Obituaries
Patricia A. Westerhold
October 02, 2024
Patricia A (Rupp) Westerhold, age 93, of Sandusky and formerly Norwalk, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Providence Care Center in Sandusky.
She was born March 23, 1931, in Norwalk to the late John P. and Naomi (Wheaton) Rupp. She attended St. Paul Catholic School and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Toledo, and received her Master of Science Degree from the University of Notre Dame, IN. She first taught elementary grades for 13 years, a year of junior high and six years of high school with the Toledo Catholic Diocese at Notre Dame known as Sister John the Baptist. She was a science, anatomy, and physiology teacher for over 20 years at Bellevue High School, retiring in 1993. While in 1991, she graduated from the Institute of Massotherapy in Tiffin and opened her home Massage business in Norwalk, while they operated the local radio station. Then in 1997 they sold the WLKR Radio Station, and they began to live seasonally in Arizona, returning to Norwalk each year until moving back to Norwalk in 2015. She began to enjoy life and traveled with her husband.
She is survived by her husband, James R. Westerhold of Sandusky to whom she married August 13, 1977; sons, Andrew J. Westerhold and John F. (Sarah) Westerhold; grandchildren, Ryan and Zack Juhre; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Marie Juhre; sisters, Ruth, and Rita; and her brothers, Rev. Vincent Rupp, Winfred, John Jr., William, James, Richard and Thomas Rupp.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main Street, Norwalk. A graveside will follow at 1:00 P.M. at Calvary Cemetery, 2020 Sanford Street, Sandusky, OH
Arrangements entrusted to the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, OH 44857.
Patricia A. Westerhold
October 02, 2024
Patricia A (Rupp) Westerhold, age 93, of Sandusky and formerly Norwalk, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Providence Care Center in Sandusky.
She was born March 23, 1931, in Norwalk to the late John P. and Naomi (Wheaton) Rupp. She attended St. Paul Catholic School and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Toledo, and received her Master of Science Degree from the University of Notre Dame, IN. She first taught elementary grades for 13 years, a year of junior high and six years of high school with the Toledo Catholic Diocese at Notre Dame known as Sister John the Baptist. She was a science, anatomy, and physiology teacher for over 20 years at Bellevue High School, retiring in 1993. While in 1991, she graduated from the Institute of Massotherapy in Tiffin and opened her home Massage business in Norwalk, while they operated the local radio station. Then in 1997 they sold the WLKR Radio Station, and they began to live seasonally in Arizona, returning to Norwalk each year until moving back to Norwalk in 2015. She began to enjoy life and traveled with her husband.
She is survived by her husband, James R. Westerhold of Sandusky to whom she married August 13, 1977; sons, Andrew J. Westerhold and John F. (Sarah) Westerhold; grandchildren, Ryan and Zack Juhre; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Marie Juhre; sisters, Ruth, and Rita; and her brothers, Rev. Vincent Rupp, Winfred, John Jr., William, James, Richard and Thomas Rupp.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main Street, Norwalk. A graveside will follow at 1:00 P.M. at Calvary Cemetery, 2020 Sanford Street, Sandusky, OH
Arrangements entrusted to the Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, OH 44857.