Myrtle Gobbell

On March 14, 2026, Myrtle Marie Gobbell (Smith) followed her husband (Dexter

Gobbell) of 66 years to heaven's gate.

Myrtle was born on June 9,1940 to Louis Allen and Robbie (Morris) Smith in

Waynesboro, Tennessee. In Waynesboro, she attended Wayne County High School

where she would meet her husband, Dexter Gobbell. They would eventually move to

Rossford, Ohio where they raised two daughters together.

Though she was a stay-at-home mother, she would go around town, and clean houses

for a living in her spare time. She loved to sew and work on other crafts. The most

important thing in her life was her family. She always made sure her children,

grandchildren, and great grandchildren were taken care of.

She was an extremely devoted Chistian woman and started off as a member of Western

Ave Church of Christ before she became a member of Echo Meadows Church of Christ.

She stayed at Echo Meadows until 1988 after her husband helped build Hope in Christ

Church in Perrysburg, and was a devoted member there from the time they opened until

the day it closed in 2019. After closing of Hope in Christ Church in Perrysburg, she and

her husband returned as members of Echo Meadows Church of Christ.

Myrtle is survived by her daughters Bernadine Irelan (Ted Irelan) and Lee Ann Retar

(Robert A. Boykin), her 4 grandchildren Brandon Gobbell, Tiffany Cluckey, Chris Retar,

and Cody Retar. 9 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchildren, along with 4

surviving younger brothers.

Friends will be received on Thursday March 19, 2026 at Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home, Rossford (830 Lime City Rd.) from 5 P.M. until the time of Services at 7 P.M.