Sophia Rita Fackler, 93, Co-owner of Lakeland Lodges, Vermilion
Sophia Rita Fackler (nee Warner), 93, formerly of Vermilion, died Saturday, January 17, 2004 at Parkvue Health Care Center in Sandusky, after a lengthy illness.Born December 15, 1910 in Lorain, Ohio she was a Vermilion resident since 1948 before moving to Sandusky.
She was co-owner with her husband of Lakeland Lodges in Vermilion and former member of the Lioness Club in Lorain.
She is survived by a son Robert A. Fackler, Cadillac, Michigan, a brother Edward Warner, Amherst, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry H. Fackler, 1978, brothers Paul Warner, Andy Warner, Stacey Warner, and Frank Warner, a sister Ann, and her parents Henry Andre and Maria Anna (nee Machowicz) Warner.
Friends may call Tuesday, January 20, 2004 from 2-4 p.m. at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street Vermilion. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Wendall Brooker, pastor of the United Church of Christ Congregational, will officiate. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Lafayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Ohio.