Patricia Westerhold Obituary

Patricia A. Westerhold

Mar 23, 1931 - Oct 2, 2024

Sandusky

Patricia A. (Rupp) Westerhold, 93, of Sandusky and formerly Norwalk, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at Providence Care Center in Sandusky.

She was born Mar. 23, 1931, in Norwalk to the late John P. and Naomi (Wheaton) Rupp. She attended St. Paul Catholic School and graduated from Notre Dame High School in Toledo, and received her master of science degree from University of Notre Dame. She first taught elementary grades for 13 years, a year of junior high, and six years of high school with Toledo Catholic Diocese at Notre Dame, known as Sister John the Baptist. She was a science, anatomy, and physiology teacher for over 20 years at Bellevue High School, retiring in 1993. In 1991, she graduated from the Institute of Massotherapy in Tiffin and opened her home massage business in Norwalk, where they operated the local radio station. Then, in 1997, they sold WLKR Radio Station, and they began to live seasonally in Arizona, returning to Norwalk each year until moving back to Norwalk in 2015. She began to enjoy life and traveled with her husband.

She is survived by her husband, James R. Westerhold of Sandusky, whom she married Aug. 13, 1977; sons, Andrew J. Westerhold and John F. (Sarah) Westerhold; grandchildren, Ryan and Zack Juhre; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Marie Juhre; sisters, Ruth and Rita; and her brothers, the Rev. Vincent Rupp, Winifred, John Jr., William, James, Richard and Thomas Rupp.

A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 E. Main Street, Norwalk. A graveside will follow at 1 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, 2020 Sanford Street, Sandusky, Ohio.

Arrangements entrusted to Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk, Ohio 44857.