All Obituaries

Mary J. Sokolowski, age 65, of Sandusky, passed away Tuesday night, October 6, 2020, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, following a lengthy illness.  She was born March 7, 1955, in Port Clinton, and graduated from Danbury High School in 1973.  She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sandusky, and she was a bartender for many years. She is survived by two sons Erik Sokolowski and Brent Nidler; granddaughter Erika (Kyle) Milner; four great grandchildren;...

Joyce A. Yost, age 67, of Sandusky, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at Eden Springs Health Care Center, Green Springs, following a lengthy illness. She was born March 2, 1953, in Sandusky, and attended Perkins High School.  She worked as a waitress at Grants and Margaritaville for many years. She is survived by her husband Robert Yost; daughter Angela (Perry) McGraw; step daughter Paula Lilje; 8 grandchildren Christopher Lilje, Robert Daniels, Michael Daniels, Cassidy Budd,...

Rachel Lee Myers, 78, of Castalia, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 after suffering a stroke. Rachel was born on March 5, 1942 to Elizabeth and William Taylor in Lacarne, Ohio. After graduating from Oak Harbor High School in 1960, she went on to graduate from Stautzenberger College in 1961. She took her first position at Periodical Publishers, then worked for the Plumbers Union, and later was employed as the high school secretary at Perkins High School, where she retired...

Virginia Avalon (Johnson) Bloomberg, age 83, residing in Marblehead, passed away Tuesday September 15, 2020, at Otterbein Senior Living, Marblehead. She was born July 10, 1937, in Erie, PA, to the late Esther Goodman Johnson and Raymond Johnson.  Avalon resided most of her life in Castalia.  She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends as well as caring for many elderly.  She loved nothing more than getting her hands dirty in her immaculate garden, admiring her...

Bernard E. Napka Jr., age 77, of Vickery, died Tuesday, September 8, 2020, in his residence.   He was born December 18, 1942, in Bellevue, and attended Bellevue High School.  Bernard served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the Sandusky AMVETS.  He worked for Ford Motor Company before becoming an automobile salesman for many years.  Bernard enjoyed shooting pool, fishing, and playing cards. He is survived by his daughter LaVonda (Jason Scroggy) Napka; sons...

(Mary) Caroline DeBoard, 87, of Kelleys Island, died Friday, August 28, 2020, in Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, following a brief illness.She was born Feb. 15, 1933, in Cleveland, to George and Jeanette (Hamilton) Cleary. She owned and operated a bed and breakfast for many years on Kelleys. She was proud to be a great, great, great granddaughter of Datus and Sara Kelley. Datus and his brother Irad, founded Kelleys Island in 1933. After raising four children, she worked as a...

Caleb W. Stockmaster, age 24, of Castalia, passed away Monday evening, August 24, 2020, in his residence, surrounded by his family and friends, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 3, 1996, in Bellevue, and graduated from Margaretta High School in 2015.  Caleb was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Sandusky.  While attending Margaretta High School, Caleb was a triple threat athlete, participating in football, wrestling and track.  He was a state...

Sherri M. Brunner, 71, of Castalia, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, 2020, in Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 8, 1948, in Sandusky. She graduated from Margaretta High School in 1966 and from Kent State University in 1969. She taught 5th grade at Margaretta and Perkins Schools and then was dining room manager at the Castalia Trout Club for 21 years. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sandusky. Sherri is survived by her...

Mary F. Hoffman, 78, of Castalia, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky, following a brief illness. She was born May 24, 1942, in Auburn, NY, and was a graduate of Genoa High School in New York. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Castalia, and enjoyed playing cards with her ladies card club. Mary is survived by her son Will “Belinda” Hoffman of Sandusky; 4 grandchildren Crystal, Kayla, Ashley, and Austin; sister Jane...

Donald A. Gowitzka, 90, of Castalia, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky, following a brief illness. He was born March 25, 1930 in Vickery, OH, and attended Margaretta High School. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church of Groton Township and the VFW.  Donald worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years. Don is survived by 2 daughters Mary Gowitzka of Sandusky, and Judith (Jeff) St. Clair of New...