OBITUARIES
Terry L. Shanteau
Jul 19, 2008
Terry L. Shanteau, 53, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He was born in Port Clinton, Ohio on August 3, 1955, a son of Leslie & Wynne (Hasselbach) Shanteau. Terry was a NASCAR and Sprint Car Racing fan. He also enjoyed working in his yard and playing golf, but especially...
Virginia M. Lafountain
Jul 19, 2008
Virginia M. LaFountain, 83, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo, Ohio. She was born on July 14, 1925, a daughter of William & Elizabeth (Goetz) Schultz. Virginia was an employee of the former Erie Army Depot, and was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor. She was...
Skip Hermes
Jul 16, 2008
Skip Hermes, 56, of Catawba Island, died unexpectedly on Wednesday while on Kelleys Island. He was born November 14, 1951 in Port Clinton, the son of Peter and Agnes (Baumann) Hermes. Skip was the longtime manager of the Nor'Easter Club on Catawba Island and was an adjunct faculty member at Terra Community College in Fremont. He was a past...
Ann C. Szakovits
Jul 16, 2008
Ann C. Szakovits, 88, of Port Clinton, died Wednesday at Countryside Continuing Care Center in Fremont. She was born December 8, 1919 in Fremont, the daughter of Steven and Elizabeth (Tinta) Szakovits. Ann was retired from the US Gypsum Company after more than thirty years of service. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. Surviving are nieces...
Roland Dwayne Ballard
Jul 15, 2008
Roland D. Ballard, 60, of Oak Harbor died suddenly Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at his home. He was born March 24, 1948 in Fulton, Mississippi to the late Clinton Ballard and Niler (Ables) McCormick. During the Vietnam War he served in United States Marine Corps., Special Services Unit. Roland enjoyed attending support groups throughout Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, and...
Richard G. Bassett
Jul 15, 2008
Richard G. Bassett, 82, of Oak Harbor, died Tuesday morning at Riverview Healthcare Campus in Oak Harbor. Dick was born in Oak Harbor to Mary and Nahmy Bassett. At the age of four, Dick began working in the family grocery business. He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served aboard the USS Marblehead in the Pacific...
David E. Dalenberg
Jul 14, 2008
David E. Dalenberg, 56, of Marblehead, died Monday July 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born November 13, 1951 in Mansfield, the son of Erwin C. and Margaret C. (Bauer) Dalenberg. David was the owner and operator of Captain Dave's Charters based in Marblehead. He was a social member and a member of the Men's Auxiliary of VFW...
John W. Cox, Sr.
Jul 12, 2008
John W. Cox, Sr. 72, of Port Clinton died Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. He was born Jan. 3, 1936 in Williamsburg, KY the son of the late Manuel and Laura (Capps) Cox. He married Caroline E. Witt on July 2, 1956 and she survives. Mr. Cox was previously the Danbury Township...
Hilda H. Smith
Jul 11, 2008
Hilda H. Smith, 90, of Port Clinton, and formerly of the New London area, died Friday, July 11, 2008 at the home of her daughter Karen, with son Vincent, sister Frieda, and other family members by her side. She was born on July 20, 1917 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Christian and Helena (Petersen) Christiansen....
Marjorie M. Schling
Jul 10, 2008
Marjorie M. Schling, 79, of Elmore, Ohio, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo following an extended illness. She was born on July 22, 1928 in Oak Harbor, OH a daughter of the late Harold & Madeline (Lohrbach) Atwater. Marjorie was a 1946 graduate of Harris- Elmore High School, and graduated Cosmetology school. On February...
Arthur E. Paulsen
Jul 7, 2008
Arthur E. Paulsen, 76, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2008 at Memorial Hospital, Fremont, Ohio. He was born in Oak Harbor on August 16, 1931, to Rollie E. & Luella C. (Rose) Paulsen. Art was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. He retired in 1995 from the Ford Motor Company, where...
Linda K. Whiting
Jul 5, 2008
Linda Kay Whiting, 57, of Columbus, OH died July 5, 2008 at Rochester Methodist Hospital of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN following a brief illness. She was born January 18, 1951 in Port Clinton, OH to Lester and Mildred (Dirnberg) Whiting. She was a 1969 Graduate of Woodmore High School, Elmore. She attended Bowling Green State University, but Graduated...
Nina A. Kumpula
Jul 3, 2008
Nina A. Kumpula, 94, of Port Clinton, Ohio and formerly of Detroit, Michigan, died Thursday, July 3, 2008 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on June 18, 1914, in Calumet, Michigan, the daughter of the late Matthew and Helga (Riihimaki) Kumpula. Nina was a phone operator for AT & T, formerly known as Michigan Bell,...
Mary Patricia Griffiths
Jun 30, 2008
Mary "Pat" Griffiths, 67, of Marblehead, died unexpectedly Monday June 30, 2008 at H.B. Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born April 5, 1941 in Marion, Ohio, the daughter of Clyde and Mary (Dutcher) Calvert. Pat was a homemaker and a former member of the Danbury CCL, worked on the election board for many years and enjoyed her...
John S. Halstead
Jun 29, 2008
John S. Halstead, 87, of Catawba Island, died Sunday June 29, 2008 at Riverview Healthcare Campus in Oak Harbor. He was born September 24, 1920 in Erie Township, the son of Samuel and Orilla (Whiting) Halstead. John retired from the Erie Army Depot in 1966. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army, was a member...
Carl G. Montowski
Jun 28, 2008
Carl G. Montowski, 74, of Catawba Island died June 28, 2008 at the VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach, FL. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 10, 1933 the son of the late George and Wanda Montowski. He moved to Catawba Island in 1968. Since 2002, he and his wife Lawrene have spent their winters in Sebastian,...
Samuel V. Ulery
Jun 27, 2008
Samuel V. Ulery, 57, of Sandusky and formerly of Oak Harbor, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy and courageous battle with Leukemia and a recent bone marrow transplant. He was born July 20, 1950 in Toledo, OH to Jack E. and Lillian (Falkenburg) Ulery. He was a 1968 graduate of Toledo Waite High...
Geneva C. Witt
Jun 26, 2008
Geneva C. Witt, 87, of Oak Harbor, Ohio died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. She was born on March 20, 1921, in Oak Harbor, the daughter of the late Otto and Amelia (Dunkleman) Beier. She married Charles Witt on November 29, 1947, and he preceded her in death on May 15, 1999. Geneva was a...
Walter M. Shrader
Jun 25, 2008
Walter M. Shrader, 70, of Elmore, OH, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at his home. He was born in Toledo, OH on April 11, 1938, the son of William & Ann (Barker) Shrader. Walter was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and was a member of the American Legion in Elmore. He was a metallurgist for the...
Elsie Hodel
Jun 22, 2008
Our beloved mother Elsie Hodel, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2008. Elsie was born November 17, 1911 in Ann Arbor, MI to the late Harry and Etta (Roseboom) Oliver and she was preceded in death by her husband Melvin on April 27, 1973. Surviving are her two sons: Keith (Jean) Hodel of Sebastion, FL,...
