Lowell E. Samson

1921 - 2006

SAMSON Lowell E. Lowell E. Samson, 85, of Elmore and Gibsonburg, OH, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at Riverview Health Care Campus, Oak Harbor, OH. He was born in Luckey, OH on September 2, 1921, a son of the late William F. and Mabel (Rothenbuhler) Samson. Mr. Samson was a foreman for many years at the Ohio Lime Company and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in the Pacific in World War II. An active member of Grace Lutheran Church, Elmore, Mr. Samson served the church as a deacon and trustee. He was also a former member of Zion Lutheran Church, Gibsonburg, where he served as superintendent of the Sunday School. Mr. Samson was a longtime member of the Elmore American Legion. He also coached baseball, was a softball umpire, and enjoyed playing dartball. Mr. Samson married the former Mabel Bauman on August 10, 1944, and they were divorced. He married the former Mildred I. Schaaf on May 15, 1976, and she preceded him in death on January 7, 1997. He is survived by sons, Robert (Laura) Samson, Oak Harbor, OH, Thomas (Jodie) Samson, Gibsonburg, OH; daughter, Betty (Earl) Wagoner, Toledo, OH; his former wife, Mabel Simpson, Oregon, OH; sisters, Marie Daily, Pemberville, OH, Wilma Rust, Oak Harbor, OH, and Ruth (Nelson) Berger, Fremont, OH. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Frederick Samson and Robert Samson and a sister, Lois Fox. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Crosser Funeral Home, Elmore. There will be no visitation on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elmore, with the Rev. David Nevergall officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Elmore. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Gibsonburg, Grace Lutheran Church, Elmore, or Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.crosserfuneralhome.com