OBITUARIES
Jane Baker
Apr 18, 2017
Jane Baker, 93, of Catawba Island died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at The Chalet at Ohio Living Vineyard on Catawba. Jane was born December 22, 1923 in Sequatchie Valley, TN the daughter of Willis W. and Creta (Elbon) Anderson. She graduated from North High School in Columbus. Jane grew up in Columbus. Jane married Lee K. Baker who preceded...
Nadine Darr
Apr 18, 2017
Nadine Darr, 63, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at her home. She was born on March 22, 1954 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the daughter of Marvin & Eleanor (Lafer) Humphrey. Nadine was a graduate of Mifflin High School in Columbus, Ohio, and received her teaching degree from Bowling Green State University. Later she received her...
Marvel L. Brockschmidt
Apr 17, 2017
Marvel L. Brockschmidt, 82, of Rocky Ridge, OH, died Monday, April 17, 2017 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH. She was born in Indiana on March 12, 1935, a daughter of the late George & Florence (Poscharscky) Rarig. Marvel was a 1953 graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School, where she was a cheerleader. A beautician for many years, she...
F. W. Hornbeck
Apr 16, 2017
F.W. Hornbeck Sr., age 96, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday: April 16, 2017 at the Otterbein North Shore Community at Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio. Born 2/21/21 in Mt Victory, Ohio, Graduated from Crestline High School in Crestline Oh in 1940. He lived most of his lifetime in Grafton, Ohio spending winters in Naples, Fla. and summers in Marblehead, Ohio. He...
Constance May "Connie" Trimble
Apr 13, 2017
Constance May "Connie" Trimble, 75, of Port Clinton, OH died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born November 16, 1941 in Port Clinton the daughter of Virgil and Fern (Cover) Baumgartner. She married Carl Trimble on December 20, 1967 and he preceded her in death on December 16, 2006. Connie worked as...
Tipper Niese
Apr 12, 2017
Eugene H. "Tipper" Niese, 79, of Put-in-Bay, OH died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born May 13, 1937 in Ottawa, OH the son of Walter and Marcella (Weis) Niese. He married Carol Hoersten on March 4, 1957 and she preceded him in death on August 6, 1984. He graduated from Ottawa...
Myra Yvonne Darling
Apr 11, 2017
Yvonne Darling, 95, of Elmore, OH, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Mercy- St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, OH. Born in Dyer, Arkansas, October 31, 1921, Myra Yvonne Nelson Darling grew up in Fort Smith, Arkansas, graduating from Alma Consolidated High School in 1939 and Fort Smith Junior College in 1942. While attending college, she worked at area businesses, eventually...
Dennis W. Wolf
Apr 10, 2017
Dennis W. Wolf, 70, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. Denny was born in Port Clinton, OH on December 8, 1946, a son of the late William & Thelma (Bebow) Wolf. After high school, Denny joined the family business, Wolf & Sons Construction. He then entered the U.S. Army...
George E. Bly
Apr 10, 2017
George E. Bly, 96, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, April 10, 2017. He was born on March 21, 1921 in West Unity, Ohio, the son of the late Dewey and Georgia (Harrison) Bly. On June 21, 1942 he married Ruth Von Eitzen and she preceded him in death on December 31, 2015....
Mike Bodnar, Jr.
Apr 5, 2017
Mike Bodnar, Jr., 87, of Lakeside, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on October 29, 1929 in Central City, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Mike and Anna (Portyak) Bodnar, Sr. He married Mary Ann Robel on November 7, 1959 and she preceded him in death...
Rollin T. Macdonald
Apr 4, 2017
Rollin MacDonald, 86, of Lakeside, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on April 12, 1930 in San Francisco, California, the son of the late William and Jessie Grace (Baker) MacDonald. He married Stella Ruth Burris on February 21, 1948. She preceded him in death on April...
Bobby Jo (Silverwood) Biller
Apr 2, 2017
Bobbie Jo (Silverwood) Biller, 47 of Fremont, OH died Sunday April 2, 2017 at the Toledo Hospital, surrounded by her family, listening to her favorite song "Go Rest High on That Mountain" by Vince Gill. She was born March 8, 1970 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Robert G. and Judith A. (Tack) Silverwood. She was a 1989...
Roy A. Winterfield
Mar 30, 2017
Roy A. Winterfield, 82 of Oak Harbor, OH died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. He was born June 21, 1934 in Hinkley, OH to the late Albert and Alice (Day) Winterfield. He was a 1952 graduate of Hinkley High School. On May 8, 1954 he married the former Gail B. Peth who preceded...
Thomas L. Gahris
Mar 27, 2017
Thomas L. Gahris, 82, of Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. He was born on April 3, 1934 in Tiffin, Ohio the son of Franklin J. and Mary Virginia (Walk) Gahris. On June 10, 1957 he married his life-long sweetheart...
Ruth Arleen Mcgee
Mar 25, 2017
Ruth Arleen McGee, 73, of Sandusky and formerly of Port Clinton, died Saturday, March 25, 2017 at The Cleveland Clinic. She was born July 23, 1943 in Dover, TN the daughter of Gilbert and Juanita (Williams) Allyn. She married James McGee on September 27, 1985 and he survives. Mrs. McGee was a LPN at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak...
Betty L. Mills
Mar 21, 2017
Betty L. Mills, 80, of Port Clinton, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Promedica Memorial Hospital, Fremont, OH. She was born April 21, 1936 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Lawrence H. "Shorty" and Verna (Basinger) Kramer. She married James G. Mills on Nov. 2, 1957 and he preceded her in death on October 12, 2004. Mrs. Mills was...
Betty Jo Cook
Mar 20, 2017
Betty Jo Cook, 79, of Port Clinton, OH joined her husband and daughter in heaven on Monday, March 20, 2017. She was born October 21, 1937 in St. Paul, VA the daughter of Howard Elmer and Mable (McRenolds) Glovier. She married Herman Cook on June 28, 1958 and he preceded her in death on October 25, 2016. Mrs. Cook...
Sebastian M. Kessler
Mar 19, 2017
Sebastian M. Kessler, who lived a very short life of 3 months died Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital on the University of Cleveland Campus. He was born to Alyssa Kessler on January 6, 2017. Survivors include his mother Alyssa of Oak Harbor; grandfather and step- grandmother Carl and Stacie (Priddy) Kessler; uncles: Jordan, Tyler,...
Audrey J. Freimark
Mar 18, 2017
Audrey J. Freimark, 89 of Oak Harbor, OH died unexpectedly Saturday, March 18, 2017 at her home. She was born June 26, 1927 in Graytown, OH to the late Lester L. and Florence W. (Ludwig) Lickert. She was a 1945 graduate of Salem- Oak Harbor High School. On January 28, 1950 she married Roger H. Freimark and he survives....
Richard "Dick" Steinmiller
Mar 16, 2017
Richard (Dick) Steinmiller of Farmington, MI, formerly of Oak Harbor, OH; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; & Livonia, MI passed away March 16, 2017 at the age of 91. He was born May 29, 1925 in Oak Harbor, OH to the late Harry & Anna Steinmiller. He was a 1943 graduate of Salem- Oak Harbor High School. He served as a...
