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ROBERT 'BOB' BAER CINCINNATI – H. Robert “Bob” Baer passed away on Jan. 28, 2019, at the age of 94. He was the beloved husband of Charlotte for 64 years, who preceded him in death in 2013. He was the father of Nancy (Jim) Goetzel, Robert (Susan) Baer and Wendy (Steve) Platamone; grandfather of eight; and great-grandfather of 14. Bob graduated from Boardman High School in 1942 and attended Duke University, graduating in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Upon graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served for two years. His life was dedicated to his family and to the many students and athletes he taught and coached in his 30-year career in education, retiring from The Rayen School. His track teams won nine city, eight district and two regional championships. His 1980 team was state runner-up. Both his 1976 and 1987 teams finished fifth at the state track meet. At retirement he was considered the ‘Dean’ of Youngstown track. Upon retirement he and Charlotte moved to New Bern, N.C. where they lived for 20 years, making many new friends and golfing buddies. Bob enjoyed golf, bridge, scrabble, wood working and watching his Duke Blue Devils. In 2009, he and Charlotte moved to Cincinnati to be near family. A memorial service will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the New England Club in Cincinnati. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Queen City Hospice. The Fares J. Radel Funeral Homes and Crematory, 5950 Kellogg Ave., in Cincinnati is assisting the family. Best Algebra Teacher! “I had the pleasure of being in Mr. Baer’s math class in 1973. Because of him Algebra became my favorite subject. I will never forget him. ”  » Alicia Goldston Taylor on February 7, 2019 The Rayen School - Class of 1988 “I am saddened to learn of the loss of Mr. Baer. He was definitely one of the great ones. I can still hear his voice during our Math class and see his very purposeful ...

Ettie” Darabon, a resident of 7 West Main Street, Norfolk.She passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital.Ethel is survived by her two nephews, Peter and Bobbi Jo Darabon, Norfolk and Dominic Zappia, Nebraska; her three nieces, Rickie Zappia, Norfolk, Nancy and Jeremiah Hammill, Winthrop, and Jodi Darabon and her companion Jack Gala, Potsdam, along with many great nieces and nephews.She was pre-deceased by her two brothers, Alton “Peter” and Stephen Darabon and her four sisters, Irene Southworth, Mary “Dolly” Harris, Lauretta Radel, and Goldie “Cookie” Zappia.Ethel was born in Norfolk, NY on May 8, 1930 to the late Stephen and Bernadine Robinson Darabon. After graduating high school, she worked for Bell Telephone and the Oval Wood Dish, both in Potsdam, and finally the Norfolk Paper Mill.Ethel volunteered at the Norfolk Hepburn Library, the Whistle Stop thrift store, and for the Comrades of Hope in Norfolk. She loved reading, jigsaw puzzles, and enjoyed being in her garden.Memorial donations in Ethel's memory can be made to the Norfolk Fire and Rescue and memories and condolences may be shared online at www.buckfuneralhome.com.  The Buck Funeral Home in Norfolk is serving the family of Ethel M. “Ettie” Darabon.

On Nov. 27, a Williamsburg fisherman’s body was recovered from Harsha Lake after an apparent accidental drowning.The fisherman had offered to help a hunter take his deer from one side of Harsha Lake in East Fork State Park to the other on Nov. 25. Stephanie Leis, with the communication office of the Ohio Department of Natural Resource (ODNR), said both males then ended up in the water, and the fisherman did not make it to shore.At that point, ODNR began a search that evening for the man, a search which continued through Monday and early Tuesday morning.When ODNR officials resumed the search at 9 a.m. on Nov. 27, they used side-scan sonar to help locate the body.Side-scan sonar is a sonar system that is often used to create an image by using sound echos of large areas of seafloor, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.By 2:05 p.m., ODNR said in an email, through utilizing the side-scan sonar, they were able to locate “what is believed to be a fisherman who fell into Harsha Lake on Sunday, Nov. 25.”Daniel Snell, 52, was positively identified by the coroner’s office on Nov. 28, as the fisherman.According to his obituary with Fares J. Radel funeral homes and crematory in California, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Daniel, nicknamed, “Dapper,” was an “avid outdoorsman, who had a big heart and would go out of his way to help anyone.”He had a daughter and two granddaughters.Ryan ‘Buzz’ Bussey, a friend of Dan’s, made a design badge for “Dapper Dan.” A number of people on Facebook have used the badge as profile pictures.“I met Dapper through the Owensville crew (Rumpke Mountain Boys family) of music fanatics back in 2001 or so,” he said.Bussey told The Sun, “you would be hard-pressed to find a person on this planet that would have a bad thing to say about him.”“Heaven can be incredibly greedy at times. It seems like only the best of us seem to get taken way too soon,” he said.Deborah Hawkins, admi...