Cody John Van Hersett, 16, of Oregon, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 12, 2012 due to injuries from an auto accident. He was born in Toledo, Ohio on October 9, 1995 to John G. and Michelle M. (Schenkel) Van Hersett Jr. Cody was a sophomore at Clay High School. He had attended Starr and Fassett schools, and pre-school at All Saints in Rossford. Cody started playing hockey at the age of 9 and was currently a member of the Varsity Hockey team as #23, where he excelled as a key player for the team. He was noted by a commentator as a 'œpest in the crease,' because of his size and agility. He played on the Clay JV soccer team and had been moved to the varsity team, playing just one game and scoring a goal. Cody was looking forward to the next soccer season. He loved going to Wamplers Lake during the summer with his family and friends for skiing, wake boarding, tubing and boating. During the winter he enjoyed snowmobiling and loved putting the miles on the snowmobile. Cody enjoyed doing anything that involved the outdoors, especially playing pond hockey. Above all, he loved being with his family, brothers and friends. Cody was a great big brother and was a mentor to his brothers. They both wanted to be just like him. Cody'™s dream was to be a pilot, and one day owning and fixing his own plane. Surviving are his parents, John and Michelle; little brothers, Jarod and Ethan; grandparents, John and Susan Van Hersett, Dave and Gail Durczynski and Jeff Schenkel; great grandmothers, Evelyn Krieger and Joan Knighten; aunts and uncles, Connie (Jim) Mueller, Valerie (Scott) Killinger, Nicole (Jacob) Alexander, Julie (David) Schivelbein and Jeff (Brandy) Schenkel; cousins, Nicholas, Scott, Sam, Lacey, Brianna, Isabella, Kacy, Jacob, Nathan, Abby, Jeffy, Bree and Kaylee, and many, many loving friends. Cody was preceded in death by his great grandparents, Wesley Krieger, Willard and Ruth Schenkel, John D. Van Hersett, Urban and Grace Gladieux. Friends may visit at the Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road on Sunday, January 15, 2012 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Monday, from Noon to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted in the Clay High School Auditorium on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. where the family will greet friends beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Parking in Lot B off Stadium Rd.) Interment will follow in St. Ignatius Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Cody'™s memory can be made to the Cody J. Van Hersett Hockey Scholarship Fund. Cody, fly away - be safe - you'™ll always be remembered and loved. Visitation: Sunday, 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, Noon - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at Clay High School Services: Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. at Clay High School Use Parking Lot B off Stadium Road Interment: St. Ignatius Cemetery