David Geren Brown, 76, passed away at Stein Hospice of Sandusky on Saturday, April 24. He was born June 13, 1944 in Cleveland to Charles F. and Emma (Grafton)
The Beacon
Stein Hospice Service has announced it is now a Level 5 Partner with We Honor Veterans, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The progression to this new level demonstrates a high level of commitment to Veteran-centric care in the community.
We Honor Veterans is a pioneering program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The program focuses on respectful inquiry, compassionate listening, and grateful acknowledgment of our nation’s veterans. Locally, Stein Hospice has been the program’s community partner since 2013.
“We at Stein Hospice have been privileged to know each of the veterans we have served in their final days and we knew that the experience would change us as an agency. What we were not prepared for was the openness and appreciation the Veterans have displayed in sharing their legacies with us,” said Stein Hospice CEO Jan Weske Bucholz.
Port Clinton
Judy K. Roettger, age 71, of Port Clinton, OH, formerly of Kettlersville, died peacefully while being cared for by her family on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at her residence in Port Clinton.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 beginning at 12:00 P.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen with Deacon Maury Hall officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, May 2, 2021 from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home with the United States Power Squadron Last Horizon service being held at 5:00 P.M. An addition time of visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Monday. There will also be a memorial mass held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Port Clinton at a later date. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Stein Hospice (1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, Ohio 44870) or to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
He was born in Plainfield, to parents Rosalie (Nicholson) and Stan Biedron.
Mark was a graduate of the Pingry School, earned a bachelor of arts degree in business from the University of Vermont and continued his studies at the University of Colorado.
He was vice president of sales and marketing at CON-LUX Coatings, Inc., in Edison, a manufacturer of architectural and chemical resistant coatings which his father started in 1947. He worked with his father and brother for 20 years before selling the business to the Sherwin-Williams Co. in 1995.
He co-founded Solid Wood Construction, which specialized in custom-crafted mortise and tenon barn homes, renovations and green buildings. He became an Accredited Professional of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED AP), managed all construction of the Willow School in Gladstone and achieved the first Living Building certification in New Jersey from the International Living Future Institute.