Sentimental Sunday: Bay View Baseball Photo from 1963

The photo above was taken about 1963 at the baseball field in Bay View, at Henry Keimer Park. Paul Orshoski was the manager of this ball team, most like "atom league," and Frank Orshoski was coach. In the picture below, the names of the players have been labeled. Both Orshoski families spent many an hour at the ball field during the summertime in Bay View, Ohio!

Advertisement from the Herb and Myers Co.

This newspaper advertisement from the Herb and Myers Co. appeared in the June 24, 1928 issue of the Sandusky Register. From 1900 to 1929, Michael R. Herb and Frank H. Myers were partners in the Herb and Myers Store on East Market Street in downtown Sandusky, Ohio. Prior to the 1900, the C.L. Engels Store was in operation at the location of the Herb and Myers Store.

By 1931, Frank H. Myers was associated with the the Sandusky Folding Box Company,which he founded along with James Plain; and the store formerly known as the Herb and Myers Store was now known as the M. R. Herb Co., with Michael R. Herb serving as the company president. In 1939, the M.R. Herb Co. was destroyed in a large fire, and Mr. Herb retired.

On November 6, 1962, Michael R. Herb died at the age of 92. He had been active in the Sandusky Chamber of Commerce, Elks Club, St. Mary's Church, and the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Herb is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Sandusky.













Frank H. Myers passed away on February 22, 1965. Mr. Myers was a member of Grace Episcopal church, the Rotary club, and Science Lodge 50. He is buried in Section L of Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery.

Rev. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn

Rev. Theodore Julius Christian Stellhorn was born in Watertown, Wisconsin. He was the son (and later would be the father of) a Lutheran minister. The Stellhorn family moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the father of the family was a professor at Concordia College. Next, the Stellhorns moved to Columbus, Ohio, where Rev. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn attended Capital University. He graduated in 1889, and three years later he became a graduate of the Divinity School at Capital.

In June of 1892 Rev. Stellhorn became the pastor of a newly organized church in Fort Wayne. He came to Sandusky in November, 1897, to become an assistant to his brother in law, Dr. August Dornbirer. In 1907, Rev. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn was called to become the pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Sandusky.























Rev. Stellhorn helped to organize Lutheran churches in Castalia, Huron, and Venice, Ohio. From 1928 ti 1948, Dr. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn and Rev. Theodore Stellhorn, Jr. worked together at Zion Lutheran Church, the being the assistant pastor, and the elder Rev. Stellhorn serving as the head pastor. In 1948, Dr. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn was advised by his doctors not to preach at public worship services any longer, so the senior paster visited the sick and shut-ins of the community, and continued to serve on several church committees.

On February 18, 1955, Rev. Theodore J.C. Stellhorn died at at the age of 83. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery with his wife Katherine. Officiating at the funeral of Dr. Stellhorn was: Rev. Maurice White, of Lima; Rev. David Wolber, assistant pastor at Zion; Rev. J.A. Griffith, of St. Paul's Lutheran Church; and Rev. John Braun, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Clinton, and formerly of Trinity Lutheran at Venice.

An obituary for Rev. Stellhorn appeared on the front page of the February 18, 1955 issue of the Sandusky Register Star News. The article reported that Dr. Stellhorn was one of the most able leaders of Lutherans on the Sandusky area. Rev. Stellhorn was survived by his son, Rev. Theodore Stellhorn, Jr., two daughters, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. One son, Luther, had died in 1954, and his wife, the former Katherine Dornbirer died in 1951.

Twilight on Sandusky Marsh, by John Hay

First appearing in Harper's Magazine on page 475 of Volume 93, in 1896, this poem also appeared in the 1916 book THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN HAY, on page 234, and is available at Google Books. THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN HAY was published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, and featured an introduction by John Hay's son, Clarence Leonard Hay.























The state of Ohio has always had wetlands, which include swamps, marshes, and bogs. Several marshes are located close to the shore of Sandusky Bay and Lake Erie in northern Ohio. Marshes are a natural habitat for a several plants and animals. I can recall my uncle, Wayne Orshoski, trapping muskrats in the marshes not far from his home.

We do not know exactly which marsh John Milton Hay wrote about in his poem, but throughout history, residents of Erie and Sandusky Counties have all heard the birds and other wildlife, felt the refreshing breezes, and have seen the lovely twilight sky that can be viewed as the sun goes down in the evening hours near the marsh lands close to Sandusky Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Neuert

From an Emigration Index put out by the Pirmasens Genealogical Study Group, we learn that Ludwig Neuert (born 1809) and his wife, the former Elizabetha/Elizabeth Hohl, and their sons Johann Michael Neuert (born in 1834, later known as John) and Johann Jakob Neuert (born in 1837, later known as Jacob) all were from Leimen, Germany, and emigrated to the United States to settle in Sandusky, Ohio in the year 1846.

Ludwig Neuert became known as Louis Neuert. He and his wife made their home in Sandusky with their son Jacob. Ludwig/Louis Neuert worked in a grocery store. In time, Jacob Neuert would become the superintendent of the Barney and Kilby Machine Works, and would be issued several patents for his patterns and inventions. Jacob moved his family to Chicago in the late 1890's. John Neuert worked as a boilermaker. He and his wife had several children listed in the 1880 U.S. Census.

Ludwig Neuert died at age 75 on October 12, 1883. He is buried in Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery. His wife Elizabeth Neuert had preceded him in death in 1873.

Frank Orshoski, Jr.

Frank Orshoski, Jr. was the son of Frank and Dallas Orshoski, born on January 11, 1929. Frank served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Alice Zeck, and they had a family of seven children. Frank enjoyed his family very much. He was active in umpiring little league baseball. For many years, Frank worked at Sandusky Dressed Beef.

One of the biggest tragedies of Frank's life was losing his oldest son, Craig, in a snowmobile accident. Only in his early 20's, Craig died close to his Bay View home on December 31, 1980. Frank was ill for many years, and he passed away on October 10, 1982.Though he left this earth to soon, a host of Orshoski grandchildren are carrying on the zest for life that Frank Orshoski, Jr. always had. Below is a brief article from the December 22, 1944 issue of the Margaretta News, which told about Frank and Rollie Orshoski's excellent attendance record.























Frank Orshoski,Jr. is buried at the Castalia Cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman E. Strong

A biographical sketch of Henry Clay Strong in HISTORY OF THE WESTERN RESERVE provides information about Henry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman E. Strong. Lyman Elderkin Strong was born to Major Joseph and Lucy Elderkin Strong on June 13, 1802. Major Strong was one of the earliest settlers in Lyme Township of Huron County. Lyman E. Strong was a merchant and also had a farm, first in Lyme Township and later in Plymouth, Ohio in Richland County. Lyman D. Strong married Calista Lucinda Nims in 1831.

Lyman Elderkin Strong died on October 8, 1889, and Calista Nims Strong died on April 14, 1891. A tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Strong is found in the book HISTORY OF THE WESTERN RESERVE:

"They lived lives of usefulness and honor and their names merit an enduring place on the roll of those who contributed their quota to the social and material development and progress of the historic old Western Reserve."

The business papers of Lyman Elderkin Strong are held by the Library of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. Lyman E. and Calista Strong are buried in the Strong's Ridge Cemetery in Huron County, Ohio along with their son Ozias Strong, who died in 1864. A cousin of Lyman Elderkin Strong, also named Lyman Strong, was a marble dealer in Cleveland, Ohio.