (Laing) Beaty, 88 of Elmore, OH and formerly of St. Cloud, FL and East Toledo, OH, was called home to be with her Lord on Monday, March 19, 2012 at her home. Janie was born May 28, 1923 in Rossford, OH to the late James and Gladys (Davenport) Laing. On December 2, 1949 she married Cecil...
Jeannine L. Frederick
Mar 19, 2012
Jeannine L. Frederick, 83 formerly of Elmore, OH died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born November 27, 1928 in Rocky Ridge, OH to the late Frank and Elma (Schaffer) Barnes. She was a 1946 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. On November 9, 1951 she married William R. Frederick who preceded her...
David E. Crozier
Mar 15, 2012
David E. Crozier, 70, of Elmore, OH, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2012. The youngest of eight children, he was born in Elmore on June 3, 1941, to Dale E. and Leona (Freimark) Crozier. He graduated in 1959, from Harris-Elmore High School, and was a member of the former Elmore Christian Church. Dave's early career included the Ohio...
Claude Rowan
Mar 14, 2012
Claude "Bill" Rowan, 84, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton with his family by his side. He was born on May 18, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late John Archibald and Agnes Lawrie (Newton) Rowan. Bill was a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College earning a...
Ofelia G. Livas
Mar 14, 2012
Ofelia G. Livas, 87, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Ottawa County Riverview Nursing Home, Oak Harbor, with her loving family by her side. She was born on October 7, 1924 in Rio Grande, Texas, the daughter of the late Hilario and Antonia (Gonzalez) Garza, Sr.. She married Juan G. Livas on January 8, 1942...
Mary Ellen Musgrave
Mar 13, 2012
Mary Ellen Musgrave, 88, of Marblehead, Ohio and formerly of Findlay, Ohio died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Riverview Senior Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor, Ohio with her daughter by her side. She was born on August 20, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Alvin R. and Kathryn (Pifer) Harris. She married Ardel Musgrave on September 15,...
Mary Jane Witt
Mar 12, 2012
Mary Jane Witt died March 12, 2012 at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo 3 days before her 92nd birthday. She was born March 15, 1920 in Toledo to Joseph and Bertha (Von Thron) Cavalier of Oak Harbor and was a graduate of Salem Oak Harbor High School in 1938 and Stautzenberger Business College. On September 14, 1946 she...
Melvin H. Behring
Mar 11, 2012
Melvin Henry Behring, 80, of Elmore, OH died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at the Genoa Retirement Village, Genoa, OH. He was born March 1, 1932 at home in Sandusky County to the late Fred and Goldie (Myers) Behring. Mr. Behring was a lifelong farmer in the Elmore Area and retired following 20 years of employment at the H.J. Heinz...
Deanna Jo Epke
Mar 11, 2012
Deanna Jo Epke, 54 reached her heavenly home Sunday morning, March 11, 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo location. Deanna was born to Donald and Helen (Geldine) Epke on September 2, 1957 in Port Clinton, OH the youngest of four children. She was raised in Port Clinton and Graduated from Bowling Green State University. She later moved to...
Walter C. Busdiecker
Mar 8, 2012
Walter C. Busdiecker, 84, of Sand Beach, Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at his home. He was born on June 20, 1927 in Woodville, Ohio, a son of the late Herbert & Elsie (Wott) Busdiecker. Walter was a 1945 graduate of the former Woodville High School and was a World War II veteran of the U.S....
Deborah A. Nelson
Mar 6, 2012
Deborah A. Nelson, 58, of Port Clinton, Ohio died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born on February 2, 1954 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Norma (Adler) Garber. She married Samuel Nelson on May 22, 1992 and he survives. Deb was employed at Wal Mart for...
Maynard Francis Phillabaum
Mar 4, 2012
Maynard Phillabaum, 74, Port Clinton, Ohio, died Sunday March 4, 2012 at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan after a brief illness. He was born August 5, 1937, in Fremont Ohio. He attended Port Clinton High and Terra Technical College. He worked at Standard Products for many years as a production supervisor for a variety...
C. Dean Infield
Mar 3, 2012
C. Dean Infield, 85, of Lakeside, OH and formerly of Bedford, OH died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Otterbein North Shore Senior Lifestyle Choices, Lakeside, OH. He was born May 6, 1926 in Sharon, PA the son of the late Seymour and Edna (Hunsberger) Infield. He married Marilyn Johnston on August 15, 1953 and she survives. Mr. Infield retired...
