1961 - Ottoville Obits

1-9-1961

Ottoville Youth Died Monday

Seriously Ill Only Two Days

Orville D. Turnwald, 16-year old son of Mrs. Ralph G. Turnwald, Ottoville, died at nine o’clock Monday evening in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima. The young man underwent surgery four weeks ago, but his death followed a serious illness of only two days.

He was born at Ottoville on February 29, 1944, the son of Ralph G. Turnwald. His father passed away on January 14, 1960.

Surviving with his mother are two brothers and a sister, Jerome Turnwald and Mrs. John Nussbaum, of Ottoville; and Gary at home, and his maternal grandfather, Ben Rayman, of Ottoville.

Orville was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, and of the Junior class at Ottoville High School.

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

1-17-1961

Diane Friemoth (Infant)

1-18-1961

Debra Friemoth (Infant)

1-20-1961

Joseph George Henry Vincke

Joseph George Henry Vincke, salesman at Stippich Hardware in Lima until he retired in 1953, died at his home Friday night at 10:30 following an extended illness. He was 81.

Mr. Vincke, who lived at 951 N. Elizabeth, resided in Lima the past 40 years. He was born Aug. 9, 1879 in Ottoville.

He married the late Catherine Zahm, June 17, 1908, and was a member of St. Gerard's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society. Mrs. Vincke died March 18, 1950. One of their three sons, Alvin, died in 1960 on this same date.

Survivors include a daughter, Rose Marie Vincke, at the home, two sons, Lester, 694 N. West, and Cletus, Hampton, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Gieskin, 328 W. McKibben, and Sister Mary Gertrude PHJ, Chicago; one brother, Ferdinand, 234 N. Pierce and seven grandchildren.

Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at St. Gerard's Church Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Vincent Kelly will officiate, and burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery.

Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday. Friends may call at the Cantwell – Sweet Mortuary after noon today.

4-1-1961

Freda Utrup

Mrs. Freda Utrup, 75, 517 N. Jefferson, Delphos died Saturday, April 1, at 2 a. m. at her home after an illness of seven weeks.

Born Dec. 2, 1885, in Ottoville to John and Mary Fuerst, the Delphos woman married Henry Utrup Aug. 15, 1902 in Ottoville. He preceded her in death April 4, 1955.

Mrs. Utrup is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Martha Recker, W. 2nd Street, Delphos and Mrs. Kenneth (Edna) Kortokrax, Rt. 3, Delphos; one son Phil Utrup, Lima; one daughter, Coletta died in infancy.

There are 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Corneilus (Dorothy) Bussind, Blissfield, Mich.; Mrs. Andrew (Mayme) Ellerbrock, Columbus Grove; Mrs. Frank (Louise) Gibon, Delphos and one brother, John P. Fuerst, S. Washington St., Delphos.

Mrs. Utrup was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, and the Altar Rosary Society, C. L. of C. and C. K. of A. of St. Johns Catholic Church.

A Requiem Mass will be sung Tuesday, April 4 at 9 a.m. at St. Johns with the Msgr. Carl F. Reineck officiating. Burial will be n St. Johns Cemetery, Delphos.

The remains are at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home where friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.

5-5-1961

Ottoville Man Died Friday A. M.

Lifelong Resident Of That Community

Sylvester J. Wannemacher, 74, died at his home near Ottoville at seven o’clock Friday morning, following an illness of several years.

Mr. Wannemacher was born at Ottoville on December 17, 1886. Engaged in farming, he had resided in the community all his life. He was married to Regina Wurst on September 21, 1909.

Surviving are his wife; eight children, Earl and Prissila, at home; Norval, of route 3 Elida; Richard of Defiance; Robert, Mrs. Robert Eickholt and Mrs. Leonard Leonard, of Columbus Grove; 23 grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Matt Schumaker, Lawrence Wannemacher and Mrs. Flo Castle, all of Ottawa and Leo J. Wannemacher, of Ottoville.

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

7-5-1961

Rites Saturday For John Rode

Death Caused By Heart Attack

John H. Rode, 77, well known Ottoville farmer, died at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, at 5:10 Wednesday afternoon. His death due to a heart attack, followed an illness of two days.

Mr. rode was born in this county, north of Delphos, on February 27, 1884, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Rode. He was married at Ottoville in 1904 to Mary Utrup. She passed away July 4, 1947.

Surviving are two children; Mrs. Jerome Nartker, of Kalida; and Albert Rode, of Dayton; two grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, three brothers, Joseph and Frank, of Delphos and Arthur Rode of Landeck, and four sisters, Mrs. Clara Utrup, Mrs. Emma Calvelage, Miss Henrietta Rode and Mrs. John Fuerst, all of Delphos.

Mr. Rode was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, and the Ottawa Council of the Knights of Columbus.

Funeral services will be held in the Ottoville parish church at 9:30 Saturday morning. Interment will be made in the parish cemetery.

The body will be at the Kolkmeyer-Clark-Helmkamp Funeral Home in Ottoville until time for services.

7-10-1961

Aloysius Henry Ruen

Aloysius Henry Ruen, 57, Rt. 3 Ft. Jennings, a farmer, died Monday at 4 a.m. at his residence. He had been seriously ill six weeks.

He was born August 1, 1903, at Ft. Jennings, a son of Fred and Martina (Gasser) Ruen. He was a lifetime resident of the Putnam County area.

He was married August 19, 1931, at Ottoville to Loretta Hilvers who survives.

Other survivors are five daughters, Mrs. Paul (Mary) Honigford, Rt. 3 Ft. Jennings; Mildred, Catherine, Irene and Marilyn, all at home; four sons, Fred, Paul, Joseph and Roger, all at home, two grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Edwin Herman, Rt. 3 Ft. Jennings. A sister and brother are deceased.

He was vice-president and director of the Ottoville Telephone Co. and President of the Ottoville branch of the C. K. of O.; a church councilman of the Immaculate Conception Church, Ottoville, for 24 years.

Requiem High Mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the church, with Msgr. J. F. Frommherz as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.

Friends may call at Kolkmeyer-Clark-Helmkamp Funeral Home, Ottoville, after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday until time for service.

7-24-1961

Mathilda Schumaker

Mrs. Mathilda Schumaker, 76, of Ottawa, died yesterday at 5 p.m. in her home. She had been ill three months. She was born March 26, 1885, a daughter of John and Emma (Rekart) Wannemacher, Ottoville. On Nov. 25, 1911, she married Mathias Schumaker, who survives.

They had four children, and one daughter is deceased. Surviving children are daughters, Mrs. Robert Wensink, Deshler; and Mrs. Don Wiley, Bexley; and son Don, Lima. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren.

Other survivors include two brothers, Lee, of Ottoville, and Lawrence, Ottawa; and a sister, Mrs. Florence Cassel, Ottawa. Five brothers are deceased.

Mrs. Schumaker was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Ottawa, and the Ottawa C. L. of C.

The funeral will be Thursday at 9:30 a. m. in Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Burial will be in the Church cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the church.

7-24-1961

Frank Klima

Frank Klima, 55, of 1431 E. High died at 11 p.m. Monday at Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He had been a patient in the hospital three weeks.

Mr. Klima was born June 3, 1906, at Ottoville. His wife, Mildred, died in 1958.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Dorothy) Clausing of San Diego Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Markward of Kent, and Mrs. Betty Wrasman of Delphos; and three grandchildren.

Rev. E. J. Penhorwood will conduct services at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Siferd's Westwood Chapel. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Joe Aufrance, Don Sheeter, Dick Markward, Urban Markward, John Nalley and Kenneth Nelson.

8-15-1961

Magdalena M. Hohenbrink

Rites Held For Mrs. Hohenbrink

Death Followed Four-Year Illness

Mrs. Magdalena M. Hohenbrink, 70, of Kalida, died at 3:10 Saturday afternoon in a McComb rest home following a four-year illness.

The daughter of Andrew and Mary Altenburger, she was born September 15, 1890, in Van Wert County. In 1913 she was married to Bernard Fischer who died in 1918. In 1926 she married August Hohenbrink, who survives.

Other survivors include her mother at Cloverdale; daughters Mrs. Leonard Fortman, Glandorf; Mrs. James Kuhlman and Mrs. Bernard Unterbrink, both of Ottawa; sons Gerald Fischer, Kalida, Donald Hohenbrink, Ottawa; 42 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are stepchildren William Hohenbrink, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Sylvester, Kalida; Harry, Tucson, Arizona; Alfred, Bluffton; Mrs. Cletus Gerding, Ottoville, and Mrs. Victor Schwertner, Ottawa; brothers, John, Toledo; Lee, Cloverdale; and George, Kalida; sisters, Mrs. Rudy Hoehn and Mrs. Joseph Pitner, both of Ottoville; and Mrs. Louise Gilly, of Missouri.

Mrs. Hohenbrink was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and its Alter Rosary Society. Services were held at the church with the Rev. Melchoir Lochtefled officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.

9-15-1961

Sabina E. Schimmoeller

Mrs. Henry Schimmoeller. 803 W. 6th St., died at 8 p.m. Friday in St. Rita's Hospital, Lima. She had been ill two years.

She was born Dec. 10, 1898 at Ottoville To Frank Altenburger and Rosa Geier and was married Aug. 7, 1958 to Henry Schimmoeller, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Thomas Schroeder, 1007 N. Metcalf, Lima; her mother, Mrs. Rose Kramer, Delphos; a sister. Mrs. Helen Christman, Akron and a brother, Herbert Altenburger, Baltimore.

Mrs. Schimmoeller was a member of St. John's Catholic Church, Delphos, where Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday with Msgr. Carl Reineck,

pastor, officiating.

Burial will be in St John's Cemetery by Kolkmeyer, Clark and Helmkamp Funeral Home Friends may call there after 2 p.m. today.

11-7-1961

William Boschet

11-14-1961

Mrs. Adelaide (Addie) Schmersal

Mrs. Adelaide (Addie) Schmersal, 76, died at 8 30 p.m. Tuesday at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Albert (Leona) Maag, Glandorf. She had been seriously ill for the past year.

Born Oct. 20, 1885, in Ottoville she was the daughter of William and Syzilla Ruen. She was married to Joe Schmersal May 24, 1905 and he survives.

Also surviving are another daughter, Mrs. Ben (Marcella) Stechschulte, Columbus Grove; four sons, Mark, Columbus Grove, George, Ottoville, Othmar, Toledo and William, Rt. 4, Ottawa; 40 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, Glandorf; the Glandorf CL of C and St. Isadore's Altar and Rosary Society.

Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Isadore's Catholic Church, Cuba, with the Rev, Melchoir Lochtefeld in charge. Burial will be in St John's Cemetery.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the McCrate Funeral Home, Ottawa.

12-10-1961

John F. King, Ottoville, Dies

Services Were Held Wednesday Morning

Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, at 9:30 Wednesday morning for John F. King, 50, councilman of that village.

Mr. King died at 1:10 Sunday afternoon in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, following an illness of seven months. He had been seriously ill for two weeks.

Mr. King was born at Delphos on September 17, 1911, and had resided in Ottoville for the past 40 years, he had been a member of the Ottoville village council for 10 years. He was owner and operator of King’s Meat Market at Ft. Jennings.

On September 21, 1937, he was married to Mildred E. Otte. She passed away on July 6, 1960.

Surviving are a daughter, Virginia; two sons, Michael and Jeffery, all at home; a brother, George, of Ottoville, and a sister, Miss Margaret King, also of Ottoville.

Mr. King was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Holy name Society of that parish.

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

12-9-1961

Susanna Grubenhoff

12-12-1961

Baby Boy Eickholt

12-26-1961

Eickholt Rites At Ottoville

Will Be Held Friday Morning

Services will be held at 9:30 Friday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, for Mrs. Martha M. Eickholt, 71, who died at 1:45 Tuesday afternoon in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima. She had been in failing health for several years.

Mrs. Eickholt was born on December 31, 1889, the daughter of John and Katherine Rekart. Her husband, August Eickholt, died in February, 1953.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Martin Bendele, Ottoville, and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Eickholt was a member of the Immaculate Conception parish and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia at Ottoville.

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

The body will be at the Kolkmeyer-Clark-Helmkamp Funeral home, Ottoville, until time for services.

Native Of Ottoville Interred At Delphos

Mrs. Lena O’Donnell Buried At Delphos

Mrs. Lena O’Donnel, 89, a native of Ottoville, and later a resident of Delphos and Toledo, died in Saint Francis Home, Tiffin, Friday.

Mrs. O’Donnel was born at Ottoville on February 14, 1871, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fritche. She is survived by two sons; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Schmersal, of Glandorf, and several grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in St. John’s Church, Delphos, Monday morning. Burial was made in the parish cemetery in that city.