OBITUARIES
Jaqueline M. Richter
Jan 30, 2006
Jaqueline M. Richter, 76, of Port Clinton, OH died January 30, 2006 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, OH. Mrs. Richter was born December 31, 1929 in Mullens, WV, the daughter of the late William and Georgia (Mullens) Simpkins. Mrs. Richter worked at New Departure General Motors Plant, Sandusky, OH. She was a member of Brush Arbor Church, Gypsum,...
Lester H. Smith, Jr.
Jan 28, 2006
Lester H. Smith, Jr. 64, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Saturday, January 28, 2006, at St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon, OH. He was born in Oak Harbor on May 9, 1941, a son of the late Lester H. & Inez (Floro) Smith, and was a 1959 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. On June 24, 1961, Lester married the...
William E. Snow
Jan 27, 2006
William E. Snow, 73, of Port Clinton, OH died Friday, January 27, 2006 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. He was born February 28, 1932 in Rudolph, OH, a son of the late Phillip and Viola (Yarger) Snow. He married Margaret Lukac on Feb. 12, 1966 and she survives. He attended Bowling Green State University and graduated from the Cincinnati...
Franklin L. Merrill
Jan 25, 2006
Franklin L. Merrill, 79, of Marblehead, OH died January 25, 2006 at The Cleveland Clinic. He was born April 23, 1926 in Marblehead, OH the son of the late Frances Corwin and Anna Barbara Merrill. He married Barbara Turinsky on April 14, 1951 and she survives. Mr. Merrill was the superintendent of the Marblehead Water Treatment Plant retiring in...
Lawrence E. Benya
Jan 25, 2006
Lawrence E. Benya, 81 of Marblehead, OH, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Stein Hospice of Sandusky, Ohio. He was born Tuesday, October 21, 1924 in Marblehead, OH, son of the late John Benya and the late Rose Wrabel. Mr. Benya was a member of Lakeside Class of 1943 class vice-president, Marblehead VFW Post 7572, Marblehead Legion Post 555...
Donald F. Baer
Jan 25, 2006
Donald F. Baer, 78, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at the Ohio Veterans’ Home, Sandusky, OH. He was born in Toledo, OH on July 30, 1927, a son of the late Donald & Lucille (Norden) Baer. Mr. Baer was an employee of Libbey-Owens-Ford, East Toledo Plant, for many years, retiring in 1982. He was an...
Ruth O. Kardatzke
Jan 24, 2006
Ruth Orlinda Kardatzke, 92, of Elmore, OH, died Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at Bayshore Commons Assisted Living at Orchard Villa in Oregon, OH. She was born January 15, 1914 in Dacoma, OK to the late Wilbert & Ann (Ford) Bruner. Mrs. Kardatzke was a 1931 graduate of Dacoma High School, and a 1935 graduate of Anderson College. On December...
Donald F. Fought
Jan 21, 2006
Donald F. Fought, 89, of Oak Harbor, died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. He was born in Oak Harbor on January 15, 1917, a son of the late August & Julia (Wolf) Fought. Mr. Fought was longtime employee of Formetal, Inc., Oak Harbor, retiring in 1976. He was a member of St. Johns...
Jesse Carrisales, Jr.
Jan 21, 2006
Jesse Carrisales, Jr., 64, of Catawba Island, died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at The Toledo Hospital in Toledo. He was born June 30, 1941 in McAllen, TX, the son of Jesse and Consuelo (Zamudio) Carrisales, Sr. He was employed at Standard Products Co for over 30 years, was a veteran of the Army National Guard and a member of...
Daniel J. Kowal
Jan 21, 2006
Daniel J. Kowal, 43, of Catawba Island, died Saturday at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. He was born July 4, 1962 in Sandusky, the son of Peter and Marjorie (Booth) Kowal. He was employed by the City of Sandusky and was a member of the AFSCME Local 1519. Surviving are his brother, Pete (Stephanie) Kowal of Catawba Island...
Richard E. Coyle
Jan 19, 2006
Richard E. “Dick” Coyle, 80, of Port Clinton, OH died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, OH. He was born August 9, 1925 in Louisville, KY. He married Patsy Berkheimer on November 27, 1948 and she preceded him in death in September of 1978. He married Sue Ann Van Rensselaer on November 21, 1981 and she survives....
Laurel R. Damschroder
Jan 19, 2006
Laurel R. (Streiffert) Damschroder, 92, of Elmore, OH, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Otterbein Portage Valley Retirement Center, Pemberville, OH. She was born November 13, 1913 in Elmore, OH, to the late Otto and Dora (Ernsthausen) Streiffert. After graduating from Bowling Green State University, she was employed by Harris- Elmore Schools as a teacher. She taught Home Economics...
Lois J. Cooper
Jan 18, 2006
Lois J. Cooper, 88 of Port Clinton, OH, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in Edgewood Manor Nursing Center of Port Clinton, Ohio. She was born Thursday, May 10, 1917 in Fremont, OH, Daughter of the late Leroy Swedersky and the late Cora Strawman. Mrs. Cooper was a member of Ressurection Lutheran Church, Child Conservation League, and Catawba Island Vol....
Dorothy M. Murray
Jan 17, 2006
Dorothy M. Murray, 84, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at St. Charles Mercy Hospital, Oregon, OH. She was born in Oak Harbor on February 28, 1921, a daughter of the late George R. & Lenora (Roderick) Young. Dorothy was a graduate of Oak Harbor High School where she excelled in basketball and other sports, and...
Joann Jackson Merrill
Jan 12, 2006
Jo Ann (Jackson) Merrill, 77, of Catawba Island, died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at The Cleveland Clinic. She was born July 14, 1928 in Jamestown, NY, the daughter of the late Marvin W. and Florence V. (Anderson) Jackson. In 1949, she graduated from Columbia Presbyterian (Columbia University) School of Nursing. On May 5, 1950 she married Richard Merrill, Sr....
Clarence F. Robertson
Jan 12, 2006
Clarence F. “Fred” Robertson, 65, of Port Clinton, OH died Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born April 5, 1940 in Carnagie, PA, a son of William R. & Dorothy A. (Hughes) Robertson, Sr. He married Barb Tenore on July 18, 1987, and she survives. Mr. Robertson was a truck driver for Robertson...
Jane Ellen Whittington
Jan 12, 2006
Jane Ellen Whittington, 58 of Seattle, WA, and formerly of Graytown, OH, went to be with her Savior Jesus on Thursday, January 12, 2006. She was an extremely loving woman who showed much dedication to her children and compassion for many. Jane was born on Christmas Day of 1947 in Fremont, OH, the daughter of Wilbur & Wilma Long....
Helen J. Weaver
Jan 1, 2006
Helen J. (Hardy) Weaver, 91, of Elmore, OH, died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at the Lutheran Home, Toledo where she had lived for the past few years. She was born in Toledo on August 5, 1914, a daughter of Stephen & Julia (Gillette) Hardy. Helen was a 1932 graduate of Notre Dame Academy. On August 1, 1934, she married...
Harland J. Netcher
Jan 1, 2006
Harland J. Netcher, 88, of Elmore, OH died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at Otterbein Portage Valley. He was born March 12, 1917 in Elmore the son of the late Reuben and Bertha (Reynolds) Netcher. He married Lois Stein on November 25, 1939 and she survives. Mr. Netcher was a lifelong farmer and he also repaired and sold used farm...
Judith Ann Haar
Dec 28, 2005
Judith Ann (Fulmer) Haar, 61, of Elmore, OH, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at St. Charles-Mercy Hospital, Oregon, OH. She was born in Toledo on May 3, 1944, the daughter of Walter & Dorothy (Moll) Fulmer. Mrs. Haar was the assistant sales manager for Fisk Brothers Refining, Toledo, for over 40 years. She was a lifelong member of Salem...
