All Obituaries

Rose M. Miller, age 79, of Castalia, died Saturday morning, May 19, 2018, at her residence. She was born August 1, 1938, in Sandusky, and graduated from Sandusky High School in 1956.  Later that year, she hired into Ford Motor Co.; where she met and later married the love of her life, Harry (Bob) Miller, retiring together after 31 years in 1987.  Rose was a member of the Sandusky Church of God, and enjoyed garage sales, sewing, crafting, wintering in Ft. Meade, FL, and...

James Earl Gardner, 76, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018, at his residence, in Sandusky, OH.  He was born August 17, 1941 at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, OH, to Audrey Mae (Steffens) and Earl Milton Gardner.  Jim was a 1959 graduate of Port Clinton High School.  In 1963 he obtained a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College and in 1976 he graduated from Bowling Green State University earning a Master of Music. Jim spent 35 years as first...

Kathleen J. (Walby) Freeh, 84, of Castalia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 12, 2018, surrounded by her beloved family at Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky. Kathleen was born April 4, 1934 in Millersville, Ohio, to Lawrence and Loretta (Nopper) Walby. She attended Millersville St. Mary’s and graduated from Fremont St. Joseph High School in 1952.  After graduation she worked at Fremont Savings Bank.  She also worked at Bogart Elementary...

Peggy V. (Neill) Doyon, Sandusky, passed on May 3rd, 2018, in the care of Stein Hospice at Firelands Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on October 30th, 1940, to the late Raymond and Audrey Neill. Peggy was employed at Decko Products, Inc. for many years until retiring in the summer of 1996.  She was a member of the Emmanuel United Church of Christ, VFW and American Legion. St. Patty’s Day was always...

Carol E. Cochrane, age 70, of Milan, went home to be with the Lord on Friday night, April 27, 2018, surrounded by loving family.  Carol was born in Tazewell, Virginia but spent most of her life in Sandusky and Milan.  She retired after many years working as a cook and has enjoyed her retirement by spending a lot of time with her grandchildren and other loved family members.  Carol also took loving care of her mother, Eula.  She loved going to...

Robert J. Cullen, 65, of Castalia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born June 1, 1952, in Sandusky, OH, and was a 1970 graduate of Margaretta High School. He was a 33 year employee with the City of Sandusky Sewer Department, retiring as a supervisor in 2006.He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sandusky; Castalia Lions Club; Eagles; Amvets; and Orioles. He played dartball for many...

Daniel L. Seckman, 58, of Castalia, a loving father, grandfather, and friend, passed away late Friday night, April 20, 2018 at his residence. He  battled COPD for several years. Dan was born May 8, 1959 in Sandusky.  He was the son Everett I. Seckman, Sr and Florence M. (Jennings) Seckman. He was a 1977 graduate of Sandusky High School, where he studied Vocational Carpentry.  Dan was on the tennis and golf teams, where he was Co-MVP in golf.  His last...

Kenneth L. Meggitt, age 58, of Vickery, died Monday evening, April 16, 2018, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. He was born March 3, 1960, in Sandusky County, and graduated from Margaretta High School in 1978.  He was a longtime farmer and was avid fan of sprint car racing.  He is survived by his wife Maribel (Abarrasoso) Meggitt, son Jimmy Meggitt, mother Elizabeth "Betty" (Dideon) Meggitt; sister Marie Greene; two brothers Bruce (Vicki)...

Esther M Rowland, age 97, of Sandusky, peacefully passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Providence Care Center, Sandusky. She was born June 13, 1920, in Milan, and graduated from Milan High School.  She retired from the Sandusky Library, where she worked for many years.  Esther was a member of the Castalia Congregational U.C.C., Castalia, and she was in the Church Choir and Woman's Fellowship Group for a long time; she also was a member of the Milan Travel Club,...

Bernard Joseph Doyon Jr., age 73, of Sandusky, passed on Friday, April 6th, 2018, in the care of Stein Hospice at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, surrounded by his loving family.  He fought a courageous and breathtaking battle with cancer. Bernie was born in Toledo, Ohio, on November 23rd, 1944. The son of Bernard and Virginia (Greenfelder) Doyon. As a young man, Bernie enjoyed fishing with his family. For six years he worked at Ford Motor Company, then proceeded...