OBITUARIES
Alyce June Child
Jun 18, 2014
Alyce J. Child, 79, of Port Clinton, passed away as she slept Wednesday morning, June 18, 2014, at her residence on Catawba Island. She was born April 23, 1935, in Auburn, Indiana, to Calvin C. and Gladys E. (Whitta) Hawkins. Mrs. Child was a graduate of DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. She is survived by her sons: Daniel (April) and...
Elna A. Damschroder
Jun 15, 2014
Elna A. Damschroder, 89, of Elmore, OH was called home on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at The Toledo Hospital. She was born November 26, 1924 in Curtice, Ohio to the late Carl and Lydia (Anderson) Lind. She was a 1941 graduate of Clay High School and attended Davis Business School. Elna retired in 1986 from the Toledo Trust Company...
Mary Agnes Debien
Jun 15, 2014
Mary Agnes "Lea" Debien died on June 15, 2014, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center after a lengthy battle with vascular dementia. She was born on January 21, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio, to Clarence and Ursula (Velliquette) Couture. When she was born, her parents named her Lila Lu, but because Lila Lu was not a saint's name, the baptizing priest...
Alvin J. Henderlich
Jun 7, 2014
Alvin J. Henderlich, 86, of Elmore, Ohio, died Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born in Oak Harbor, Ohio on January 22, 1928, the son of Carl & Ethel (Lieske) Henderlich. Al was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, stationed near Munich, Germany, and was a member of American...
Jerry C. Higgins
Jun 7, 2014
Jerry C. Higgins, 61, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on December 11, 1952 in Lima, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph Clair and Mary Lou (Boyer) Higgins. On February 25, 1985 he married Mary...
Robert L. Kranz
Jun 6, 2014
Robert L. "R.K." Kranz, 63, of Elmore, Ohio, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born in Fremont, Ohio on February 24, 1951, the son of Leonard & Audrey M. (Stange) Kranz. R.K. was an independent driver, hauling steel for Globe Trucking for the last 20 years. He was an avid...
Dorothy M. Koepke
Jun 6, 2014
Dorothy M. Koepke, 91, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2014 at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. She was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on May 11, 1923, a daughter of Otto & Amanda (Keller) Seitz. A lady of great faith, Dorothy was an active member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, Oak...
Dean C. Schiller
Jun 6, 2014
Dean C. Schiller, 72, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on July 20, 1941, a son of Arthur & Wilma (Palmer) Schiller, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Limestone Cemetery, Limestone, Ohio....
Ruth M. Hagerty
May 27, 2014
Ruth M. Hagerty, 58, of Port Clinton, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at her residence. She was born Jan. 9, 1956 in Fremont, the daughter of Joseph and Donna (Frantz) Hagerty. Ruth graduated from Port Clinton High School and formerly owned and operated Classic Touch Professional Cleaning. Surviving are her sister: Mary (Jerry) Higgins of Port Clinton; brothers: Pat...
Ila Jean Kendall
May 19, 2014
Ila Jean Kendall, 87, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born on July 14, 1926 in Oak Harbor, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clifford and Leona (Scott) Franck. She married George V. Kendall on July 24, 1944 and he preceded her in death on...
Aline M. Alge
May 19, 2014
Aline M. Alge, 90, of Catawba Island, Ohio died Monday, May 19, 2014 at Providence Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on April 6, 1924 in Robinson, Illinois, the daughter of the late Ashbul and Helen (Hurd) York. On February 13, 1943 she married Daniel "Jack" Alge and he preceded her in death on January 20, 2002....
Raymond H. Hendricks
May 18, 2014
Raymond H. Hendricks, 92, of Gypsum, OH died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born October 31, 1921 in Sandusky County, the son of Edward J. and Pearl (Michaels) Hendricks. He married Florence (Truex) Howell on Nov. 29, 1958 and she preceded him in death on March 15, 1993. Mr. Hendricks...
Clyde E. Winters
May 16, 2014
Clyde E. Winters, 82, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed away Friday at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 24, 1931 in Carroll Township, Ottawa County, a son of Elgin & Grace (Stock) Winters. Clyde attended Oak Harbor schools where he enjoyed playing football, basketball, and participating in track. On June 2, 1950, he...
Donald L. Cranfield
May 15, 2014
Donald Layne Cranfield, 59, of Marblehead, passed away, Monday, May 15, 2014, at Stein Hospice, Sandusky OH, after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 3, 1954, in Independence, LA, and married Frances Jean Lowe (Graytown OH) on April 25 1998 at Grace Baptist Church, Williamsburg VA. Until the recent housing market crash, Don was the...
Shirley A. Baer
May 15, 2014
Shirley A. Baer, 78, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Elmore, Ohio on July 11, 1935, the daughter of the late Carl & Leona (Draper) Miller. Shirley enjoyed gardening and reading, and was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her family was very important to...
Linda Sue Plough
May 13, 2014
Linda Sue (Kwiatkowski) Plough, 55, of Fremont, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on July 18, 1958 in Berea Ohio, the daughter of Edwin and June (Shackleton) Kwiatkowski. On April 19, 1978 she married Robert A. Plough Sr. and he survives. She worked as a...
Henry A. Christiansen
May 12, 2014
Henry Auger Christiansen, 96, of Port Clinton passed away Monday morning, May 12, 2014 at Otterbein Northshore Retirement Village, Lakeside, OH. He was born on July 6, 1917 to John and Meta (Hansen) Christiansen and lived in Port Clinton most of his life. He married Marian Fillinger on June 28, 1941 and she preceded him in death on Feb....
Martha C. Baumgartner
May 11, 2014
Martha C. Baumgartner, 93, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Sunday morning at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. Martha was born on January 26, 1921 in Wayne, Ohio, the daughter of the late Herman & Johanne (Dierksheide) Farwig. She was a 1938 graduate of the former Montgomery Township High School, and a 1942 graduate of Bowling Green State University...
Ruth I. Hildebrand
May 9, 2014
Ruth I. Hildebrand, 96, of Port Clinton and formerly of Mansfield died Friday, May 09, 2014 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born August 18, 1917 in Marion, OH the daughter of Thomas and Nina (McGrath) Noblet. She married Harvey J. Hildebrand on Sept. 17, 1937 and he preceded her in death in March of 1986. Mrs....
Richard Stone
May 5, 2014
Richard Stone, 74, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away May 5, 2014 after a brief stay at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. He had been battling a lengthy illness for the last couple of years. He was born in Oak Harbor, OH June 29, 1939 to the late Ernest "Ernie" and Ethel (Millinger) Stone. He married the former Janet...
