All Obituaries

Mary Lou (Hess) Kirner passed away late Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at her residence in Sandusky.  Mary Lou was born in Sandusky, OH on May 7, 1925 to the late Mary Louise and Clarence J. Hess. She grew up on the east end of Sandusky, living on 5th Street, with her parents and older brother, Frank.  While attending Sandusky High School, she participated in several clubs (Forum, Photography, Dramatics) and...

Mary Ann Forster, 95, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly early Friday evening, May 19, 2023, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.    Born on October 7, 1927, in Willard, OH the daughter of Philip and Frances (Leitz) Forster.    She was a graduate of Willard High School and the Providence School of Nursing, in Sandusky.     In her earlier days, Mary Ann was a cosmetologist, having graduated from the Minnick Beauty School, in...

 Joan D. (Bretz) Sartor, 82, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Tuesday afternoon, May 16, 2023, at the Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky, after an illness.    Born on February 25, 1941, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Frederick and Mildred (Bechstein) Bretz.  She was a 1959 graduate of St. Mary's High School.  Joan had worked at the "Fashion Bug" as a sales assistant for nearly 20 years, before retiring.  She will be remembered by her...

Rita A. Grodi-Conley, 81, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Monday evening, May 15, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home after an illness.    Born on November 9, 1941, in Cleveland, OH the daughter of Dorothy Braeunig.  Rita had worked at Sandusky Plastics for over 30 years, retiring in 1997 and later for a few years she was a cook at the Lutheran Memorial Home..   Over the years she had enjoyed spending time with her family, the grandchildren and the...

Yvonne Linda (Zeiter) Wiswell Willard, OH – Yvonne L. Wiswell, 69, formerly of Bellevue, and more recently of Willard, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2023 at OhioHealth Mansfield after an extended illness. Yvonne was born on April 29, 1954 at Providence Hospital in Sandusky, Ohio to Frank and Joyce (Gilson) Zeiter. She was a 1972 graduate of Norwalk High School and lived most of her life in and around the Sandusky, Norwalk, and Bellevue areas.  Yvonne married the late Glenn...

Tami S. Nickles, 48, of Sandusky, died Friday, May 5th, 2023, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was born on September 26th,1974, in Sandusky, Ohio to David Nickles, Vanessa Nickles (Stepmother) and Vicki Sullivan.  Tami graduated from Sandusky High School in 1992. Following her graduation, she remained close with many of her high school friends. She attended the University of Toledo where she earned a bachelor’s...

 Jeffrey M. Smith, 54, of Elyria, OH passed away peacefully late Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023, at University Hospitals, in Cleveland, OH after a lengthy illness.    Born on March 23, 1969, in Sandusky, OH the son of Joseph Harry and Paulette Marie (Roth) Smith, Jr..  He was a 1988 graduate of Sandusky High School.  Jeff enjoyed cooking and just relaxing, since he wasn't able to work due to all of his health issues.      He loved WWE...

 Heather Marie (Hebert) Friend, 38, residing in Huron, passed away unexpectedly late Friday afternoon, April 28, 2023, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, Sandusky.    Born on June 9, 1984, in Sandusky, OH the daughter of Douglas Scott and Lisa Marie (Dendinger) Herbert, Sr..  Heather graduated from Margaretta High School.  She was employed by McDonalds in Huron.      She loved being a mom and spending time with her family. ...

    With much sadness, the family of MaryAnn (Betzel) Fox, 91, of Sandusky, announces her passing late Saturday morning, on April 15, 2023 at Providence Care Center, Sandusky.     Born on August 19, 1931, in Lorain, OH to the late Frank and Mary Helen (Janik) Betzel.  She graduated from Clearview High School, Lorain, OH. On July 1, 1951, she married the love of her life, Arnold J. Fox II.    During the first years of her marriage, MaryAnn lived as a...