Elaine Mahl Obituary

Elaine Mahl

Nov 4, 1937 - Dec 18, 2025

Sandusky

Elaine (Mainzer) Mahl, 88, of Norwalk, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 18, 2025, at The Commons of Providence in Sandusky.

Elaine was born November 4, 1937, in Crestline, to Gilbert and Elizabeth Mainzer. Elaine is a descendant of the well-known Boeckling bloodline as she is a great-niece of Cedar Point founder, G.A Boeckling.

Elaine was a 1954 graduate of St. Paul's, and she worked for 32 years for the State of Ohio's employment services. She also spent over 40 years as a farmer's wife, which meant running an adaptable household in sync with the seasons of planting, growing, and harvesting.

Elaine served as Townsend Township Firebell for 20-plus years. She also donated considerable time to fundraising for American Cancer Society.

Elaine is survived by her sons, David (Marian Lane) Mahl of Saint Leonard, Maryland, and Kevin (Michelle Burke) Mahl of Davidson, North Carolina; sisters, Jane Silcox and Margaret Nestor; sisters-in-law, Janet Hostetler, Jane Mahl, and Margaret Mainzer; grandchildren, Alexander Mahl, Kaitlyn Mahl, Madelyn (Aldo) De Leon, Erika (Mathew) Rouse, and Lucille Mahl, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Richard "Dick" Mahl, in 2024; her parents, Gilbert and Elizabeth Mainzer; brother, Gilbert Mainzer; and sister, Kathleen Mainzer.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Evans Funeral Home, 314 E. Main Street, Norwalk. Funeral Mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 East Main Street, Norwalk, with the Rev. Valerian Larawa officiating, followed by a luncheon.

Private interment will be at a later date at St. Paul Cemetery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be sent to Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44870, or St. Paul Catholic Church, 91 East Main Street, Norwalk, OH 44857.