Marilyn Sample Obituary

Marilyn Sample

Nov 25, 1931 - Dec 28, 2025

Sandusky

Marilyn Sample (Manganiello), 94, of Sandusky, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, December 28, 2025, at Parkvue Health Care Center, Sandusky.

Born November 25, 1931, in Mt. Vernon, New York, the daughter of Henry Fiore and Josephine Marie (Schillaci) Manganiello. She was a graduate of A.B. Davis High School in Mt. Vernon, and later graduated from Mt. Vernon Hospital School of Nursing in 1954. Marilyn moved to the Sandusky area from New York in 1959. She had worked as a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Sandusky for 10 years and later at Erie County Care Facility for 10 years before retiring in 1992.

Marilyn was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Altar Rosary Society.

She is survived by her children, Thomas "Tom" (Candace) Sample of Sandusky, JoEllen (Larry) Michel of Huron, Kathleen (Michael) Mulvin of Sandusky, Jeanne (Matthew) Melillo of Wichita, Kansas, and Diane (Ted) Kluding of Norwalk; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; and her numerous nieces and nephews.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 66 years, Thomas L. Sample, October 31, 2021; her daughter, Marilyn Ann Turner, May 4, 2019; son-in-law, Gregory Turner; and her two brothers, Henry "Hank" and Thomas Manganiello.

Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, January 1, 2026, at David F. Koch Funeral and Cremation Services, 520 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky. Prayers will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning, January 2, 2026, at the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 429 Central Avenue, Sandusky. Fr. Prashanth Kumar officiating. Cremation will be take place following funeral services. Inurnment will be at a later date at Calvary Cemetery Columbarium, Sandusky.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her memory to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 510 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870, or Catholic Parishes of Sandusky, 510 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, OH 44870.

Your memories and words of comfort may be shared with Marilyn's family at davidfkoch.com.