Ronald D. Case, a partner at Fairway Villas at Catawba, passed on Jan. 24 after a brief, valiant fight against lung cancer, at age 61.
Raymond Farrell Jr., 57, Physician Assistant, of Eagle River, Alaska, and Mary Jane Basilone, 57, declassification specialist, of Lorton, VA.
Allen Township
1-23-13 Michael J. Zaciewski Jr. and Jessica A. Zaciewski to Russell L. Canter, 6060 North Opfer-Lentz Road, $160,000.
Carroll Township
1-22-13 Alice Skinner to Leslie and Kathleen Bowyer, 5583 North Russell Road, $32,000.
1-23-13 Penny R. Johnson et al to Gage B. and Nicole M. Forman, 7850 West Toussaint East Road, $54,000.
Catawba Township
1-23-13 Keith H. and Karen L. Ohm to Jacob S. and Alexandra P. Chenevey, 4424 East Beach Club Road, $155,000.
Danbury Township
1-25-13 Rhonda Moore to Douglas R. Haney Jr. and Brenda L. Haney, 2090 Wyandot, $84,500.
Elmore Corp.
1-22-13 Joanne Belair to Christine M. King, 312 Fremont Street, $75,900.
Genoa Corp.
1-23-13 David F. and Margaret A. Haar to Claudette J. Allred, 1404 Washington Street, $50,000.
Harris Township
1-23-13 Luann Juergens et al to Robert R. and Kathleen A. Bench, 3185 South Schultz-Portage Road, new split 54.431 acres, $503,789.
1-25-13 Luann Juergens et al to Joshua E. Haar, South Schultz-Portage Road, new split 11.830 acres, $123,420.
1-25-13 Luann Juergens et al to Kenneth E. Neeb and Sandra A. Rodewalt, South Schultz-Portage Road, new split 13.475 acres, $74,161.
Salem Township
1-23-13 Justin Dobbelare to Federal National Mortgage Association, 12734 West State Route 163, $59,334.
1-24-13 Thomas R. and Bonita L. Lucien to David O. and Claudia A. McGlothlin, 370 South Toussaint Portage Road, $142,000.
Wesley R. Wightman Sr., 78, of Port Clinton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, at his residence. Wesley was born on July 6, 1934, in Fremont, the son of Ralph and Grace (Allison) Wightman. On August 2, 1954, in Angola, IN, he married Iva Della Skinner and she survives. Prior to his death there were five living generations on his mother's side of the family. Wesley was a custodian for the Port Clinton City Schools for 26 years, retiring in 1997. Wesley was a volunteer at H. B. Magruder Hospital. He loved OSU, Cleveland Browns, fishing, music and spending time with his family and friends. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.
Survivors include: loving wife of 58 years: Iva D. Wightman of Port Clinton; mother: Grace Wightman of Lakeside; sons: Wesley (Tammy) Wightman Jr. of Port Clinton, Bret (Cindy) Wightman of Elwood, IN, and Todd (Kelly) Wightman of Pemberville; daughters: Shelly (Bill) (Wightman) Young of Green Springs and Brenda (James) (Wightman) Deininger of Gibsonburg; 9 Grandchildren and 7 Great-Grandchildren; sisters: Sharon (Frank) Rofkar of Port Clinton and Linda McCleary of Lakeside. Wesley was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Wightman and step-mother, Mary (Wightman) Jones.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 1, at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorial donations in memory of Wesley be given to the family or Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.
Barbara J. “Barb” Lochotzki, 69, of Port Clinton, died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 21, at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born on Jan. 15, 1944, in Port Clinton, the daughter of the late Wilber and Delores (Humphrey) Rider.
On Friday, Jan. 25, a Mass of Christian Burial was held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton, followed by cremation. Online condolences may be expressed at www.neideckerleveckcrosser.com.
James E. Thompson, 69, of Fremont, and formerly of Port Clinton, passed away Thursday, Jan. 24, at Fremont Memorial Hospital, Fremont. James was born on Sept. 28, 1943, in Port Clinton, the son of James and Leafey (Middleton) Thompson.
Private family services have taken place. Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.
Francis R. “Frank” Kovalik, 88, of Catawba Island passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, at Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. He was born on Nov. 23, 1924, in Cleveland, the eldest son of the late Frank and Mary (Madger) Kovalik.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton, on Friday. Burial will take place on Monday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, Ohio. Online condolences may be expressed at www.neideckerleveckcrosser.com.
A girl was born on Jan. 17 at Firelands Regional Medical Center to Maria and Thomas Lucas of Marblehead.
Erasmo De Leon, 72, of Port Clinton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Center, Port Clinton. Erasmo was born on June 7, 1940 in Pharr, TX, the son of Jose Angel and Marta (Flores) De Leon.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, in the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Port Clinton. Family prayers will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Port Clinton. Interment will be in LaCarpe Cemetery, Lacarne. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.
Fernando B. Lucero, 57, of Port Clinton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Stein Hospice, Sandusky, surrounded by his loving family. Fernando was born on Feb. 19, 1955, in Tijuana, the son of Fernando C. and Amelia (Barajas) Lucero.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 21, at The Church of Truth Ministries, 745 S. Lake Rd., Gypsum, with visitation one hour prior from 10-11 a.m. Military honors will be provided by the Marines Forever, Marine Corps group, Sandusky. Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory assisted the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.
