All Obituaries

Early in the evening of July 13th, 2018 at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Helen Nagel’s spiritual soul left her body to return to its Creator. Helen entered this world on August 8, 1926, as the daughter of Emmett L and Lena (Kosal) Ryan.   Helen graduated from St. Mary’s High School in the class of 1945. Helen had Scarlet Fever while in school; it had held her back a year. Helen had the skill of rapidly totally numbers from data by a manual calculator called a...

 Marcella C. (Missler) Scherer, 102, of Sandusky, passed away late Sunday morning, July 8, 2018, in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, after a brief illness.    Born on September 21, 1915, in Bismarck, OH the daughter of Frederick Peter and Ottilia (Gerber) Missler.  Marcella had worked for over 20 years at American Crayon (later Dixon-Ticonderoga, Inc.), before retiring.   She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.    She is survived by...

  John E. Gast, 87, of Sandusky, passed away early Saturday morning, July 7, 2018, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky after a brief illness.    Born on March 22, 1931, in Castalia, OH the son of Otto Frederick and Lucille (Geiger) Gast.  He was a 1950 graduate of Margaretta High School.  John was very proud of this accomplishment, since he was the only child from his family to graduate.  He was a veteran, having served honorably in...

Marcel Albert Louis Leysens, b. Dec12, 1922. d. July 6, 2018     Marcel Albert Louis Leysens died peacefully at Providence Care Center in Sandusky, OH after 95 years. Marcel was preceded in death by his father, Auguste Leysens (father), Charlette Leysens (mother), Maurice Leysens (brother) and Camelia Susanne Renee ( née Poppelsdorff ) Leysens (wife d. 2008).    Marcel is survived immediately by Auguste Louis Leysens (son, wife Maria), Adele Lucille...

 Maxwell "Max" David Walski, 26, of Sandusky. lost his long hard fought battle with addiction early Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018, at home.  Truly his Independence Day!    Born on November 21, 1991, in Sandusky, where he lived for his entire life, he is the son of Michael David and Susan Marie (Snider) Walski.  Max attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, where he served as an altar boy. He went on to Campbell Elementary, then Sandusky Junior and...

Victor Francis Smith, 93, of Sandusky passed peacefully away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Stein Hospice Care Center. He was born April 1, 1925, in Tiffin to Charles and Florence (Ries) Smith. He attended St. Joseph Grade School (Tiffin) and graduated from Calvert High School in 1943. He was a third alternate to West Point and served in the U.S. Army during World War II, landing at Omaha Beach as a D-Day reinforcement on June 12, 1944....

  Franklin D. "Dale" Faulkner, 73, of Sandusky, passed away late Monday afternoon, July 2, 2018, at The Meadows at Osborn Park, Huron, after an lengthy illness.    Born on May 4, 1945, in Cullman, Alabama, the son of William O. and Johnnie Lee (Brewer) Faulkner.  Dale was a 1964 graduate of Sandusky High School.  He was a veteran, having served his country honorably during the Vietnam War as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corp..  After the service, Dale...

Robert W. Hermes, passed away late Friday afternoon, June 29, 2018, after a lengthy illness at Parkvue Nursing Home, Sandusky, at the age of 93.  His passing was peaceful, with family by his side.     Robert was born on August 4, 1924, in Sandusky, to Jacob and Emma (Dahs) Hermes.  He was a proud member of the Sandusky High School graduating class of 1943.  Robert was a life-long farmer and a retiree from Perkins Public Schools.  He was devoted to his...

 Mary E. (Francis) Heminger, 90, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, June 19, 2018, with her family at her side in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, resulting from a recent fall at her home.    Born on July 22, 1927, in Sandusky, the daughter of Charles and Henrietta (Sengstock) Francis.  She graduated from Sandusky High School in 1946.  On June 12, 1948, she married Robert H, "Bob" Heminger.  For many years, she had...