1945 - Ottoville Obits

1-6-1945

Edward Eickholt
TRAIN KILLS DISTRICT MAN
Flyer Strikes Auto At Elizabeth St. Crossing

Edward Eickholt, 51 Lima Route 5, was killed instantly at 7:35 p. m. Saturday when his automobile was struck by an east-bound Pennsylvania flyer at the Elizabeth-st crossing.

Witnesses said Eickholt, driving south on Elizabeth-st, waited a few seconds at the crossing and then drove his car directly into the path of the locomotive.

The automobile was carried 150 feet east of the crossing and hurled against a signal box on the south side of the right of way.

Russell Graham, Lima Route 4, told police that, he followed the victim's car from Grand-av south to the crossing. He said Eickholt was driving cautiously on the ice-covered street. As the two cars approached the crossing Graham said Eickholt apparently noticed the warning blinking lights and stopped his car. He waited for about 10 seconds and suddenly drove out into the tracks. Graham said he sounded his horn when he saw the car begin to move but he was too late.

The train in charge of Conductor J. Swihart and Engineer H. C. Ludwig, both of Ft. Wayne was able to continue its run after a few minutes delay.

The victim, who moved his family to Lima from Warspite, Alberta Canada, two weeks ago, was born in Ottoville and had lived in Canada for the past 26 years.

Surviving are his widow, Jennie, four daughters. Dorothy, Doris and Doreen at home and Eleanor of Warspite; five brothers, Charles, Henry and George of Columbus, John of Rossford and Frank of Ottoville Route 1; a sister, Mrs. George Ebbescotte, Delphos Route 1.

The body was taken to Davis, Miller and Son funeral home where funeral arrangements have not been completed.

1-9-1945
Joseph Schulien

Joseph Schulien, Sr., 83, 315 W. Grand-av, senior member of Schulien and Sons Foundry, Cole-st-rd, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at his residence after and illness of one week.

Schulien, native of Ottoville, was born Feb. 12, 1861 and had lived in this vicinity most of his life. He came to Lima in 1922 from Delphos where he served as chief of waterworks for over 26 years.

He is survived by his widow, Mary, and three daughters, Mrs. A. J. Mueller of 585 Marion-ave, Mrs. Joseph Fornfield of Cincinnati and Mrs. Ralph Hunchberger of 582 Hazel-av; five sons, Joseph A., Jr. of 726 N. Baxter-st, Roderick J. of 692 N. Elizabeth-st, Hillary J. of Frankfort, Ind., Herman J. of 434 Ewing-ave; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Solemn requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Friday from St. Rose Catholic Church with Msgr. James S. Elder officiating. Burial will be in Gethsemani.

The body will be removed from the Cantwell Funeral Home to the residence where it will remain until time of rites.

1-16-1945
Agnes Honingford
Death of Mrs. Honingford
East Third Street Resident dies Tuesday- Seven Children Survive-Rites At St. John's

Mrs. Agnes Honingford, a resident of Delphos for the past thirty-six years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Rode, 733 East Third Street, at 8:45 o'clock Tuesday morning. She had been ill since Sunday, January 7, and on Thursday, her condition became serious.

Agnes Kortokrax was born in Ottoville on April 24, 1859, the daughter of Christopher and Anna Kortokrax. Her marriage to Henry Honingford took place on November 10, 1881, at Ottoville. The Honingford family moved to Delphos thirty-six years ago. In 1931 Mr. and Mrs. Honingford observed their golden wedding anniversary. The death of Mr. Honingford occurred in 1932.

When her death occurred, Mrs. Honingford was eight-five years, eight months and twenty-three days of age.

She was a member of St. John's Church, the Alter Society and the Sacred Heart League.

Surviving are; seven children, Mrs. Anna Brandehoff, East Third street; Mrs. George Wunderle, Cleveland; Mrs. Elmer Stettler, Elida Ave.; Al, Lima; Mrs. Fred Hurry, Convoy; Leander, West First street; and Mrs. George Rode, East Third street. There are twenty-one grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Alex Heinl, Ft. Jennings, and Mrs. Henry Benning, Ft. Wayne, and Max Kortokrax, Hicksville, also survive. She was preceded in death by the following children; Mrs. Margaret Frisch, Mrs. Catherine Wallenhorst, Mrs. Amelia Berheide, Miss Leona Honingford and Bernard Honingford.

Services will be held at St. John's church. The time for the services will be announced in Wednesday's Herald. The remains will be at the Jaunam-Kolkmeyer Funeral Home until the time of services.

2-8-1945
John Krebs

Funeral service will be held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Monday at 9 a. m. for John Krebs78, well known and respected resident of Celina for the past 34 years, who died Thursday at the home of his step-son William Stachler at 321 Dixon-av, Dayton. He was a member of the Poor Soul's and Holy Name societies.

Krebs was born at Ottoville, Sept. 22, 1866, the son of the late Nicholas and Marie Schiely Krebs. In 1888 he married Catherine Kehres and she died March 3, 1980. After moving to Celina in 1911 he was employed at Mersman for 25 years.

On April 18, 1932, he married Mrs. Margaret Stachler, who survives together with the following stepchildren: William, Lee and Raymond Stachler of Dayton; Clarence Stachler of Cranberry Prairie; Alfred Stachler in the See-Bees, stationed in Oregon; and Mrs. Richard Mayl of Dayton, and 11 step-grandchildren, two sisters and a brother.

Burial will be made in the mausoleum in the Catholic cemetery.

2-9-1945
William Schlagbaum
Schlagbaum Rites Held At Ottoville
Former County Official Died Friday
Ill Several Years
Spent All Of Life On Farm Near Ottoville

Last rites for William Schlagbaum, esteemed and well known farmer of near Ottoville, were held in the Immaculate Conception church in that village Monday morning at nine o’clock. Mr. Schlagbaum died at his home, one-half mile east of Ottoville, Friday morning at ten-fifteen. He had been in failing health for several years and his condition was serious for five days prior to his demise.

Mr. Schlagbaum was born near Ottoville on July 17, 1862, the son of George and Dorthea Schlagbaum. He was eighty-two years of age and spent his entire life in the home where he was born and in which his death occurred.

In May 1895, he was married to Miss Lucy Kehres, at Ottoville. The couple would have observed their Golden Wedding next spring. Mr. Schlagbaum was active in County and civic affairs before ill health forced his retirement. He served two terms as Commissioner of Putnam County and was affiliated with important committees and business groups in the Ottoville community at various times.

He was a member of the Catholic church at Ottoville; the Knights of Columbus and the Ottoville branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio.

He is survived by his wife; seven children, Mrs. E. C. Murray, Lima; Mrs. Henry W. German, and Walter Schlagbaum, of Delphos; Alphonse and Agnes, at home; Mrs. Oscar Ulrich, Ft. Wayne, and Staff Sergeant George Schlagbaum, Kearney, Nebraska; and seven grandchildren.

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

2-12-1945
Bernard J. Koester
Mr. Koester Dies Monday

Death if Bernard J. Koester, 51, West Third Street, Occurs at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima — Widow, Three Sons and Daughter Among Survivors — Kites at St. John's Thursday Morning.

Bernard J. Koester, a resident of 527 West Third Street, died at 2:15 o’clock Monday afternoon at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima. He had been in failing heath for the pas year und for six weeks past, his condition had been serious. He was removed from his home to the hospital two week’s ago.

Born near Ottoville on October 27, 1898 Mr. Koester was a son of Christian and Elizabeth Koester. He was married at Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville on November 19, 1919, to Odelia Koester. The Koester family, particularly well known in the Ottoville community, lived on a farm near Ottoville until about two years ago when they moved to Delphos. Mr. Koestor had been employed at the Gramm Truck and Trailer Corporation here.

At the time of his death, he was fifty-one years, three months and fifteen days of age. He was a member of St. John's church. He also was a member of the, Delphos Aerie of Eagles.

Surviving are: his widow; three sons, Midshipman Elmer Koester, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana; Maynard Koester, M. M. 2/c, on foreign duty; and Robert Koester, Bellefontaine; and one daughter, Miss Sally Koester, at home. Two brothers and a sister, Anthony and William Koester and Mrs. Roman Miller, near Ottoville, also survive.

Services will be held at St. John's Church at 9:00 o'clock Thursday morning. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The remains were removed from the Jamman-Kolkmeyer funeral home, to the Koester residence Tuesday afternoon.

3-5-1945
Anthony Bensman
Well Known Citizen Dies Joseph Bensman Buried At Ottoville

Joseph A. Bensman, retired farmer, died at his home in Ottoville Monday morning shortly before eight-thirty. In January of this year he moved from his farm south of Ft. Jennings to Ottoville. Mr. Bensman resided on a farm northwest of Ottoville for forty-four years, and twelve years ago moved to the farm neat Ft. Jennings.

Mr. Bensman was born at Ottoville on March 18, 1864, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bensman. He would have been eighty-one years of age this month and resided all of his life in the Ottoville and Jennings communities where he was well known and highly respected. He served as trustee of Monterey Township for a number of years.

On November 4, 1886, he was married to Rosa Bendele at Ottoville. He is survived by his widow; eleven children, Anton G. Bensman, Mrs. C. M. Ricker, of near Ft. Jennings; Henry J., of near Continental; Sebastian, of Lima; Edward C., of New Haven, Ind.; Mrs. Frank Hohlbein, of near Ottoville; Mrs. John J. Sholl, Mrs. Wayne Slater and Mrs. Bernard Stoody, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Alfred Hunt, of Botkins; and Isadore Bensman, of Salina, Kansas; forty-six grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Three grandsons in the service are serving overseas.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception church at Ottoville Thursday morning at nine-thirty. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

3-9-1945
Fred Heitmeyer
Burial Made At Ottoville
Henry Heitmeyer’s Death Due To Complications

Funeral services for Fred Heitmeyer, sixty-four, were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville on Tuesday morning of last week. Mr. Heitmeyer passed away the previous Friday after an illness since last November due to complications.

Mr. Heitmeyer was born in this county on July 20, 1880, and spent his entire life on farms in this county. He was married October 28, 1903, to Miss Catherine Dickman, at Ottoville. For seven years following their marriage the couple resided on a farm near Cloverdale and for the past thirty-five years resided three and one-half miles northeast of Ottoville.

Mr. Heitmeyer is survived by his wife; eight children, John, of Columbus Grove; Mrs. Barbara Brinkman, Ottoville; Alphonse Heitmeyer, Ottawa; Mrs. Frances Schimmoeller, Ft. Jennings; Mrs. Jean Smith, Kalida; Cpl. Leo Heitmeyer, with the U. S. Army in France, and Leo and Norbert, at home. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mary Brinkman, Ottoville; and Mrs. Elizabeth Burgei, Cloverdale; and a brother, Henry Heitmeyer, Ottawa. Two children preceded him in death.

Father Henry Gerwert, pastor, was celebrant of the Solemn Requiem Mass, Father Sylvester Schnipke was deacon, and Father Huffman was Sub-Deacon. Burial was made in the parish cemetery at Ottoville.

3-10-1945
Anna Becher
DEATH OF MRS. ANNA BECHER

North Franklin Street Resident Dies Early Saturday at Her Home — Three Children Among Survivors—Services at St. John's Tuesday Morning.

The death of Mrs. Anna Becher occurred at 1:50 a.m. Saturday at her home at 734 North Franklin street. Ill since September, Mrs. Becher had been in a serious condition for the past several weeks.

She was the former Anna Wurst and was born in Ottoville on May 3, 1873, the daughter of Peter and Bridget Wurst. Her first husband, Frank Ulrich, died approximately forty years ago. She was later married to Joseph Becher, whose death occurred nine years ago.

For the past ten years, Mrs. Becher had made Delphos her home. Prior to that time, she lived in Ottoville. When her death occurred, she was seventy-one years, ten months and seven days of age. She was a member of St. John's church.

Surviving are: three children, Carl Ulrich, Kent, Ohio; Mrs. Leo Grone, south of Delphos; and Marcus Becher, Oakwood; three grandchildren; two step-children, Mrs. Fred I. Weber, Defiance; and Ed. Becher, Oakwood, two brothers, August Wurst, Middle Point; and Charles Wurst, Long Beach, California; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Sellet, Ottoville. A daughter, Rose, is dead.

Services will be held at St. John's church at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. The remains will lie in state at the Jauman-Kolkmeyer funeral home.

4-3-1945
Edward T. Utrup
Sgt. Edward T. Utrup Is Killed In Germany

Word has been received from the war department by Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Utrup, of Sister lakes, that their son, T/Sgt. Edward R. Utrup, 27, was killed in action in Germany, April 3.

Sgt. Utrup was born in Ottoville, O., April 6, 1917, the same day the United States entered World War I against Germany.

He entered the army Nov. 24, 1937 and was stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. From there he entered foreign service and served three years in the Panama Canal Zone.

He returned to the U. S. and acted as training instructor in the 14th infantry at Fort Lewis, Wash., Camp Carson, Colo., and Fort Benning, Ga. Sgt. Utrup was sent into the European theater of war in January 1945.

He leaves his parents; six brothers, Sgt. Arthur with the Air corps, Stockton Field, Calif.; Air Cadet Orville, San Antonio, Tex.; Pvt. John, Fort Sheridan, Ill.; Alvin, Niles; Robert at home; Wilbur, Berrien Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Jones, Niles and Mary Rose at home.

Sgt. Utrup was formerly an employee of the Kawneer Co., of Niles and at the time of his enlistment was employed at the Clark Equipment Co., Berrien Springs.

4-6-1945
Charles Mandery
AGED DELPHOS RESIDENT DIES

Charles Mandery, One of Few Surviving Miami-Erie Canal Workers, Dies Friday — Sister Only Immediate Survivor — Services Monday Morning.

Charles Mandery, one of Delphoss oldest residents, died at 9:30 o'clock Friday night at his home at 908 North Franklin street following a serious illness of a week. He had been in failing health for the past ten years.

Born at Ottoville on June 7, 1853, Mr. Mandery lived there until thirty years ago when he came to Delphos to reside. In his youth he worked on and boated on the Miami and Erie canal and eventually became skipper of his own craft, the "Empire,” the motive power of which was teams of horses. For years, he hauled lumber between Ottoville and Cincinnati, the round trip of 338 miles taking seven days. After some years spent in the transportation of lumber, Captain Mandery had his boat, overhauled so it could carry wheat, its capacity being 2,300 bushels, he made trips both to Cincinnati and Toledo, he also owned a boat called "Reynolds."

Mr. Mandery is believed to be one of the sole survivors of canal workers. His wife, Elizabeth, died on July 24, 1934. Several children died in infancy.

When his death occurred, Mr. Mandery was ninety-one years and nine months of age. He was a member of St. John's church.

A sister, Mrs. Julia Van Oss, is the only immediate survivor.

Rites will be held at St. John's church at; 9:00 o'clock Monday morning, burial will be in t h e church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the Jauman-Kolkmeyer funeral home.

4-6-1945
William Turnwald
William Turnwald War Victim In Germany
Ottoville Soldier Died on April 6th
Worked In Delphos
Had Been Overseas Since Last October

Pfc. William E. Turnwald, Jr., nineteen, was killed in action in Germany, April 6th, according to a telegram received by relatives from the war department. A resident of the Ottoville community, where he was well and favorably known, he had been employed in a Delphos plant prior to entering the service in January 1943.

Pfc. Turnwald was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Turnwald of southwest of Ottoville. He was born in Michigan on September 26, 1925, and had resided in the Ottoville community since childhood. He took his basic army training at Camp Croft, S. C., and at Camp Shelby, Miss., before going overseas in October 1944.

He is survived by his wife, the former Betty Wollet, of Delphos; his parents; two sisters, Mrs. Jerome Eickholt, and Miss Betty Turnwald, of near Ottoville; and three brothers, Pfc. Sylvester Turnwald, of Detroit; who recently returned from active duty overseas; and Leo and John, of near Ottoville.

He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville and the Delphos Aerie of Eagles. Details for memorial rites were not announced Wednesday, but it is expected that they will be held in the Ottoville Catholic Church in the very near future.

4-11-1945
Robert Fortener Jr.
Parents Get Message Of Son’s Death
Pvt. Robert Fortener, Jr., Killed In Germany
Died On April 11th
Memorial Rites Held At Ottoville

The day after receiving a letter from relatives in Detroit, Michigan, which reported the death of their son, Pfc. Robert Fortener, nineteen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fortener, Ottoville, received a telegram from the War Department, Washington, which confirmed the information.

Earl Weber, of Detroit, a first cousin of Pfc. Fortener, wrote his parents saying that the Ottoville young man had been killed in action in Germany on April 11th. He informed his parents that he talked to Robert’s commanding officers and members of his unit, including the chaplain, and that if he had had time he could have visited the place where Robert was buried.

Pfc. Fortener was born in Ottoville on August 24, 1925. He graduated from Ottoville High School with the class of 1943. He had been in the service since December 8, 1943, and had been overseas since October 1944. He was a member of the Ninth U. S. Army.

Pfc. Fortener is survived by his parents; two brothers and two sisters, Helen, Karen, John and Elmer, all at home, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Louise Schmitt, Ottoville.

Memorial rites for Pfc. Fortener were held in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Tuesday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, was celebrant of the Requiem High Mass. Members of the county American Legion Posts attended the mass and conducted military rites at the conclusion of the services.

4-30-1945
Anna Katherine Metz

Anna Katherine Metz 29, wife of Delzon L. Metz of 386 Fies Avenue, died at 7:30 o'clock last night at City Hospital, just after being removed there for an operation for gall stones. She had been ill since last Saturday.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home, 386 Fies Ave. And at 10:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Meeker. Rev. H. E. Williamson, Pastor of Oakland Evangelical Church, will officiate and burial will be in Meeker Cemetery.

Mrs. Metz was born in Ottoville, Ohio, on Christmas Day, 1898 and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Brookhouse, the former originally from Germany and the later from Allen County. Her marriage to Delzon L. Metz was solemnized in LaRue 1913. She had made her home in Marion seven years and was a member of Oakland Evangelical Church.

Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Miss. Louise Metz, at home; two sons, Harold and Carl Metz, at home; her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Lathon Cranmer of Meeker; and two half brothers, Clarence and Andrew of near Meeker. Her father preceded her in death.

5-7-1945
Lena Snyder

Mrs. Lena Snyder, 53, of Dayton, died Monday in that city after a short illness. Mrs. Snyder, the former Lena Brickner, formerly resided six miles north of Delphos but for the past 15 years she and her husband were associated as attendants at the Dayton home of former Gov. James Cox.

Born at Ottoville in 1892 to late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brickner, she left this vicinity about 20 years ago. Surviving include the husband and following brothers and sisters: Andrew of Cuba, O., Joseph of northwest of Delphos, William of this city; Mrs. Albert Deitering, Wapakoneta John, George and Leo, all of Ottoville.

The body will be brought to the Jauman-Kolkmeyer funeral home here until funeral services Friday morning at Ottoville in Immaculate Conception church with Rev. Henry Gerwert in charge.

6-3-1945
Jacob Studer
Burial Made At Ottoville
Jacob P. Studer Former Businessman

Jacob P. Studer, well known former businessman of Ottoville, died at midnight Sunday in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima. Uremic poisoning and a heart condition were the cause of his demise. He had been seriously ill two weeks.

Mr. Studer was born at New Washington, Ohio, on January 31, 1874, the son of Wendel and Caroline Studer. He was seventy-one years of age. His marriage to Caroline Schurer took place in the Ottoville Catholic Church on June 21, 1905.

Mr. Studer was a retired employee of the Ohio Power Company and of the Ottoville Telephone Company, and for sixteen years served as town marshal. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ottoville Loan Company for a number of years and some years ago operated the Studer and Bertling Meat Market at Ottoville, which the partnership later sold to Frank King.

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

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Al Wieging, of Ottoville; Mrs. John Wiechart, of Lima; and Miss Margie Studer, employed at Wright Field, Dayton; four grandchildren; two brothers, William Studer, of Jackson, Mich.; and Louis Studer, of St. Maries, Idaho. A sister and two brothers preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held Thursday morning in the Ottoville parish church and burial was made in the parish cemetery.

June 1945
Peter Wannemacher
Brother Of Mrs. Hotz Dies

Mrs. Johanna Hotz, West First Street, Receives Word of Death of Brother, Peter Wannemacher, of Coulee City, Washington — Widow, Son and Two Daughters Survive.

Mrs. Johanna. Hotz, West First street, has received word of the death of her brother, Peter Wannemacher, 80, of Coulee City, Washington, formerly of Ottoville. The death of Mr. Wannemacher, a retired railroader, occurred suddenly at his home as the result of a stroke, He and his wife had visited relatives here and in Ottoville at various times.

Born in Ottoville, he was a son of Peter and Agnes Wannemacher. Mr. Wannemacher was first married to Josephine Gard, Ottoville. Mrs. Wannemacher preceded her husband in death. Mr. Wannemncher was later remarried. He left, Ottoville more than thirty years ago.

Surviving are: his widow, Sadie, a son, Oscar, two daughters, Millie and Pauline, and the sister, Mrs. Hotz. He was preceded in death by a son and a daughter. Service were hold at Hartline, Washington.

6-11-1945
Odelia Herman
DILLA HERMAN

Death of Former Ottoville Resident Occurs In Howell, Michigan —Survivors Include Three Daughters and Two Sons — Mrs. Otto Elwer, Near Delphos, is Sister

Relatives here have received word of the death of Mrs. Odelia (Dilla) Herman, of Adrian, Michigan, formerly of Ottoville. Mrs. Herman entered the State Sanitarium in Howell, Michigan, in October, 1944. Her condition had been critical for the past three months.

Her death occurred at the sanitarium Monday.

She was the former Odelia Frederick and was born in Ottoville on March 12, 1898, the daughter of Clem and Susan Frederick. Her marriage to Leo Herman occurred on May 9, 1916, at Immaculate Conception church in Ottoville. Approximately fourteen years ago, the Herman family moved to Adrian. Mr. Herman died in April, 1937. When, her death occurred, Mrs. Herman was forty-seven years, two months and twenty-nine days of age.

She is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Leona Broch, Mrs. Janet Osterline, and Mary Lou Herman, of Adrian, Sergeant Frederick, Gulfport, Mississippi; and Corporal Rudolph Herman, Drew Field, Florida. Surviving also are: her mother, Mrs. Susan Frederick, Adrian; eight sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Otto Elwer, near Delphos; Mrs. Ed. Turnwald, Cloverdale; Mrs. Charles Turnwald, Adrian; Mrs. Therese Doneth and Mrs. Monica Doneth, Copemish, Michigan; Mrs. John Sheele and Cletus Frederick, Hudson, Michigan; Ed. Frederick, Owosso, Michigan; William Frederick, Jasper, Michigan; Mrs. Paul Myers, Adrian and Mrs. Dorr Sweet, Muskegon Heights, Michigan.

Her father's death occurred in May, 1928.

Services will be held at St. Mary's church in Adrian at 9:30 a. m. (EWT) on Thursday. Local relatives will attend.

6-22-1945
John C. Heitzman

John C. Heitzman, 79, a Putnam-co pioneer, who helped to plat the village and who managed a grain elevator here for 35 years died Thursday night in his home.

He was born in Ottoville, May 22, 1866 and lived in the county all his life. On November 22, 1886, he married Margaret Wiltser, who is dead.

Heitzman is survived by six children, Mrs. William Schnitzer, Uniontown, O.; Mrs. Harry Schroth, Huntington Park, Calif.; Harle J. Heitzman, Cloverdale, Harold E. Heitzman, Ft. Jennings, Mrs. Robert Jenkins, Ottawa, and Mrs. B. C. Benefield, Akron. A son Charles is dead. A sister, Mrs. Charles Lisk, resides ion Delphos.

He was a member of the Methodist church where funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. (slow time) Sunday. Rev. J. E. Turner, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be made in Cascade Cemetery. The body was taken to Walls Funeral Home, Continental, and had been returned to the residence here.

7-2-1945
Mary Schimmoeller
Died Sunday AT Delphos
Mrs. William Schimmoeller Rites Thursday

Mrs. Mary T. Schimmoeller, resident of Ottoville, died Sunday evening at nine-fifteen in the home of her son, Clarence Schimmoeller, at Delphos. She had been ailing for the last four years and was seriously ill for several days.

Mrs. Schimmoeller was born in Bredenborn, Germany, on December 13, 1869, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Langhals. She came to this country at the age of fourteen and located in the Cloverdale community. She was married to William J. Schimmoeller, at Ottoville, on August 28, 1894, and had lived in the Ottoville vicinity since that time. She was seventy-five years of age.

Mrs. Schimmoeller is survived by her husband; six children, Frank, of Chesaning, Mich.; Melitus and Mrs. John Thines, of Ottoville; Clarence and Alphonse, of Delphos; and Mrs. Nornert Wurst, of South Bend, Ind.; two brothers, Joseph Langhals, Cloverdale; and Theodore, of Kalida; a sister, Mrs. Frank Helmkamp, of Ft. Wayne; sixteen grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A daughter, two brothers and a sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, at Ottoville, of which she was a member, Thursday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

7-4-1945
Eileen Bendele
Funeral For Mrs. Bendele
Held Saturday Morning At Ottoville

Funeral services were held Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville for Mrs. Eileen E. Bendele, wife of John C. Bendele, of southwest of Ottoville, who died on Wednesday in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima. She had been seriously ill for only several hours before her death, she had not been in the best of health for the past six months.

Mrs. Bendele was born at Delphos on June 6, 1912, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wiechart. She was thirty-three years of age.

She was married to Mr. Bendele on April 27, 1935, who survives with five children, Doris Ann, Mary Jane, John, Gilbert, Sharon Rose and Donald Laverne, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wiechart, of Delphos; and four sisters and three brothers. A brother preceded her in death.

The remains will be interred at the parish cemetery in Ottoville.

7-13-1945
Frank Brinkman
F. G. Brinkman Rites Tuesday
Resided on Same Farm All Of His Life

Frank G. Brinkman, lifelong resident of near Ottoville, passed away unexpectedly at his home one mile eat of that village, Friday evening at six-forty. He had been in failing health for eighteen months and was more serious for the last six weeks. His death was due to a heart ailment.

Mr. Brinkman was born on the farm where his death occurred the son of Frank H. and Elizabeth Brinkman, on September 14, 1866. He was seventy-eight years of age.

On January 20, 1897, he was married to Miss Mary Roof, at Ottawa. He spent his entire life on the farm, which was known as the Brinkman homestead. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Ottoville branch of the C. K. of O.

He is survived by his wife; six children, Fred, of Michigan; Alphonse and Miss Verna, at home; Cletus, of Delphos; Mrs. Anna Schwaller, of Decatur, Ind.; Mrs. Leona Smith, of Columbus Grove; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Brinkman was preceded in death by four children and six brothers and sisters.

Last rites were held in the Catholic church at Ottoville Tuesday morning at nine-thirty o’clock. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

7-15-1945
Philomena Herman
Hip Fracture Causes Death
Mrs. Leo Herman Buried At Ottoville

Mrs. Leo Herman, a resident of the Ottoville community most of her ilfe, died in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, Sunday morning, shortly before eleven o’clock. She suffered a fractured hip at her home northeast of Ottoville five weeks ago. Her condition has been critical for several days.

Mrs. Herman was born near Canton on May 2, 1870, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Herman. Her husband preceded her in death on July 1, 1938. She was seventy-five years of age.

She is survived by three children, Miss Gertrude and Gilbert, at home; and Edwin Herman, of near Ottoville; three sisters and two brothers, Misses Catherine and Clara Herman, Mrs. Austin Schiltz and Victor and William Herman, all of North Canton; and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville Thursday morning at nine-thirty. Interment was made in the parish cemetery.

8-4-1945
Cecelia Wannemacher
Burial Made At Ottoville
Mrs. Wannemacher Died Friday Evening

Mrs. Cecelia Wannemacher, forty-nine, wife of Arthur Wannemacher of Ottoville, died Friday evening at ten o’clock in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, after and illness of three weeks. Mrs. Wannemacher’s condition was considered somewhat improved and her death came unexpectedly following a heart attack.

She was born at Ft. Jennings on March 22, 1896, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miehls and was married to Mr. Wannemacher on October 14, 1919. All of her married life was spent at Ottoville where she was well and favorably known.

She is survived by her husband; three sons, Sgt. Harold, with the U. S. Army in Germany; Cpl. Ambrose, also in Germany; and Lester, S. 1-C, somewhere in the Pacific area. A son Leonard died four years ago. She also leaves four brothers, Clarence Miehls, of Essex, Ontario, Canada; Alfred and Irwin Miehls, of Toledo; and Arnold Miehls, Delphos.

Mrs. Wannemacher was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, the Ottoville C. L. of C., and the Alter Rosary Society of the parish. Funeral services were held in the parish church Tuesday morning. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

8-19-1945
Henry A. Remlinger
MR. REMLINGER DIES SUNDAY

Death of Henry Remlingcr Occurs at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima—Widow and Six Children Survive—Services St St. Joseph's Church, Fort Jennings, Wednesday.

Henry A. Remlinger, of three miles north of Fort Jennings, died at St. Rita's hospital at 5:10 p. m. Sunday following an illness of nine weeks. For the past sixteen days, he had been a patient in the hospital and his condition had been critical.

Born in Putnam County on September 17, 1880, Mr. Remlinger was a son of Andrew and Mary Remlinger. His marriage to Miss Mary Gerker took place in Columbus Grove in 1919. A lifelong resident of the Ft. Jennings community, Mr. Remlinger was a farmer.

Had he lived until September, he would have been sixty-five years of age. He was a member of St. Joseph's church, Fort Jennings.

In addition to his widow, he is survived, by six children, Mrs. Wallace O. James, Jackson, Michigan; Andrew, Prospect, Ohio; and Wilbur, Edith, Carl and Carletta, at home; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alois Grote, Toledo; and two brothers, W. T. Remlinger, Ottoville; and Charles Remlinger, Fort Jennings. A son, Adolph, died in July, 1943.

Services will be held a1; St. Joseph's church in Fort Jennings at 9:00 o'clock Wednesday morning.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The remains were removed from the Jauman-Kolkmeyer funeral home to the Remlinger residence Monday afternoon.

10-29-1945
Joseph Haselman
Dies After Long Illness
Joseph Haselman Rites At Ottoville

Joseph H. Haselman, forty-nine, died at three-thirty Monday afternoon at his home four miles northeast of Ottoville. He had been ailing for fourteen years.

Mr. Haselman’s death occurred on the farm where he was born and spent his entire life. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haselman and was born on February 17, 1896. He was married to Laura Hamberg at Kalida on June 6, 1923.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Aloysius, and a daughter, Mary Agnes, both at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Henry Linger, of Delphos; and Mrs. Frances Wendeln, Maria Stein.

Funeral services will be held at nine-thirty Friday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, and burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

11-07-1945
Anthony Hilvers
Death Calls A. H. Hilvers
Was Well Known Farmer Of Near Ottoville

Funeral services for Anthony H. Hilvers, well known and esteemed farmer of two and one-half miles west of Ottoville, were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in that village Saturday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

Mr. Hilvers passed away Wednesday after an illness of five years due to complications. He had been in a serious condition for the last six months.

He was born on May 9, 1878, on the farm where his death occurred, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hilvers. At the time of his death he was sixty-seven years of age.

He was married at Delphos on June 15, 1904, to Veronica Metzger, who survives with six sons and daughters. They are Mrs. Frank Allemeier, west of Ottoville; George Hilvers, northwest of Ottoville; Mrs. Bernard Pohl, northwest of Ottoville; Leo Hilvers, Southwest of Ottoville; and Roman and Amelia Hilvers, at home. He also leaves seventeen grandchildren. A son, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.

12-7-1945
Ruth Buchele

Word was received here of the death of Mrs. Ruth Buchele, 41, in Toledo Friday. Mrs. Buchele, the former Ruth Kramer of Ottoville, died in Mercy hospital following an operation. Services were to be held Monday at St. Catherine’s Catholic church, Sylvania.

Survivors include the husband, Richard, and two children; the mother, Mrs. Theodore Kramer, residing at Ottoville. A brother, Ralph, resides at Ottoville and it sister, Mrs. Charles Powell, resides in Delphos.