Obituaries
Deborah H Leffler
February 16, 2025
Deborah Helene (Newmark) Leffler, 71, of Norwalk, died February 16, 2025, at home with hospice and surrounded by her loving family, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born July 10, 1953 in New York, N.Y., daughter of the now-deceased Helga and Eric Newmark. She graduated from Wellesley College and earned her teaching degree from Ashland University.
Debbie was a long-time reporter, editor, and columnist, having started in the newspaper industry in the 1970s. She taught high school English at Norwalk High for 17 years and another two years on special COVID education programs.
She began writing a weekly column for the Norwalk Reflector in 1986, and transitioned to writing it exclusively for Norwalk Ohio News in April 2020, with “View from the Kitchen” column being published every Thursday.
She played the piano and the accordion. She enjoyed cooking meals, taking long walks, and was a loving wife and mother and grandmother.
Debbie is survived by her husband, Russell; children, Benjamin (Alina), Ellen (Jaime), Martha (Brett), and Joseph (April); her grandchildren, Oliver, Miles, and Ezra Leffler, Ari and Nahuel Cabrera Leffler, and June Van Duser-Leffler; siblings, Carol Cohen (Bob) and Edward Newmark (Abbey); and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Laura; and her grandmother, Hilde Levi.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 11:00 A.M. until time of service at 1:00 P.M. at Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk with Rabbi Matthew Eisenberg officiating. Burial will follow at Oheb Shalom Cemetery, 3408 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky.
Memorial gifts can be made to Pancreatic Cancer Research or the Salvation Army.
Deborah H Leffler
February 16, 2025
Deborah Helene (Newmark) Leffler, 71, of Norwalk, died February 16, 2025, at home with hospice and surrounded by her loving family, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born July 10, 1953 in New York, N.Y., daughter of the now-deceased Helga and Eric Newmark. She graduated from Wellesley College and earned her teaching degree from Ashland University.
Debbie was a long-time reporter, editor, and columnist, having started in the newspaper industry in the 1970s. She taught high school English at Norwalk High for 17 years and another two years on special COVID education programs.
She began writing a weekly column for the Norwalk Reflector in 1986, and transitioned to writing it exclusively for Norwalk Ohio News in April 2020, with “View from the Kitchen” column being published every Thursday.
She played the piano and the accordion. She enjoyed cooking meals, taking long walks, and was a loving wife and mother and grandmother.
Debbie is survived by her husband, Russell; children, Benjamin (Alina), Ellen (Jaime), Martha (Brett), and Joseph (April); her grandchildren, Oliver, Miles, and Ezra Leffler, Ari and Nahuel Cabrera Leffler, and June Van Duser-Leffler; siblings, Carol Cohen (Bob) and Edward Newmark (Abbey); and nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Laura; and her grandmother, Hilde Levi.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 11:00 A.M. until time of service at 1:00 P.M. at Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk with Rabbi Matthew Eisenberg officiating. Burial will follow at Oheb Shalom Cemetery, 3408 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky.
Memorial gifts can be made to Pancreatic Cancer Research or the Salvation Army.