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RECORDS The News-Messenger, Fremont, Ohio, Monday, April 16, 2001 Paula Eicher Died April 15, 2001 Paula Eicher, 84, of Port Clinton, died Sunday at the Ottawa County Riverview Nursing Home in Oak Harbor. Arrangements are pending at Gerner-Wolf-Brossia-Marsh Funeral Home, Port Clinton. Tamer A. Homsy Died April 15, 2001 Tamer A. Homsy, 73, of Port Clinton, died Sunday at the Toledo Hospital.

Arrangements are pending at Gerner-Wolf-Brossia-Marsh Funeral Home, Port Clinton. Norine A. Walter Oct. 21, 1910 April 15, 2001 Norine A. Walter, 90, formerly of Oak Harbor, died Sunday at the Lutheran Home in Toledo.

She was born in Metamora, Ohio, to Forrest and Beulah (Grove) Kahle. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Martin. She was an Allen Township justice of the peace for eight years, senior judge of flowers shows at the National Council of State Garden Clubs and a member of the American Society of Women Accountants, Public Accountants of Ohio and the Gladiolus Society of Ohio. Surviving are son Richard of Walbridge; daughters Mary Ella Harder of Oak Harbor and Norma Kirk of Largo, and eight grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren.

Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Robinson-Henn-Brossia Funeral Home, Genoa. The family will be present 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Allen Township Cemetery. Memorials: Lutheran Home at Toledo, 131 N. Wheeling Toledo. Kathryn R.

Smidutz May 17, 1929 April 14, 2001 Kathryn R. "Kay" Smidutz, 71, of Oak Harbor, died Saturday at H.B. Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton. She was born in Erin, to Devon and Gertie (Bell) Richardson. Mrs.

Smidutz was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Oak Harbor and worked in the kitchen for church dinners for many years. She was the Western Ottawa County coordinator for United Way for many years and was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. Surviving are her husband, John, who she married on Aug. 14, 1954; son Michael of Oak Harbor; daughters Karen Smidutz of Oak Harbor and Patricia Sostaric of Sandusky; and three grandchildren.

Her parents and son Jeffery are deceased. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Crosser Funeral Home, Oak Harbor. Services: 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: Union Cemetery, Oak. Harbor. Wayne F. 'Pete' Moore Feb.

4, 1946 April 14, 2001 Wayne F. "Pete" Moore, 55, 1035 Hayes died at home Saturday morning. He was born in Lebanon, Va. to James and Erleen (Cash) Moore. He graduated from Clayton Northmont High School near Dayton in 1964.

He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Moore was a former assistant and head football coach at Ross High School, recording a 70-28- 4 record which is third on the all- MR. MOORE MR. MOORE time Little Giants win list.

He also served as head football coach at Berea (Ky.) High School before serving as an assistant coach at Greenville High School for three years. After leaving Fremont in 1986, he was head coach at Lima Shawnee and Port Clinton high schools. At Lima Shawnee, he was also the baseball coach. In 19 years of coaching high school football, his teams compiled a 128-59-4 record. His Ross teams won Buckeye Conference championships in 1976, 80, 81, 83, 84 and 85.

He was the conference coach of the year in all those years. In 1983, his Ross team advance to the state semifinals. In 1987, he won the National Coach of the Year Silver Award. In 1990, he was a defensive coordinator at Tiffin University before to Ross to coach the linebackers and close out his coaching career. He was a business teacher, retiring from teaching in 1994.

The past few years he served as a host at Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association since 1971 and was inducted into both the OHSFCA of Fame and the Ross Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as president of the OHSFCA in 1985, as director from 1979-83 and as secretary-treasurer from 1985-98. He was the head coach of the North team in the OHSFCA North-South game in 1981 and was an assistant coach in that game in 1976. He was an assistant coach for the Ohio team in the Big 33 AllStar Classic against Pennsylvania in 1993 and served as the game's administrator from 1994-99.

He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, the Moose and Elks clubs. Surviving are his wife Nancy, who he married Dec. 18, 1965; daughters Kim Spieldenner of Toledo and Greta of Fremont and son Jim of Anderson S.C.; his stepfather Harry and his mother of Fremont; and five grandchildren. His father and a grandson are deceased.

Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home. Services: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, St. John's Lutheran Church.

Memorials: Christopher S. Hull Fremont Ross Athletic Awards Foundation, care of the Ross Athletic Department, 1100 North Fremont, 43420. Related stories, B1. Retired TV weatherman Joe Ashton dead at 61 Associated Press TOLEDO Joe Ashton, who worked as the weather forecaster on television station WTOL from 1965-79, died Saturday at home of an apparent heart attack. He was 61.

Ashton worked at WTOL for almost 20 years, starting as the farm editor and staff announcer. He also served as station's host of the Dialing for Dollars segment of "The Big Show." In 1979, he became WTOL's director of community relations and retired in 1983 health problems. A native of Youngstown, Ashton attended Ohio University and began his broadcast career at WKBN-TV and radio in Youngstown. He is survived by his wife, Paula; daughters Sara Crosby and Rachel Watson; sisters Mona Colembaro and Margaret Riddle, and two children. Services are planned for Wednesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

In case of error It is the policy of The NewsMessenger to correct mistakes in a timely fashion. To report errors, please call 332-5511. American Home Week will be celebrated April 15-21 The Sandusky Co. Parade of Homes will be held April 21-22 and will be featured in the American Home Week Section published by The News-Messenger on April 19th. News for Life.

The News Messenger www.thenews-messenger.com For Your Information Lillian March Lillian Street, Hospital. She to (Coleman) Shortridge. married Lautcha on Dec. in and Sept. Mrs.

worked low E. Ramey 7, 1914 April 13, 2001 E. Ramey, 87, of Moore died Friday at Memorial was born in Mouthcard, Columbus and Mary Alice Ramey 14, 1933, Powpow, he died 22, 1972. Ramey at LudComposites MRS. RAMEY formerly She MRS.

RAMEY Crown Rubber for 23 years. She retired in 1976. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Club. Surviving are sons Donnie E. and Gary both of Fremont, and Larry V.

of Vansant, daughters Peggy Ross, Mary E. Williams, Phylliss Ruggiero and Wanda Johns, all of Fremont; and 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She is also preceded by daughter Shirley Dallas, sisters Dixie Moore, Josephine Horten and Alka Snodgrass and brothers Fred and Ollie Shortridge are deceased. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Wonderly-Horvath Funeral Home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Family Worship Center. Additional visitation will be one hour before the services. Burial: Greenlawn Memory Gardens, Clyde.

Memorials: To the family. George W. Hendrix May 23, 1936 April 14, 2001 George W. Hendrix, 64, of Marblehead, died Saturday at home. He was born in Port Clinton to Isaac Samuel Hendrix and Dorcas Josephine (Payne) HendrixRegnier.

He married Trudy J. Anderson on Nov. 30, 1957, and she survives. Mr. Hendrix worked for Standard Products for 17 years, served as a reserve police officer for the Port Clinton Police Department for 1 nine years and worked for Bay Point in Marblehead for three years, retiring in 1998.

He was also a commissioned colonel for the Kentucky Colonel Association for 14 years. Also surviving are sons Kevin of Clyde, Brian of Port Clinton and Ryan of Marblehead; daughters Pamela Hendrix of Bellevue and Annette Hendrix of Marblehead; sister Mary Ellen Warnke of Tauares, and two grandchildren. His parents, brother Albert, sister Dolores Ann Netherton and a granddaughter are deceased. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Gerner-Wolf-BrossiaMarsh Funeral Home, Port Clinton. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton. Memorials: American Cancer Society.

David L. Wheeler Dec. 16, 1947 April 13, 2001 David L. Wheeler, 53, of McPherson Highway, Clyde, died Friday at the Bellevue Hospital. He was born in Pikeville, to Clarence and Vada (Blackburn) Wheeler.

He married Patricia Patrick on June 19, 1970, in Helena, and she survives. Mr. Wheeler was a welder and last worked in the Shipyard in Toledo. Also surviving are daughters Diane Overmyer of Fremont and Gini Jones of Bellevue; sister Betty Ratliff of Pikeville; and six grandchildren. A daughter Christina Wheeler, his parents, a brother Charles and six other infant brothers and sisters are deceased.

Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to p.m. Tuesday, Nopper-Veh Funeral Home, Gibsonburg. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial: West Union Cemetery. Memorials: To the family. Hospital MEMORIAL Admitted Friday Tavarius Simms, Fremont; Christine Burns, Fremont; Tiffinay Wood, Fremont. Discharged Friday Carried Jackson, Fremont; Tisha McRobbie, Fremont; Heather Militello; Anthony Rivera, Fremont. Discharged Saturday Tavarius Simms, Fremont.

Discharged Sunday Christine Burns, Fremont; Tiffany Wood, Fremont. Birth MEMORIAL April 11 Heather and Patrick Militello, 319 Smith Road, a 6-pound, 10.5- ounce daughter, Emily Christine Militello, at 5:39 p.m. She was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Sue and Al Davis, Craig and Cindy Swartz and Paula Militello, all of Fremont. Great-grandparents are Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Freeh and Jeanne McClure of Fremont and Mrs. William Militello of Bayonne, N.J. Ohio State Highway Patrol CHARGES Malinda R. Distel, 40, 2287 Sandusky County Road 228, Clyde, Saturday, two charges of cocaine possession, awaiting court, no bond.

Clyde police CHARGES Matthew E. Alley, 24, 1399 Sandusky County Road 302, Clyde, Saturday, domestic violence, awaiting court, bond not set yet. Woodville police CHARGES Shane M. Burkey, 23, 206 Bridge Woodville, Friday, domestic violence, awaiting court, no bond. Sandusky County sheriff CHARGES Kenneth L.

Harris, 41, N. Wayne today, driving under suspension and trafficking in marijuana, awaiting court, no bond. CRIMINAL DAMAGING At 10:49 p.m. Saturday a man in the 2600 block of Darr Road reported he saw someone drive through his grandfather's wheat field. At 11:08 a.m.

Saturday a man in the 1200 block of Tucker Road reported his cousin damaged his car. The man's cousin was to make restitution for the dent. At 10:41 p.m. Friday a man in the 3600 block of Sandusky County Road 13 near Burgoon reported someone damaged his mailbox and the post. I At 7:20 p.m.

Friday a woman in the 3400 block of Sandusky County Road 13 near Burgoon reported someone damaged her mailbox. THEFT At 3:31 p.m. Saturday an employee of Wendy's, 1436 Oak Harbor Road, reported about $85 was stolen from her coat while she was working. At 6:11 p.m. Saturday an employee of Fuel Mart, U.S.

20 near Gibsonburg, reported two possible gasoline thefts of $15 and $16. At 10:45 a.m. Saturday a man in the 5000 block of Vickery Street reported binoculars were stolen from his truck. police CHARGES Eduardo Quinones, 36, 2220 W. Birchard Sunday, drug abuse, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal trespassing, aggravated menacing and a warrant, awaiting court.

Abdul K. Darden, 23, 1322 Carmel Court, Saturday, drug abuse, no operator's license and a loud car stereo, released on his own recognizance. I Claudia J. Price, 37, 1713 Dickinson Saturday, theft and criminal trespassing, released on her own recognizance. Jeremy Shelley, 25, 544 Sandusky County Road 214, Saturday, domestic violence and resisting arrest, awaiting court.

I Robert Y. Atkins, 20, 1643 Dickinson Saturday, drug abuse, resisting arrest, underage possession of alcohol and possession of drug paraphernalia, released on his own recognizance. Nathaniel Allen, 31, 1511 NW. Kingsbury Lawton, Saturday, disorderly conduct, awaiting court. THEFT At 4:46 p.m.

Sunday a man the 300 block of Sandusky Avenue reported 100 CDs, a rifle and a scope were stolen from his car. The items are valued at $2,000. At 9:25 a.m. Saturday a man reported a license plate was stolen off a trailer in the 300 block of East State Street. The plate number is SMV4548.

Marriage licenses Ryan Christopher Cook, 24, Fremont, laborer, and Cheryl Lynn Sorg, 21, Fremont, homemaker. The News Messenger USPS 210-020 Monday, April 16, 2001 Vol. 146 No. 16 The News-Messenger, A Gannett Satellite Information Network newspaper, is published daily except Sunday at 1700 Cedar Fremont, OH 43420. Second class postage is paid at Fremont, OH 43420.

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