Cyril H. Wesley

Cyril H. Wesley, 98, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011, at Otterbein North Shore Retirement Community. Cyril was born on September 24, 1912 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia across the harbor from Halifax to the late Charles Harold and Vivian Bateman Wesley. Cyril was the eldest of six children who moved to Port Clinton, Ohio, in the summer of 1924, when his father, a carpenter/shipbuilder, took a job with Matthews Boat Company. Cyril worked at Matthews as a teenager and also dabbled in watch/clock repair at a local jewelry store before being hired at the Standard Products Company. Cyril loved the water and could often be found swimming in the lake and river or diving off the Portage River Bridge. He often liked to challenge himself, and one day, swam from the mouth of the Portage River to Catawba, around the CIC area. In 1942, he took a leave of absence from Standard Products to join the US Navy where he served in WWII and was honorably discharged as a Gunner Mate, 2nd Class in 1945. On June 24, 1944, he married his longtime sweetheart, Margaret J. Carsten, who preceded him in death, August 1996, after 52 years of marriage. Cyril was a proud member of the Moose Lodge 1610 for over 37 years where he held several positions including Governor, Past Governor, Legion of the Moose, earning his Fellowship Degree in 1986. He was also a lifetime member of the VFW 2480 and the Eagles Lodge Aerie 2295. Left to cherish his memory are children Diana L. Dan Gouker, Craig H. Sharon Bell Wesley, and Carole L. Bob Schau; grandchildren Michelle L. Randy Farris, Melissa A. Chuck Slauterbeck , and Chad H. Wesley; six great grandchildren, two step great grandsons and one step great-great granddaughter; sister Norma Riedmaier, and many nieces and nephews. Always there with a hug or a handshake, Cyril will be greatly missed by many friends and family. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, sisters and brothers-in-law, Pauline Hiram Stone, Gwen Bill OBrien, Marian Fred Babes, brother: Robert and brothers-in-law Jack Riedmaier and Jack Carsten, and nephew Keith Riedmaier. Visitation will be 2-4 6-8PM, Tuesday, February 8, 2011, with Moose Memorial Services at 7pm at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, Port Clinton, OH. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00AM, Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in the funeral home. Interment will be in Riverview Cemetery, Port Clinton. Military Graveside Services will be conducted by Port Clinton VFW Post 2480. Memorial contributions in memory of Cyril can be made to Moose Lodge 1610 General Repair Fund, Humane Society of Ottawa County, or Stein Hospice.