OBITUARIES
Dean L. Covert
Sep 1, 2022
Dean L. Covert, 81 formerly of Oak Harbor and Port Clinton, OH, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Story Point Care Center in Saline, MI. He was born October 7, 1940 in McCutcheonville, OH to the late Clarence and Modest (Cochenour) Covert. He was a 1958 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, received his BS in Education from Bowling...
Jean M. Wilson
Aug 28, 2022
Jean M. Wilson, 83 of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, OH. She was born October 4, 1938 in Marion, OH to the late Benjamin and Alice (Gorenflo) Griffiths. Jean was a homemaker, she was happiest with a house full of family and friends. She had the biggest heart and always helped anyone...
Gary R. Stone
Aug 26, 2022
Gary R. Stone, 68 of Oak Harbor, OH died unexpectedly Friday, August 26, 2022 at his home. He was born December 13, 1953 in Port Clinton, OH to the late Ernest and Ethel (Millinger) Stone. He was a 1972 graduate of Oak Harbor High School. On December 11, 1976 he married the former Sally Felder and she survives. Gary...
Jill Annette Cecil
Aug 24, 2022
Jill Annette Cecil, 52 of Genoa, OH, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at her home under hospice care, surrounded by her family. She was born December 5, 1969, in Fremont, OH, to Joseph and Sandra (Buehler) Cecil Jr. She was a 1988 graduate of Woodmore High School, received her Bachelor’s in Education from the Bowling Green State University...
Patricia A. Hairston
Aug 22, 2022
Patricia A. (Mulligan) Hairston, 85, of Fremont, OH, and formerly of Oak Harbor, OH, died Monday, August 22, 2022 at Elmwood Assisted Living & Skilled Nursing, Fremont. She was born in Oak Harbor on January 27, 1937, the daughter of Edward & Dorothy (Renwand) Mulligan. Patricia was a graduate of Oak Harbor High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts...
Charles F. "Chuck" Dobrowolski, Jr.
Aug 21, 2022
Charles F. “Chuck” Dobrowolski, Jr., 52, of Marblehead, OH passed away August 21, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 15, 1969 in Sandusky, OH the son of Charles F. and Connie (Miller) Dobrowolski, Sr. Chuck graduated from Danbury High School in 1988 and The University of Toledo in 1994 with a degree in...
Betty M. Atkinson
Aug 19, 2022
Betty M. Atkinson, 92, of Port Clinton, OH, loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother, peacefully passed Friday, August 19, 2022 at Providence Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born December 11, 1929 in Bellevue, OH the daughter of Carl and Juanita (Baker) Von Der Weis. She married George Atkinson on June 25, 1949 and he survives. Betty worked at...
Kathleen Louise Ohm
Aug 18, 2022
Kathleen L. Ohm, 76, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. Kathleen was born December 17, 1945 in Cleveland, OH the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Bodig) Karpi. She graduated from Charles F. Brush High School in 1963 and Kent State University in 1967. Kathleen married Gary Ohm on May...
Frances Maurine Eckert
Aug 15, 2022
Frances Maurine Eckert, 87, of Lakeside and formerly of Kent, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday, August 15, 2022, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born September 19, 1934, in Kent, Ohio the daughter of Frans Fredolph (Benardot) Lofgren (“Red”) and Maurine Harmon (Noel) Lofgren. She married Donald Philip Eckert on June 16, 1956, and he survives....
Donald Oliver Thwaite, Jr.
Aug 12, 2022
Donald Oliver Thwaite Jr, 74, of Put-in-Bay, Ohio passed away Friday, August 12, 2022 at his home watching the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Indians win their respective games. Those of you who know Don understand how symbolic and truly poetic this was to the biggest diehard Cleveland fan any of us will ever know. His love of sports, especially...
Gwendolyn F. "Sis" Apling
Aug 9, 2022
Gwendolyn F. “Sis” Apling, 99 of Oak Harbor, OH died Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor. She was born February 9, 1923 in Carroll Township, Ohio to the late John and Vonda (Flaharty) Nietfeld. She married Ervin Apling who preceded her in death in 2011. Sis would be remembered as a sales clerk for...
Dorothy J. Malfara
Aug 7, 2022
Dorothy J. Malfara, 93, of Marblehead, OH passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Otterbein Marblehead Senior Life Community, Jane Baker House, Marblehead, OH. She was born May 13, 1929 in Cleveland, OH the daughter of Richard and Antoinette “Nettie” (Nemecek) Thomas. She married Joseph J. Malfara on June 17, 1950 and he preceded her in death on August...
Larry W. Glasco, Sr.
Aug 7, 2022
Larry W. Glasco, Sr, 81, of Port Clinton, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born March 11, 1941 in Port Clinton, OH the son of Lawrence and Juanita (Wright) Glasco. He married Rebecca Auler on May 13, 2019 and she survives. Larry worked in maintenance for Riverview Senior Health Care. He...
Lawrence E. "Larry" Siko
Aug 5, 2022
Lawrence Eugene Siko, 84, of Marblehead, OH passed away at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH surrounded by the love of his family on August 5, 2022. Larry never met a stranger and anyone who knew him, knew they were unconditionally loved by him. Larry’s one of a kind, larger-than-life personality, unfailing sense of humor, and uncanny ability to...
Donnie Harris
Aug 4, 2022
Donnie Harris, 67 formerly of Lacarne, OH died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Parkview Care Center, Fremont, OH. He was born June 30, 1955 in Honaker, VA to Winston and Mescle (Honaker) Harris. He retired from US Gypsum. Survivors include brothers Paul(Christine) Harris, Joe(Lorraine) Harris, Mark( Jane) Harris sisters Helen Musick, Mary( Kenny) Harrison, Delia (Timothy) Musick .He also...
Jim L. Spreng
Aug 3, 2022
Jim L Spreng, 72, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 23, 1950 in Mansfield, OH. Jim was the son of Lawrence M. and Donna M. (Etzwiler) Spreng and grew up on a dairy farm in Perrysville, OH. He married Beckett Newcomer on October 20,...
Michelle L. Williams
Aug 2, 2022
Michelle L. (Pfaff) Williams, 51, of North Fort Myers, FL, and formerly of Port Clinton and Oak Harbor, OH, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Hope Hospice, Cape Coral, FL. Michelle was born in Oregon, OH on June 28, 1971, the daughter of Kenneth & Lois (Herkimer) Pfaff. She was raised in Oak Harbor and was a 1989...
Helen S. "Skeets" Witker
Aug 2, 2022
Helen S. “Skeets” Witker, 99, of Lakeside, OH passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. She was born December 13, 1922 in Massillon, OH the daughter of Ralph and Thelma (Nolan) Snyder. She graduated from Devilibis High School in Toledo, Ohio and St. Vincent School of Nursing in Toledo, Ohio. She married Dr. Jack...
William P. Ginn, Jr.
Aug 1, 2022
William P. Ginn Jr., 71 of Oak Harbor, OH died unexpectedly Monday, August 1, 2022 at his home. He was born November 22, 1950 in Youngstown, OH to the late William P. and Violet M. (Humphrey) Ginn Sr. He graduated from Whitmer High School in 1969 then entered the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Bill retired...
Jean L. Roepke
Jul 29, 2022
Jean L. Roepke, 83 of Elmore, OH, and known as "Grandma" to all, died Friday, July 29, 2022 at her home under Hospice Care. She was born July 14, 1939 in Oregon, OH to the late Harold and Marvel (Burmeister) VanNess. She was a 1957 graduate of Gibsonburg High School. Jean spent 30 years as a laborer for Atlas...
