Local Obituaries

Mar 2, 2025

Karen Louise Vardyan, 78 of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, March 2, 2025 at her home under Hospice Care. She was born March 25, 1946 in Fremont, OH to the late Claire and Mae (Moyer) Bemis. She was a 1964 graduate of Fremont Ross High School and received her Masters Degree in Library Science from Kent State University. On...

Mar 2, 2025

Diane M. Jordan, 77 of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, March 2, 2025 under Hospice Care at Countryside Care, Fremont, OH. Arrangements are pending Neidecker, Crosser & Priesman Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Peninsula Chapel.

Mar 1, 2025

Shella Marie Marquez, 39 of Oak Harbor, OH died Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, surrounded by loved ones. She was born January 1, 1986 in Toledo, OH to Michael Matthew Marquez and Sherry (Ray). Shella had a great passion for cooking and loved spending time with family. She will be missed dearly.

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Feb 26, 2025

Dennis R. Huskey, 71, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born March 23, 1953 in Port Clinton, the son of Franklin and Josephine (Skrinak) Huskey. He married Patricia Ansbro in October of 1995. Dennis was a fork lift driver for Woodbridge in Fremont, OH. He...

Feb 25, 2025

Daniel E. Haley, 66 of Oak Harbor, OH died Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at University Hospital, Cleveland, OH following a sudden illness. He was born June 26, 1958 in Detroit, MI to Eugene Haley and Elizabeth (Densmore). He was a 1976 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, a suburb of Detroit, MI. He received his Bachelor’s...

Feb 20, 2025

Kevin “Rick” Ball, Sr. 75, of Port Clinton, OH passed away February 20, 2025 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. He was born May 7, 1949 in Miamisburg, OH the son of Carl M. and Marjorie L. (Thielman) Ball. Rick was a Tool Maker and owned and operated Dayton Electro Machining as well as Rick’s Mobile Marine. He enjoyed sailing,...

Feb 17, 2025

John Allen Trimble, 55, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Monday, February 17, 2025 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born August 30, 1969 in Port Clinton, the son of John L. and Alice (Cantu) Trimble. He worked in maintenance for Machining Technologies in Elmore and previously worked for Silgan Plastics and Crown Battery. He loved hanging...

Feb 17, 2025

Edward Vangeloff, 94, of Sandusky passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, at his home. He was born July 8, 1930 in Youngstown, OH the son of Nicholas and Maria (Ahmak) Vangeloff. He married Irene Nickoloff on December 21, 1952.

Ed graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School and Kent State University with a BA in Mechanical Engineering. He...

Feb 16, 2025

Lyle L. Schlievert, 85 of Elmore, OH died Sunday, February 16, 2025 at ProMedica Bay Park Hospital, Oregon, OH following a brief illness. He was born March 14, 1939 in Elmore, OH to the late Lloyd and Laura (Epling) Schlievert and was a 1957 graduate of Harris-Elmore High School. On November 26, 1960 he married the former Karen Fondessy...

Feb 15, 2025

Lauren Blair “Bill” Milbrodt, 89 of Graytown, OH passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Mercy- St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo from injuries he sustained from falling on the ice. He was born November 11, 1935 in Graytown, OH to the late Paul and Edith (Frederick) Milbrodt. He graduated from Harris-Elmore High School in 1953. Lauren was a fulltime...

Feb 15, 2025

Antoinette M. “Toni” Ebeling, 81, of Fremont, OH, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2025 at ProMedica Flower Hospital, Sylvania, OH.

She was born on May 16, 1943 in Galveston, TX, and was a graduate of Sandusky High School. For 42 years, Toni drove school bus for the School of Hope in Fremont and was a...

Feb 13, 2025

Anna M. Koenig, 83, of Marblehead, OH passed away peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2025 at her home. She was born December 18, 1941 in Owensboro, KY the daughter of Woodrow and Leona (Evans) Powers. She married Ronald Koenig on November 28, 1958.

Surviving are her husband: Ronald; sons: David Koenig of Sandusky, Michael Koenig of Sandusky; grandchildren:...

Feb 11, 2025

Polly A. Schrader, 65 of Martin, OH died Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Mercy- St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH following a brief illness. She was born December 23, 1959 in Toledo, OH to the late Nicholas and Shyrle (Swanson) Moskal. She was a 1978 graduate of Waite High School, Toledo. On June 20, 1995 she married Edward Schrader...

Feb 11, 2025

Joyce A. Laubacher, 92 of Oak Harbor, OH died Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor under Hospice Care. She was born January 20, 1933 in Oak Harbor, OH to the late Richard and Sylvia (Schanke) Grau. She was a 1951 graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School. On July 11, 1952 she married Carol Laubacher...

Feb 10, 2025

Alice E. Bowersox, 90 of Graytown, OH passed away Monday, February 10, 2025 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, OH. She was born September 6, 1934 in rural Oak Harbor to the late William and Hilda (Wolf) Dreier. She graduated from Salem-Oak Harbor High School in 1952 where she acted in plays and edited the School Newspaper. On April...

Feb 3, 2025

Thomas Eric Newell, age 59, died at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton on February 3, 2025 after living with Down Syndrome, and a long battle with Diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.

Eric, the son of Thomas and Marjorie (Cottle) Newell was born in Cleveland on August 20, 1965 and he attended preschool and Miles Park Elementary School in Cleveland...

Feb 2, 2025

Carolyn E. (Goetz) Rohloff, 82 of Graytown, OH passed away February 2, 2025 at her home. She was born September 6, 1942 to the late Wilton and Helen (Petersen) Goetz. She graduated from Salem-Oak Harbor High School in 1960. Carolyn completed the business program at Stautzenberger College and became a secretary at Owens-Illinois, Toledo from 1961 – 1969.

Jan 31, 2025

Brian Joseph “Joe” “Pappy” Ross, 80 of Gibsonburg, OH died Friday, January 31, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at Toledo Hospital following a brief illness. He was born August 12, 1944 in Dayton, OH to the late Gilbert and Dora (Skelly) Ross. On September 19, 1964 he married the former Diana Zimmerman, and she survives. Joe was a retired...

Jan 28, 2025

Jerry P. Lohr, 77 of Lindsey, OH died Tuesday, January 28, 2025 unexpectedly at his home on his 77th birthday. He was born January 28, 1948 in Fremont, OH to the late Myron and Lavona (Layton) Lohr. He was a 1966 graduate of Harris-Elmore High School. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. In 1970...

Jan 24, 2025

Larry Paul Butzin II, also know as Paul Butzin, 36 of Graytown, OH passed away peacefully at his home Friday, January 24, 2025 following a lengthy illness. He was born December 19, 1988 in Toledo, OH to Larry and LeAnne (Roberts) Butzin. Paul volunteered his time at Happy Hooker Bait & Tackle and Bay Park Hospital and loved to...