At Croghan, we understand where you’re coming from because we believe in the same values - Honesty. Hard work. Commitment to family. So we hope you consider us more than just your community bank. We’d love nothing more than to be here to listen, guide, and help you for years to come.
Board of Directors
James Bowlus, Lead Director Retired
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Michael Allen Sr. Retired
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Josh Frederick President/Chief Executive Officer NOMS Healthcare
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John Hoty Co-Owner Hoty Enterprises, Inc.
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Claire Johansen Co-Owner Lane of Dreams Farm, LLC
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Daniel Lease VP, Chief Financial Officer WT Holdings, LLC
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Thomas McLaughlin Retired
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Allan Mehlow Chief Financial Officer The Mosser Group/WMOG, Inc.
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Kendall Rieman President/Chief Executive Officer Croghan Colonial Bank
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Rick Robertson Retired
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Sarah Zimmerman Superintendent Sandusky County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DD)
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Management Team
Kendall Rieman President/Chief Executive Officer
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Brad Elfring SVP/Chief Financial Officer
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Carla Waggoner SVP/Chief Operations Officer
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Chip VanDette SVP/Chief Lending Officer
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Chris Kelly SVP/Chief Credit Officer
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Tracy Baughman SVP/Chief Investment Officer and Wealth Department Manager
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Theresa Elfring VP/Senior Manager - Client Experience
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Shannon George VP/Senior Commercial Lender
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Melissa Walker VP/Retail Operations Manager
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Laura Whipple VP/Human Resource Manager
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Our History
1888 - Croghan Bank was founded by Augustus E. Rice and J. W. Pero on July 25th.
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1890 - The Croghan Bank and Savings Co. were incorporated, purchasing the assets and liabilities of the Croghan Bank.
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1904 - Croghan Bank and Savings Co. bought the Brainard property at 323 Croghan Street, Fremont – our current Main Office location.
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1955 - The consolidation of Croghan Bank and Savings Co. with the Colonial Savings Bank was approved, forming the Croghan Colonial Bank. An expansion plan began with locations opening on Fremont's East and West sides.
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1958 - Croghan Colonial Bank bought the Commercial Bank of Green Springs, giving us a new location in Green Springs.
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1977 - The Bank bought the property for Ballville Banking Center.
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1984 - Articles of Incorporation were approved, setting up the holding company, Croghan Bancshares Inc., making Croghan Colonial Bank a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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1996 - Croghan Colonial Bank acquired The Union Bank & Savings Company. With this acquisition, we gained the Bellevue, Clyde, and Monroeville Banking Centers.
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2001 - Croghan Colonial Bank expanded to gain a location in Port Clinton.
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2005 - Croghan Colonial Bank acquired The Custar State Bank, giving us a new location in Custar.
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2006 - Croghan Colonial Bank expanded again, gaining a Loan Production Office in Norwalk.
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2007 - The Bank bought the Wilson Building in Clyde; we built a new Clyde Banking Center.
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2008 - Colonial Bank relocated our Norwalk Banking Center to a full-service facility.
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2011 - Croghan Colonial Bank acquired branches from The Home Savings & Loan Company. With this acquisition, we gained the Fremont North, Tiffin Downtown, and Tiffin Westgate Banking Centers.
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2013 - Croghan Bancshares, Inc. (The Croghan Colonial Bank's parent holding company) acquired Indebancorp (National Bank of Ohio). All National Bank of Ohio branches (located in Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Oregon, and Curtice) became Croghan Colonial Bank's offices and a Loan Production Office in Perrysburg. We also sold our Custar Banking Center to Farmers & Merchants State Bank.
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2015 - Croghan Colonial Bank’s Loan Production Office relocated from Perrysburg to Maumee. The Bank also bought the Garden Restaurant in Port Clinton; we built a new Port Clinton Downtown Banking Center at this location.
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2021 - Croghan Colonial Bank opened an office in Milan, Ohio.
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Our Name Sake
Colonel George Croghan was 21 years of age when he led troops through the Battle of Fort Stephenson on August 2, 1813. Croghan had only 160 men with just one piece of artillery, Old Betsy - a cannon, but by shifting its position from place to place, he made his enemy believe that his troops were well-armed.
The British stormed the fort with 500 Red Coats and 800 Indians. After the battle, the British loss of dead and wounded was about 120, while Colonel Croghan lost only eight men.
We honor our namesake to this day, admiring his courage and leadership.
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