OBITUARIES
Daniel E. Witter
Mar 4, 2014
Daniel E. Witter, 86, of Port Clinton, Ohio and Ruskin, Florida returned home for the final time on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. He was born on July 22, 1927 in Ballville Township, Sandusky County Ohio, the son of Lawrence and Bessie (Slates) Witter. On July 20, 1949 he married Catherine Eva Batesole from Riley Township, and she survives. Dan...
Margaret Ann Turinsky
Mar 4, 2014
Margaret Ann Turinsky, 85, of Marblehead, OH died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Providence Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born June 20, 1928 in Port Clinton the daughter of Paul and Mary (Bodnovor) Rubin. She married Francis Turinsky and he preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 1994. Mrs. Turinsky worked at the Marina Restaurant in Marblehead. She...
Joseph S. Lucas, Jr.
Feb 28, 2014
Joseph S. Lucas, Jr., 77, of Marblehead, Ohio passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, February 28, 2014 at his residence. He was born on September 1, 1936 in Marblehead, the son of the late Joseph D. and Mary (Kruchowsky) Lucas, Sr. He married Sandra Lee Howell on February 20, 1960 and she preceded him...
Robert C. Kemle
Feb 28, 2014
Robert C. Kemle, 66, of Port Clinton and formerly of Mansfield, Ohio died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at his residence. He was born August 11, 1947 in Mansfield, Ohio the son of Fred C. and Dorothy Ann (Sherman) Kemle. Mr. Kemle was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the United States Army. He was a sales Representative...
Mildred Irene Taylor
Feb 27, 2014
Mildred Irene Taylor, 87, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her residence. She was born on March 8, 1926 in Port Clinton, the daughter of the late Leo and Lydia (Ohlinger) Beggs. On November 11, 1944 she married George W. Taylor and he preceded her in...
Liddie E. Laubner
Feb 25, 2014
Liddie Elizabeth Laubner, 96, of Marblehead, OH died Feb. 25, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 3, 1917 in Radnor Twp. Delaware Co., Ohio the daughter of Willis Augustus and Pearl Elizabeth (VanMeter) Fox. She married Don Penry in 1935 and he preceded her in death in 1956. She then married Curtis E. Laubner, Jr. in 1963...
Eva Jean Petersen
Feb 22, 2014
Eva Jean Petersen, 92, of Catawba Island passed peacefully from this life at Mercy St. Vincent Hospital, Toledo, OH on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. She was born in Danbury Twp., Ohio, the daughter of the late Eugene and Eva Henrietta (Barnholt) Vollmer and graduated from Danbury High School. On Feb. 24, 1940 she married Richard N. Petersen, who preceded...
Mary M Johnson
Feb 17, 2014
Mary M. Johnson, 83, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Monday, February 17, 2014. She was born on March 29, 1930 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Catherine (Fitzthum) Snyder. On February 7, 1948 she married L.B. Johnson and he preceded her in death on March 28, 2002. Mary...
Chris Madsen
Feb 16, 2014
Chris R. Madsen, 56, of Port Clinton, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 at his residence. He was born April 8, 1957 in Columbus, OH the son of Billy W. and Lois A. (Gray) Madsen. He married Julie Lynn Dubbert on March 29, 1980 and she survives. Chris was a supervisor for Signature Label where he worked for 35 years....
James "Jim" Jude Kocour
Feb 12, 2014
James "Jim" Jude Kocour, 57, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. He was born on April 5, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of James Joseph and Agnes (Mikolay) Kocour. Jim was mechanically inclined and worked as a small engine repairman. He also loved to cook which...
Donna J. Hensley
Feb 10, 2014
Donna J. Hensley, 54, of Port Clinton, Ohio died unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born on June 28, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Orville and Orpha (Day) Hensley. She married Richard D. Ballin, Sr. on June 15, 2002 and he survives. Donna received an Associate...
Shirley Ann Lynch
Feb 10, 2014
Shirley Ann Lynch, 74, of Marblehead, Ohio and formerly of Parma, Ohio died unexpectedly on Monday, February 10, 2014 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born on October 1, 1939 in Parma, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Timan) Studinka. On May 30, 1960 she married Robert J. Lynch and he survives. Shirley...
Ross Barry Kloetzly
Jan 31, 2014
Ross Barry Kloetzly, 88, of Lakeside, Ohio passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on June 13, 1925 in Wadsworth Ohio, the son of the late Clarence and Edith (Barry) Kloetzly. On August 17, 1949 he married Jeanette Buckingham and she...
Allen D. Anderson
Jan 29, 2014
Allen D. Anderson, 74 of Oak Harbor, OH died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 peacefully in his sleep at home. He was born April 21, 1939 in Port Clinton to the late Ralph and Agnes (Fastzkie) Anderson. He was a 1957 graduate of Port Clinton High School. On June 7 1958 he married the former Judith Hamann and she survives....
Helen Gdovicak
Jan 28, 2014
Helen T. Gdovicak, 87, of Marblehead, OH died Jan. 28, 2014 at Ames Family Hospice House, Westlake, OH. She was born Sept. 20, 1926 in Akron, OH the daughter of John and Mary (Meholik) Taray. She married Joseph Gdovicak on May 29, 1948 and he preceded her in death on Mar. 11, 2003. Mrs. Gdovicak was a homemaker and...
Suzanne J. Hauser
Jan 26, 2014
Suzanne J. Hauser, 85, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on March 11, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ernest and Frances (Russert) Ganther. She was a graduate of Port Clinton High School, and also graduated from Bowling Green State University in...
Jeanne M. Thierwechter
Jan 25, 2014
Jeanne McLaughlin Thierwechter, 88, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home. She was born on March 13, 1925, a daughter of Dr. Harry & Marie (Weaver) McLaughlin. Jeanne was a graduate of South High School, Youngstown, Ohio, and attended Youngstown College and Dennison University. She was a member of the Oak Harbor United...
Bonnie L. Hartlaub
Jan 25, 2014
Bonnie L. Hartlaub, 57, of Port Clinton, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born April 18, 1956 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Willard and Shirley (Netherland) Schmardebeck. She married Keith Hartlaub on April 25, 1974 and he survives. Mrs. Hartlaub was a fiscal officer for the Red Horse Squadron. Surviving...
Joy P. Kovach
Jan 22, 2014
Joy P. Kovach, 74 of Oak Harbor, OH died Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at her home. She was born April 1, 1939 on South Bass Island, OH to the late William and Kietta E. (Bowman) Smith. She was a Sandusky High School graduate. She married Mark Kovach of Oak Harbor and he survives. Joy worked at Hersh Publishing Company...
Karen L. Terry
Jan 20, 2014
Karen L. Terry, 63, of Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio died Monday, January 20, 2014 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born on February 23, 1950 in Berea, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Jeanetta (Crooks) Bird. She was a 1968 graduate of John Marshall High School in Cleveland, Ohio and then went to Lorain...
