All Obituaries

Mary Ann (Pulizzi) Dee was a devoted and loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Mother-in-law and Aunt. She passed away peacefully with her family in Angola, Indiana on September 21, 2021 at the age of 84 after a lengthy illness.    Mary Ann loved spending time with her family in the kitchen cooking & baking for them and anyone else visiting. She would always cook for an army, no one ever left her home hungry. Her family was everything to her, making every holiday a special event...

Paul Joseph “Joe” Allen, born September 13, 1955, age 66, passed away peacefully of natural causesThursday, September 16, 2021, surrounded by family. Joe was born in Sandusky, Ohio, to the late Paul G. and Marilyn F. (Herb) Allen, attended St. Mary’s elementary, and was a 1973 graduate of Sandusky High School. Although retired, over the past 5 years he drove for a local taxi service. He enjoyed his time in the van he affectionately referred...

Terry L. Joiner, 66, of Castalia, OH passed away peacefully late Friday evening, September 10, 2021, with family at his side in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a  an unexpected sudden illness .    Born on May 3, 1955, in Sandusky, OH the son of Robert Leo and Dolores Ann (Kromer) Joiner.  Terry was a 1973 graduate of Perkins High School.  For 35 years, he had worked at the Pic - N - Pay Grocery Store and later worked at RestorePro, for a while, and...

Martha A. Polus, 43, of Oak Harbor, OH passed away early Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021 in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky.  It was her wish to be cremated.  No funeral services to be held. Arrangements are entrusted to the David F. Koch Funeral and Cremation Services, Sandusky.  

   Patricia A. "Patty" Manner, 73, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully  early Sunday evening, September 5, 2021, with family at her side in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a brief battle with cancer.     Born on July 7, 1948, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Ernest Paul and Carmelita (Hiss) Michel.  She was a 1966 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School.  In years past, she had worked at the Scott Paper Company where she...

Barbara Lee (Skadeland) Alafita, 80, of Sandusky, OH passed away in the presences of her husband and her adult children,  Tuesday afternoon, August 31, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic - Fairview Hospital, Fairview Park, OH, following a lengthy battle with kidney disease.      She was born on March 7, 1941, in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the daughter of Gunder Rudolph and Mabel (Winans) Skadeland.   Barbara graduated from Swanton High School (Class of 1959) ,...

Iretta Lola (Lilje) Gast, 91, of Sandusky, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 25, 2021, at Orchard Villa nursing home, in Oregon, OH, after an illness.     She was born on July 15, 1930, in Sandusky, OH to Emery and Esther (Asmus) Lilje.  Iretta was a 1948 graduate of Sandusky High School; she also worked at Sears Department Store for over 20 years, retiring in 1993.  She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.    ...

Hilda M. "May" Brown, 90, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Wednesday afternoon, August 25, 2021, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, OH.    Born on October 22, 1930, in Badgers Quay, Newfoundland, Canada the daughter of Job Keats and Frances Julia (Kelloway) Winter.  May had worked at the Vacationland Nursing Home and other local homes for many years, retiring in 1983.   Over the years, she enjoyed crocheting, knitting and...

Thomas A. "Tom" Galloway, 81, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, August 22, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, OH, unexpectedly.    Born on February 5, 1940, in Sandusky, OH, he was the son of Ashley August and Frances Louise (Naderer) Galloway.  He had attended St. Mary's High School and had graduated from Sandusky High School in 1958.    Tom was a former Sandusky firefighter having been with the Department from...

 Mark M. Hudson, 56, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Wednesday afternoon, August 18, 2021, with his family at his side, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, after battling COVID-19.    Born on April 7, 1965, in Sandusky, OH the son of George John and Janet Merlyn (Fairfield) Hudson.  Mark was a 1983 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School and later graduated from Bowling Green State University.  Over the years, Mark had owned...