OBITUARIES
Rev. Ralph R. Metheny
Oct 3, 2017
Reverend Ralph R. Metheny, Sr. 98, residing at Otterbein North Shore, Lakeside, Ohio passed away October 3, 2017. He was born February 22, 1919, to Edna (Fritz) and Harry Metheny in Argos, IN but was raised in Wauchula, FL. He was married for 73 years to Margaret (DeVore) Metheny of Gillette, WY, who preceded him in death on June...
Ronald Lee Beggs
Oct 3, 2017
Ronald Lee Beggs, 65, of Port Clinton, Ohio died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton. He was born April 21, 1952 in Port Clinton, OH the son of Harold R. and Ruth (Bluhm) Beggs. He married Dawn Fisher on December 31, 2003 and she survives. Ron was the Environmental Services Director for Ottawa...
Leland "Lee" / "Blue" Goon
Oct 3, 2017
Leland L. "Lee"/ "Blue" Goon, 73 of Elmore, OH died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born May 1, 1944 in Mansfield, OH to the late Glen and Delores (Haught) Goon. On June 19, 1965 he married the former Susan Lynn Willmeth and she survives. Leland was a Heavy...
Jean M. Dubbert
Sep 27, 2017
Jean M. Dubbert, 74, of Catawba Island died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Vista of Milan. She was born October 5, 1942 in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Eugene J. and Esther M (Gurtz) Young. She married Randall O. Dubbert on June 29, 1960 and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2010. She was a member of...
P. Neil Glaser
Sep 26, 2017
A remembrance: P. Neil Glaser, Cleveland architect, artist, family man LAKESIDE, Ohio -- He loved tennis, traveling and gardening. He was an accomplished architect, a talented painter and respected teacher. But most of all, Neil Glaser was a devoted family man husband, father, grandfather. He passed away peacefully on September 26, 2017, near Lakeside, Ohio. He will be missed....
Carolyn C. Williams
Sep 24, 2017
Carolyn Christine (Fulkert) Williams, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, and formerly of Elmore, OH, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum following a brief illness. Born December 22, 1932, in Elmore, she was the daughter of the late Harry & Celestia (Crozier) Fulkert and wife of the late Darrell...
Joseph F. Demshok
Sep 24, 2017
Joseph F. Demshok, 96, of Lakeside, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at The Commons of Providence in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on April 7, 1921, in Athens, Ohio, the son of the late George and Mary (Kauffman) Demshok. On October 12, 1946, he married Charlotte Scheuring, and she preceded him in death on June...
Norah M. Bird
Sep 20, 2017
Norah M. Bird, 91, of Marblehead, OH died Wednesday, September, 20, 2017 at her home. She was born October 7, 1925 in Port Clinton, the daughter of Edward J. and Norma M. (Navarre) Flynn. She spent most of her childhood with her father and step-mother Edward and Mary (Herr) Flynn. She married John J. Bird on December 20, 1944....
Larry J. Gardner
Sep 18, 2017
Larry J. Gardner, 62, of Fremont, OH, and formerly of Oak Harbor, OH, passed away Monday at his home. He was born in Port Clinton, OH on October 31, 1954, a son of Joe & Alice (Stahl) Gardner. Larry was a proud 1973 graduate of Oak Harbor High School, where he was known for portraying "Rollie the Rocket", and...
Daniel Edward Thompson
Sep 18, 2017
Daniel Edward Thompson, 65, found peace and eternal life on Monday afternoon, September 18, 2017 surrounded by his family while under the care of Stein Hospice. He was a 1969 graduate of Valley Forge High School in Cleveland. During childhood he enjoyed spending every summer at the family cottage on Johnson's Island where he and his siblings had the...
Joyce E. Allen
Sep 17, 2017
Joyce E. Allen, 84, of Port Clinton, OH died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. She was born March 27, 1933 in Port Clinton, OH the daughter of Lawrence R. and Velma V. (Taylor) Johannsen. She married Richard W. Allen on August 7, 1954 and he preceded her in death on October 10, 2012....
John Earl Mcclellan
Sep 15, 2017
John Earl McClellan, 85, of Catawba Island, Ohio passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on February 22, 1932 in Dante, Virginia, a son of the late Nath and Bonnie (Potter) McClellan. On November 24, 1952 he married Faye Blair and she survives. John worked as a supervisor...
Mary Z. Karniotis
Sep 14, 2017
Mary Z. Karniotis, born on September 10th, 1923, received her travel papers to enter the Lord's house on Thursday, September 14th, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Christ Emmanuel Karniotis. Mary is survived by her children Irene (Al) Foland, Emmanuel Michael (Rhanda) Karniotis, and Stephen Paul (Barbara) Karniotis; by her brother Andrew Zangkas; by her grandchildren Stephanie Marie (Peter)...
Carol Ann Kosanka
Sep 11, 2017
Carol Ann Kosanka, 81 of Oak Harbor, OH died Monday, September 11, 2017 at her home following a brief illness. She was born May 25, 1936 in Oak Harbor to the late Donald & Helen (Burmeister) Rimelspach. She was a 1954 graduate of Salem-Oak Harbor High School. On December 4, 1954 she married Robert L. Kosanka and he survives....
R. Larry Ameigh
Sep 4, 2017
R. Larry Ameigh, 74, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on April 22, 1943 in Green Springs, Ohio, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Talmadge) Ameigh. Larry was a wooden boat builder, a yacht designer, and a water color artist. He...
Thomas L. Sandwisch
Sep 4, 2017
Thomas L. Sandwisch, 52, of Oak Harbor passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at his home. He was born October 11, 1964 the son of Gordon and Noreen (Wadsworth) Sandwisch. He was a 1983 graduate of Oak Harbor High School where he was very active in the FFA Program. Tom married Cindy Sparks on October 25, 1986 and she...
Virginia Quinn
Aug 31, 2017
Virginia Quinn, 94, died August 31, 2017 at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community, Marblehead, Ohio. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio to John C. and Eva (Van Wormer) Summers on September 7, 1922. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother William Summers of Tennessee, husbands: Robert W. Burley (1972) and Richard Quinn (2006). She is survived by...
Joanne M. Ford
Aug 30, 2017
Joanne M. Ford, 82 of Elmore, OH died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born June 25, 1935 in Gibsonburg, OH to the late Herbert and Vada (Damschroder) Zorn. She was a 1953 graduate of Gibsonburg High School. On June 25, 1954 she married Jimmie A. "Jim" Ford who preceded her in...
Mary Ellen Ceccoli-Sams
Aug 30, 2017
Mary Ellen (Milliser) Ceccoli-Sams November 14, 1923 August 30, 2017 Mary Ellen "Honey" Ceccoli-Sams passed away peacefully in her home with her son and his wife by her side. She was a lifelong resident of Port Clinton. She was the eldest child of Dwight and Kathryn (French) Milliser. She was a graduate of Port Clinton High School Class of...
Robert J. "Socko" Szakovits
Aug 27, 2017
Robert J. "Socko" Szakovits, 78, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away on August 27, 2017 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He was born July 26, 1939, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Srodek) Szakovits. Bob was a 1957 Oak Harbor High School graduate where he lettered in football, basketball and track. He attended Indiana University and Bowling...
