All Obituaries

Henrietta A. "Etta" (Ging) Smith, who lived a long and fulfilling life, passed away peacefully early Monday afternoon, January 13, 2020, at the remarkable age of 102 surrounded by her loving family at her home.    Etta was born on October 18, 1917, in Ogdensburg, NY the daughter of Charles G. and May (Bouchard) Ging.  She was a 1935 graduate of St. Mary's High School.  Etta retired in 1974 after 37 years as a licensed beautician in Sandusky.  Over the...

Patricia S. "Grandma Buns" Baum, 90, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Saturday morning, January 11, 2020, at her home.    Born on August 15, 1929, in Castalia, OH the daughter of Edward Hazard and Margarette Frances (Ebert) Snowden.  She was a 1947 graduate of Margaretta High School.  Over the years, she enjoyed cooking, baking and knitting, but she especially loved gardening.  Pat was loved by everyone and she was known by many as...

   Janet M. (Fairfield) Hudson Steinen, 82, of Huron, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, January 6, 2020, at her daughters' home in Sandusky.    Born on August 15, 1937, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Henry Merle and Marie Frances (Boos) Fairfield.  She was a 1955 graduate of St. Mary's High School.  For over 30 years, Janet had done volunteer work for her church and for a variety of local charities.    She was a member of Sts. Peter and...

Emery J. Macko, 89, of Sandusky, formally of Castalia, passed away peacefully late Monday morning, January 6, 2020, surrounded by family and friends at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky.    Born in Port Clinton, OH on September 19, 1930, the son of Emery and Anna (Lukac) Macko.  In his younger days, Emery was a milk man, delivering milk in the Gypsum area.  He later graduated from Port Clinton High School in 1949 and he was able to celebrate his 70th class reunion with...

Elizabeth Marie "Betty" (LaRose) Disalvio, 87, of Chicago, IL, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020, peacefully from this life to eternal life at St. Joseph Village of Chicago, in Chicago, IL.    Born in Sandusky, OH on July 12, 1932, to Leonardo and Marie (Cirino) LaRose.  Leonardo was born in 1893 to Peter and Louise LaRose.  Leonardo came to the U.S.A. from Calabria, Italy in 1909 at 17 years old. Marie Cirino was born in Grotte, Sicily to Salvatore...

Sibyl Imogene "Gene" Pridemore, 94, of Beaufort, SC, formerly of Sandusky, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at her family residence in Beaufort.    Born on December 29, 1924 in Ware Shoals, SC, the daughter of Doc and Nancy Ruth (Free) Lamb.  She later married William Paul Pridemore, he passed away in 2002.  Gene was a member of the Community Bible Church, Young Hearts, and the Burton Wells Senior Center.  She enjoyed flowers, cooking and...

Vance "Vinnie" Millis, 51, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly late Friday evening, December 13, 2019, at his home.    Born on March 20, 1968, in Sandusky, OH the son of Wallace Ronald "Wally" and Donna Marie (Marketti) Millis.  He was a 1987 graduate of Perkins High School.  Over the yeas, he enjoyed hunting and fishing and had been working at Ventra in Sandusky.    Vinnie is survived by 2 half-sisters; his former wife; and other...

Robert James Stephenson, age 83, of Sandusky, Ohio, passed away on December 12, 2019. The visitation and funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon, December 22nd at CT Church (Calvary Temple), located at 1158 Cleveland Rd. W, Sandusky, Ohio 44870. Visitation will be from 2:30-4, the funeral service will be from 4-4:45. Robert, son of Robert and Gertrude [Eckstein] Stephenson, was born in Fremont on November 17, 1936. His early years were spent in the communities of New Washington and...

 Ronald E. Urig, 60, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly late Thursday afternoon, December 12, 2019, at his home.    Born on November 11, 1959, in Elyria, OH the son of LeRoy Roman and Barbara Jean (Symanski) Urig.  He was a 1978 graduate of Brandon High School in Brandon, FL.  Ron was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. having served honorably from 1979 until 1983 and had been a member of the Marine Helicopter Squadron One Unit, the duties included protection of...

Scott C. "Scooter" Himmelein, 53, of Sandusky, passed away late Thursday evening, December 12, 2019, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, after a lengthy illness.    Born on August 12, 1966, in Toledo, Ohio.  Scott was a 1985 graduate of St. Mary's Central Catholic High School.  Over the years, he had worked as a bartender at a variety of local bars.    Scott is survived by his wife, Tracie L. (Prochnow) Himmelein; his two...