All Obituaries

 Elaine E. (Mapus) Wilhelm-Fitzthum, 94, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Tuesday evening, May  14, 2019, at the Portland Place, Sandusky.    Born on March 6, 1925, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Durell Arlo and Evelyn (Dresser) Mapus.  Elaine had worked for nearly 20 years, as Head of Housekeepers, at the Ramada Inn, before retiring.  For 25 years, she had volunteered at the Senior Center and at the Ohio Veterans Home.    She was a member of...

 Angelo J. "Pete" Vassallo, Jr., 84, of Huron, passed away peacefully late Wednesday morning, May 8, 2019, in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a brief illness.    Born on October 4, 1934, in Sandusky, the son of Angelo Joseph and Mariangela (Frederick) Vassallo, Sr..  He had worked at the Sandusky Foundry and Machine Company for 30 years, retiring in 1996.  Prior to that, he worked at Lyman Boats for 15 years.  What he enjoyed to do and...

James Louis Balconi, 62, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, May 6, 2019, at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, with his daughter by his side.    He was born on May 10, 1956, in Sandusky, the son of Louis James and Donna Leota (Ballard) Balconi.  James was a 1975 graduate of Sandusky High School and later graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1979.  He worked with his father for many years at A. J. Balconi and Sons before going to work for...

Joyce H. Moore, 92, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully late Sunday morning, May 5, 2019, at Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky.   Born on December 24, 1926, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Frank W. and Carmelita E. (Gerold) Trautman,  Joyce was a 1945 graduate of St. Mary's High School.  In her earlier days, she had worked at the Western Security Bank in bookkeeping and then at Periodical Publishers for over 20 years before going on to work in the office at Memorial...

   Franklin J. "Frankie' Schmenk, 42, of Sandusky, passed away late Thursday morning, May 2, 2019, at Firleands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, after a brief illness.    Born on December 1, 1976, in Sandusky,  the son of Denis Martin and Judith Ann (Meyer) Schmenk.  Frankie was a 1995 graduate of St. Mary's Central Catholic High School, where he had excelled in both wrestling and football.  In 1999, he graduated from the...

CPL Joshua “Josh” J. Vallier, 39, died unexpectedly April 30, 2019, at home. He was born August 31, 1979 in Oregon, Ohio, the son of Michael J. Vallier and Kristina A. (Ron) Isaacs Bayles.     Joshua graduated from Margaretta High School in 1998. Following graduation he worked in the food service industry and manufacturing. In 2003 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. where he was trained to work as a tracked vehicle repairman. During his time in the...

 Robert E. "Bob" Dowell, 87, of Sandusky, went Home to be with his Jesus early Friday morning, April 26, 2019, went his family at his side in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky,     Born on January 18, 1932 in Richmond, IN, the son of Carl Sevin and Lillian (Warner) Dowell.  Having grown up in Huron, he was a 1952 graduate of Huron High School.  After graduating, he joined the U.S. Army and had served honorably with the 17th Division, at the...

Charles P. "Charlie" "Patsy" Fresch, 81, of Sandusky, passed from this life on the Vigil of Easter, late Saturday evening, April 20, 2019, in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, OH.    Born on February 1, 1938, in Sandusky, OH the son of Joseph Edward and Jenny (DeLuca) Fresch.  Charlie was a veteran having served honorably in the U. S. Marine Corp. and had worked for Ed Feick Construction, as a carpenter, for over 30 years, before...

Christopher A. "Fuzzy" Howell, 58, of Sandusky passed away peacefully early Friday afternoon, April 19, 2019, surrounded by his family in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a 2 year battle with colon cancer.    Born on December 28, 1960, in Maysville, KY the son of William and Mildred (Shultz) Howell.  He was a graduate of Sandusky High School and was a veteran having served honorably in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 - 1986.  For the past 25 years,...

Carolyn Marie (Brady) Abele, a beautiful sweet soul of 76, of Sandusky, passed away early Friday evening, April 19, 2019, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.    Born on February 8, 1943, in Fremont, OH the daughter of  Jack Ernest and Emma (Bowes) Brady.  She was a 1961 graduate of Seaholm High School in Birmingham, MI.  Carolyn had worked at Rite Aid, in the Sandusky Plaza, for 43 years, retiring in 2008.  She loved caring for her cats...