OBITUARIES
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...
Ann E. Bolte
Dec 24, 2005
Ann E. Bolte, 102, of Catawba Island, Port Clinton, died Saturday, December 24, 2005 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community, Lakeside, OH. She was born May 4, 1903 in Port Clinton, a daughter of the late George and Mary (Mindek) Drusbacky, Sr. She married John H. “Jack” Bolte and he preceded her in death in 1957. Mrs. Bolte was...
Edna M. Draeger
Dec 22, 2005
Edna M. Draeger, 87, of Lindsey, OH, died Thursday, December 22, 2005 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont, OH. She was born in Washington Township, Sandusky County on April 1, 1918, the daughter of Emanuel & Cora (Gerwin) Beeker. Mrs. Draeger was a homemaker, a member of the Washington Martha’s, and a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ,...
Leonard Fran
Dec 22, 2005
Leonard “Lenny” (Gutfranski) Fran, 83, of Marblehead, Ohio died Thursday, December 22, 2005, at his residence. He was born on May 14, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Valentino and Pauline Gutfranski. He was employed by the City of Cleveland as a carpenter until his retirement. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marblehead; Port Clinton...
Elizabeth Goodwin
Dec 21, 2005
Elizabeth Goodwin, 94, of Johnson's Island, died Wednesday afternoon, December 21, 2005, at her home. Private family services were held. Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home, Peninsula Chapel, Lakeside-Marblehead, assisted the family with arrangements. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Peninsula Chapel 7755 East Harbor Road Lakeside-Marblehead, OH US 43440
Dolores J. Jenkins
Dec 21, 2005
Dolores J. Jenkins, 74, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Riverview Healthcare Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born in Cleveland, OH on July 18, 1931, the daughter of the late Andrew A. & Julia (Pinchot) Partilla. Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker, mother, and grandmother. An active member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Oak Harbor, she...
Thomas G. Cutcher
Dec 19, 2005
Thomas G. Cutcher, 75, of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, and formerly of Lincoln Park, MI, died Monday, December 19, 2005 at Stow-Glen Retirement Village, Stow, OH. Tom was born in Toledo, OH on March 7, 1930, a son of David F. & Mary L. (Amrose) Cutcher. He was a 1948 graduate of Oak Harbor High School where he was an...
Margaret E. Slobodian
Dec 16, 2005
Margaret E. Slobodian, 84, of Marblehead, OH died Friday, December 16, 2005 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born on October 15, 1921 in Marblehead, OH, a daughter of the late George and Mary (Slavosky) Tverdick. She was the widow of John Slobodian who preceded her in death in 1985. Mrs. Slobodian was a member of St....
Sarah Buck
Dec 12, 2005
Sarah (Penfield) Buck, 95, of Milwaukee, WI, and formerly of Elmore, OH, died Monday, December 12, 2005. She was born on March 19, 1910, a daughter of Thomas & Mary (Wendt) Penfield. Mrs. Buck was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Elmore. She was the widow of Harold J. Buck. Surviving are her daughters, Karen Buck, Seward, NE,...
Rev. Ralph W. Martin
Dec 11, 2005
LAKESIDE - The Rev. Ralph W. Martin, Jr., 91, formerly of Beaver Falls, Pa., and recently of Lakeside, died Dec. 11, 2005, at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community in Lakeside. He was born May 24, 1914, in Castle Shannon (a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA), the son of Ralph W. and Laura Ruth (Cunningham) Martin. Ralph was well educated, having...
Danny Ray Juergens
Dec 10, 2005
Danny Ray Juergens, 53, of Elmore, OH, died suddenly at his home Saturday, December 10, 2005. He was born November 26, 1952 to the late Donald and Arvella (Siefke) Juergens and was a 1970 graduate of Woodmore High School. On November 24, 1972 he married LuAnne Flick. Dan was a lifelong farmer in Elmore, and for the past 3...
Paul K. Ridenour, M.D.
Dec 7, 2005
Dr. Paul K. Ridenour, M.D., 78, of Elmore, OH died Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg, OH. He was born April 22, 1927 in Elmore to the late Victor C. and Olive (Weaver) Ridenour. He was a 1945 graduate of Toledo Libby High School, 1950 graduate of Capital University, and The Ohio State University School...
Dennis R. Gaddis
Dec 4, 2005
Dennis R. Gaddis, 57, of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, December 4, 2005 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton. He was born on August 11, 1948, in Washington D.C., a son of Leroy and Eldona (Burgraff) Gaddis. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Vietnam War, and where he was employed as a contracts...
Kenneth L. Smith
Dec 1, 2005
Kenneth L. Smith, 40, of Port Clinton, OH, died Thursday at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. He was born in Port Clinton, the son of Dottie Smith. He is survived by his grandparents, Milton and Mary Morrisette, Port Clinton, and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace...
William S. Lewis
Nov 28, 2005
William S. “Bill” Lewis, 91, of Port Clinton, OH died Monday, November 28, 2005 at Elmwood Assisted Living, Fremont, OH. He was born Feb. 14, 1914 in Akron, OH the son of Claude Myers and Emma (Ickes) Lewis. He married Juanita Pyle on August 22, 1936 and she preceded him in death on March 14, 1999. Mr. Lewis along...
Peggy A. Mcclellan
Nov 25, 2005
Peggy A. McClellan, 49 of Port Clinton, OH, died Friday, November 25, 2005 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. She was born January 18, 1956 in Port Clinton, a daughter of Howard and Mary (Byington) Dye. She is survived by a son Charles Raymond McClellan of TN; sisters Brenda Barton of Oak Harbor and Sandra Vitte of...
Ruth A. Goodman
Nov 18, 2005
Ruth A. Goodman, 70, of Elmore, OH died Friday, November 18, 2005 at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born in Hessville, OH on September 27, 1935, a daughter of Clarence & Lucille (Hummel) Lenz. She was a 1953 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. She was married to Frank Goodman on October 11, 1975 who preceded...
Grace E. Johnson
Nov 18, 2005
Grace Elizabeth Johnson, 82, of Port Clinton, OH, died Friday, November 18, 2005 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton. She was born on May 31, 1923 in Gypsum, OH, the daughter of the late Clarence & Thelma (Foraker) Van Hoose. On March 8, 1947, she married Louis J. Johnson, and he survives. She was a homemaker, and also...
Ralph A. Reif
Nov 14, 2005
Ralph A. Reif, 85, of Oak Harbor, OH, died Monday, November 14, 2005 at the Ohio Veteran’s Home, Sandusky, OH. He was born in Martin, OH on September 21, 1920, a son of the late Fred & Edna (Wittman) Reif. Mr. Reif married the former Anna J. Harley on August 8, 1942, and she preceded him in death on...
