1956 - Ottoville Obits

1-8-1956

Lois Ann Bendele (Infant)

1-5-1956

Elizabeth Van Oss

            Mrs. Elizabeth Van Oss, 84, a former resident of Ottoville, died at the home her daughter, Mrs. Zita Gasser, in Delphos, Thursday of last week as the result of a heart attack.

            She was born at Ottoville on August 2, 1871, a daughter of Michael and Mary Kiefer. On May 2, 1895, she was married to Theodore Van Oss, who died on May 30, 1951.

            Surviving  are three daughters, Mrs. Gasser, of Delphos, and Mrs. Hildegard Byrne and Mrs. Velma Rigdon, of Ottoville; a son, Linus, of East Liberty; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held in St. John’s Catholic Church, and burial was made in the parish cemetery.  

1-10-1956

Julia Mena Van Oss

            Funeral services will be held Friday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville for Mrs. Julia Van Oss, 86, who died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday in here home there. She had been in ill health for several months.

            Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz will sing requiem high mass and burial will be in the St. Mary’s cemetery.

            Mrs. Van Oss was born February 14, 1869, in Cincinnati. She married Joseph Fischbach, who died in 1916, and John Van Oss, who died in 1937. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception church.

            Surviving are a son, Henry Fischbach, Littleton, Colo.; and two stepsons, Hilarius Van Oss, Akron; and Rolland Van Oss, Delphos; a daughter, Mrs. Ida Sadler, Ft. Jennings; and a step daughter, Mrs. Lidvina Fleming, Cleveland; 28 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.       

1-21-1956

Kenneth D. Perinn

Kenneth D. Perrin, three-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Perrin, Ottoville, died Saturday afternoon at 3:25 in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, after a day’s long illness. He was born on October 1, 1955.

In addition to his parents he is survived by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smith of Delphos, and Melvin Perrin, Ottoville, and great-grandparents, Henry Perrin of Ottoville; George Smith, Medina and John Lehmkuhl of Delphos.

Funeral services were held in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Monday morning at eight o’clock. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

2-11-1956

John M. Kramer

            J. Matt Kramer, 94, a former Delphos resident, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the Castle Convalescent Home in Van Wert after an illness of several years.

            Mr. Kramer was a native of Glandorf. He was married to Elizabeth Zahner on May 1, 1895 in Ottoville, she died in 1913. Two years later he married Sarah Clementz, who survives. The couple has resided at the Van Wert Convalescent Home the last eight years.

            He was a former employee of the Delphos Manufacturing Co. and was a member of the St. John’s Catholic Church.

            Surviving besides his widow are two sons, Arthur, North Baltimore; and Ambrose, of Seattle, Wash.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

            Services will probably be held in St. John’s church Tuesday morning. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery here. Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home after Sunday afternoon.

2-12-1956

Marcella H. Trenkamp

            Funeral services for Mrs. Marcella Trenkamp, 38, wife of Henry Trenkamp of near Ottoville, were held at 9:30 this morning, Thursday, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville.

            Mrs. Trenkamp died at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, Sunday forenoon at 11:55 following a serious illness of six weeks. She was born at Delphos on August 29, 1917, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vogt. She was married to Henry J. Trenkamp on August 29, 1940.

            Surviving are her husband; two sons, Robert and Richard, and a daughter, Margaret, all at home; her mother, Mrs. Mary Vogt of Delphos; three brothers, Clarence, Leon and Bernard Vogt, and a sister Mrs. Christine Carder, all of Delphos.

            The Rev. Msgr. Frommherz, pastor of the Ottoville church, officiated at the services. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

2-28-1956

John Nicholas Hoersten

            John N. Hoersten, resident of near Ottoville, died at 9:20 Tuesday morning in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, following a weeks illness. He would have been 80 years of age on Saturday.

            A lifelong resident of Ottoville community, he was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church. He is survived by two sisters, Miss Minnie Hoersten and Miss Mary Hoersten, both of Ottoville, and a brother, Louis Hoersten, of Rockford.

            Funeral services will be held in the Ottoville church Friday morning at 10 o’clock. The Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

3-8-1956

Anna Rekart

3-13-1956

Clara Eickholt

Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9:30 a. m. Friday in St. John's Catholic Church here for Miss Clara Eickholt, 79, who died at 3:45 a. m. Tuesday in the home of a niece, Mrs. George Grothaus, W. 6th St. She had suffered a heart attack.

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Carl F. Reineck will be celebrant at the mass. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Miss Eickholt was born Oct. 2, 1876, near Ottoville and was a member of St. John's Church and the Altar and Rosary Society.

She is survived by a brother, Anthony, Ottoville; and a sister, Mrs. Caroline Hessian, Delphos.

The body will remain in the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home where friends may call until time for services.

3-15-1956

Catherine Sellet

            Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, for Mrs. Catherine Sellet, 73, of that village, who died Thursday morning in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, following a serious illness of one day.

            Mrs. Sellet was born at Ottoville on November 25, 1882, the daughter of Andrew and Amelia Kromer. She was married to Louis B. Sellet on November 17, 1909.

            Surviving with her husband are two daughter, Mrs. Florentine Warnecke, Ottoville, and Mrs. Mary Lou Vetter, Ft. Jennings; a son Alfred Sellet, Ottoville; 15 grandchildren and a brother William Kromer, of Coopersville, Mich. Two sons preceded her in death.

            A member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mrs. Sellet was also a member of the V. F. W. Auxiliary, the Catholic Ladies of Columbia and the Alter Rosary Society.

            The Rt. Rev. Msgr. F. J. Frommherz officiated at the services. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

1956

Henry W. Krebs

            Henry W. Krebs, 79, resident of Delphos, died in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, at 2:20 Sunday morning.

            He was born at Ottoville the son of Peter and Margaret Krebs on March 4, 1877.

His wife preceded him in death.

He is survived by five children; 26 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. G. F. Calvelage, of Ft. Jennings, is a daughter.

            Funeral services were held in St. John’s church, Delphos, Wednesday morning. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

3-30-1956

Anna M. Lauer

            Mrs. Anna M. Lauer, 89, widow of Nick Lauer of Ottoville, died at 11:45 Friday morning in Van Wert Hospital following a long illness caused by infirmities and complications.

            She was born in New Riegel in Seneca County on July 22, 1866, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barnholzer. She moved to the Ottoville community in her childhood and has resided there ever since that time.

            In 1887 she was married to Mr. Lauer who preceded her in death in 1943. Mr. Lauer operated a stone quarry at Ottoville over a long period of years.

            She is survived by two sons, Joseph, of Akron, and Arthur of Cleveland; four daughters, Miss Zelma Lauer, of Cleveland, Miss Lucy Lauer, of Toledo, Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman, of Monroe, Mich., and Mrs. Ida Wannemacher, of Ottoville; 11 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

            Mrs. Lauer was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Alter Rosary Society of the parish and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.

            Funeral services were held in the Ottoville church Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

4-5-1956

James L. Klima (Infant)

            Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic church, Ottoville, Friday morning for James Leroy, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Klima, who died Thursday in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, where he had been a patient since birth on March 20.

            In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by a sister, Cheryl, at home, the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brinkman; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Klima, Ottoville.

            Burial was made in the Ottoville parish cemetery.

1956

William Studer

5-4-1956

Henry J. Perrin

            Henry J. Perrin, 71, lifelong resident of the Ottoville community, died suddenly Friday evening at 7:50 in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, of a heart attack.

            He was born at Ottoville on April 1, 1885, the son of Joseph and Margaret Perrin. On August 5, 1908, he was united in marriage to Bertha Miehls.

            Surviving with his widow are a son Melvin Perrin, Ottoville; five grandchildren; two brothers, Albert and William Perrin of Ottoville; and a sister, Mrs. Louis Schmitt, Ottoville.

            Mr. Perrin was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, and the Holy Name Society of the parish.

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

1956

Mary Hasenkamp

5-12-1956

John Millenbaugh

            John Millenbaugh, 76, farmer of near Ottoville, died Saturday afternoon at 1:45 in the Kollmeyer Convalescent home at Findlay, after an illness of several years.

            He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, where funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 9:30. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

            Mr. Millenbaugh was born at Shelby Settlement, Ohio, on June 14, 1879. He is survived by three sisters, Miss Clara Millenbaugh, Ottoville; Mrs. Mary Mallory, Toledo, and Mrs. Emma Ostendorf, Ft. Jennings, and two brothers, Dr. G. H. Millenbaugh, New Hampton, Iowa and Joseph Millengaugh of New Washington, Ohio.

5-21-1956

Mary C. Plescher

            Funeral services for Miss Mary C. Plescher, 21, route 1, Grover Hill, were held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville. Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

            Miss Plescher, a daughter of John A. Plescher, died at 1:20 p.m. Monday in Lima St. Rita’s hospital. She had been ill 15 years. She was born at Ottoville.

            Surviving besides her father are two sisters, Mrs. Rita Schmitz, Glandorf, and Mrs. Ruth Calvelage, Delphos; and two brothers, Arthur and Robert, both of Ottoville.

6-19-1956

Anthony D. Miller (Infant)

Ottoville Infant Killed Under Wheels of Farm Vehicle

            Anthony Daniel Miller, one and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Miller, was killed instantly at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when he was run over by a tractor driven by his father at their home four and one-half miles north of Ottoville.

            Mr. Miller told Sheriff Arnold Potts that he was driving the tractor, which was pulling a trailer loaded with hay and as he was turning through a narrow gate near his farm buildings the boy walked under the wheel of the tractor and was crushed.

            Mr. Miller said he was watching for a group of his children on the opposite side of the tractor and did not see the little boy.

            Anthony was born on January 30, 1955. He is survived by six brothers, James, John, Guy, Michael, Thomas and Robert; and two sisters, Monica and Mary; and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mertz, Delphos.

            An Angel Mass will be sung at 8 a.m. Friday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville, the very Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the Kolkmeyer Funeral home in Delphos.

1956

Msgr. Adrian F. Brandehoff

            Word was received in Ottawa Tuesday afternoon of the death of the Very Rev. Msgr. Adrian F. Brandehoff, which occurred unexpectedly Tuesday morning. He became ill Monday evening and was taken to the hospital at that time.

            Msgr. Brandehoff was born at Cloverdale on June 23, 1911, and would have been 45 years of age on Saturday. He attended the Josephinum College and seminary where he was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1935, by the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, the Most Rev. A. G. Cicogmani, D.D.

            He served as rector of the Josephinum seminary from 1945 to 1952, when he resigned because of ill health. He had served as pastor of St. Michael’s Catholic parish in Plymouth, Ind., since that time.

            Msgr. Brandehoff is survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna Brandehoff, who is a patient in the hospital in Evergreen Park, Ill.; two brothers, Drs. Albert and Bede Brandehoff, of Lima, and a sister, Mrs. Georgiana Ulrich of Chicago, Ill.

            Solemn funeral services will be held in St. Michael’s church at Plymouth Friday morning at 10 a.m., after which the body will be removed to the Josephinum chapel at Worthington, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at the seminary at 10 o’clock Saturday morning with burial in the Josephinum cemetery.

7-14-1956

Andrew D. Wurst

            Andrew D. Wurst, 64, died at his home near Ottoville at 5:45 p.m. Saturday following a heart attack. He was a veteran of World War I.

            He was born at Ottoville on February 11, 1892, the son of Andrew and Mary Wurst. He was married to Clara Krietemeyer on July 2, 1919.

            Surviving are his wife, two sons, Romas at home and Julius of Defiance; two daughters, Mrs. Bernadine Pohlman, Landeck, and Mrs. Mary Wannemacher, Defiance; a brother, Isadore, Detroit; and ten grandchildren.

            Mr. Wurst was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Ottoville post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

            Funeral services were held in the church at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Rev. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

7-15-1956

Theresia M. Schlagbaum

            Mrs. Theresia M. Schlagbaum, 74, died at her home, in Ottoville Sunday morning at five o’clock as the result of a heart attack.

            She was born at Ottoville on August 28, 1881, a daughter of August and Mary Becker and had resided in the Ottoville community all her life. She was married to Joseph Schlagbaum on October 4, 1905. He preceded her in death on January 8, 1954.

            Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Charles Heathman, Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Kenneth Roth, San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Ralph Spieles, Delphos; Mrs. Hubert Altenburger, Anthony, and Othmar Schlagbaum, of Ottoville; Mrs. Virgil Kohlreiser, Wapakoneta; Mrs. Robert Krause and Miss Joann Schlagbaum of Lima; 25 grandchildren; five brothers, Anthony, of Dayton; Bernard, of Frankfort, Ind.; William, of Glandorf; Edward, of Delphos; and August Becker, of Ottoville; and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Hoffman, Columbus Grove; Mrs. Veronica Fischbach and Mrs. Lucinda Hohlbein, of Ottoville. A son Vincent died in 1938.

            Mrs. Schlagbaum was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, the C. L. of C., and the Alter Rosary Society.

            Funeral services were held in the Ottoville church Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

7-29-1956

Anna Mittelkamp

            Mrs. Anna Mittelkamp, 94, well known and respected resident of the Ottoville community, died at 11 o’clock Sunday night, July 29, in the Goedde Rest Home at Ottawa, following an illness of several weeks.

            She was born at Ottoville on October 12, 1862, a daughter of Lambert and Maria Kox Schulte. She was married to Henry Mittelkamp on May 9, 1882 at Ottoville, and he preceded her in death on May 23, 1903.

            She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bertha Wuebker of Ottoville; and Mrs. Louise Lehmkuhl, of Lima; a son Herman of Ottoville; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held on Thursday morning of last week, at 9:30 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

1956

Thelma Kay Ashbaugh

County’s First Polio Victim Died Friday

            Putnam County’s first and only victim of Infantile Paralysis this season, died at 8:30 Friday evening in St. Rita’s hospital.

            Thelma Kay Ashbaugh, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ashbaugh of east of Ottoville, was removed to the hospital on Wednesday where her sickness of several days was diagnosed as polio. Bulbar paralysis developed on Friday, which was the cause of her demise.

            She was born in Van Wert county, and moved with her parents to their present home several years ago. A student in the sixth grade at the Ottoville school, she is survived by her parents, two sisters, Zelma and Robin Lee; two brothers, Ben and Marion Jr., and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Urton of Bellefontaine.

            The attending physician reported that the young girl had not been inoculated with the Salk vaccine, but the other members of the family have been administered the vaccine since the diagnosis was made as a precautionary measure. However the 4-year-old son of the Ashbaugh’s, who was ailing at the time of his sister’s death, was reported afflicted with a mild case of paralysis on Wednesday morning.

            Funeral services for Thelma Kay were held Monday afternoon in the Ashland Funeral home at Van Wert. Rev. Elwood Bodkins officiated. Burial was made in Woodland cemetery.

9-27-1956

Donald Joseph Ricker

10-16-1956

Anna P. Horstman

            Mrs. Anna P. Horstman, 68, of Ottoville, died Tuesday morning at 6:42 in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, following a serious illness of three weeks.

            Mrs. Horstman, the daughter of Henry and Catherine Grote, was born March 12, 1888 at Ft. Jennings and on August 18, 1909 she was married to Ben Horstman, who survives.

            Surviving besides the husband are four sons, Cyril, Cletus and Ralph of Ottoville and Leo W. of Ft. Jennings; and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Bollinger, of Oakwood and Mrs. Rose Mary Wannemacher of Ottoville. Another son, Richard died in 1951. Also surviving are two brothers, Ben Grote, of Hammond, Ind.; and Louis Grote, of Ottoville.

            Mrs. Horstman was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Alter Rosary Society.    

            Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Ottoville church with the Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating at the last rites. Burial will be in St. Mary’s cemetery.

10-29-1956

Kenneth L. Wieging

            Kenneth Lee Wieging, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Wieging, Ottoville, died at 5:45 Monday afternoon in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, after a brief illness.

            A student at the University of Dayton, the young man became ill while at the University and returned to the home of his parents on Saturday. He was removed to the Lima Hospital Sunday evening.

            He was born on June 17, 1938, and graduated from the Ottoville High School last spring. He was an engineering student at Dayton University.

            In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters, Geraldine and Janet, both at home.

            He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Young Peoples Sodality of the parish.

            Funeral services will be held in the Ottoville church Friday morning at 9:30. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor will officiate. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

11-10-1956

Joseph Beining

            Joseph Beining, Sr., 80, well known retired farmer of the Ottoville community, died in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, at 9:45 Saturday evening following an illness of one week.

            He was born in Delphos on May 21, 1876, and in 1902 was married to Veronica Koetter. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the parish and the Catholic Knights of Ohio.

            Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Ricker, Delphos; Mrs. Mark Miller, Ottoville; four sons, Arthur, Ottoville; Walter of St. Mary’s; Joseph Jr., of Delphos; and Eugene, at home; 15 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Theodore and Oliver Beining, both of Ottoville; and five sisters, Mrs. Katherine Deitering and Mrs. Rose Koester, of Ottoville; Mrs. Mary Schulte, Kalida; Mrs. Anna Hoersten, Delphos; and Mrs. Ben Moggenborg, of Sheppherd, Mich.

            Funeral services were held in the Ottoville church Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock. The Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery.

1956

Oliver H. Deitering

            Oliver H. Deitering, former resident of Ottoville and son of Mrs. Henry H. Deitering of north of that village, died in a Ft. Wayne hospital at 4:45 Friday morning as the result of a heart attack which he suffered the previous afternoon.

            A veteran of World War II, he is survived by four children and 7 grandchildren. He also leaves his mother; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Koester and Mrs. Florence Miller, of Ottoville; and five brothers, Leo and Rudolph, of Ottoville; John of Portland, Orr.; Albert of Wapakoneta, and Joseph Deitering of Delphos. His wife preceded him in death six years ago.

            Funeral services were held in St. John’s Catholic Church at New Haven, Ind., Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. Rev. Wm. J. Ehrman officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery.