OBITUARIES
Thomas A. Worthington
Apr 9, 2013
Thomas A. Worthington, 60, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died at his home. He was born in Port Clinton on October 11, 1952, a son of Morris L. & Ruth L. (Schultz) Worthington. Tom was self employed in the antiques restoration business. He is survived by his former wife, Grace (Siricca) Worthington, Port Clinton; daughter, Kim (Robert) Houghton, Millsboro, Delaware;...
June E. Chapman
Apr 7, 2013
June E. Chapman, 81, of Marblehead, Ohio died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born on October 31, 1931 in Holbrook, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Burton and Mildred (Hannon) White. On December 13, 1949 she married Vernon Chapman and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1970....
Marie B. Kern
Apr 7, 2013
Marie B. Kern, 89, of Oak Harbor, OH died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at her home. She was born October 30, 1923 in Oak Harbor, to the late Walter and Ella (Meinke) Wendt. She was a 1941 graduate of Salem- Oak Harbor High School. Marie had worked at Erie Proving Grounds until 1945 when she became a homemaker. On...
Judge Richard L. Speer
Apr 3, 2013
The Honorable Richard L. Speer, Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. Judge Speer was the 2nd longest serving judge in the United States, including the U.S. Supreme Court, having been appointed to the bench in 1975 and overseeing 114, 464 cases....
Violet "Vi" Payne Behrman
Mar 30, 2013
Violet "Vi" Payne Behrman, 97, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Riverview Healthcare Campus in Oak Harbor, Ohio. She was a lifelong resident of Port Clinton. Violet was born on December 24, 1915 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Riley Harold and Emma (Miller) Payne. She, and her younger brother, Orville, were reared...
Phyllis A. Lane
Mar 30, 2013
Phyllis A. Lane, 83, of Lakeside, Ohio died peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio, after a two month battle with brain cancer. She was born on March 7, 1930 in Marblehead, Ohio the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia (Veverka) Zippi. She graduated from...
Wanda M. Brown
Mar 29, 2013
God reclaimed a precious gift that he loaned us after 96 years, on Good Friday, March 29 Wanda M. Brown went back to GOD, where she has always been destined to be. This after touching so many hearts. She died peacefully with family by her side at her residence in Port Clinton, She was born September 22, 1916 in...
Marion Hinkle
Mar 29, 2013
Marion A. Hinkle, 86, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton. She was born on June 10, 1926 in Stephensville, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Louise (Brandt) Parthie. On February 12, 1966 she married Ford Hinkle and he preceded her in death on May 7, 2001....
Rita J. Greer
Mar 29, 2013
Rita J. Greer, 85, of Catawba Island, Ohio died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, March 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born on June 30, 1927 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Stephen J. and Mary T. (Hermes) Winke. She married George J. Greer on August 3, 1946 and he preceded her...
Deanna L Gluth
Mar 28, 2013
Deanna L. Gluth, 74, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born in Sandusky, Ohio on April 12, 1938, the only child of Frederick & Mary (Paone) Otto. A graduate of Lakeside High School, Deanna also attended Bowling Green State University. She married Francis "Frank" Gluth in...
Amy B. (Mominee) Ross
Mar 27, 2013
Amy Beth (Mominee) Ross, 43, of Oak Harbor, OH died suddenly Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her home. She was born October 11, 1969 in Toledo, OH to Gene and Sheila (Compton) Mominee. She was a 1988 graduate of Oak Harbor High School and received her Bachelor of Science in Art Therapy from the Bowling Green State University. Amy...
Charles "Chuck" Ohl
Mar 26, 2013
Charles "Chuck" Ohl, 84, of Lakeside, OH died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Fisher-Titus Medical Center, Norwalk, OH. He was born July 16, 1928 in Akron, OH the son of Clyde C. and Rachel Rose (Wise) Ohl. He married Caroline Salzwimmer on Feb. 10, 1968 and she preceded him in death on May 6, 2009. He retired as a...
Melvin Z. Mccord
Mar 24, 2013
Melvin Zane McCord, Sr., 69, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. He was born on December 12, 1943 in Morgantown, West Virginia, the youngest of 10 children of Ralph Wayne & Delcie Mae (Tennant) McCord. Mel and Wanda Peck met on September 30, 1962, and after a whirlwind...
Mary Ellen Geib
Mar 24, 2013
Mary Ellen Geib, 82 of Elmore, OH died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born June 25, 1930 in Lemont Furnace, PA to the late John and Elizabeth Ellen (Dillinger) Tretinik, Sr. On April 7, 1955 she married Robert Geib who preceded her in death on January 19, 1976. Mrs. Geib was mostly...
R. Neil Merckens
Mar 24, 2013
R. Neil Merckens, Sr. April 13, 1931 - March 24, 2013 R. Neil Merckens, Sr., 81, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Stein Hospice in Sandusky. Born in the Marblehead Hospital on April 13, 1931 he was the son of Reynold J. "Zeke" and Lois Pettibone Merckens. Neil was a 1949 graduate of Lakeside High School and attended Tiffin...
Ila M. Morrison
Mar 24, 2013
Ila M. Morrison, 87 of Oregon, OH died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Mercy St. Charles Hospital, Oregon. She was born May 21, 1925 in Toledo, OH to the late Elmer A. and Elsie B. (Resser) Staas. She married Richard Morrison who preceded her in death August 9, 1996. Ila retired from Libby Owens Ford in Toledo. She enjoyed...
Stephen H. Willoughby
Mar 19, 2013
Stephen H. Willoughby, 64, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, and formerly of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township, Michigan. Steve was born on September 19, 1948 in Richmond, Indiana, a son of Howard N. & Janet M. (Beeson) Willoughby. A graduate of Oak Harbor High School, he later attended The Ohio...
Frank Anthony Septaric
Mar 19, 2013
Frank Anthony Septaric, 24 , of Port Clinton, Ohio died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at his residence in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was born on October 13, 1988 in Port Clinton, the son of Michael and Sherry (Catley) Septaric. He graduated from Port Clinton High School in 2007; then graduated with the class of 2011 from Terra...
Ernesto S. Reyes
Mar 19, 2013
Ernesto S. Reyes, 81 of Oak Harbor, OH died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. He was born April 26, 1931 in Losoya, Texas to the late Enemancio and Lucinda G. (Sauceda) Reyes. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in San Antonio, TX. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951...
Dorothy C. "Molly" Mcnamee
Mar 18, 2013
Dorothy C. "Molly" McNamee, 88, of Lakeside died Monday, March 18, 2013 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Village, Lakeside. She was born June 26, 1924 in Mt. Victory, OH the daughter of H. Paul and Jessie F. (Wilson) Curry. She married James Taylor, SR. and later married Robert J. "Bob" McNamee on July 29, 1975 and he preceded her...
