Local Obituaries

Dec 12, 2005

Sarah (Penfield) Buck, 95, of Milwaukee, WI, and formerly of Elmore, OH, died Monday, December 12, 2005. She was born on March 19, 1910, a daughter of Thomas & Mary (Wendt) Penfield. Mrs. Buck was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Elmore. She was the widow of Harold J. Buck. Surviving are her daughters, Karen Buck, Seward, NE,...

Dec 11, 2005

LAKESIDE - The Rev. Ralph W. Martin, Jr., 91, formerly of Beaver Falls, Pa., and recently of Lakeside, died Dec. 11, 2005, at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community in Lakeside. He was born May 24, 1914, in Castle Shannon (a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA), the son of Ralph W. and Laura Ruth (Cunningham) Martin. Ralph was well educated, having...

Dec 10, 2005

Danny Ray Juergens, 53, of Elmore, OH, died suddenly at his home Saturday, December 10, 2005. He was born November 26, 1952 to the late Donald and Arvella (Siefke) Juergens and was a 1970 graduate of Woodmore High School. On November 24, 1972 he married LuAnne Flick. Dan was a lifelong farmer in Elmore, and for the past 3...

Dec 7, 2005

Dr. Paul K. Ridenour, M.D., 78, of Elmore, OH died Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, OH. He was born April 22, 1927 in Elmore to the late Victor C. and Olive (Weaver) Ridenour. He was a 1945 graduate of Toledo Libby High School, 1950 graduate of Capital University, and The Ohio State University School...

Dec 4, 2005

Dennis R. Gaddis, 57, of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, December 4, 2005 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. He was born on August 11, 1948, in Washington D.C., a son of Leroy and Eldona (Burgraff) Gaddis. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam War, and where he was employed as a contracts...

Dec 1, 2005

Kenneth L. Smith, 40, of Port Clinton, OH, died Thursday at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born in Port Clinton, the son of Dottie Smith. He is survived by his grandparents, Milton and Mary Morrisette, Port Clinton, and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace...

Nov 28, 2005

William S. “Bill” Lewis, 91, of Port Clinton, OH died Monday, November 28, 2005 at Elmwood Assisted Living, Fremont, OH. He was born Feb. 14, 1914 in Akron, OH the son of Claude Myers and Emma (Ickes) Lewis. He married Juanita Pyle on August 22, 1936 and she preceded him in death on March 14, 1999. Mr. Lewis along...

Nov 25, 2005

Peggy A. McClellan, 49 of Port Clinton, OH, died Friday, November 25, 2005 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. She was born January 18, 1956 in Port Clinton, a daughter of Howard and Mary (Byington) Dye. She is survived by a son Charles Raymond McClellan of TN; sisters Brenda Barton of Oak Harbor and Sandra Vitte of...

Nov 18, 2005

Ruth A. Goodman, 70, of Elmore, OH died Friday, November 18, 2005 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born in Hessville, OH on September 27, 1935, a daughter of Clarence & Lucille (Hummel) Lenz. She was a 1953 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. She was married to Frank Goodman on October 11, 1975 who preceded...

Nov 18, 2005

Grace Elizabeth Johnson, 82, of Port Clinton, OH, died Friday, November 18, 2005 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton. She was born on May 31, 1923 in Gypsum, OH, the daughter of the late Clarence & Thelma (Foraker) Van Hoose. On March 8, 1947, she married Louis J. Johnson, and he survives. She was a homemaker, and also...

Nov 14, 2005

Ralph A. Reif, 85, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Monday, November 14, 2005 at the Ohio Veteran’s Home, Sandusky, OH. He was born in Martin, OH on September 21, 1920, a son of the late Fred & Edna (Wittman) Reif. Mr. Reif married the former Anna J. Harley on August 8, 1942, and she preceded him in death on...

Nov 13, 2005

Earl W. Knofla, 79, of Put-in-Bay, OH, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at his daughter's home in Columbus, OH. Services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, November 18, 2005 at St. Paul Episcopal Church, Put-in-Bay. Interment will be in Mapleleaf Cemetery, Put-in-Bay. Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Port Clinton, OH, is handling arrangements. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser...

Nov 10, 2005

Genevieve P. Rader, 93, of Elmore, OH, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at St. Charles-Mercy Hospital, Oregon, OH. Mrs. Rader was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Elmore. She married Carroll H. Rader on May 14, 1932, and he preceded her in death on December 28, 2004. Mr. & Mrs. Rader owned and operated Rader’s Variety...

Nov 9, 2005

On November 9, 2005, Richard “Dick” Metzger passed away peacefully at his home in Elmore, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Dick conducted the final three years of his life battling cancer with great strength, unparalleled dignity and fierce determination. The strong support and LOVE of his best Friend, Wife and Soul Mate of 20 years, Marilyn (Hohman) Metzger, helped...

Nov 8, 2005

Robert T. Beckwith, 84, of Marblehead, OH died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born July 22, 1921 in Toledo, a son of the late Harry R. and Albeana (Maisser) Beckwith. He married Mabel Werner on Feb. 29, 1938 and she survives. Mr. Beckwith was a molder for Bunting Brass and Bronze Co....

Feb 13, 1915

Edward Joseph Schmitt, 92, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died Monday morning at Magruder Hospital following a very brief illness. He was born February 13, 1915 in Carleton, Michigan, the son of Joseph A. and Anna Winifred (McCormick) Schmitt. He retired from Ford Motor Company in 1985 after working as a tool and die maker for 44 years. On September...

Howard Ray Bartzen infant son of Joseph and Tammy Bartzen, of Danbury Township was stillborn Friday, August, 8, 2008 at Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he is survived by paternal grandparents Greg and Sharon Bartzen, maternal grandmother Linda Guiher, paternal great-grandparents John and LaVerne Bartzen and L. Arleen Coleman, maternal great-grandmother Betty Dubbert, Uncles David...

Mary Jane Courtney, 88, of Lakeside, OH, died Saturday at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center, Lakeside. Arrangements are under the direction of Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel, Lakeside-Marblehead, OH. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH

Agnes Schibilla Meyer, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and formerly of Oak Harbor, died in Fort Lauderdale. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crosser Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Oak Harbor. Funeral Home: Crosser Funeral Home - Oak Harbor Chapel 301 N. Locust Street Oak Harbor, OH

Isaac Gerard Magoto, Infant son of Travis and Abigail (Doss) Magoto, was welcomed into the arms of God, March 5, 2019. Also left to cherish his memory are his sister Claire, brother Andrew and twin brother Elijah; Maternal grandparents Jeffrey and Mary Doss of Monroeville, OH; Paternal grandparents Steven and Judith Magoto of Russia, OH, and Paternal great-grandparents Paul...