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2A RECORDS The News-Messenger Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Attempted cheese dip theft results in felony charge for Fremonter Obituaries and photographs submitted to the Fremont News Messenger may be published, distributed, repurposed and otherwise used in print, electronic and other media platforms. Beverly J. Humbert GREEN SPRINGS: Beverly J. Humbert, 70, of Green Springs, OH passed away at her home on Sunday, June 23, 2013. She was born on August 30, 1942 in Sandusky, OH, the daughter of Paul "Joseph" and Erva "Jane" (Wadsworth) Humbert.

She was a 1960 graduate of Green Springs High School. Bev then graduated from Cosmetology School and obtained her Beauty Operator's License. Bev was an Instructor at Fremont Gerner to return the to the store. Gerner then allegedly grabbed the em Dustin Gerner ployee by the arm and pushed him out of the way. Gerner and the employee continued to struggle over the cheese dip until the employee was able to hold Gerner down on the floor until police arrived J.

ESS Beauty School for fifteen years and then worked as a Beautician in a Salon, retiring in 2001. She was a member of New Hope Christian Church. She also bowled on the Green Springs Women's Bowling League and played on the Women's Dart Ball League. Bev loved to cook, crochet, watch westerns and NASCAR, decorate cakes and listen to Elvis. She especially loved to babysit for her nieces and nephews.

Bev is survived by her siblings, Marilyn Humbert, Fremont, OH, Clinton (Gaynel) Humbert, Republic, OH and Carolyn (James) Edmonds, Green Springs, OH; nieces and nephews, Christy Billings, Michael Shoemaker, Kurt Humbert, Aaron Humbert, Shelly Weaver, Wes Reed and Adrienne Sandwisch; many great nieces and nephews; brother-in-law, Jim Shoemaker; her beloved golden retriever, Duke. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Phylis Shoemaker and niece, Lori Shoemaker. Visitation: Wednesday from 2 4 pm and 6 8 pm at Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 211 N. Broadway St, Green Springs, OH. Service: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 10:30 am at the funeral home with Pastor Jim Gippert officiating.

Burial: Green Springs Cemetery. Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or Donor's Choice. Online Condolences: www.whhfh.com Evelyn Conrad HELENA: Evelyn Conrad, 89 of Helena, passed away early Monday, June 24, 2013 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont. Arrangements are pending at Herman-Kinn-Veh Funeral Home Cremation Services, Gibsonburg. Tracy J.

Stevenson KANSAS: Tracy J. Stevenson, 42 of Kansas, OH died on Saturday, June 23, 2013. Arrangements are pending at Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home Cremation Services, Fremont. Goldie Wood PORT CLINTON: Goldie Wood, 67, of Port Clinton, Ohio, died Saturday, June 22, 2013 in her residence. She was born in Quincy, KYon September 10, 1946 to Richard and Bertha E.

(Royster) Butler. She married David R. Wood in Port Clinton on November 22, 1991 and he preceded her in death on September 4, 2002. Goldie was a breast cancer survivor who loved life, and lived it to the fullest. Her family was very important to her and she cherished every minute she was with them.

Goldie also enjoyed the special company of her pets, Tootsie Suzie. She often could be found gardening, canning, and Honkey Tonk dancing! Survivors of Goldie include her mother, Bertha E. Butler; daughters, Theresa L. (Thomas) Broadstock, and Mary K. White; sons, Frederick S.

(Ruthann) Wenger III, and David R. (Hailey) Wenger; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley (Mike) Key; and brother, Larry Butler. Goldie was preceded in death by her father, Richard, husband, David, brother, John Butler, and sister, Kathy Grates. A funeral service for Goldie will be conducted at 11 AM, Thursday, June 28, 2013 in the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, 216 Washington St. Port Clinton, OH.

Visitation will be in the funeral home from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, June 27, 2013. Interment will be in the Catawba Island Cemetery. It is suggested that memorials be directed to the family. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com. Firefighters atop a roof get water at a house fire Monday, james proffittnews-messenger on the scene.

Gerner reportedly told an employee the cheese dip belonged to him. Police arrived to find the cheese dip was cold. In Kroger, cheese dip is kept near the coolers. Since Gerner used force after he was accused of shoplifting, he was charged with robbery, a third-degree felony punishable by one to five years in prison. The cheese dip is valued at $2.99.

intact. The neighbor, whose home is only about 35 feet from the residence, thanked the assistant chief and other firefighters for saving her home. About 5,000 gallons of water were used by firefighters, including 14 from Lindsey, nine from Sandusky and five from Portage. jprojfitgannett.com try titled "progressive" and advises agents that such groups' activities "appear to lean toward a new political party" and may not be eligible for tax-exempt status. In a news release, the Ways and Means Committee Democrats said they have verified that some of the 298 organizations examined by the inspector general were liberal organizations.

Michigan Rep. Sandy Levin, the top Democrat on the panel, said he would ask the IG why that information was omitted from his initial report and ask for a new hearing on the issue. "The audit served as the basis and impetus for a wide range of congressional investigations, and this new information shows that the foundation of those investigations is flawed in a fundamental way," Levin said. official business and resisting arrest. Renee Schultz, 40, was charged with domestic violence.

BELLEVUE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIREARM 10 a.m., guns were reportedly fired in the area near County Road 302. CRASH 12:36 a.m., a vehicle hit a dog on Northwest Street. The dog was removed from the road. FIRECRACKERS 3:06 a.m., two explosions were heard outside a home in the 600 block of Northwest Street. THEFT 6:49 a.m., a safe was reported stolen from a residence in the 100 block of North Buckeye Street.

FOUND 8:38 p.m., a bag of marijuana was found on South Sandusky Street. The goods were turned over to the police. News-Messenger staff report FREMONT A local man was charged with robbery Sunday after police said he forcefully attempted to leave a store without paying for cheese dip. Store employees told police that Dustin Ger-ner, 20, took a can of Fri-tos Jalapeno Cheddar Dip from Kroger on South Fifth Street and attempted to leave the store without paying. An employee asked Fire Continued from Page 1A That was in part because of a neighbor, who first spotted the fire, and was inside the home throwing burning items out a kitchen window.

In the process, Zimmerman explained, a couple cans of gasoline that were sitting outside near the garage had been knocked over and ignited. "We were able to knock it down fairly fast once we got there and put water on it," Zimmerman said. A total of 28 firefighters worked the fire, he said, including nine from Sandusky Township and five from Portage. Zimmerman said the next door neighbor let them know immediately no one was home at the IRS Continued from Page 1A congressional panels investigating the IRS scandal. "I want to get to the bottom of this, and I want this information out as quickly as possible, so we can air these issues," he said.

Werfel's revelations came as the IRS released a 53-page interim report on the agency's handling of tax-exempt applications. He said the IRS's inquiry has "shed further light" on leadership failures that led to the scandal and allowed the targeting to continue for so long. "Several key leaders, including some in the commissioner's office, failed in multiple capacities," the IRS report states. Top IRS officials FREMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT THEFT 1:45 p.m., a silver Mongoose bicycle was reported stolen from Copper Penny Bar. CITED 5:59 p.m., a 54-year-old Toledo man was issued a citation for failure to appear.

6:40 p.m., a 56-year-old Fremont man was issued a citation for driving under suspension. CHARGED 1:10 a.m., a Green Springs woman was charged with domestic violence. SANDUSKY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHARGED a 26-year-old Arlington man was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Leslie Wayne Lee, 53, was 419-332-5511. time of the blaze.

While the investigation did not determine an exact cause yet, Zimmerman said, the fire began in the garage ceiling. It then spread through an access panel into the roof of the residence and into the attic area. The garage and utility room were destroyed, Zimmerman said, though the main structural features of the home are failed to "identify, prevent, address and disclose" the unfair targeting of conservative groups. The scandal erupted in May after an inspector general's audit found that Cincinnati-based IRS employees developed and implemented "inappropriate criteria" using terms such as "tea party," "patriot" and "912" as triggers that sent those applications into a lengthy, burdensome review process. The IG audit said of 298 organizations given extra scrutiny, about 96 were tea party groups.

The report did not specify why the other 202 applications were singled out. The November 2010 IRS document, released by Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee, shows an en charged with burglary. Mitchell Lews, 31, of Gibsonburg, was charged with drug possession. a 31-year-old Clyde man was charged with a probation violation. a 21-year-old Clyde woman was charged with a probation violation.

CRASH 4:18 p.m., an injury crash was reported near Howland Street and North Ohio Avenue. No transport required. FIRE 5:10 p.m., a grass fire was reported near the 85-mile mark on the Ohio Turnpike. SPOTTED 8:03 p.m., a highly intoxicated man purchased beer from the BP gas station on North Ohio 53 then left in a silver Dodge Durango. Police were unable to find the man.

THEFT 8:19 p.m., items were reported stolen in the 500 block of Pleasant Drive in Sandusky Township. CHARGED a 27-year-old Helena man was charged with obstructing Robert J. Zam, Jr. SEMINOLE, FL: Robert J. Zam, 49, of Seminole, FL and previously of Port Clinton, OH passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his residence.

Arrangements are pending at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, Port Clinton, OH. Caroline A. Haack OAK HARBOR: Caroline A. Haack, 89, of Oak Harbor, died Friday, June 21, 2013 in her residence. Arrangements in care of Robinson-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, Oak Harbor.

Dorothy J. Gress, PORT CLINTON: Dorothy J. Gress, 95, of Port Clinton, Ohio, passed away, Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Riverview Heathcare Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. Final arrangements are being handled at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, Port Clinton, OH. Shirley J.

Daniels LINDSEY: Shirley J. Daniels, 69 of Lindsey, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Countryside Continuing Care Center. Shirley was born in Port Clinton on April 29, 1944 to Emery and Dorothy (Morgan) Bahnsen. She graduated from Port Clinton High School and later became a seamstress at Saddleman Inc. in Fremont, retiring in 2006.

On January 5, 1980, she married Phillip Daniels at Peace Lutheran Church in Port Clinton. Shirley enjoyed camping and traveling, as well as quilting, sewing and baking. Surviving along with her husband are children, J. P. (Jean) Anderson of Fremont and Jeff "Red" Anderson of Kansas, OH; step-daughters, Kim Mears of Amherst and Sheri (Dave) Kopcak of Fremont; step-son, Mike (Sue) Daniels of Green Springs; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Shirley is preceded in death by her parents; infant son, James Anderson and grandchild, Tyler Daniels. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home Cremation Services, Fremont from 2-4 p.m. 6-8 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Maureen Pump will be officiating.

Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Port Clinton. Memorial contributions in Shirley's memory can be made to Hospice of Memorial Hospital. To view Shirley's video tribute or to make online condolences, please visit www.hermankinn. com HERMJ-KINKT -L JL FUNERAL HOMES (JREMATION SERVICES -J- QUESTIONS Shannon "Sarge" MacArthur Lunsford, Sr. KINGSPORT, TN: Shannon "Sarge" M.

Lunsford, 69, of Kingsport, has finally gone home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 23, 2013. He was born in Kingsport and resided in Fremont, Ohio, for twenty years before returning to Kingsport. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving for three tours in the Vietnam War as a sergeant and retired after twenty years of service. Shannon retired from Heinz U.S.A.

in Fremont, Ohio, after 18 Vi years of service. He was a member of Charles DeW-itt Byrd Post 3382 V.F.W. Sarge was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ada Bell Lunsford; wife, Patricia Ann Lunsford; stepson, Michael Lunsford; daughter, Jacquelynn L. Chapman; brothers, Paul, James, Earl, Gene, Bill, and Sonny Lunsford. He is survived by his wife, Violet V.

Lunsford of Kingsport; son, Shannon Lunsford, Jr. of Kingsport; daughter, Laurie A. McEwen and husband, William of Kingsport; stepdaughter, Robin Brady of Richmond, VA; stepson, James Brady of Richmond, VA; grandchildren, Crystal L. Bates, Brittany Shasteen, Alisha McEwen-Slyker, and Mikayla Shasteen; greatgrandchild, Malachi Bates; sisters, Violet Nuckles of Kingsport and Betty Snyder of Moorefield, WVA; brother, Edward Lee "Butch" Lunsford of Republic, OH; several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center for the special care they provided during his illness.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Hamlett-Dobson, Kingsport. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Hamlett-Dobson, Kingsport. The graveside service will follow at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

The V.F.W. will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.

Please visit www.hamlettdobson.com to leave an online condolence for the family. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport is serving the family of Shannon "Sarge" M. Lunsford, Sr. 2 people injured in crash; alcohol suspected News-Messenger staff report CLYDE Two people were taken to area hospitals after a single-vehicle rollover Sunday on County Road 185. Christopher Blair, 27, was flown by medical helicopter to University of Toledo Medical Center at about 10 p.m.

and is listed in critical condition today. His passenger, Lauren Gillett of Green Springs, was taken to Bellevue Hospital; no condition was available for Gillett. While driving on County Road 185, Blair's vehicle veered off the side of the road, according to troopers from the the Ohio Highway Patrol. The vehicle then struck a pole and flipped, ejecting Blair from the vehicle. Troopers said Blair was not wearing a seat-belt.

It is unclear whether Gillett was wearing a seatbelt. State troopers said they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash. Charges are pending the completion of the investigation. OR PROBLEMS? CALL JVews-iflessettger www.TheNews-Messenger.com Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Vol. 175 -No.

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