Doris J. (Ryan) Smarsch

July 26, 1928 ~ May 28, 2019

Doris J. Smarsch, 90, of Sandusky, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 in Firelands Regional Medical Center after a sudden illness.

She was born on July 26, 1928 in Indianapolis, IN and moved to Owensboro, KY as a child. She was a music major at Murray State College in KY from 1946-1950, where she met her husband, Stephen D. Smarsch, who survives. They married in 1950 and recently celebrated 69 years of marriage.

Doris taught choir in Cadiz, KY from 1950-1952 and then became a homemaker. She served as a choir member, and sometimes choir director, in many churches in Kentucky and Ohio, including the First Methodist Church in Lorain.

Doris is survived by her husband, Stephen D. Smarsch; and son, Dr. Robert Smarsch.

In addition to her parents, Arnold Ryan and Mary Alice (Cook) Ryan, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Stephanie Wilson; sister, Helen Hazelrigg; and her brother, Edwin Ryan.

Burial services will take place in Calvary Cemetery, Lorain.

Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, is handling arrangements.