All Obituaries

Joanne E. Paule, age 88, of Sandusky, peacefully passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022, in her home, surrounded by her loving family.  She was born February 18, 1934, in Sandusky, and graduated from Sandusky High School in 1952.  She was a member of the former St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Sandusky, and also was a member of the former Maccabees.  Joanne enjoyed doing puzzles and crosswords and loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren; her biggest joy...

Billy C. Pounders, age 83, of Sandusky, passed away Thursday morning, September 29, 2022, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, following a brief illness. He was born April 21, 1939, in Mississippi, and graduated from Hatley High School, Hatley, MS.  Billy proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Wayside Temple, Castalia. He worked for Christian Faith Broadcasting, Castalia, where he was a radio announcer for W.L.R.D. Billy enjoyed spending time with his family...

Susan A. (Ohlmacher) Cassel, 73, of Castalia, OH passed away on September 25, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Avon, OH. Susan was born on November 23, 1948 in Washington D.C. to the late William A. And Gloria (White) Ohlmacher. After graduating from Sandusky High School in 1966, she married her sweetheart, Harold Cassel. They were married 53 wonderful years. Together they had 2 children: Robyn and Danny. Susan was full of laughter, and loved being a wife, mother and grandmother....

Marla M. (Sims) Midkiff, age 54, of Bay View, passed away Thursday evening, September 29, 2022, at Stein Hospice Services, Sandusky, following a brief illness. She was born May 18, 1968, in Sandusky, and graduated from Margaretta High School in 1986.  She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sandusky.  Marla loved unicorns and had a large collection of them; she enjoyed watching NASCAR and going shopping.  She is survived by her daughter Rikki...

Linda L. Roe, age 74, of Castalia, passed away Friday afternoon, September 23, 2022, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. She was born March 12, 1948, in Buffalo, NY, where she graduated from Lafayette High School in 1966.  In 1974, she moved to Bassett, then Bristol WI, to start a farm and raise her family. She later took a job at Southern Colony, home for the developmentally disabled, where she would work for 20 years before retiring. While in Bristol, WI, she was...

Guadalupe J. “Wally” Sosa, age 82, of Sandusky, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, in his residence. He was born December 12, 1939, in Laredo, TX, and as a young boy Wally would travel to Ohio with his family to work in the fields harvesting vegetables and fruit for Harkness Farms.  His family eventually settled in Crystal Rock in the early 1950’s.   Wally graduated from Margaretta High School in 1959; where he played football for the Polar Bears,...

Gwendolyn Sue Sanborn Miller, age 67, Castalia, OH, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022 at Otterbein Marblehead.   Gwen was born on October 5, 1954, to the late Robert and Naomi (Smith) Sanborn, in Columbus, OH.  Gwen graduated from Huron High School in 1972, from Sandusky School of Practical Nursing in 1973, and from Bowling Green State University in 1979, where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. In 1980, Gwen received her Masters degree from...

Maxie F. Marshall, age 81, of Sandusky, passed away Friday morning, September 2, 2022, in her residence, following a brief illness. She was born March 13, 1941, in Coburn VA, and attended Coburn High School.  She was a member of the Sandusky Community Church of the Nazarene, Sandusky.  She is survived by her husband Douglas Marshall; daughter Karen (Daniel) Minor; sons Rodney (Rhonda) Marshall and Gregory (Sherri) Marshall; five grandchildren Cory, Brett, and Todd Minor and Ryan...

Charles Thornton Strack, 77, of Lenoir, North Carolina passed away on August 2, 2022. He was born on July 4, 1945, the son of Thornton and Alice (Wobser) Strack. He was married to Peggy Strack for 32 years. Chuck served in the Army for 6 years, achieving the rank of E4, then began work for the United Parcel Service (UPS) for 20 years, then Chuck changed his career path and began work for Stylecrest, and finished his career working for D&S Automotive. Chuck attended Mt. Grove Church,...

Carol M. Keller, 74, of Bay Bridge, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 23, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 13, 1947, in Sandusky, and was a 1966 graduate of Margaretta High School. She was employed by the Log Cabin Restaurant, Bodey Insurance, and Firelands Hospital. Carol is survived by her husband Gary, to whom she was married for 56 years; 2 daughters Amy (Rick) Schuldt of Sandusky and Melissa (Jeff Stinson) Wolfe of Seminole, FL; one son Travis (Missy Hacker)...