Jean Schlea

Rural Gibsonburg resident, Jean Schlea, 88, died Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 at Otterbein Portage Valley, Pemberville.

Jean was born in Pemberville, OH on Aug. 14, 1928 to Bert and Erma (McCoy) Jividen.  A 1946 graduate of Gibsonburg High School, Jean worked as a homemaker, volunteered at the Gibsonburg Nursing Home and was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibsonburg.  Jean enjoyed line dancing at the Sandusky County Senior Center, cooking and canning, gardening, painting, planting and caring for flowers and her cats.  Jean especially loved the time she had playing with her grandchildren.

Jean married Merlin Schlea in Angola, IN on Feb. 21, 1948.  Jean was a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandma who was loved by all and will be greatly missed.  Surviving her is her husband, Merlin; their sons, Jack (Barb) of Cumming, GA, Roger (Beth) and Randy (Denise) all of Gibsonburg; grandchildren, Melissa (Andrew) Loggins, Michelle (Ryan) Kincer, A.J. Schlea, Derek (Carrie) Schlea, Curtis (Abbey) Schlea and Nicole and Eric Schlea; great grandchildren, Everett, Henry, Emmalyn and Madison; and brothers, James (Gracie) Jividen of Gibsonburg and Gary (Coleen) Jividen of Bethlehem, PA. 

She is preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Doris Bumpus, Sharon White and Hugh and Dale Jividen.

Visitation will be Wed. Jan. 25, 3-7 p.m. at the Herman-Veh Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Gibsonburg.  Funeral Services will be Thurs. Jan. 26, 11 a.m. at the funeral home with an hour of visitation to be held prior to the service. Pastor Blair Miller will officiate. Burial will follow at West Union Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, the Alzheimer Association or to Southern Care Hospice.