OBITUARIES
Christian Raff, Jr.
Jul 30, 2016
Christian Raff, Jr., 79, of Catawba Island, Ohio, and formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. He was born on November 1, 1936 in Vojilovia, Yugoslavia, the son of the late Christian and Theresa (Holzworth) Raff, Sr. On March 22, 1958 he married Judy Ann Weidle and...
Leonard J. Geiss
Jul 30, 2016
Leonard J. Geiss, 39, of Port Clinton died July 30, 2016. He was born September 29, 1976 in Middleburg Heights, OH the son of Leonard M. and Anna (Pidgeon) Geiss. Leonard and his brother Jacob owned and operated NextGen Auto of Port Clinton. Surviving are his mother: Anna Geiss of Port Clinton; sons: Austin Geiss of Fremont, Aldin Showalter...
Freddie E. Hoop
Jul 26, 2016
Hoop, Freddie E. Age 77, formerly of Grove City, Ohio passed away on July 26, 2016 at his home in Marblehead, Ohio. He was surrounded by family. He was born on January 19th, 1939 in Peebles, Ohio to the late Glenn and Mary (Malone) Hoop. Fred was an OTR Truck driver for 20+ years with various companies. He also...
James R. "Dickie" Kaylor
Jul 17, 2016
James R. "Dickie" Kaylor, 90 of Elmore, OH died Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Genoa Retirement Village, Genoa, OH. He was born October 17, 1925 in Elmore, OH to the late Lyman and Laurel (Nellis) Kaylor. He was a 1943 graduate of Harris- Elmore High School. He served in the United States Army during WWII in the Philippines. On...
Betty Jane (Roepke) Bennett
Jul 15, 2016
Betty Jane (Roepke) Bennett, 89, of Port Clinton, OH died Friday, July 15, 2016 at Riverview Health Care Campus in Oak Harbor, OH under Hospice care. She was born August 1, 1926 in Elmore, OH to the late Edward and Luella (Kranz) Roepke. She was a 1944 graduate of Harris- Elmore High School and was a member of St....
Jodi L. Conte
Jul 14, 2016
Jodi L. (Grove) Conte, 52, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly in her home as a result of a house fire on Thursday, July 14, 2016. She was born on October 29, 1963 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the daughter of Woodrow and Darlene (Snyder) Grove. Jodi was working at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center in Port Clinton as a...
Jerry Kuras
Jul 10, 2016
Gerald C. "Jerry" Kuras, 77, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2016 with his family by his side and along with the caring hands of Stein Hospice. He was born on November 11, 1938 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late Clemens and Stephanie (Kaczala) Kuras. During his working career, he built White...
Charles G. "Chuck" Slauterbeck, Sr.
Jul 8, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Slauterbeck, Sr. 68, of Port Clinton, died July 8, 2016 surrounded by his family at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born October 17, 1947, in Port Clinton, the son of Rollan "Bones" and Marie "Cotton" (Walker) Slauterbeck. He is survived by his soul mate of 24 years, April Schanke. Chuck had a passion for...
Jeanne "Billie" Brinkman
Jul 8, 2016
Jeanne "Billie" Brinkman, 63, of Huber Heights, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Tall Timbers Campground in Port Clinton, Ohio. Jeanne was born on August 21 1952 in Dayton, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene and Bertha (VanLandingham) Murphy. Jeanne retired from Miller Brewing Company in 2005. Jeanne enjoyed crafts and camping with family...
Darlene Chaffin-Dodway
Jul 5, 2016
Darlene Chaffin-Dodway, 91, of Port Clinton, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, Ohio. She was born on March 15, 1925 in Hepburn, Iowa, the daughter of the late Rudolph C. and Signe M. (Pearson) Westenburg. She was a 1942 graduate of Coin High School in Iowa. She attended college...
Gene Holcomb
Jul 4, 2016
Gene Lawrence Holcomb, 65, of Port Clinton, Ohio died unexpectedly on Monday, July 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born on November 7, 1950 in Fremont, Ohio, the son of the late Mason and Dorothy (Balduf) Holcomb. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Gene dedicated his life to working on automobiles. He was the...
James Klickman
Jul 1, 2016
James Klickman, 76, of Elmore, OH, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, OH, surrounded by his family. He had been battling a lengthy illness for the last several years. He was born in Elmore, OH on May 3, 1940 to the late Edward & Leah (Myerholtz) Klickman. He married the former Marilyn...
Robert L. Christiansen, Sr.
Jul 1, 2016
Robert L. Christiansen, Sr. 71, of Marblehead, OH died Friday, July 1, 2016 surrounded by his family at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born August 9, 1944 in Port Clinton, the son of Elmer and Beatrice (Nason) Christiansen. He married Janice "Missy" McNeil on September 4, 1982 and she survives. Bob had a passion for scrapping...
Dorothy J. Davis
Jun 28, 2016
Dorothy J. Davis, 69, of Sandusky, and formerly of Port Clinton, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at The Cleveland Clinic. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton at 11:00 am. Neidecker, LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home & Cremation Service, is handling the arrangements. Funeral Home: Neidecker-LeVeck & Crosser Funeral Home - Port...
Warren David Croxton, Jr.
Jun 27, 2016
Warren David Croxton, Jr., 68, of Port Clinton, OH died Monday, June 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 30, 1948 in Pennsylvania, the son of Warren D. and Rosemary (Gillmore) Croxton, Sr. He married Sandra Sue Henry on July 10, 1971 and she survives. Warren was a United States Navy veteran serving in the Vietnam War....
June Margaret Burbey
Jun 26, 2016
June Margaret Burbey, 64, of Marblehead, OH died Sunday, June 26, 2016 at The Toledo Hospital. She was born July 18, 1951 in Green Bay, WI the daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Lyons) Groeschel. She married Richard Burbey and he preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. Burbey was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marblehead and VFW...
Vickie S. Luber
Jun 25, 2016
Vickie (Fox) Luber, 59, of Port Clinton died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at her residence. She was born June 8, 1957 the daughter of Ronald and Mary (Witt) Fox. Surviving are her son: Joseph A. Luber of Kearney, NE; daughter: Brandy Luber of Webster, TX; four grandchildren; sisters: Amy Kessler, Lisa Bell; brother: Gerald Fox. She was preceded in...
David E. Detzel
Jun 24, 2016
David E. Detzel, 55, of Perrysburg, OH, died Friday, June 24, 2016. He was born in Toledo, OH on March 27, 1961, a son of Bill & Judy (Meyer) Detzel. After graduating from Oak Harbor High School in 1979, Dave worked for Brush-Wellman (now Materion) in Elmore, OH for many years. He also pursued many other endeavors including a...
Richard T. Shellenbarger
Jun 24, 2016
Richard T. Shellenbarger, 70, of Port Clinton, OH died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, OH. He was born Feb. 9, 1946 in Cleveland, OH the son of George F. and Jennie Mae (Raines) Shellenbarger. Mr. Shellenbarger was a welder for Socar in Continental, Ohio. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Port Clinton,...
Thomas A. Jadwisiak
Jun 23, 2016
Thomas A. Jadwisiak, 48, of Marblehead, Ohio passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born on November 22, 1967 in Port Clinton, Ohio, the son of Henry and Josephine (Maiani) Jadwisiak. He was a graduate of Danbury High School. Thomas drove truck all over the country prior to his retirement. He was a member...
