John L. Panzer, 64, of Sandusky passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 18, 2019 in the Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky following a lengthy illness. He was born February 18, 1955 in Sandusky and was a 1973 graduate of Sandusky High School. John retired in 2017 from Sandusky International-MetalTek in Sandusky following 45 years of service. He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. John enjoyed woodworking, the outdoors, watching western movies, and riding his...

Helen L. Blevins, 88, of Sandusky passed away peacefully Thursday morning, June 13, 2019 in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky following a lengthy illness with COPD. Helen was born October 13, 1930 in Bath County Kentucky to the late George and Louisa (Stull) Eldridge. She was employed at the former American Crayon-Dixon Ticonderoga Company in Sandusky for 43 years, retiring in 1994. She was especially proud of being a pioneering female in her position of machine operator/group leader,...

David Paul “Hollywood” Grosswiler, 62, of Sandusky and formerly of Columbus passed away peacefully, Sunday morning May 26, 2019 in the Stein Hospice Care Center Sandusky, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born May 12, 1957 in Norwalk to Bernard D. and Thaila P. (Shupe) Grosswiler. Dave was a 1975 graduate of Western Reserve High School/EHOVE Vocational School where he was involved in the carpentry program. During high school he played football and wrestled. Dave...

Rodger C. Pfeil, 72, of Castalia and North Fort Myers, Florida died Wednesday morning, August 5, 2009 in the Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky following a brief illness. He was born April 3, 1937 in Sandusky and was a 1955 graduate of Margaretta High School. Rodger was employed for 33 years with the Ohio Operating Engineers, Local 18, working 20 of those years with the former Elmer Borchardt, Inc. He retired in 1997. He was also a patrolman for ten years with the Castalia Police...

Harriett K. (Hedy) Schlessman, 101, of Monroeville passed away Friday May 10, 2019 after an extraordinary life.  Harriett was born January 23, 1918, to the late William A. and Leona A. (Rendle) Schlessman.  She graduated from Monroeville High School and was a member of the last graduating class before the ‘new’ high school opened in 1936.  She was a lifelong farmer and a retiree from General Motors.  She was a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran Church,...

Nolan Travis Butcher, 92, passed away on Friday May 10, 2019 in Sandusky OH.  He was born on July 1, 1926 in Strange Creek, Braxton County, WV to Hazel and Bessie Butcher.  He grew up on his family’s farm with four brothers and one sister.  He attended Gassaway High School.   He was a U.S Navy veteran serving in both WWII and Korea.  He lived in Akron, OH for many years, and worked in the construction trades. He spent his final years at the Ohio...

Aaron M. Smith, 46, of Norwalk passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at his residence. Private family funeral services will be held at the Pfeil Funeral Home, Monroeville Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the GoFundMe account set up for Aaron. 

Janet I. Knerr, 74, of Bay View passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 in the Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky following a brief illness. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio to William and Carrie (Childers) Conley on July 4, 1944. Janet was a graduate of Margaretta High School. She spent her life as a homemaker enjoying her family, her dog Baxter, and doing arts and crafts. She is survived by her son, Jim Knerr, Jr.; grandchildren, Jimmy and Kaylee Knerr of Michigan; nieces, nephews,...

In the afternoon of May 9, 2019 Virginia “Jinny” Duff, 95, reached her goal and passed on to the Kingdom of her Savior. Her death occurred at Firelands Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Virginia was the second daughter of Harry Carl and Myrtle (Plue) Fry of Bellevue, Ohio born on July 12, 1923. Her school years were spent in Berlin Heights where her father Harry worked for the Hast Fruit Farm and Myrtle sold “fry pies fried by Fry on Fridays”....

Ray D. Shinault, 58, of Sandusky passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 21, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 22, 1961 in Charleston County, South Carolina and live most of his life in the Crystal Rock area. Ray was a 1979 graduate of Margaretta High School. He was a self-employed carpenter and his hobbies included; fishing, boating, having good times with his friends, and most recently skydiving. He enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters. He is survived by two sons, Trevor...