Toft Funeral Home and Crematory
2001 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870
Phone: 419-625-8816
Website: http://www.toftfh.com
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Roland Rankins, 83, of Sandusky, died peacefully in Stein Hospice Care Center after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Waynesboro, Miss. He excelled in football and baseball in his youth and adulthood.
He married the former Helen Lankford and moved his family to Sandusky in the mid 1960's. Roland retired from Industrial Nut Corporation after 28 years. He was a police officer for the Sandusky Police Department and the Cedar Point Police Department. He was a fixture in the games area at Cedar Point for 48 years. He served in the U.S. Army. In his spare time, he watched sports, old westerns, exercised, and spent time with family and friends.
Roland will be sorely missed by his children, Ken (Yvette), Chris, Michelle, and Michael; grandchildren, Ryan, Tayla, Haley, Demeah, and Alesha; great-grands, Adrianne, Geonne, and Ezra; siblings, Willie Earl (Juanita), Alfred (Diane), Louise (Allen), Mary Ann, and Marvin; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen; siblings, May Francis, Robert, Shirley Ann, and Frank Ellis.
Friends may call on Friday, October 14 from 7-9 p.m. in Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Funeral services will be on Saturday at 12 p.m. in Eagles Nest Church, Intl., 2126 Pipe St., Sandusky. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post 83 Color Guard.
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