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1943 - Ottoville Obits

2-8-1943

Mary Hoehn (Infant)
Hoehn Infant Dies Monday

The infant daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hoehn, of near Ottoville, died Monday at St. Rita's hospital in Lima. The baby was born Sunday.

Surviving are the parents and two brothers.

Rites will be held at Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville at 8:50 o'clock Wednesday morning.

3-30-1943
Anna Krebs
Krebs Rites Held Friday
Ottoville Resident Died In Indiana

Funeral services were held Friday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception church at Ottoville for Mrs. Conrad Krebs, who passed away in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harley Philips, in Wabash, Indiana.

Mrs. Krebs had been making her home with her daughter sin the death of her husband in April 1942. Prior to that time she had resided in the vicinity of Ottoville. At the time of her death she was eighty years of age.

She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Philips and Mrs. Elizabeth Horstman, of Eabash, Ind.; Edna Everhart, Tiffin; and Sister Mary Alexia C.PP.S.; two sons, George, of Wabash; and Joseph, of Toledo; and two brothers, George Kiefer, Toledo; and John Kiefer, Chesaning, Mich.

4-12-1943
John Siefker
Rites Friday At Ottoville
John Siefker Died At Home Of Son

John H. Siefker died unexpectedly at the home of a son, John Siefker, one and one-half miles north of Ottoville, Monday afternoon at four o’clock. He had been ailing for a number of years but a cerebral hemorrhage was the immediate cause of his demise.

Mrs. Siefker preceded her husband in death eleven years ago, and for the last eight years he had been making his home with the son. Prior to that time he had resided on a farm east of Delphos. He was seventy-six years of age.

Mr. Siefker is survived by the following children, Mrs. Louis Seffernick, Flint, Mich.; Isadore, of east of Delphos; Mrs. Henry Hoffman and Mrs. Regina Weichart, Delphos; Mrs. Henry Landwehr, Ottoville; thirty-four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Three daughters and a son preceded Mr. Siefker in death.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Friday morning at nine o’clock and burial was made in St. John’s cemetery at Delphos.

4-17-1943
Minnie Miller

Mrs. Philomena A. Miller, 71, died here Saturday night at her home, 328 S. Jefferson-st.

Mrs. Miller was born at Ottoville and had lived in Delphos many years, she was widely known in the community. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church. She leaves a son, William, and a daughter, Bernadine, both at home.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. slow time at St. John’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Ottoville Cemetery.

The body will be at the funeral chapel.

4-25-1943
Catherine Landwehr
Mrs. Landwehr Dies Sunday

Death of Mrs. Catherine Landwehr, Northwest of Ottoville, Occurs at St. Rita's Hospital — Ten Children Survive — Services at Ottoville Wednesday Morning

Mrs. Catherine Landwehr, of northwest of Ottoville, died at St. Rita's hospital in Lima at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. Intermittently for the past ten weeks, she had been in a serious condition. Her death was attributed to complications.

Catherine Ricker was born at Glandorf on October 31, 1870, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ricker. She was married to Henry Landwehr on November 4, 1890. All her married, life was spent in the Ottoville community. When her death occurred, Mrs. Landwehr was seventy-three years of age. She was a member of Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville. The death of her husband occurred on December 10, 1927.

The ten surviving children are: Mrs. Theodore Friemoth, northwest of Ottoville; Charles, Cloverdale; Mrs. William Turnwald, northwest of Ottoville; William, north of Ottoville; Mrs. Ernest Rupley, Hudson, Michigan; Mrs. August Koenig, Leipsic; Henry, at home; Mrs. Carl Koenig, Adrian, Michigan; Mrs. Wilma Siefker, East Second street; and John, north of Ottoville. Forty-four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. There arc two brothers, Ben Ricker, Fort Jennings, and Herman Ricker, Leipsic, and a half-sister, Mrs. Ed. Lory, Lima.

Services will be held at Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville at 9:00 a. m. Wednesday. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Ottoville.

The remains were removed from the Lauer mortuary at Ottoville to the Landwehr residence Monday.

5-11-1943
Henry John Krietemeyer
Rites Friday At Ottoville
John Krietemeyer Died Early Tuesday

John H. Krietemeyer, resident of north of Ottoville, died at his home Tuesday morning at one o’clock. He had been seriously ill since last Friday.

Mr. Krietemeyer was born in Germany on September 26, 1859. He came to the United States when a young man and has made his home in the vicinity of Ottoville for the past fifty years. He was eighty-three years of age.

He was married to Anna Brinkman at Ottoville and to this union two sons and a daughter were born. They are David, of Ottoville; Mrs. Andrew Wurst, of near Ottoville; and Gerhard, who died in 1934. Mrs. Krietemeyer died on April 10, 1898.

On November 7, 1899, Mr. Krietemeyer was married to Catherine Wallen at Ft. Jennings. She survives with the following children; Frank, of Ottoville; Loretta and John, at home; Mrs. Beno Miller and Mrs. Alex Ruhe, Continental; and Sister Mary Petronia, C.PP.S., San Luis, Calif. Two children by this marriage preceded their father in death.

Mr. Krietemeyer was a member of the Immaculate Conception parish, the C. K. of O. and the St. Joseph’s Society.

Funeral services will be held in the Ottoville church Friday morning at nine o’clock slow time and burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

5-21-1943
Eugene Wannemacher
Died Friday In Hospital
Young Ottoville Native Buried Tuesday

Funeral services for Eugene J. Wannemacher, native of Ottoville, were held in St. John’s Catholic Church, Delphos, Tuesday morning and burial was made in the parish cemetery at Ottoville. Mr. Wannemacher passed away Friday afternoon at two o’clock in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima.

The young man underwent an operation for appendicitis on May 11th and was on the way to recovery until Saturday when his condition became serious. His death was due to peritonitis.

He was born at Ottoville on February 17, 1908, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Wannemacher. He was thirty-five years of age. In recent years he made his home in Delphos.

Ten years ago he started an intensive study of airplanes and their mechanics and became an outstanding pilot and mechanic. At the time of his sickness he was serving the government as an instructor and chief mechanic at the Lima Municipal Airport.

He was married to Miss Valeta Clement at Delphos on December 28, 1942. The widow survives with the parents, at Ottoville; four brothers and three sisters, Mrs. Al Kuntz, of Detroit; Pvt. Laverne Wannemacher, Ft. Monore, Va.; Hubert Wannemacher, Ottoville; Harold Wannemacher, Detroit; Miss Lucille Wannemacher, Lima; Orville Wannemacher, Ottoville.

6-1-1943
Fannie M. Wannemacher

Funeral services will be held Friday morning in St. Barbara’s Catholic church at Cloverdale for Mrs. F. M. Wannemacher, 64, with burial in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Wannemacher died Tuesday in St. Rita's hospital at Lima. She was the daughter of John and Catherine Schirack to whom she was born August 18, 1878 in Ottoville. She was married to Frank M. Wannemacher, he is dead.

Two daughters, Miss Cleopha Wannemacher and Miss Marie Wannemacher, both of Lima; two sons, Victor of Lima, and Norbert Wannemacher of Fremont; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Kehres of Akron, and Mrs. J. F. Scheibly of Delphos; one brother, Joseph Wannemacher of Delphos, and two grandchildren survive.

Arrangements are in charge of the Fischer and Son funeral home of Ottawa.

6-12-1943
Henry Rekart
Aged Man Is Death Victim
Henry Rekart Rites In Ottoville Church

Henry Rekart, who had been making his home with the Max Winkelman family in Ottoville for the last fifty years, died at the Winkelman residence Saturday morning at ten-fifteen o’clock. He was bedfast for two days and his death was attributed to complications.

Mr. Rekart was born at Ottoville on June 30, 1857, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rekart. He would have been eighty-six years of age on June 30th. He resided on a farm east of Ottoville prior to making his home with the Winkelman family. He was never married.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers. Only nieces and nephews survive.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception church at Ottoville Tuesday morning at nine o’clock and interment was made in the parish cemetery.

6-27-1943
Frank Schimmoeller

Frank T. Schimmoeller, 78, died Monday at his home here after a long illness. He was a retired farmer.

Mr. Schimmoeller was born in Ft. Jennings and lived in Putnam County his entire life. He was the son of the late Henry and Bernadine Schimmoeller. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception church and also was affiliated with the Catholic Knights of Ohio.

Besides his wife he leaves the following children; Mrs. Leo Bendele, Leon Schimmoeller, Delphos; Mrs. Frank Miller, McComb; Henry Schimmoeller, Ottawa; Mrs. Alberta Fast, Lima; Mrs. E. Gladen, Marion, Ind.; stepson, Gilbert Bendele, Ottoville; brothers, Albert, William and George, of Ft. Jennings; sister, Mrs. Minnie Heidecker, Cincinnati; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Immaculate Conception church, burial will be in the church cemetery

The body is at the residence.

7-4-1943
Henry Ricker
Henry Ricker Died Sunday

Rites Held Wednesday In Ottoville Church

Henry Ricker passed away at his home, one and one-half miles west of Ottoville, Sunday evening at ten-fifteen o’clock after an illness of a year. He was seriously ill for only one day preceding death.

Mr. Ricker was born on October 1, 1857, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ricker. At the time of his death he was eighty-five years, eight months and three days of age.

He is survived by the following children, Joseph, Herman, Mrs. Theresia Kemper and Mrs. Veronica Burgei, all of Ottoville; Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, of Bellevue’ and Mrs. Mary Gasser, Ft. Jennings; sixty-five grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren also survive. His wife, two sons and a daughter preceded him in death.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception church at Ottoville. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

7-12-1943
John Friemoth
J. R. Friemoth Died Monday
Retried Farmer Buried At Ottoville

John R. Friemoth, resident of the Ottoville community practically all his life, died in the Van Wert Hospital, Monday morning at eleven-fifteen o’clock after a serious illness of ten days. For the past two years he had made his home with a son, Theodore, who resides on the Friemoth homestead northwest of Ottoville.

Mr. Friemoth was born in Washington Township, Van Wert County, on August 6, 1859, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Friemoth. He was almost eighty-four years of age at the time of his demise.

In 1883 he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Kortokrax at Ottoville. The couple made their home on the farm northwest of Ottoville until thirty-two years ago when they moved to Ottoville where they made their home for thirty years.

He is survived by his widow; five sons; Theodore, who resides on the home place; Frank, of East Troy, Wis.; Otto, of Toledo; Amedius, who is with the U.S. Army stationed at Arizona; and Rev. William Friemoth of St. Paul’s parish, Norwalk; a daughter, Mrs. Alma Binder, of Toledo; thirty-seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Five children, two brothers, and a sister preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Tuesday morning at nine o’clock and interment was made in the parish cemetery.

7-15-1943
Nicholas Lauer
Nick Lauer Passed Away At Ottoville
Was Esteemed Citizen Of Putnam County
In Stone Business
Operated Lauer Quarry For Many Years

Nicholas J. Lauer, prominent and esteemed Ottoville citizen and retired stone quarry proprietor of that community, passed away at ten o’clock Thursday evening of last week at his home after an illness of several years. He had been bedfast, suffering from complications, for three months prior to his demise.

Mr. Lauer was born in Wolminster, Alsace-Lorain, on July 18, 1860, the son of Alex and Elizabeth Lauer. He came to this country with his parents at the age of nine years and settled at Ottoville where he spent the remainder of his life. Sunday he would have been eighty-three years of age.

He was married to Miss Anna Bohnholzer at Ottoville fifty-five years ago. He operated the Lauer Stone Quarry at Ottoville until his retirement several years ago.

Mr. Lauer was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, the St. Joseph’s Society, and the Ottoville branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio.

He is survived by his widow; four daughters, Miss Lue Lauer, Toledo; Mrs. J. L. Wannemacher, Ottoville; Mrs. Leo Hoffman, Monroe, Mich.; and Miss Zelma Lauer, of Cleveland; two sons, Joseph Lauer, of Akron; and Arthur Lauer, of Cleveland; two brothers, Alex Lauer, Detroit; and Charles Lauer, Seattle, Wash.; and eleven grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at nine o’clock in the Ottoville parish church and burial was made in the parish cemetery.

8-22-1943
Christopher Koester
Koester Rites At Ottoville

Father Gerwert Officiates at Services Conducted at Immaculate Conception Church Wednesday Morning for Christopher L. Koester — Burial in St. Mary's Cemetery

Last rites for Christopher L. Koester were conducted at Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville at 9:00 o'clock Wednesday morning. Officiating at the requiem high Mass was the Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, who also gave the sermon. The Mass was sung by the church choir.

Mr. Koester died at his home near Ottoville Sunday afternoon. Bernard Koester, West Third street, is a brother.

Many attended the funeral to pay their final respects and there were many spiritual and floral offerings. Flower bearers were Betty, Jane, Eileen and Irene Koester,

The following were the pallbearers: Alphonse, Gerald, Richard, Celestine, Elmer and Robert Koester. Interment was in St. Mary's cemetery

8-30-1943
Dorothy Van Oss
Mrs. Van Oss Died Monday
Rites Held Thursday In Ottoville Church

Last rites were held Monday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville for Mr. Joseph H. Van Oss, who passed away early Monday morning in a Toledo Hospital. Her death was due to tuberculosis.

Mrs. Van Oss was born at Ottoville on August 11, 1889, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Vincke. She was fifty-four years of age. In 1908 she was married to Mr. Van Oss at Ottoville.

She is survived by her husband and eight children; Mrs. Clara French, Ottoville; Mrs. Vernon Leist, of Lima; Mrs. M. L. Benson, of Marion; Lt. Virgil Van Oss, of Camp Robinson, Ark.; Pvt. Edmund G. Van Oss, of Ft. Belvoir, Va.; John J. and Miss Dorothy, at home. She also leaves six brothers and sisters, George Vincke, Ottoville; William Vincke, Toledo; Ferdinand and Joseph Vincke, of Lima; Mrs. Anna Giesken, of Chicago; and Sister Mary Gertrude of St. Anne Hospital, Chicago; and nine grandchildren. Two children preceded her in death.

Rev. Henry Gerwert, pastor, officiated at the last rites, and burial was made in the parish cemetery.

9-2-1943
Isadore Hilvers
Services For Mr. Hilvers

Last Rites for Native of Ottoville to be Conducted at Immaculate Conception Church, Ottoville, Monday—Mr. Hilvers Dies Thursday at Toledo

Funeral services for Isadore Hilvers, half-brother of Mrs. Ralph Wegesin, of this city, will be conducted at Immaculate Conception Church in Ottoville at 9:00 o'clock Monday morning. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

Mr. Hilvers died at a Toledo hospital Thursday. He had been a patient there for the past two and one-half years. Tuberculos's caused his death.

He was born on November 8, 1904, the son of Bernard and Anna Hilvers. Following his father's death, his mother was married to Joseph Hoersten, who died about two years ago. When his death occurred, Mr. Hilvers was thirty-eight years, nine months and twenty-four days of age. He was a member of Immaculate Conception church. Until his illness, he spent his entire life in the Ottoville community.

His survivors are: his mother, Mrs. Anna Hoersten, who resides two and one-half miles southwest of Ottoville; the following half-brothers and half-sisters, Mrs. Albert Herman, Felix, Vincent and Anthony Hoersten, near Ottoville; Mrs. Ralph Wegesin, Delphos; Lawrence Hoersten, Columbus Grove; and Barbara, Julia, Victoria, Clara Anita; Hugo and Clarence, all at home; two step-brothers, Joseph and Edward Hoersten, Ottoville; and a step-sister, Mrs. Marie Ellerbrook, Kalida.

The remains were removed from the Jauman-Kolkmeyer funeral home to the Anna Hoersten residence Friday morning.

9-24-1943
Caroline Studer
Mrs. Studer Rites Held
Ottoville Resident Died In Michigan

Last rites for Mrs. Caroline Studer, former resident of Ottoville, were held in the Immaculate Conception church in that village Tuesday morning. Mrs. Studer passed away at Jackson, Michigan, Friday afternoon at three o’clock. She had been making her home with her son, William Studer, at Jackson.

When her death occurred she was eighty-eight years, nine months, and thirteen days of age. She is survived by three sons, Jacob B. Studer, of Ottoville; William, of Jackson; and Lewis, of St. Maries, Idaho; twenty-four grandchildren; and nineteen great-grandchildren. Two sons and a daughter preceded her in death. A sister, Mrs. Mary Studer, of Ottawa, also survives.

Mrs. Studer was born north of Ottawa on January 11, 1855, and following her marriage to Wendel Studer, made her home in the Ottoville community. She was the oldest member of the Ottoville Catholic parish. Her husband died twenty-three years ago. Seven grandsons and two great-grandsons of the aged lady are serving in the armed forces.

9-28-1943
Frank Bendele
Grove Citizen Dies In Crash In Paulding Co.
Three Other Persons Are Injured in Ambulance-Auto Collision

A retired Columbus Grove farmer was killed and three persons were injured Tuesday when an ambulance and an automobile collided headon Tuesday evening three miles west of Grover Hill to Paulding Co.

Killed was Frank Bendele, 64, of this village.

Injured and taken to Van Wert Hospital were Dana Didrick of Grover Hill, owner of the ambulance, who received a forehead cut, bruised shoulders and a leg injury; L. G. Graher, superintendent of Cloverdale Schools, who received bruises and cut; and Lawrence Searbourgh, custodian of Cloverdale Schools who sustained a chest injury, Didrick and Searbourogh are still in the hospital.

The accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. on route 114 anjd Bendele died in the hospital shortly after 6 p.m. He suffered a punctured lung.

Investigators learned that the ambulance, driven by Searbourogh, was enroute to Van Wert to get Mrs. Graber, who was in the hospital.

Bendele, who had been visiting relatives in Ft. Wayne, was enroute to his home. He was alone.

Both vehicles were heavily damaged.

The Columbus Grove resident is survived by his widow, the former Anna Miller; one daughter, Mrs. John Heitmeyer, Cloverdale; and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Clarence Miller of this village, Mrs. Minnie Holdgreve of Delphos, Mrs. Charles Grubenhoff said to be living somewhere in the west, Charles of Ft. Wayne, Joseph of Delphos, Will of Kalida, and Martin of Ottoville.

He was a member of St. Anthony’s Church in Columbus Grove and also a member of its Holy Name Society.

The body is at the Harris Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.

10-11-1943
Andrew Wurst Sr.
Passed Away At Ottoville
Andrew W. Wurst Rites Held Monday

Andrew W. Wurst, esteemed and lifelong resident of the Ottoville community, died at his home in that village, Friday morning shortly after twelve o’clock. He had been bedfast eight weeks suffering from complications and had been ailing almost two years.

Mr. Wurst was born near Ottoville on November 20, 1864, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wurst. He was seventy-eight years of age and spent his entire life in that community, where he engaged in farming until several years ago when he retired.

In 1888 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Eberle. He is survived by his widow; two sons, Andrew, of near Delphos; and Isadore, of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. William Miller, Wauseon; a brother, Charles, of Lima; and six grandchildren. A daughter died in infancy.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Monday morning at nine o’clock. The remains were laid to rest in the parish cemetery.

10-3-1943
Elizabeth Miller
Burial Made At Ottoville
Former Resident Passed Away At Celina

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, former resident of Ottoville, and mother of Dr. J. F. Ockuley, former Ottoville physician, died at her home in Celina, Sunday noon. She was almost ninety-two years of age.

She was married to Frank Ockuley, who preceded her in death in 1883. Forty-five years ago she was united in marriage to Edward Miller, who survives. She also leaves three sons, Dr. Ockuley, of Delphos; George Ockuley, of Marysville; and Peter Ockuley, at home; six grandchildren; a great grandchild; and a sister.

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Celina, and the remains were laid to rest in the Catholic Church at Ottoville

1943
John D. McWiley
Seaman From County - Italy War Victim
John D. McWiley Killed In Action
Ottoville Youth
Mother Received Word Saturday Evening

Another fatal war casualty was credited to Putnam County, Saturday, when the War Department informed Mrs. Amos Peters, of Ottoville, that her son, James David McWiley, twenty-one, had been killed in action. The young man was a member of the United States Navy with the rating of Machinist Mate, first class. He was well known in the Ottoville community and had scores of acquaintances throughout the county.

The message stated that James was buried at sea and that when further details were available they would be forwarded to the mother. It is presumed that the young man was killed in action during the invasion of Italy.

James was born in Lima on July 10, 1922, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. McWiley. His father died on July 17, 1926. He moved with his mother to the Ottoville community and attended the grade and high school in that village. Prior to enlisting in the Navy he was employed with the St. Mary’s Packing company, at Delphos.

He joined the Navy in September 1940, and made his last visit home in April of this year when he had a seven day leave.

He is survived by his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Peters, of Ottoville; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Bassit, Lima; and Miss Thelma McWiley of Delphos; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James McWiley, of Delphos; and three step-brothers, Marvin and Arnold Peters of Ottoville; and Louis Peters, of Williston, O.

The young man was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church at Ft. Jennings where memorial services will be held Sunday afternoon at two-thirty. Rev. Charles Spithaler, the pastor, will officiate. The church services will be followed by appropriate rites in Walnut Grove Cemetery, east of Delphos. Members of the Putnam County American Legion posts will attend the services.

10-29-1943
Elizabeth Brokamp
Passed Away Friday Night
Mrs. Brokamp Rites Held At Ottoville

Mrs. Elizabeth Brokamp, Ottoville resident, died in the County Home, east of Ottawa, Friday evening of senility. She was removed from St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima two weeks ago to the County Home.

Mrs. Brokmap was born in Glandorf on July 17, 1864, and was seventy-nine years of age. Prior to her marriage to Frank Brokamp she was Elizabeth Schetzinger. Her husband died in 1937.

She is survived by two sons, John and Edward, of the County Home; a brother, John Schetzinger, Kalida; and a half-sister, Mrs. Philomina Rose, Ft. Jennings.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Tuesday morning and burial was made in the parish cemetery.

11-8-1943
Frank Eickholt
Well Known Man Called To Eternity
Frank Eickholt Is Dead At Ottoville
Served Community
Township Trustee, County Fair Board Member

Frank Eickholt, prominent, lifelong and esteemed resident of the Ottoville community, passed away at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, Monday evening at eight-twenty, after a serious illness of two weeks. Mr. Eickholt has been ailing for some time and submitted to a major operation at the Lima Hospital on October 26th. He showed steady improvement until Thursday evening of last week when he suffered a relapse and passed away at the time mentioned above.

Mr. Eickholt was born in Monterey Township, three miles southwest of Ottoville, on August 17, 1869, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Eickholt. At the time of his death he was seventy-four years, two months and twenty-three days of age.

On April 18, 1894, he was united in marriage to Catherine Shirack at Ottoville. He was engaged in farming until 1922, when he retired and moved with Mrs. Eickholt to Ottoville. The later passed away on July 8, 1936.

Mr. Eickholt was a good farmer, a public spirited citizen, interested in the betterment of his community. He served as trustee of his township for twenty years; was president of the Farmers’ Mutual Aid Association for approximately twenty years and retired from that position in February of this year because of failing health, and was a member of the Putnam County Fair Board, representing Monterey Township, for ten years.

He is survived by two sons, Leo and Gilbert, of near Ottoville; three daughters, Mrs. Ferd Wannemacher, Miss Armella Eickholt, Celina; and Mrs. John Fenbert, of Leipsic; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Marquard, who has made her home with Mr. Eickholt for the last eight years; and Mrs. John Kiefer, of Chesaning, Mich.; sixteen grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Three sisters and a twin brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, of which he was a faithful member, Friday morning at nine o’clock. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

12-13-1943
Martin John Wannemacher
Burial Made At Ottoville
M. Wannemacher Died At Columbus

Funeral services were conducted Friday morning in the Immaculate Conception church at Ottoville for Martin J. Wannemacher, who died in St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, as the results of complications, which followed an attack of pneumonia. He was fifty-four years of age.

He was born at Ottoville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wannemacher. He was married at Ottoville in 1920 to Elizabeth Utrup. He practiced law in Delphos until four years ago, and since that time had resided in Dayton and Columbus.

He is survived by his wife; four sons, Francis and John, with the U. S. Navy at Pearl Harbor; Charles and Louis at home; six brothers and sisters, Urban, of Ottoville; Sister Mary Antinnette, C.PP.S., Cincinnati; Arnold, Delphos; Mrs. George Auer, Cleveland; Mrs. C. J. Ells, Chicago; and Mrs. Margie King, Ft. Wayne.

The remains were laid to rest in the Ottoville parish cemetery.

12-14-1943
Caroline Friemoth
Death Takes Aged Woman
Mrs. Caroline Friemoth Buried Friday

Mrs. Caroline Friemoth, widow of the late John R. Friemoth and former resident of the Ottoville community, passed away Wednesday of last week in a convalescent home in Toledo, where she was a patient for the past several years.

Mrs. Friemoth was born near Ottoville on February 10, 1862, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Kortokrax. She was married to Mr. Friemoth sixty years ago and he preceded her in death on July 12, 1942. Mrs. Friemoth was eighty-one years old.

She is survived by five sons and a daughter, Theodore, of Ottoville; Frank, East Troy, Wis.; Otto and Mrs. Ed Binder, Toledo; Captain Amedius Friemoth, in Arizona; and Rev. William Friemoth, Norwalk; three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Honingford, Delphos; Mrs. Alex Heinl, Ft. Jennings; Mrs. H. J. Benning, Ft. Wayne; and a brother, Max Kortokrax, Hicksville. Five children, two brothers and a sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Friday morning. Rev. Friemoth officiated at the services for his mother. Rev. Adrian Brandehoff was Deacon, and Rev. Louis Hoffman, sub-deacon. A number of visiting clergy were present for the services. Burial was made in the parish cemetery at Ottoville.

12-29-1943
August J. Becker
Services For August J. Becker Held Monday
Was Prominent Farmer Of Jackson Township
Paralysis Victim
Burial Made In Cemetery At Ottoville

August J. Becker, esteemed and well known farmer of Jackson Township, died at his home four miles west of Ottoville, Wednesday evening of last week after a long illness. He suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago and has been confined to his home since that time.

Mr. Becker was born near Ottoville on July 8, 1884, the son of Joseph and Theresa Becker and at the time of his death was fifty-nine years, five months and twenty-one days of age.

He was united in marriage to Miss Bernadine Grote at Ottoville thirty-six years ago. Following their marriage the couple went into housekeeping on the farm where the family resides at the present time. Mr. Becker served as a Democrat Committeeman from his precinct for a number of years and was a member of that committee at the time of his death.

He was a faithful member of the Immaculate Conception parish at Ottoville and was affiliated with the Delphos Council, Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. John Obringer, of Monreville, Ohio; Mrs. Wilbert Miller, Ottoville; and Mrs. Richard Koester, at home; a sister, Mrs. Henry Horstman, Ft. Jennings; and a brother, John Becker, of Canton; and two grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Albert Schimmoeller, died in March 1943.

Mr. Becker was a prominent resident of his township and community and took an active part in the community programs. He was respected and willing as a neighbor, a good husband and father, a friend to all.

Funeral services were held in the Ottoville Catholic Church Monday morning and burial was made in the parish cemetery.

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