All Obituaries

Paul A. Farrar, Jr., 83, of Sandusky, passed away unexepectedly late Thursday morning, November 7, 2019, at his home.    Born on December 16, 1935, in Monroeville, OH the son of Paul Anthony and Lillian Consuela (Deno) Farrar, Sr..  Paul was a 1954 graduate of Clyde High School.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy having served honorably on board the U.S.S. Caloosahatchee  during the Korean Conflict (1954 - 1958) in the Mediterranean Sea. Paul had worked as a pipe...

Paul F. Brown, 91, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Sandusky, passed away on October 28, 2019, at Lakeland Regional Health, in Lakeland, Florida.    Born on August 27, 1928, on Kelleys Island, the  son of Lee and Helen (Hauser) Brown.  He was a graduate of Kelleys Island High School.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  Paul had worked at New Departure-Hyatt Inc. (Division of General Motors) for 38 years, before retiring.  He was a member of...

 Frank G. "Jerry" Fantozzi, 83, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully late Monday afternoon, October 28, 2019, surrounded by his family at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.    Born on April 13, 1936, in Huron, OH the son of Frank Patsy and Laura Marie (Capocci) Fantozzi.  He was a 1954 graduate of Huron High School.  Jerry was a veteran having served honorably in the U.S. Army.  After being discharged from the service, he went to...

Michael J. "Mike" Gast, 63, of Sandusky, formerly of Brunswick, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019, at his home from natural causes.    Born on July 4, 1956, in Sandusky, the son of John Ernest and Patricia Ann (Moore) Gast.  He was a 1974 graduate of Perkins High School and later graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting.    Mike had worked for over 20 years as an accountant in the Steel...

Benjamin R. Widman, 29, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday afternoon, October 12, 2019, at his home.    Born on November 27, 1989,  in Sandusky, OH the son of Ronald Bernard and Diane Marie (Laughlin) Widman.  Ben was a graduate of Perkins High School.  He mostly enjoyed spending time with his family over the years.   Ben is survived by his father; two sisters, Stephanie M. (Jon) Lawrence and Andrea L. McCune all of Sandusky;  his nephews,...

 Charles F. "Chuck" Baum, 72, of Sandusky, passed away Friday morning, October 11, 2019, at Firleands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.    Born on September 6, 1947, in Sandusky, OH the son of Frederick Carl and Eunice Mae (Kaufman) Baum.  Chuck was a 1965 graduate of Sandusky High School.  He was a veteran, having served honorably in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and was a recipient of a Bronze Star.  Chuck had worked at New...

Mary Lou (Gruber) Wuertz, 82, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, October 10, 2019, surrounded by her loving family in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky.    Born on August 28, 1937, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Michael and Verna (Ritzenthaler) Gruber.  Mary Lou  was a graduate of St. Mary's High School and a caring homemaker.  Over the years, she enjoyed playing Bingo and loved spending time with her companion and buddy, her dog,...

Dawn M. (Greulich) Ferback, 59, of Sandusky,  passed away peacefully late Sunday afternoon, October 6, 2019, with family at her side at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, after a brief illness.    Born on April 20, 1960, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Donald D. and Jeanne Claire (Herzog) Greulich.  Dawn was a 1979 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School.  She had worked for several years at Food Town at the customer service...

David J. "Unkel Dave" McClure, 63, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, October 3, 2019,  with family at his side at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.     Born on March 11, 1956, in Cleveland, OH the son of David Bernard and Mary Kathryn (Dee) McClure.  Dave was a 1974 graduate of Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie Du Chien, WI.  He had served honorably in the U. S. Army for 20 years, retiring in...

Eugene F. "Gene" Fitzthum, Sr., 94, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Tuesday afternoon, September 24, 2019, with family at his side at the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, after brief  illness.    Born on October 17, 1924, in Sandusky, OH the son of Joseph and Anna (Kieffer) Fitzthum.   Gene was a 1942 graduate of Sandusky High School.  He was a veteran of W.W. II having served honorably in the U.S. Army and a two time recipient of the Bronze...