OBITUARIES
Rev. St. Willie B. Hughes
Aug 9, 2009
Rev. St. Willie B. Hughes, 92, of Port Clinton, died August 9, 2009 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born May 30, 1917 in Middleburg, KY. He married Leola Oneal on May 28, 1983 and she survives. He worked for the U. S. Postal Service in Toledo. He was a member of Brush Arbor Church,...
Ruth Gulas
Aug 8, 2009
Ruth M. Gulas, 71, of Catawba Island, died Saturday, August 8, 2009 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born October 9, 1937 in Reading, PA the daughter of the late Albert W. and Florence (Lacumsky) Rofkar. She married Robert P. Gulas on October 6, 1956 and he survives. Mrs. Gulas was the co-valedictorian of the...
Avolene E. Hilditch
Aug 7, 2009
Avolene E. Hilditch, 89, of Mentor and formerly of Port Clinton, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Heartland of Mentor. She was born July 15, 1920 in Port Clinton, the daughter of the late David B. and Marcella (Smith) Jeremy. Mrs. Hilditch was a secretary at Davis Besse and the Ottawa County Clerk of Courts. She was a former...
Vera Gulau
Aug 6, 2009
Vera Mae Gulau, 80, of Marblehead, OH died August 6, 2009 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, OH. She was born August 2, 1929, the daughter of the late Rueben and Wilma (Apling) Fillmore. She married Paul Gulau on June 26, 1948 and he survives. Mrs. Gulau was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Danbury where she was active cooking...
Helen Jones Elarton
Aug 4, 2009
Helen Fern Elarton (Mitchell-Jones), 102 years young, of Lakeside, O died Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Riverview, Oak Harbor , under the care of Stein Hospice. She was born on September 30, 1906 at home in Sandusky county, the daughter of the late Carl and Bessie (Pence) Mitchell. She married Forrest Jones on December 1, 1928 and they lived...
Shirley A. Mcnutt
Jul 31, 2009
Shirley A. McNutt, 73, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at her home. She was born in Seneca County, Ohio, on September 6, 1935, the daughter of George D. & Lucile (Stever) Orwig. Shirley was a secretary for Benton-Carroll-Salem Schools for 25 years. Previously, she was a secretary for Thierwechter Insurance and the Druckenmiller Agency, both...
Zigmond J Sebastian
Jul 30, 2009
Zigmond J. "Ziggy" Sebastian, 68, of Marblehead and formerly of Parma Heights, died Thursday July 30, 2009 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. He was born April 29, 1941 in Cleveland, the son of Zigmund and Mary (Petrencsik) Sebastian. Ziggy was employed for over 34 years in the Service Department of Parma Heights. He was a member of...
Luella E. Offenburg
Jul 29, 2009
Luella E. Offenburg 7-6-21 7-29-09 Luella E. Offenburg (88) of Port Clinton passed away peacefully on 7/29/09 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Home. Born in Oak Harbor, she was the daughter of the late William and Barbara Priesman Conley Youster. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. On June 12 1942 she married Howard J. Offenburg. Mrs. Offenburg...
James E. Clem
Jul 22, 2009
James Edward Clem, "JC", 59, of Oak Harbor died suddenly at his home in Carroll Township Wednesday, July 22, 2009. He was born January 30, 1950 in Oberlin, OH to James B. and JoRetta (Butcher) Clem. JC retired from the Ohio Turnpike following 30 years of service. He worked in Roadway Maintenance retiring as a Section Forman. Earlier in...
Norma L. Wasson
Jul 22, 2009
Norma Louise (Reinhard) Wasson, age 80, long time resident of Put-in-Bay, Ohio, peacefully passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Cleveland Clinic in the company of family. Norma was born on August 5, 1928 to Bessie and Henry Reinhard of Put-in-Bay. Norma lived and worked in Toledo as an administrative assistant following her graduation from PIB High School...
Esther Alice Ramsey
Jul 21, 2009
Esther Alice Ramsey, 99, of Lakeside, OH and formerly of Columbus, OH died of natural causes on July 21, 2009 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Center, Lakeside, OH. She is survived by her daughter, Betty Jane (Jim) Young of Alpharetta, GA; sons: Don (Marcia) Ramsey of Amherst, OH and Ray (Laurie) Ramsey of Cave Crook, AZ; 9 grandchildren and...
Roland W. Bradley
Jul 19, 2009
Roland Bradley, of Port Clinton, died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Loving brother of Joan Bruch and Marilyn Bradley (Frank Jansky). Dear friend of many. Preceded in death by parents Harold S. and Mildred (Wallace) Bradley and brother-in-law Jack Bruch. Private graveside services were held at Sunset Memorial Park. Family suggests contributions in Roland's memory be made to the charity...
James L. Mccormick
Jul 17, 2009
James L. McCormick, 84, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died Friday, July 17, 2009 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. He was born July 28, 1924 in Lake Township, MI to the late Daniel and Grace (McIlhargey) McCormick. On November 27, 1980 he married the former Niler (Ables) Nix who preceded him in death on May 4, 2007. He is survived...
Laona P. Ladd
Jul 15, 2009
Laona P. Ladd, 94, of Oak Harbor, OH died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at her home. She was born August 1, 1914 in Cooney, OH to the late Irvin and Zorah (Ely) Lash. She was a 1932 graduate of Edon High School, Edon, OH. On December 19, 1936 she married Ralph H. Ladd who preceded her in death on...
Steven C. Barry
Jul 14, 2009
Steven Christopher Barry, Sr., 44, of Graytown, OH died suddenly at his home Tuesday, July 14, 2009. He was born Nov. 12, 1964 in Lima, OH to Norbert and Barbara (Hellwarth) Barry. He was a 1983 graduate of Shawnee High School, Lima, earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from The Ohio State University and received his Masters of...
Olga Krueger
Jul 14, 2009
Olga A. Krueger, 86, formerly of Bay Village and Rocky River died July 13, 2009 at Providence Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born in Columbus where she graduated from Grandview Heights High School and attended Ohio State University. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She then worked at Ohio National Bank and Ohio State University....
Edgar C. Maggard
Jul 14, 2009
Edgar C. Maggard, 68, of Marblehead, Ohio and formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on January 21, 1941 in Leslie County, Kentucky, the son of the late Walton and Mae (Fields) Maggard. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked as an engineer...
Harold Draeger
Jul 13, 2009
Harold "Barney" Draeger, 91, of Lindsey, Ohio, died Monday, July 13, 2009 at Countryside Continuing Care Center, Fremont, Ohio. He was born on September 11, 1917, a son of John & Lydia (Mauch) Draeger. Surviving is his wife, Frances (Giesler) Draeger; sons, John Draeger and Steven Draeger; grandsons, Marc, Nathan, and Seth Draeger, and great-grandson, Kendall Draeger. He was...
John C. Haar
Jul 13, 2009
John C. "Hub" Haar, 57, has gone home. He died Monday, July 13, 2009 at his home in Elmore, OH. He was born in Fremont, OH December 27, 1951 to Calvin and Betty (Murray) Haar. He was a 1969 graduate of Woodmore High School. John had worked for Railroad Companies: Penn Central, Conrail, and Norfolk and Southern for nearly...
Paul Robert Binns
Jul 11, 2009
Paul Robert Binns was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on January 27, 1933, to Susan Holly. In 1951 Paul was married to the late Gertrude Irene Whetstone with which they had seven children. In 1979 he married Louise Barton, who survives him. She resides in Texas, where they had lived for the past 30 years. Paul is survived by...
