OBITUARIES
Paul Robert Blum
Mar 11, 2008
Paul Robert Blum, 86, of Elmore, Ohio, died Tuesday at St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. He was born Toledo, Ohio on April 8, 1921, a son of Paul M. & Evelyn (Sanders) Blum. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Bob served in Okinawa and Korea during World War II. He was an installer for the former...
Carla R. Gritzmacher
Mar 10, 2008
Carla Ruth (Wainwright) Gritzmacher, 61, of La Plata, Md., and formerly of Oak Harbor, died March 10, 2008. Mrs. Gritzmacher was a retired teacher with the Charles County Board of Education, serving for 38 years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in La Plata where she was choir director, pianist and organist for 30 years. She enjoyed...
Joel Keith Krynock
Mar 10, 2008
Joel Keith Krynock, 60, of Lakeside, died unexpectedly on Monday March 10, 2008 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. He was born October 5, 1947 in Port Clinton, the son of Joseph and Harriet (Hetrick) Krynock. Keith was a 1965 graduate of Danbury High School and graduated from Baldwin Wallace College. He was employed for over 38 years at...
Elizabeth N. Hemminger
Mar 9, 2008
Elizabeth N. Hemminger, 83, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born in Memphis, TN on December 19, 1924, a daughter of the late Seymour & Bassie (Gentry) Morrow. Mrs. Hemminger was a secretary at the former Erie Army Depot, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed knitting,...
George R. Twarek
Mar 8, 2008
George Raymond Twarek, 85, of Marblehead, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on May 3, 1922 in Marblehead, Ohio, the son of the late Michael & Anna (Hanik) Twarek. He was a sergeant in the United States Army Infantry during WWII. In January 1946, he married Ruth Henershot,...
Betty D. Thomas
Mar 8, 2008
Betty D. Thomas, 94, of Sandusky, and formerly of Marblehead, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Parkvue Health Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born Jan. 21, 1914 in Danbury Township the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ida Agnes (Rouse) Dailey. Mrs. Thomas was a telephone operator in California and also for Ohio Bell in Cleveland for 20...
Chad L. Kitchin
Mar 7, 2008
Chad L. Kitchin, 37, of Port Clinton, died Friday, March 7, 2008 in rural Fremont. He was born Jan. 18, 1971 in Port Clinton. Surviving are his son: Nicholas Kitchin of Tampa, FL; mother: Carol Denise Moreno of Port Clinton; significant other: Karen Conners of Fremont; brothers: Jeremy (Eva) Kitchin of Graytown, Carlos (Monica) Moreno of Port Clinton; grandmother:...
Betty L. Kozlok
Mar 5, 2008
Betty L. Kozlok, 86, of Port Clinton, died Wednesday evening at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton. She was born August 22, 1921 in Amsterdam, Ohio, the daughter of Albin and Jessie (Brown) Truex. Betty was employed at the Standard Products Company during the war while raising their new daughter alone as her husband was off fighting in...
Russell M. Grant, Jr.
Mar 5, 2008
Russell M. Grant Jr., 54 of Oak Harbor, died suddenly at his home Wednesday, March 5, 2008. He was born August 4, 1953 in Toledo, OH to Russell M. Grant Sr., and Eola (Frost) Grant- Cable. Mr. Grant was a Truck Driver for Praxair in Oregon, OH for which he had worked for 36 years. Russell loved the outdoors...
Margaret J. Mcdavitt
Feb 28, 2008
Margaret J. McDavitt, 69, of Port Clinton, OH died Thursday, February 28, 2008, at her residence. She was born on December 21, 1938 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of the late Kyle D. & Betty J. (Shirk) Rider. She began her working career as a waitress at the former Mayhew's Restaurant, Port Clinton, then went to work at the...
Arlene R. Ravas
Feb 27, 2008
Arlene Ruth Ravas, 73, of Catawba Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. Arlene was married to her high school sweetheart, Robert Ravas on Valentine's Day of 1953. After 50 years of marriage he preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2003. Mrs. Ravas was the loving mother of Mark (Lynne) Ravas of...
Lynda L. Damschroder
Feb 27, 2008
Lynda L. Damschroder, 91, of Elmore, OH died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at St. Charles Mercy Medical Center, Oregon, OH. She was born February 18, 1917 in Elmore to the late Charles & Mary (Frase) Wendt. Mrs. Damschroder was a 1935 graduate of Harris- Elmore High School. On December 9, 1937 she married Woodrow A. Damschroder who preceded her...
Sotero Zapata
Feb 26, 2008
Sotero "Joe" Zapata, 60, of River Rouge, MI and formerly of Port Clinton died Feb. 26, 2008 at Henry Ford Hospital, Wyandotte, MI. He was born April 22, 1947 in SanLuis, Potosi, Mexico the son of Jose and Laura Isabel Zapata. He married Rachel Reyes on October 14, 1972 and he later married Blanca Sanchez. Mr. Zapata worked for...
Robert J. Scott
Feb 26, 2008
Obituary Pending Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH 43440
Betty Jo Haselmire
Feb 25, 2008
Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH 43440
Robert E. Cohagen
Feb 24, 2008
Robert E. Cohagen, 82 of Marblehead died Sunday evening at Edgewood Manor Nursing Home, Port Clinton. Arrangements are pending the Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Marblehead Chapel. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH 43440 Service: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead,...
Orin E. Lessentine
Feb 21, 2008
Orin E. "Tubby" Lessentine, 81, of Port Clinton, died Feb. 21, 2008 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. He was born Jan. 2, 1927 in Lakeside, the son of Viola Bertha (Lessentine) Mack. He married Heraldeen Blood and she preceded him in death. Mr. Lessentine worked for the LakesideMarblehead Railroad as a brakeman and later for Ford...
Marlene Wilkinson
Feb 20, 2008
Marlene Wilkinson, 56, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died Wednesday February 20, 2008 at University Hospitals in Cleveland. She was born May 23, 1951 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Ralph & Nancy (Basil) Menier. Marlene was employed at Demore's Fish Den in Port Clinton and was of the Catholic faith. Surviving are her daughters, Melissa Salyers and Melanie Carrisales,...
William W. Druckenmiller
Feb 20, 2008
William W. "Bill" Druckenmiller, 97, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born in Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio on September 16, 1910, the son of William & Amelia (Schelhase) Druckenmiller, and later moved to Salem Township where he grew up on the family farm. Bill graduated from...
Richard E. Merrill
Feb 20, 2008
Richard E. Merrill, Sr. 83, formerly from Catawba Island, Ohio and New Port Richey, Florida, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Bayonet Point Regional Medical Center in Hudson, FL. He was born April 8, 1924 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late LeRoy H. and Mildred (Donahue) Merrill. In 1949, he graduated from The University of Alabama with...
