OBITUARIES
Nelly Reed
Feb 5, 2009
Nelly Reed, 96, of Lakeside, Ohio, died Thursday morning at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center, Lakeside. Funeral services will be held 11 am Saturday at the Westwood Abbey of the Sunset Memorial Park, 6265 Columbia Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH
Sally Sue Witten
Feb 3, 2009
Sally Sue Witten, 84, of Lakeside, Ohio died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. She was born on August 11, 1924 in Bellaire, Ohio. Sally was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and the University of Cincinnati School of Law. She worked for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. for many years and retired as an...
Verna M. Vanness
Feb 2, 2009
Verna M. VanNess, 68, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born on November 12, 1940, a daughter of Clarence & Margaret (Wilburn) Clere. On June 13, 1959, she married Richard VanNess. Verna was the bookkeeper and assisted her husband in the operation of Dick's Body Shop...
Virginia R. Kelly
Jan 27, 2009
Virginia R. Kelly, 90, of Port Clinton, died Tuesday January 27, 2009 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center. She was born March 5, 1918 in Willis, Kansas, the daughter of Francis W. and Greeta (Koger) White. On July 11, 1942 she married George Daniel "Dan" Kelly and he preceded her in death on November 27, 1978. Virginia was a graduate...
Juanita D. Park
Jan 27, 2009
Juanita D. Park, 86, of Lakeside, Ohio died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community, Lakeside, Ohio. She was born on January 16, 1923 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the daughter of Leslie E. and Eva Mae (Boling) Canter. Juanita worked at New Departure in Sandusky until her retirement. She was a member of the Church of Christ,...
F. Kraft Ritter, Md
Jan 23, 2009
F. Kraft Ritter, 85, of Port Clinton, passed away January 23, 2009 in his home. He was born November 21, 1923, in Louisville, KY, the son of Frank and Lula Mae (Kraft) Ritter. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Pacific theater. He was a graduate of...
Lodis Ann Royster
Jan 21, 2009
Lodis Ann Royster, 46, of Oak Harbor died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Bethesda Care Center in Fremont, OH. She was born May 14, 1962 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Albert and Mary (Mullens) Royster. Lodis was a member of the Church of God, Oak Harbor. She enjoyed puzzles, playing cards, doing crafts and watching movies, but...
Kenneth L. Monak
Jan 20, 2009
Kenneth L. Monak, 81, of Marblehead, Ohio died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on June 2, 1927 in Marblehead, Ohio, the son of the late Michael and Lena (Boytim) Monak. On June 2, 1956 he married Leona (Skrinak) and she survives. He was a veteran of the United States Army...
Mary Virginia Burbach
Jan 18, 2009
Mary Virginia "Ginny" Burbach, 90, of Oak Harbor, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Jenny Madison. She married Michael G. Burbach and he preceded her in death in 1978. Mrs. Burbach worked for the J. Weller Co. of Oak Harbor and also for...
Robert R. Overmyer, Jr.
Jan 18, 2009
Robert R. Overmyer, Jr., 50, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, Ohio, after a sudden illness. He was born on April 20, 1958, the son of Robert R. & Helenruth V. (Patz) Overmyer. Robert is survived by his father, and was preceded in death by his mother in 2002. Graveside services...
Lowell P. Renz
Jan 15, 2009
Lowell P. "Bing" Renz, Sr., 76, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at his home. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on May 1, 1932, a son of the late Harold & Mary (Floriana) Renz. Bing was an electrician for 42 years for I.B.E.W. Local #8, retiring in 1996. He was a member of St. Boniface...
Eve Harris Mcconnell
Jan 15, 2009
Eve Harris McConnell of Catawba Island died Thursday evening, January 15, 2009 at the Jane Baker House at Otterbein North Shore. She was born April 13 in Riley Brook, New Brunswick, Canada and was the daughter of the late John S. and Sarah Harris. On February 1, 1939 she married Fred S. McConnell and he preceded her in death...
Anna A. (Balduf) Johnson
Jan 10, 2009
Anna A. (Balduf) Johnson, 93, of Kalamazoo, MI and formerly of Port Clinton, OH, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Borgess Nursing Home, Kalamazoo, MI. She was born on January 2, 1916 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Mary Morman. Anna went to school in Temperance, Michigan. After high school she married Emmett Balduf, who...
Jack L. Taylor
Jan 9, 2009
Jack L. Taylor, 84, of Lakeside, OH died January 9, 2009 at Otterbein Northshore Retirement Community. He was born June 18, 1924 in Shaker Heights, OH the son of Barnett W. and Mae (Seymour) Taylor. He married Norma Jane Gill on June 13, 1944 and she survives. He was a 1949 graduate of Anderson College receiving his BA in...
Maxine (Ross) Hill
Jan 8, 2009
Maxine (Ross) Hill, 66, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Thursday, January 8, 2009 at her residence. She was born on February 22, 1942 in Turkey Creek, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Ben and Virgie (Tiller) Williamson. She married Joseph Richard Ross, the father of her children, on September 6, 1958 and he preceded her in death on November...
Joe Shelton, Jr.
Jan 6, 2009
Joe Shelton, Jr., 51, of Port Clinton, died unexpectedly on Tuesday January 6, 2009 at the Ashtabula County Medical Center in Ashtabula. He was born June 7, 1957 in Port Clinton, the son of the late Joe and JoAnn (Johnson) Shelton, Sr. Joe was a veteran of the US Army and was a truck driver for Daryl's Trucking and...
Lee K. Baker
Dec 31, 2008
Lee K. Baker, 85, of Catawba Island and formerly of Columbus, Ohio died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center, Lakeside-Marblehead. Lee is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jane (Anderson) Baker; sons: Bill (Dorthy) Baker and Dick (Margaret) Baker; grandchildren: Jeff (Erin) Baker, Brandy (Bim Thomas) Baker, Cara Baker; great granddaughter: Mia Grace; sister:...
Lillian M. Kontak
Dec 31, 2008
Lillian M. Kontak, 93, of Oregon, Ohio, and formerly of Elmore, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at her home. She was born in Convoy, Ohio on July 31, 1915, a daughter of the late Henry & Martha (Bauer) Steinbauer. Lillian married Carl F. Kontak on November 1, 1947 and he preceded her in death on July 10, 1999....
Raymond O. Beerman
Dec 28, 2008
Raymond O. Beerman, 73, of Marco Island, Florida, passed away on December 28, 2008. Born in Toledo, Ohio, son of Raymond and Grace Beerman, he graduated from DeVilbiss High School in 1954 after leading the team as co-captain to an undefeated year in 1953. Ray went on to earn his B.S. in Business Administration from Ohio State University in...
Lucille G. Darr
Dec 28, 2008
Lucille G. Darr, 98, of Fremont, OH died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Countryside Continuing Care Center, Fremont. She was born November 17, 1910 in Salem Twp., Ottawa County to the late Jacob and Clara (Joseph) Felder. She was a 1928 graduate of Salem- Oak Harbor High School. On August 21, 1934 she married Norbert Darr who preceded her...
