All Obituaries

 Emma Marinello, 96, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, May 17, 2022, at the Portland Place, in Sandusky.    Born on November 25, 1925, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of  Natale and Josephine (Mazzorana) Marinello.   She was a 1943 graduate of Sandusky High School.  In her earlier days she had worked as a switchboard operator at the Ohio Bell Telephone Company and later at New Departure-Hyatt Inc..  She went on to work at the Scott...

Barbara Ellen (Everson) Leto, 77, of Sandusky, passed away early Monday morning, May 16, 2022, at her son's home in Mt. Orab, OH after a lengthy battle with cervical cancer.    Born on March 30, 1945, In Sandusky, OH the daughter of Wayne Edmund and Ruth Harriett (Abele) Everson.  She was a 1963 graduate of Sandusky High School and had later graduated from the Ohio State School of Cosmetology in 1964.  In her younger days she had worked as a hair stylist and later...

 Katherine S. "Kathy" (Short) Weedman, 50, of Sandusky, passed away early Friday evening, May 13, 2022, at her daughter's home after a brief illness.    Born on December 20, 1971, In McDowell, Kentucky the daughter of Frank Henry and Deborah (Dye) Short, Sr.  For several years she had worked as a L.P.N. in the local area.   Over the years, Kathy enjoyed camping, playing Bingo and gambling at the local casinos, but she especially loved being a...

 Eugene Norbert "Gene" Harkelroad, 81, residing in Sandusky, OH passed away late Thursday morning, May 12, 2022, following a battle with Parkinson's with family by his side.    Born on July 8, 1940, in Sandusky, OH to the late Norbert Ignatius and Helen Marie (Fritz) Harkelroad.    Gene graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1958.  He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.  He served on the Home Builders for 50 years and was...

 Lisa Ann Minier, 64, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly early Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 2022, at The Meadows at Osborn Park, in Huron, OH.    Born on February 23, 1958, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of John Junior and Marguerite Emma "Susie" (Neidler) Minier.  Over the years Lisa had worked at Double S Industries and at the Cedar Point Amusement Park.    She had been a member of Zion Lutheran Church and a life member of the AMVETS Post # 17 Ladies...

June E. (Bauer) Downs, 96, of Sandusky, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 10, 2022, at the Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky, after an illness.    Born on August 4, 1925, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Carl and Irene (Graves) Bauer.   She was a graduate of Sandusky High School.  June had worked at New Departure-Hyatt Inc. (a Division of General Motors) for 30 years, retiring in 1982.  She enjoyed spending time with her family and the grandchildren and...

Lois M. (Windau) "Grandma Cookie" Moll, 102, of Sandusky, passed away late Monday evening, May 9, 2022, in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after an illness.    Born on December 16, 1919, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Eugene Francis and Hilda Josephine (Reidy) Windau.  She was a 1937 graduate of St. Mary's High School.  In her earlier days she had been a beautician and later went on to work for many years in the St. Mary's School Cafeteria,...

 John Russell "JR" Barone, 64, of Sandusky, lost his long and hard-fought battle with cancer, passing away at Stein Hospice Care Center, in Sandusky, on Friday, April 29, 2022, with family at his side.    A lifelong resident of Sandusky, JR was born to Joe and Karol (nee Kraus) Barone on December 20, 1957.  He graduated from Perkins High School in 1976, where he played football and ran track in his early high school years, foregoing the sports in his later high...

 Eric W. Weedman, 55, of Sandusky, OH passed away peacefully early Friday evening, April 22, 2022, surrounded by his family at his home.    Born on July 9, 1966, in Sandusky, OH the son of Ronald Theodore and Mary Ann (Stephens) Weedman.  He was a 1984 graduate of Northwest High School in Lucasville, OH.  Eric staring working at a young age and had worked for nearly 40 years for I.P.C. and later for Ventra Sandusky.  He will be remembered by his family as being...

Ernesto "Ernie" Guerra, 57, of Port Clinton, OH passed away peacefully early Thursday evening, April 21, 2022, with his family at his side after a lengthy battle with cancer.    Born in Port Clinton, OH on June 22, 1964, the son of Fortino and Juanita (Reyna) Guerra, Sr..  He was a 1982 graduate of Port Clinton High School.    Ernie loved singing karaoke at local establishments but he also enjoyed  playing his guitar and singing at family...