Local Obituaries

Mar 26, 2023

Ruth D. Tettau, 69, of Port Clinton, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023 at her home. She was born January 5, 1954 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Mason and Dorothy (Balduf) Holcomb. Ruth worked at several local businesses including 53 Marine, Bay Pointe and previously at Catawba Island Club.

Surviving are her children: Diana...

Mar 22, 2023

Kathleen M. Miller, 96 of Oak Harbor, OH died Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born March 11, 1927 in Oak Harbor, OH to the late Arnold and Mary (Hetrick) Taten. She was a 1945 graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School. On June 30, 1946 she married Calvin R. Miller who preceded...

Mar 22, 2023

Irwin Ernest Jennings

Nov. 1, 1934 - Mar 22, 2023

The Rev. Irwin E. Jennings transitioned from this life to the next on March 22, 2023. Having tenaciously challenged Parkinson’s for years, Irwin tested positive for Covid on March 21st. Throughout the day and into the evening he continued to reach out to his beloved...

Mar 20, 2023

LuAnne E. Juergens, 69 of Elmore, OH died Monday, March 20, 2023 under Hospice Care at the home of her daughter in Woodville, OH. She was born January 4, 1954 in Fremont, OH to the late Orville and Rita (Wendt) Flick. She was a 1972 graduate of Woodmore High School. On November 24, 1972 she married Danny R. Juergens...

Mar 19, 2023

Michelle Louise Dugan, 57, of Port Clinton passed away Sunday, March 19, 2023 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born May 6, 1965 in Port Clinton, OH the daughter of Howard and Alma (Wadsworth) Luebke. She married Paul Dugan on Nov. 19, 2016 and he survives.

Surviving are her husband: Paul Dugan; sons:...

Mar 18, 2023

Donna E. Jameson, 92, of Marblehead and formerly of Port Clinton passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at her residence. She was born December 26, 1930 in Arcadia, OH the daughter of John E. and Ethel (Russell) Peters. She married Irvin I. “Irv” Jameson on May 3, 1952. Together they gave their children a stable home and a good...

Mar 14, 2023

Robley Edward Blackford, Sr., 83, of Gypsum, OH passed away Tuesday,

March 14, 2023 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born

August 12, 1939 in Nelsonville, OH the son of Robert and Vivian (Joy)

Blackford. Robley was a United State Air Force veteran serving from

1957-1960. He married Theresa...

Mar 10, 2023

Marilyn Leona (Gackstetter) Dreier, 85 of Columbus, OH died Friday, March 10, 2023 at Westminster-Thurber Nursing Center under Hospice Care. She was born August 8, 1937 in Genoa, OH to the late Lewis and Malinda (Suhrbier) Gackstetter. She was a graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School and received her B.S. in Education from Bowling Green State University. Marilyn retired...

Mar 10, 2023

Brenda Parsley, 60, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH after a brave three-year battle with lymphoma and other cancer complications. Born September 14, 1962 to George and Eva Hicks, Brenda grew up in Columbus, Ohio. It was there she met her dear husband, Kendall Parsley, whom she married on May 16, 1987. The...

Mar 8, 2023

Lorin Melvin Jeffries, 89, of Port Clinton and formerly of Littleton, CO passed away March 8, 2023 at Promedica Ebeid Hospice, Toledo, Ohio. He was born May 28, 1933 the son of Jewell and Hazel (Moore) Jeffries. He married Cleta Purtle on Jan. 16, 1958 and she survives. Lorin retired as a carpenter working out of Local 555 in...

Mar 7, 2023

Betty Irene Hilty Hornbeck, 100 formerly of Findlay, OH died Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Otterbein Assisted Living in Marblehead, OH. She was born October 15, 1922 in Findlay, OH to the late Henry and Mary (Wannemacher) Brown. In 1939 she married Paul Hilty who preceded her in death in 1984. In 1991 she married Forrest “Midge” Hornbeck who...

Mar 1, 2023

Joanne Eileen (Lane) Poulos, 90 of Marblehead, OH died Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Elmwood Nursing Facility in Fremont, OH. She was born an identical twin with her sister Joyce on November 3, 1932 in Toledo, OH to the late Harold and Lillian (Otto) Lane. She was a 1950 graduate of DeVilbiss High School, Toledo where she met and...

Feb 27, 2023

Deborah Jean Taylor, 69 of Port Clinton, OH died Monday, February 27, 2023 at University Hospital in Cleveland, OH following a brief illness. She was born June 16, 1953 in Port Clinton, OH to Paul L. Kreger and Emma Jean Armstrong. Deborah was employed at Riverview Industries, Oak Harbor.

Survivors include her daughter Dawn Marie...

Feb 25, 2023

Mildred E. “Milly” Sherman, 95, of Oak Harbor and formerly of Rochester, NY passed away peacefully Saturday, February 25, 2023 at home. She was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of George and Celia (Gauthier) Maynard. She married Rev. Paul Sherman and he preceded her in death in 2002. Milly worked for Sears in Sandusky and Rochester. Milly was well...

Feb 22, 2023

Alicia T. Moody, 93, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Edgewood Manor Healthcare Center, Port Clinton, OH. She was born May 11, 1929 in Balmorhea, TX the daughter of Marcus and Faustina (Hernandez) Tercero. She married Robert L. Moody and he preceded her in death on October 19, 1968. Alicia retired from Brecksville V....

Feb 22, 2023

Kathlean M. Faulk, 61, of Texas passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Stein Hospice Care, Sandusky, OH. She was born November 27, 1961 in Phoenix, AZ the daughter of Maxwell Gordon and Janis Lavora (de Windt) McKoon. Kathlean was a United States Marine veteran.

Surviving are her sons: Shawn (Alison) Faulk of Port Clinton,...

Feb 21, 2023

William J. Coyle, 54 of Port Clinton, OH died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at the Genoa Care Center following a lengthy illness under Hospice Care. He was born April 1, 1968 in Port Clinton, OH to James A. and Renee A. (Martin) Coyle. He was a 1986 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, and received his B.S. in Mechanical...

Feb 20, 2023

Douglas E. Thierwechter, of Catawba Island, and formerly of Houston, TX and Oak Harbor, OH, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 at his home.

Doug was a graduate of Oak Harbor High School, was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Miami University, Oxford, OH and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Beta Gamma...

Feb 18, 2023

Janet L. Nason, 64, of Sandusky, OH passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born September 14, 1958 in Port Clinton, OH the daughter of Emery and Dorothy Whiting.

Surviving are her sons: Ronald “Scott” (Tina) Nason of Parker, CO, Andrew Nason of Port Clinton, Matthew (Angie)...

Feb 13, 2023

Maureen E. Greene, 86, of Marblehead, Ohio, beloved wife of the late Donald Greene, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Jane Baker House, Otterbein North Shore. She was born on December 22, 1936 in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland to Patrick and Julia (Burke) Prendergast (deceased). Maureen immigrated with her family to Cleveland, Ohio,...