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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2001
Sammy Bright
Junior HomeKid
Sammy Bright of 11 Gurley Ave., Greenville, S.C., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 in Greenville.
He was the son of the late William and Lillian (Zee) Bright.
Surviving are his wife, LaVon (Ford) Bright of Greenville; a daughter, Mrs. Keith (Joanie) Larson of Houston, Texas; a grandson; two sisters, Mrs. W.A. (Ruth) Bauers and Grace Reid; a brother, Jessie Bright of California; eight nieces and 15 nephews and several hundred HomeKid brothers and sisters.
Mr. Bright was raised in the Junior Order Home in Lexington, N.C. and Tiffin.
Memorial services took place Sunday in the Mackey Mortuary, Greenville.
Memorials may be made to the Robert Bruton Scholarship Fund, 1747 Wheeler Bridge Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
Harold R. 'Mickey' McKinnon
National Lime/Stone retiree
Harold R. "Mickey" McKinnon, 74, of 144 Cleveland Ave., Carey, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center, Findlay.
He was born May 7, 1926, in Carey, to the late Ralph and Inez (Stork) McKinnon. On Jan. 29, 1949, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, Carey, he married Betty J. Rex, who survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Ronald of Carey and James of Burnet, Texas; a daughter, Mrs. William (Shirley) Straley of Paulding; seven grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Mabel) Anast of Findlay, Rita Cupp of Carey and Mrs. William (Irene) Hunter of Fostoria.
Also preceding him in death were two infant sisters, Helen and Janet McKinnon.
Mr. McKinnon retired in 1989 after 42 years of service from the National Lime and Stone Co. in Carey. He had worked as a safety foreman for the past 25 years.
A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, having served in the Pacific Theatre, he was a member of American Legion Post 344 and the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, both of Carey.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, with the Rev. Benjamin Knopp OFM Conv., as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Carey.
Visitation is 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. today in the Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, Carey, where the rosary will be recited at 2 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Our Lady of Consolation School, in care of the Stombaugh-Batton Funeral Home, 225 W. Findlay St., Carey, Ohio 43316-1169.
Thomas Miller
Bellevue resident
Thomas Miller, 55, of 16050 E. Seneca CR 46, Bellevue, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in Haynes City, Fla. Arrangements are pending at the Foos and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Freda L. Schreiner
Bellevue homemaker
Freda L. Schreiner, 82, of 222 Highland Ave., Bellevue, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in the Bellevue Hospital.
She was born May 5, 1918, in Seneca County, to Edward A. and Catherine (Zietzer) McConnell. Her first husband, Raymond Dendinger, is deceased. Her second husband, Herbert Schreiner, died in 1983.
Survivors include: four sons, Richard Dendinger of Ft. Ogden, Fla., Paul, Michael and Ronald Dendinger, all of Bellevue; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Lela Neikirk of Republic; and a brother, Robert McConnell of Tiffin.
Three brothers, George, Gust and Archie; and two sisters, Clara and Clemma, also are deceased.
Mrs. Schreiner, a homemaker, was a member of the Eagles and American Legion Auxiliaries, Ladies of the Moose, Club Ameri-Ital and St. John's Lutheran Church.
The Rev. David Wietelman will be the officiant at the 1 p.m. Wednesday service in St. John's Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Block Cemetery, Republic.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in the Foos and Son Funeral Home, Bellevue.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.
Wilfred G. 'Bill' Wagner
New Riegel native
Wilfred G. "Bill" Wagner, 79, formerly of Main Street, Risingsun, died at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in the Grand Rapids Care Center, Grand Rapids, Ohio, where he resided.
He was born Sept. 17, 1921, in New Riegel, to Ross and Rose Wagner. On Oct. 4, 1952, in New Riegel, he married Cleo M. Klotz. She died March 27, 2000.
Surviving are a son, Curtis R. Wagner of Risingsun; three daughters, Sheila M. Sharp and Pamela L. Feller, both of Fostoria and Ginger M. Wilson of Kansas, Ohio; two brothers, Raymond and Ervin Wagner, both of New Riegel; a sister, Esther Hark of New Riegel; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Also preceding him in death were four brothers, Elmer, Maurice, Francis and Robert Wagner; and a sister, Lenora Frankart.
Mr. Wagner, a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, retired in 1980 from Pfizer Lime Plant in Gibsonburg.
The service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery, near Risingsun.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where a Scripture service will take place at 7:45 pm..
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
James A. Porczak
Norfolk/Southern Railroad retiree
James A. Porczak, 61, of CR 175, Clyde, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, in Firelands Community Hospital.
He was born July 24, 1939, in Fremont, to the late Anthony J. Porczak and Esther A. Novitaski.
Survivors include: two daughters, Phyllis A. Everett of Fremont and Tamela M. Brunner of Norwalk; a brother, Jeffrey Porczak of Powell; two sisters, Marilyn Dubielak of Tiffin and Antoinette "Toni" Shilling of Fremont; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Mr. Porczak, a U.S. Navy veteran, worked for Miller Pipeline following high school and retired as a pipefitter in 1995 from the Norfolk and Southern Railroad, after 26 years of service.
A 1957 graduate of Ross High School, Fremont, he lettered in football.
An avid sports fan, especially the Detroit Red Wings, he enjoyed fishing, gardening and his pets.
Services in the Wonderly-Horvath Funeral Home, Fremont, will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society-Sandusky County Unit, Hospice of Sandusky County or the Defenders of Wildlife Fund.
Fonda N. Garrigues
Homemaker/businesswoman
Fonda N. Garrigues, 99, of 142 US 30, Nevada, Ohio, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, in the Fairhaven Health Care Community, Upper Sandusky, where she had resided since January.
She was born Dec. 10, 1901, in Wyandot County, to Jasper Newton and Norabell (Smith) Walton. Her husband, Harry W. Garrigues, whom she married Dec. 24, 1922, in Oceola, Ohio, died Nov. 8, 1978.
Also preceding her in death were a son, Tommy W., who died at the age of 4; five brothers, Arthur, Howard, Emery, Ward and Robert; and three sisters, Alice Neate, Elsie Neate and Gladys McClain.
A homemaker and farm business woman on the livestock/grain farming operation, which she and her husband owned, Mrs. Garrigues attended the one-room Hardscrabble School.
She was an 80-year member of Oceola United Methodist Church, where she served as a former choir director, Sunday School teacher, youth director, organist and pianist, and as past president and past financial secretary of the church board.
A member of the Wyandot County D.A.R. and WCTU of Crawford County, she enjoyed needle pointing, caning chairs and refurnishing furniture.
The Rev. Derik Hines will be the officiant at the 1:30 p.m. Wednesday service in the Bringman Clark and Company Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky. Interment will be in Nevada Cemetery.
Visitation will be noon until time of the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Guideons International or the United Methodist Church, Oceola, Ohio, in care of the Bringman Clark and Company Funeral Home, P.O. Box 246, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351.
Albert L. Siebenaller
Long-time banker
Albert L. Siebenaller, 88, 182 St. Francis Ave., died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, in St. Francis Home. The service will take place Thursday in St. Francis Home Chapel. Further arrangements are pending at the Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home.