Ernest (Ernie) F. Szaniszlo, age 97, of Perry, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Saybrook Landing Health and Rehab. He was born June 27, 1925 in Perry, the son of Paul and Barbara (Kuntz) Szaniszlo. He graduated from Perry High School in 1943. He served his country as a member of the United States Army from 1946 to 1947. Ernie worked as a Technician for Ohio Bell. He was an active member of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Fairport Harbor.

He was a quiet man with a dry sense of humor. He enjoyed building electronic projects, woodworking, music of the Big Band era, reading historical fiction, gardening and caring for the family farm where he was born and lived until he was 96 years old. Ernie grew many crops of sweet corn and hay there. He crafted beautiful grandfather clocks and tables from wood supplied by the farm’s trees. The farm was also a gathering place for visits by extended family and friends that Ernie, and all his family, thoroughly enjoyed. He entered Saybrook Landing in June, 2021.

He is survived by nephews, Dwight (Lorraine) Warden, Blackduck, MN; Tom (Becky Cotrell) Warden, Reno, NV; great nieces and nephew: Alicia (Michael) Chilton, Des Moines, IA; Elliott (Elizabeth) Warden, Richfield, MN, Elizabeth “Liz” (Shawn) Warden-McDonald, Brooklyn, NY; Emily (Alan) Holasek, Roseville, MN; great-great nieces and nephews, Grace Chilton, Eleanor Warden, Graham Chilton, Ramona Warden, Lewis Warden.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Barbara (Kuntz) Szaniszlo; brother, Paul (Ella) Szaniszlo, and sister Martha (Jack) Warden.

Ernie’s family would like to thank Grace Shupp and Cheryl Leovic for the care they provided that enabled Ernie to live in his beloved home as long as he could. Thanks also to the many caregivers at Bella Care Hospice and Saybrook Landing who served him this year.

Friends and family will be received from 5-7 pm Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Behm Family Funeral Home, 26 River Street in Madison. Funeral Service will be 11 am Friday, September 2nd 2022 at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 601 Plum St in Fairport Harbor. Final Resting Place will be at Perry Cemetery in Perry, Ohio. Online obituary and condolences may be viewed at www.behmfuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Hungarian Reformed Church of Fairport Harbor