Tonya Kessler Obituary

Tonya Elaine "Toni" Kessler

Jun 11, 1967 - Oct 17, 2025

Norwalk

Tonya E. "Toni" Kessler, 58, of Norwalk, died Friday, October 17, 2025, at Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky, after many recent health issues. She was born June 11, 1967, in Sandusky, to the late Eugene and Linda Lou (Beck) Kessler.

Toni was retired, but she had worked at the former Vanson's in Monroeville, Miller Landscaping, and Balduff's Carpet Cleaning and Floor Covering.

A friendly and loving person, Toni enjoyed gardening, loved animals, and had a direct and genuine sense of humor. She was a homebody who also enjoyed being social. Toni was a wonderful cook who loved to entertain and host parties.

Toni is survived by her significant other, Dan Hipp; aunts, Linda Kamann, Janet (Rodney) Anderson, and Judy (Jay) Schaffer; uncles, Jerry (Sherry) Beck and Larry (Peggy) Beck; she is also survived by her cousin and friend, Jenny (Brian) Johnson; and several other cousins, nieces and a nephew, and lifetime friends, Lisa Shirley, Heather Seward and Phil Locher.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Linda (Beck) Kessler; father, Eugene "Gene" Kessler; uncles, Bill and Robert Kessler; aunt, Kathy Hacker; and grandmother, Laura (Beck) Wagner.

In keeping with Toni's wishes, she will be cremated and laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Monroeville alongside her parents, with a celebration of her life being planned at Charlie's Bar in Norwalk where she had also been a bartender.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Huron County Humane Society, 246 Woodlawn Ave., Norwalk, OH 44857, or National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 6133 Rockside Rd., Suite 102, Independence, OH 44131.

Online expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com