John D. Wasily, 84, of Huron, passed away on September 19, 2023, at Countryside Manor in Fremont, OH. John was born on November 20, 1938, in Mansfield, OH to Frank and Beatrice (Howe) Wasily. He was a graduate of Huron High School and spent his life working at Norfolk Southern. John loved watching track meets at Huron HS, hunting, and fishing. He is survived by his daughter, Anna Wasily of Rittman, OH; sons, John P. Wasily (Shannon) of Huron and Michael (Julie) Krause of FL; grandchildren,...

Kathleen (Kathie) H. Hagstrom, 62, of Sandusky, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023. She was born February 22, 1961, and was raised in Jamestown, New York, by her parents, Kenneth and Ann (Dwyre) Hughes. Kathie graduated from Jamestown High School and earned her practical nursing license from Jamestown Community College. She married the love of her life, Robert (Bob) C. Hagstrom, on September 13, 1986. Kathie's daily quest for joy led her to share it gracefully and selflessly...

David Victor Brown, age 74, passed away on September 16, 2023. Dave lived in Huron most of his life and was a resident of Lakeland, Florida at time of death.  Dave is survived by his wife, Loree; sons, Rob, of Huron, and Todd (Marissa), of Norwalk; granddaughters, Havana Marie and Myla Rose; grandson, Dax Fisher; sister-in-law, Maria Brown, of Los Angeles; nephew, Gary (Judy); grand-nephew, Coltan, of Los Angeles; uncle, Don Schuster, of Elyria; four first cousins, Ron, Barb, Linda,...

Raymond E. Seigle, 91, of Huron, Ohio passed away on 14 September 2023 from COPD issues.  He was born on 26 June 1932 and raised in Altoona, Pennsylvania by his parents, Gabriel and Bessie (Wood) Seigle.  Ray graduated from Altoona High School and married his wife, Elaine N. Seigle, on 8 February 1958.  Elaine passed away on 30 April 2020.  Ray was a Sheet Metal Mechanic and retired from New Departure Hyatt of Sandusky, Ohio in 1992 after a 19-year career at the GM...

Orpha May (Bush) Richardson, 78, of Huron, passed away on September 4, 2023 after an extended illness. She was born on August 7, 1945 in Sandusky to the late Ned and Lora (Morrison) Bush. Orpha graduated from Berlin Heights Local School and later worked many years in daycare. On February 5, 1971, she married Billy Richardson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Huron. Orpha is survived by her son, Jason Richardson (Monique Franceschi) of Rocky River; daughter, Linda...

JAMES ROBERT WITTIBSLAGER, 81, of Norwalk, passed away September 1, 2023, at Bellevue Care Center with his loving wife by his side. Jim was born in Kenton, Ohio on January 27, 1942. He graduated from LaRue High School in 1960, earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University, and later received a master’s degree from Northern Michigan University. He then taught for five years at Berlin Heights Junior High and started the high school wrestling program. He and his wife Pat (Ritz)...

Michael B. Hakeman, 61, of Fairview Park, soared through the eternal gates of heaven on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, surrounded by loved ones, in the comfort of his family home. On January 13, 1962, he was born to Robert C. Hakeman and Sandra J. Thoma in Sioux City, Iowa. Michael grew up in Fairview Park, Ohio. While attending Fairview High School, he participated in Varsity Wrestling and Football, later passing his passion for sports onto his children. Michael attended Bowling Green State...

Frank Pelehach of Sandusky, formerly of Huron, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. He was 94 years old. Frank was born in Nanticoke, PA the youngest of three sons of the late Andrew and Josephine Pelehach.  He grew up in Nanticoke and Bristol, CT, graduating from Bristol High School in 1946, after which he worked at various jobs before entering the US Army in 1950 during the Korean War.  He was primarily stationed in the Washington DC area, where he worked in the signal corps at...

Huron - Frances (Sausser) Johnson passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, August 12, 2023. She was born June 1936 in Fremont, OH to the late Claren and Lucille Sausser. Fran grew up in Sandusky, graduating from Sandusky High School in 1954. She then attended BG Firelands while working as a commercial artist at the American Crayon Company. In January 1957, she and Walter Johnson were married at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Sandusky and began a 66-year marriage. During that...

Janice May Dircks, 90, of Huron, passed away on August 2, 2023 at Parkvue Care Center in Sandusky. A lifelong resident of Huron, Janice was born on February 12, 1933 to the late Fred and Ivah (Chapman) Grisell. She is survived by her sons, Steven (Kim) Dircks and Kevin (Lisa) Dircks; granddaughters, Emily and Cassandra; as well as nieces, Kaye Gorman and Susan Kovacs and their families. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; sister, Gladys Kovacs; and her nephew, David...