Connie L. Cole, 69, of Fremont and formerly of Sandusky passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in the Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, Ohio following a lengthy illness. She was born December 2, 1951, in Bucyrus Ohio and was a 1970 graduate of Sandusky High School. She owned the Karaoke with Connie for many years at the Kelley’s Island Caddie Shack as well as entertaining at many other locations. Her hobbies included bowling and golfing. She loved and adored her cats that she has...

Barbara Wendt passed away May 18, 2021 at the age of 97. Barbara was born in Bucyrus, Ohio, June 26, 1923 to Carl and Erma (Parcel) Krumbach. After the death of her father in a train accident, Barbara and her mother moved to Sandusky where she graduated from Sandusky High School in 1941. After high school Barbara became a secretary at the Hinde & Dauch Paper Company. After the war she and a co-worker transferred to the New York City office of Hinde & Dauch. While in New York she...

Warren Armstrong who, along with his wife, Mary Jane, owned and operated Sandusky’s first McDonald’s restaurant, died May 23, 2021 of natural causes.  He was 98. In 1962, that McDonald’s, opposite the entrance to the Cedar Point Causeway, was franchise #394 in the country.  In 1974, the couple sold the unit back to the McDonald’s Corporation. Warren was born November 1, 1922 in Joliet, IL to Norman and Alma Armstrong. Norman, who was raised in a Portland,...

Jeanette A. (Russell) Albert, 96, of Sandusky passed away peacefully Thursday morning, May 6, 2021 in Firelands Regional Medical Center, Sandusky. She was born July 12, 1924 to Henry and Cornelia (Scherrer) Russell. She was a 1942 graduate of Sandusky High School where she was a member of the A Cappella Choir. She continued her education graduating from beautician school in Cleveland, OH. Jeanette was a lifelong beautician, owning and operating The Beauty Center in Sandusky for decades,...

Charles David Diebold passed on Wednesday March 31st, 2021, at the age of 91, at the Ohio Veteran’s Home in Sandusky, Ohio. Dave was born on January 2nd, 1930, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Charles E. Diebold and Ruth M. Curtis Diebold. Dave grew up in the Cleveland Heights area and attended Cleveland Heights High School, where he was in the Rex Dei Grau fraternity.  He spent much of his youth working on cars, radio technology, photography knowledge, and carpentry skills....

Steven G. Jett, 67, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 following a battle with cancer. He was born October 4, 1953 in Charleston, West Virginia to Limon and Louvinia (Butler) Jett. Steven lived in Spencer, West Virginia during most of his young life, relocating to Barberton, Ohio with his family. He was a 1972 graduate of Barberton High School and served in the Army during the Vietnam War. While in the Army he was involved in the earthquake disaster relief in Manaqua, Nicaragua in Central...

Dewey Sibert, 95, a resident of the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky passed away peacefully Friday, March 12, 2021 at his residence of natural causes. Dewey was born March 14, 1926 to Daniel and Harriet (Hensley) Sibert, in Manchester, Kentucky. He served in the United States Army in 1951 and was retired from the Ford Motor Company. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and especially frog gigging with his nephews Denver, Gary, and Josh Tucker. He was a member of the Venice Road Baptist Church and Faith...

Helen Arlene McElroy, 96, of Sandusky passed away peacefully Friday, March 19, 2021 in the Stein Hospice Care Center, Sandusky. She was born January 25, 1925 in Huron Township, Ohio and was a 1942 graduate of Huron High School. Arlene retired from the Roger L. Dickman Insurance Agency and prior to this she had worked for the former Koch Agency Inc. and the former Philco Corporation. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Sandusky and a former member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church, a...

James D. “Jim” Hamann, 57, of Sandusky passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 in the Admiral’s Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Huron. He was born June 12, 1963 in New Port, Rhode Island and was a 1981 graduate of Danbury High School. Jim served in the U.S. Air Force National Guard for six years. He worked at the Sandusky Coal Docks and attended the Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Sandusky. Jim enjoyed fishing and was an avid fan of all the Cleveland sports...

Floyd J. Keck, Jr., 52, a resident of the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky and formerly of Green Springs, Ohio passed away February 18, 2021 in the St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He was born June 17, 1968 in Fremont and was a graduate of Fremont Ross High School. Floyd served in the U.S. Army during the Gulf War. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a manager in the garden department at Lowe’s, Fremont. Floyd was a member of the American Legion Post 295, Green Springs...