OBITUARIES
Mariano Delpercio
Jun 17, 2007
Mariano “Del” Delpercio, 74, of Catawba Island, died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his residence. He was born on October 8, 1932 in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of the late Michael and Palma (Costanzo) Delpercio. On November 16, 1952, he married Jeanne (Esposito) and she survives. Mr. Delpercio worked as a mechanical engineer at New Departure Hyatt, in...
Jean Grindstaff
Jun 2, 2007
Jean Grindstaff, 62, of Port Clinton, OH, died Saturday, June 2, 2007 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born January 28, 1945 in Port Clinton, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Helen Mae (Rakosky) French. She married William R. Grindstaff on November 11, 1967 and he preceded her in death on April 4,...
Maizie A. Goetz
Jun 1, 2007
Maizie A. Goetz, 75, of Rocky Ridge, OH, died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital, Fremont. She was born on July 21, 1931, the daughter of Lawrence A. & Jessie (Young) Krehmke. Mrs. Goetz was a life long member of St. John Lutheran Church, Rocky Ridge. On November 5, 1949, she married Lowell F. Goetz, and he preceded her in...
Frances L. Lucas
May 31, 2007
Frances L. Lucas, 83, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died Thursday, May 31, 2007. She was born on December 11, 1923 in Tennessee, a daughter of the late Robert & Flora (Underhill) Tunnell. On October 23, 1948, she married Lawrence J. Lucas, and he preceded her in death on June 7, 2001. Mrs. Lucas worked as a secretary and a...
Marilyn J. Chapman
May 27, 2007
Marilyn J. Chapman, 75, of Port Clinton, died Sunday, May 27, 2007 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born Feb. 3, 1932 in Sandusky, OH the daughter of George and Marion (Maley) Butts. She married R. Jim Chapman and he preceded her in death on Nov. 16, 2006. Mrs. Chapman was a secretary for Rhode...
Garland Jean Heineman
May 25, 2007
Garland J. Heineman, 84, of Elmore, died Friday, May 25, 2007 at Otterbein Portage Valley in Pemberville, OH. She was born February 13, 1923 in Elmore to the late Jacob and Verna (Damschroder) Giesler. On January 17, 1948 she married Ralph Heineman who preceded her in death on August 27, 1984. Ms. Heineman was a homemaker and a member...
Mildred A. Hoffman
May 22, 2007
Mildred A. Hoffman, 93, of Graytown, Ohio, died Tuesday morning at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor, Ohio. Mrs. Hoffman was born in Benton Township, Ottawa County on September 14, 1913, a daughter of John & Augusta (Bartel) Suhrbier. She was employed for 40 years at the former Standard Products Company, Port Clinton, OH. An active member of St. Mark’s...
Audrey M. Gardner
May 21, 2007
Audrey M. Gardner, 93, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Monday, May 21, 2007 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on August 31, 1913, on Catawba Island, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Eckhoff) Steffens. She married Earl Gardner on August 9, 1935, and he survives. After graduating from high school, she worked as...
Betty Rose Rollheiser
May 19, 2007
Betty Rose Rollheiser, 83, of Oak Harbor died suddenly at her home, May 19, 2007. She was born in Erie Township, OH August 25, 1923 to the late Sam and Orilla (Whiting) Halstead. On March 15, 1941 she married John Rollheiser and he survives. Betty was a homemaker, who loved to play bingo on Sunday nights at St. Boniface....
Shirley M. Sanicky
May 17, 2007
Shirley Sanicky, 75, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Thursday, May 17, 2007 at Riverview Senior Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born March 4, 1932 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Carl and Agnes Vollmer. She was employed by the Crestwood Schools in Mantua, OH where she was a cook and bus driver. She also worked at Edgewood...
Robert T. Darr
May 12, 2007
Robert T. Darr, 86, of Toledo, OH, died Saturday morning at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born in Port Clinton, OH, on December 3, 1921, a son of the late William J. & Clara L. (Kessler) Darr. Mr. Darr was a design engineer for General Motors in Detroit, MI, retiring in 1986. He was...
Marilyn Winke
May 12, 2007
Marilyn M. Winke, 73, of Port Clinton, OH, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Toledo, OH. She was born November 13, 1933 in Port Clinton, a daughter of James and Leafey (Middleton) Thompson. Marilyn was retired from the Elk’s Lodge 1718 of Port Clinton. She is survived by her daughter, Kim (Jason) Deal, Port...
Daniel A. Ontko
May 12, 2007
Daniel A. Ontko, 95, of Cleveland, OH and formerly of Marblehead, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Pleasant Lake Villa Parma, OH. He was born on October 5, 1911 in Marblehead, a son of Frank & Anna (Adams) Ontko. Dan was a retired accountant for Republic Steel and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Marblehead. He...
Barbara Flury Hoge
May 11, 2007
Barbara Flury Hoge, 65, of Olathe, KS, died Friday, May 11, 2007 in Olathe. She was born in Oak Harbor, OH September 11, 1941, a daughter of former Oak Harbor mayor, Joseph and Helen Flury. Barbara was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in elementary education. She taught school in Newport News, VA for a...
Cherie D. Grounds
May 8, 2007
Cherie D. Grounds, 77, of South Bend, Indiana, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 while visiting her granddaughter, in Port Clinton, Ohio. She resided with her son & daughter-in-law in Barboursville, West Virginia for the past two years. She was born on June 5, 1929, in South Bend, IN, the daughter of the late Garld & Alice (Wickizer) Teeter. Garld...
Dottie Mae Smith
May 8, 2007
Dottie M. Smith, 61, of Port Clinton, died Tuesday May 8, 2007 at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. She was born July 4, 1945 to Mary Morrisette in Port Clinton, Ohio. Dottie enjoyed playing bingo and needlepoint. She loved spending time with her large host of family and friends. She could always be counted on to give a...
Donald J. Pressler
May 7, 2007
Donald James Pressler, 86, of Gainesville, Fla and formerly of Port Clinton, died Monday May 7, 2007 at the Oak Hammock of the University of Florida. He was born August 25, 1920 in Alvada, Ohio, the son of Ferdinand and Mary (Hall) Pressler. Surviving are his granddaughter Jerri Ewing of Gainesville, grandson James (Ruth) Motes of Kissimmee; great-grandchildren Joshua...
Mildred M. Stryker
May 5, 2007
Mildred M. “Millie” Stryker, 65, of Catawba Island and formerly of North Ridgeville, OH, died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, OH. She was born April 5, 1942 in Cleveland, OH, a daughter of Henry & Catherine (Hildebrandt) Swan. She married Allen Stryker on Dec. 17, 1971 and he survives. Mrs. Stryker was a homemaker and enjoyed...
Niler E. Mccormick
May 4, 2007
Niler E. McCormick, 75, of Port Clinton, OH, died Friday, May 4, 2007 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born December 9, 1931 in Iuka, Mississippi to the late J.D. and Liza (Nichols) Ables. She married Ezekiel Nix who preceded her in death in 1978. On November 27, 1980 she married James McCormick in Port Clinton,...
Evelyn Miller
May 3, 2007
Evelyn Miller, 92, of Findlay, and formerly of Elmore, OH died Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, OH. She was born July 27, 1914 in Lindsey, OH to the late Glenn & Cora (Siegenthaler)Schling. On April 8, 1936, she married Harold J. “Jack” Miller who preceded her in death on May 30, 1995. Ms. Miller...
