OBITUARIES
James E. Bishop
Aug 9, 2014
JAMES E. BISHOP James E. Bishop, 92, died peacefully in his Ohio home and entered into his eternal salvation on August 9, 2014. Resident of The Villages, FL. Summered in Marblehead, OH. Born October 18, 1921, in Toledo, OH, to Carl and Marie Bishop. Devoted and loving husband to Lucille for 32 years, until her passing in 1989. Loving...
George Raymond "Ray" Thomas
Aug 8, 2014
George Raymond "Ray" Thomas, 79, of Catawba Island, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 in his home after a well fought battle with health complications. He was born on February 1, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the late Michael and Mary (Kratay) Thomas. Ray grew up in the Cleveland Ohio, Tremont area. He was a 1954...
Jerome Jerry Turinsky
Jul 31, 2014
Jerome J. "Jerry" Turinsky, 54, of Marblehead, OH died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born Oct. 6, 1959 in Port Clinton, the son of Coleman and Anna (Richick) Turinsky. He married Renee Sauvey on April 19, 1980 and she survives. Jerry worked for Standard Products until it closed and he has worked for Biro Manufacturing...
Cindy L. Hoodlebrink
Jul 29, 2014
Cindy L. Hoodlebrink, 53, of Rocky Ridge, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born November 21, 1960 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Clayton and Elizabeth (Distal) Rook). She was a 1978 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. On January 25, 1985 she married Louis Hoodlebrink and he survives. Prior...
Violet Fox
Jul 28, 2014
Violet Fox, 75, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Monday, July 28, 2014 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, Ohio. She was born on January 11, 1939 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a daughter of James & Sarah (Bamford) McKinnell. Violet came to the United States when she was just 19 years of age, seeking a better life. A member of...
Russell Merrick Ward
Jul 21, 2014
Russell Merrick Ward, 73, of Lakeside-Marblehead, OH died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born June 30, 1941 in Port Clinton, OH the son of Leslie E. and Mariane (Merrick) Ward. He married Mary Lynch on September 11, 1965 and she survives. Mr. Ward was a veteran of the United States Navy....
Jill L. Mincheff
Jul 20, 2014
Jill Lynn (Dornbusch) Mincheff, 49, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in the company of her family. Jill was born on August 10, 1964 in Port Clinton, Ohio to James & JoAnn (Taulker) Dornbusch. She was a graduate of Oak Harbor High School, Class of 1982, and a graduate...
Rosemary Turner
Jul 19, 2014
Rosemary Turner, 91 formerly of Johnstown, PA and Woodville, OH died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Genoa Care Center, Genoa, OH. She was born April 21, 1923 in Johnstown, PA to the late Howard and Margaret (Scott) Shaffer. She married Elmer Turner who preceded her in death in January, 1990. Rosemary was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes...
David E. Thierwechter
Jul 19, 2014
David E. Thierwechter, 91, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born in Toledo, Ohio November 6, 1922, the son of Edgar & Alma (Blankmeyer) Thierwechter. David was raised in Oak Harbor, and was a graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School. He also was a graduate of Denison University and the...
Billie Rae Day
Jul 18, 2014
On July 18, 2014, a very kind and gracious soul, Billie Rae Zorn Day, passed away at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor under the care of Stein Hospice. She was born August 12, 1923 in Toledo, OH to the late Ray H. and Alice "Betty" (Bauch) Zorn. Mrs. Day taught at R.C. Waters Elementary School in Oak Harbor...
Edward Junior Sandrock
Jul 17, 2014
EDWARD Jr. SANDROCK, (94) joined his wife of 62 years in eternal peace early July 17th, 2014. Ed passed in his sleep of natural causes at Edgewood Manor, Port Clinton where he resided the past two years. He was born March 27, 1920 rural Elmore, Ohio; the eldest son of Edward Sandrock and Zelma (Collins) Sandrock. Seventeen year's young,...
Delores E. Robertson
Jul 16, 2014
Delores E. Robertson, 95, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born on January 24, 1919, a daughter of Clayton & Nettie V. (Finken) Brough. Delores attended Oak Harbor schools and was a telephone operator during her senior year. She was a lifetime member of the former Reorganized...
Nancy T. Rudes
Jul 15, 2014
Nancy T. Rudes, 84, of Port Clinton died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born July 8, 1930 in Toledo, OH the daughter of Frank and Eleanor Basil. She married Judge Merrill B. Rudes on July 18, 1980 and he preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 1994. Mrs. Rudes retired as...
Raymond E. "Brownie" Brown
Jul 15, 2014
Raymond E. "Brownie" Brown, 70 of Rocky Ridge, OH died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky, OH. He was born October 8, 1943 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Howard R. and Madeline (Walters) Brown. On October 21, 1961 he married the former Judith Beekman and she survives. Ray worked for ODOT for 22 years...
Roxie B. Massie
Jul 7, 2014
Roxie B. Massie, 84, of Milan, Ohio and formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on July 15, 1929 in Idaho, Ohio the daughter of the late Edgar and Gracie (Lightel) Massie. On February 23, 1946 she married George Massie and he preceded her in...
George C. Felder
Jul 6, 2014
George C. Felder, 83, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at his home. He was born on January 15, 1931, the son of Clifford & Alverta L. (Cullenen) Felder. George was a graduate of the former Salem-Oak Harbor High School, and served in Japan with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked at...
Steve G. Benko
Jul 6, 2014
Steve G. Benko passed away on July 6, 2014. He was born on June 3, 1936 in Port Clinton, Ohio. After honorable service with the United States Army, Steve became a master plumber/pipefitter and a successful owner of Benko Plumbing and Heating. He retired from General Motors Corporation in 2000. Steve was a member of St. John Lutheran Church...
Ruth Eunice Collins
Jul 5, 2014
Ruth Eunice Collins, 89, of Bloomville, Ohio and formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on December 1, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Bessie Godenschwager. On February 3, 1945 she...
Darrell E. Sebastiano
Jul 4, 2014
Darrell E. Sebastiano, 71, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Friday, July 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 25, 1942 in Port Clinton, the son of the late Ralph and Ruth (Bickley) Sebastiano. On May 13, 1977 he married Joann Jaisler and she survives. Darrell was a veteran of the United States Army. After his discharge...
Barbara Sue Magsig
Jul 3, 2014
Barbara Sue Magsig, 80 of Elmore, OH died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Mercy St. Vincent Heart & Vascular Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born June 9, 1934 in Galion, OH to the late Clyde and Ada (Trautman) Richardson. Due to the early death of her mother, Barbara was raised by her uncle and aunt, Harry and Sue Trautman....
