Sandusky High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Dennis C. Ward. age 74 of rural Sycamore Ohio died at 348 A.M. Sunday January 18 2026 at his daughters residence. He was born on February 9 1951 in Bucyrus Ohio to Claude and Louise Kollar Ward. He married Rebecca Walter Ward and they later divorced. Surviving are the following children Jennifer Boy...

Anna Marie Fantozzi 89 of Sandusky Ohio passed away peacefully Monday January 19 2026 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Rehabilitation Huron. She was born on March 13 1936 in Sandusky Ohio to the late Felice and Angelina Mancini Mariotti. She was a 1954 graduate of Sandusky High School and later worked at...

Michael James Daniel 68 of Bay View Ohio passed away peacefully early Thursday December 18 2025 at Stein Hospice after a hard 3year battle with Multiple Myeloma. Mike was born on February 23 1957 in Sandusky Ohio to Robert James and Jane Eleanor Gerold Daniel. He graduated from Sandusky High School ...

Anna Marie Fantozzi 89 of Sandusky Ohio passed away peacefully Monday January 19 2026 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Rehabilitation Huron. She was born on March 13 1936 in Sandusky Ohio to the late Felice and Angelina Mancini Mariotti. She was a 1954 graduate of Sandusky High School and later worked at...

Theon (Ted) Howard Payne was born on Nov 19, 1935 to the late Calvin W. Payne and Nona Adeline Johnson Payne in Sandusky, Ohio. As a boy, he went to work with his father at a meat processing plant, having the sweaty job of scraping the hair off scalded hogs. After that, he was never afraid of hard ...

Robert Eugene Frank Jr. age 79 of Canton passed away December 30 2025. He was born in Sandusky on May 13 1946 to the late Robert Eugene Frank Sr. and Helen Roby Frank. He is a graduate of Sandusky High School and attended Kent State University. Bob dedicated 20 years of his career to the U.S. Milita...

Gary Wayne Gangluff 72 of Sandusky Ohio passed away on Monday January 12 2026 at UH Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland OH. Gary was born in Sandusky Ohio to the late Clayton and Marie Gangluff. He graduated from Sandusky High School in 1971 and immediately began his career at Lorain Ford Motor Co...

Carmela "Carol" A. Barone Smith 87 of Sandusky OH passed away peacefully late Saturday night January 10 2026 at Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky. Born on August 15 1938 in Sandusky OH the daughter of John "Johnny" Carmen and Angela "Angie" Marie Rudo Barone. She was a 1956 graduate of Sand...

Bradley Charles Keegan age 37 of Clyde returned to his Heavenly Father unexpectedly Sunday February 8 2026. Our family was not expecting for Bradleys life to be cut so short so soon. We are all devastated by this huge loss and he will be forever missed. He was born with a naturally sweet and kind so...

Carolyn Collinsloved by a host of family and friends departed this life December 12 2025. The Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 130pm on Saturday January 03 2026 at the Lucas Memorial Chapel 9010 Garfield Blvd. Garfield Hts. Ohio 44125 and the family will receive friends onehalf h...

Ronald Eugene Thomas, 88 of Lodi, Ohio passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman, following a period of declining health. He was born March 31, 1937 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late Frank and Theresa (Rauth) Thomas.Ron grew up in Beaver Falls, PA before his family mo...

Ruth Ann Martin Owen age 81 of Tiffin Ohio passed away peacefully Thursday February 5th 2026. She was born in Willard OH on May 26 1944 to Glenn and Helen Vogel Martin. Ruth graduated from Attica High School in 1962 and went on to attend Sandusky School of Practical Nursing beginning a lifelong care...

Michael Allan Lepley age 61 of Canal Fulton Ohio entered eternal rest on November 26 2025 at Ohios Hospice Wooster after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 4 1964 in Sandusky Ohio Mike was the son of the late Donald and Lucille Adkins Lepley. He graduated from Bellevue Senior High School i...

James Joseph Stacklin 89 of Attica passed away on Friday January 9 2026 surrounded by his family at the Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky Ohio. He was born on December 31 1936 to the late Gilbert and Catherine Bechtel Stacklin in North Auburn Ohio. Jim was a 1954 graduate of New Washington High ...

David Carver 56 of West Mansfield passed away Sunday afternoon October 12 2025 peacefully with family by his side at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. One of six children David was born November 26 1968 in Sandusky to David R. and Susan M. Schlabach Carver. A 1986 graduate of N...

Timothy J. Wardrop age 55 passed away peacefully at Southwest General Hospital in Middleburg Heights Ohio on Friday December 26th 2025. Born July 23rd 1970 in Madison Ohio he was the son of Terrance and Anna Marie Rose Wardrop. He was a 1988 graduate of Conneaut High School and joined the United Sta...

Ruth M. Pennington age 96 of McCutchenville passed away Tuesday January 6 2026 at Wyandot Memorial Hospital. She was born February 1 1929 in Crawford County to the late Earl and Frona Ziegler Brause. Ruth married Robert G. Pennington on April 9 1950 and he preceded her in death on June 13 2011. Ruth...

James Howard Hurst 89 passed away peacefully at Stein Hospice Care Center on December 10 2025 followed by a brief illness and was surrounded by loved ones. Jim was born on October 31 1936 in Sandusky Ohio to Martha Julia Murnane and Howard Hurst. As an only child he developed a mind that never stopp...

James R. Swartz age 90 of Port Clinton passed away Sunday morning January 18 2026 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Sandusky following a lengthy battle with Parkinsons disease. He was born October 18 1935 in Bellevue and graduated from Townsend High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and was stat...

Dennis F. Mesenburg age 85 of Sandusky passed away Wednesday evening January 21 2026 at Providence Care Center Sandusky under the care of Stein Hospice after a yearlong bout from a stroke. He was the son of Paul A. and Doris Long Mesenburg having been born in Providence Hospital Sandusky. As a teena...

Marilyn Sue Campbell, 89, of Huntsville, OH, passed away Saturday afternoon, January 3, 2026, at Mary Rutan Hospital ICU, Bellefontaine.Marilyn was born on May 22, 1936, in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Abrahm and Havel (Strayer) Franks. On June 15, 1958, Sue married Dick Campbell at First M...

Nancy Molz Cherry 88 of Willard Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday February 8 2026 passing peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Nancy lived a life marked by steadfast faith joyful service and deep devotion to her family. She was ...

Martha J. Kinloch Smarsh Collier of Bellevue OH passed away peacefully on January 18 2026 at the Stein Hospice Care Center Sandusky surrounded by her family. Martha was born on June 17 1935 in Amherst OH the only daughter of the late John McIntosh and Alice Sabiers Kinloch Wilson. Martha was a 1953 ...

Marilyn E. Kanney age 86 of New Washington Ohio passed away on Sunday February 1 2026 at Unger Nursing Home in Bucyrus Ohio. Marilyn was born June 26 1939 in Sandusky Ohio to Harry and Dorothy Martin Miller. She graduated from Margaretta High School. Marilyn enjoyed sewing shopping flower gardens tr...

Michael L. “Buck” Buckingham Sr., 75, of Carey passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at the Ohio Veterans Home Sandusky after a 6-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia.Michael was born on November 23, 1950 in Findlay, Ohio to the late Earl and Dorothy June (Mullholand) Buckingham. He married Cathy Col...

Jon A. Burnside 78 of Findlay passed away on Wednesday January 21 2026 at 652 p.m. at Blanchard Valley Hospital. Jon was born on January 28 1947 in Galion Ohio to the late Grace G. Born Burnside and J. Arnold Burnside. Jon had two sisters Nancy Mayers John and his twin sister Rebecca Fetter Jack. He...

Michael L. Buck Buckingham Sr. 75 of Carey passed away Tuesday January 27 2026 at the Ohio Veterans Home Sandusky after a 6year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Michael was born on November 23 1950 in Findlay Ohio to the late Earl and Dorothy June Mullholand Buckingham. He married Cathy Cole and they...