1-2-1957
Anna Utrup
Funeral services will be
held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, Friday morning at
9:30 for Mrs. Anna Utrup, 79, who died in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, Monday
evening at 8:30. Her death followed an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Utrup was born at
Ottoville on February 11, 1877, the daughter of August and Louisa Krebs, and
had resided in the Ottoville community all of her life. She was married to
Gerhard Utrup on February 11, 1896. He passed away on October 19, 1940.
She is survived by seven
children, August Utrup and Mrs. Lucy Wiechart, of Delphos; Albert, of Ottawa;
Anthony, of Akron; Louis, of Leipsic; Mrs. Hilda Pohl, of Ft. Jennings; and
Miss Helen Utrup, ay home; 26 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a half-sister,
Mrs. Cecilia Vondran, of Perry Okla. She was preceded in death by a brother, a
sister, two half-brothers and a half-sister.
Rev. J. F. Frommherz
will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
1-10-1957
Pamela Honigford (Infant)
Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon of last week in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Columbus
Grove, for Pamela Ann, three-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Honigford. The Child, ill since birth, died last Thursday morning in St.
Vincent’s hospital, Toledo.
Surviving with the
parents are a brother, Robert Jr., at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Bohn and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Honigford, all of Ottoville, and
great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wieging, of Ft. Jennings, and Mrs. Louis
Schmitt, of Ottoville.
Rev. Frederick Hug
officiated at the last rites. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery at
Ottoville.
2-5-1957
Anna Kramer
Mrs. Anna Kramer, 80,
resident of the Ottoville community all of her life, died in a Toledo Hospital
Tuesday night of last week of lobar pneumonia.
She was born December
16, 1876, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zurcher. She was married to
Theodore Kramer in 1893, and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1934.
Mrs. Kramer is survived
by five daughters, Mrs. Vern Rower, Mrs. Fred Miller and Miss Edna Kramer, all
of Toledo; Mrs. Claud Cason, of Miami, Fl.; and Mrs. Charles Powell, of
Delphos; a son, Ralph, of Ottoville; seven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
in the Ottoville Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Saturday morning at
9:30. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated at the services. Interment was made in
the parish cemetery.
2-11-1957
Albert G. Wannemacher
Funeral
services will be held Friday morning at 9:30 in the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Ottoville, for Albert T. Wannemacher, 67, who died Wednesday
morning in the Veterans Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich.
He was born at Ottoville
on July 6, 1889. He was married to Sabina Herman on April 21, 1921.
Surviving are his wife;
three sons, Justin, of Ottoville; Carl at home; and Roman, of Ottawa; two
daughters, Mrs. Marie Maas, of Ottawa; and Mrs. Jeanette Schroeder, of
Ottoville; six grandchildren; four brothers, Lee, Sylvester and Vincent, of
Ottoville; and Lawrence, of Ottawa; and two sisters, Mrs. Matt Schumacher, of
Ottawa, and Mrs. George Cassil, of Toledo.
Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
will officiate at the last rites. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.
5-3-1957
Madonna T. Gallant
Services for Mrs. Madonna T.
Gallant, 37, who died of complications of a long illness at 9:40 p.m. Sunday in
the home of her parents here, will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Sts. Peter
and Paul Catholic Church. Rev. Joseph Reitz will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Mrs.
Gallant was born May 4, 1919 in Ottoville, and was a member of Sts. Peter and
Paul Church.
She is
survived by a son, Dennis, and a daughter Suellyn; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Schumacher, in whose home she died; two sisters, Mrs. Sylvia Wylie,
Columbus, and Mrs. Rosemary Wensink, Deshler, and a brother, Don J. Schumacher.
The body is
in the Fischer Funeral Home where friends may call.
5-7-1957
Andrew G. Wurst
Andrew H. Wurst, 82,
died at 8:30 Tuesday evening at his home in Delphos following a serious illness
of three weeks.
Mr. Wurst was born at
Ottoville on September 9, 1874, a son of Henry and Caroline Wurst. He never
married. He was a retired carpenter.
Surviving are three
sisters, Miss Ann K. Wurst, with whom he resided; Mrs. Edward Kundert, Delphos,
and Mrs. Sylvester Wannemacher, Ottoville.
Funeral services will be
held in St. John’s Catholic Church, Delphos, Friday morning at 9:30. Burial
will be made in St. Mary’s cemetery at Ottoville. The body will be at the
Klokmeyer Funeral Home in Delphos until time for services.
5-15-1957
Louis B. Sellet
Louis B.
Sellet, 78, died in his home at Ottoville at 12:35 Tuesday morning after a
serious illness of three weeks.
He was born at Ottoville
on September 17, 1878, a son of Oliver and Wilhelmina Sellet. He was married at
Ottoville to Catherine Kramer on November 17, 1909. She preceded him in death
on March 15, 1956.
Mr. Sellet is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Florentine Warnecke, Ottoville; and Mrs. Mary Lou Vetter,
of Ft. Jennings; a son Alfred, of Ottoville; 16 grandchildren; two brothers,
Charles of Ottoville; and Joseph Sellet, of Hollywood, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs.
Agnes Studer, of St. Maries, Idaho.
A retired Ottoville
Merchant, Mr. Sellet was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
and C. K. of O.
Funeral services will be
held in the Ottoville church Friday morning at 9:30. Burial will be made in the
parish cemetery. The body is at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Delphos.
5-25-1957
Louise Schneider
Mrs. Louise
Schneider, 83, resident of Ottoville, died in St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, at two
o’clock Saturday morning after an extended illness due to complications.
A lifelong resident of
Ottoville, she was born on September 7, 1873, a daughter of John and Caroline
Sanders. She was married to John Schneider on May 7, 1893. He passed away on
April 29, 1941.
Surviving are three
sons, Leo, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Gregory, of Ft. Jennings, and Elmer Schneider,
of Ottoville; two daughters, Mrs. Elias Kruse, of Elida; and Mrs. Robert
Keiffer, of Lima; a brother, John Sanders, and a sister, Mrs. Josephine
Bigelow, both of Ottoville; 19 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, of which she was a member,
Wednesday morning at 9:30 Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor, officiated. Interment
was made in the parish cemetery.
5-29-1957
Anthony B. Schneeg
Anthony B. Schneeg, 82,
retired farmer and lifelong resident of the Ottoville community, died in the
St. Mary’s Nursing Home at St. Mary’s Wednesday night of last week. He had been
in failing health for some time and seriously ill for several days prior to his
demise.
He was born at Ottoville
on July 31, 1874, the son of Paul and Elizabeth Schneeg. He was never married
and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, of Ottoville, and several nieces and
nephews are his only survivors.
He was a member of the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where funeral services were held Saturday
morning at 8:30. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
6-24-1957
Henry Grubenhoff
Henry J.
Grubenhoff, 81, well known resident of near Ottoville, died in St. Rita’s
hospital, Lima, Monday morning at 7:30. He had been in ill health for the past
year suffering from complications.
Mr. Grubenhoff was born
at Ottoville on January 15, 1876, the son of Henry and Louise Grubenhoff and
had resided in the Ottoville community all of his life. He was married to
Matilda Kehres on November 6, 1902.
Surviving with his wife
are six sons, Sylvester, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Gilbert, of Ft. Jennings;
Cyril, of Ft. Recovery; Victor, of Lima; Robert, of Delphos; and Edwin, of
Ottoville; two daughters, Mrs. Armella Rizza, of New York City; and Mrs.
Genevieve Alt, of New Washington, Ohio; and 21 grandchildren.
Mr. Grubenhoff, a
retired farmer, was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and
the Catholic Knights of Ohio.
Funeral services were
held in the Ottoville church Thursday morning at 9:30. Burial was made in the
parish cemetery.
7-6-1957
Gilbert A. Sanders
Gilbert Allen Sanders,
5-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Sanders, of Ottoville, died at 10 a.m.
Saturday at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima.
Surviving, in addition
to the parents, are six sisters, Sharon, Karen, Rebecca, Sandra, Christina and
Janice; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Metcalfe; and his paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Sanders of Ottoville.
Services will be held at
2 p.m. Sunday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Ottoville. Msgr.
J. F. Frommherz will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery,
Ottoville.
The body will remain at
the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, Delphos, until time of funeral.
7-9-1957
Fannie E. Wannemacher
Funeral
services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville,
Friday morning at 9:30 for Mrs. Fannie E. Wannemacher, 63, who passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edmund Osting, east of Delphos, Tuesday night of
last week. She had been ill for a year.
Mrs. Wannemacher was
born at Ottoville on October 24, 1893, the daughter of William and Nora Rekart.
She was married to Urban “Pat” Wannemacher on October 27, 1915.
Surviving with the
husband are five children, Mrs. Osting, of Delphos; Thomas, Stanley, Maurice
and Jack Wannemacher, all of Ottoville; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, Sigmund
Rekart, of Delphos; and Ralph Rekart, of Detroit; and a sister, Mrs. Donald
Denour, of Oxford, N.Y.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz, pastor, officiated at the funeral services. Burial was made in the
parish cemetery.
1957
Joseph Utrup
Funeral
services for Joseph Utrup, 82, were held Saturday morning at nine o’clock in
St. John’s Catholic Church, Delphos. He died at his home on route 3 Delphos, on
Wednesday after an illness of a year.
A native of Ottoville,
Mr. Utrup was born on April 9, 1875, the son of Joseph and Ann Utrup. He was
married on May 1, 1901, to Josephine Trenkamp at Ottoville.
Surviving with his wife
are a daughter, Mrs. Marcella Mueller, Delphos; five grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Msgr. Reineck,
pastor, officiated at the services. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
8-20-1957
Frank J. Miller
Frank J.
“Shorty” Miller, 70, retired farmer and restaurant operator, died at his home
in Ottoville at 7:15 Tuesday morning after an illness of four years.
A resident of the
Ottoville community most of his life, he was born at Bismark, Ohio, on January
24, 1887, the son of Daniel and Barbara Miller. On May 9, 1911 he married at
Ottoville, Laura Thines.
He is survived by his
wife; six children, Mrs. Wilbur Wurst, Mrs. Douglas Roger, Mrs. William Lauer,
and Mrs. Milan Miles, all of Dayton; Jerry Miller, of Lima; and Arthur, who is
Brother Christopher, with the Glenmary Missioners, of Aurora, Ind.; nine
grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. John Nolte, Miss Katherine Miller, Mrs.
Clarence Crawley and Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, all of Toledo; and a brother, Pete
Miller, of Detroit.
Mr. Miller was a member
of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the
parish, and the Ottawa Knights of Columbus.
Funeral services will be
held in the Ottoville church at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Burial will be
made in the parish cemetery. The body has been removed to the residence from
the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Delphos.
1957
Victor Kehres
Victor F.
Kehres, 53, of Lakeview, native of Ottoville and former resident of Ottawa,
died in Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Tuesday afternoon at 5:15 of
coronary occlusions.
He was born at Ottoville
on November 19, 1904, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kehres but moved to Delphos
with his parents in early childhood. He came to Ottawa in 1931 to assume
management of the second floor of Frey’s Department Store when that department
was opened. He continued with the local firm until 1941.
Mr. Kehres is survived
by his wife, Margaret; two brothers, L. J. Kehres, of Massillon; and R. H.
Kehres, of Akron; and two sisters, Mrs. Syl Grothouse, of Delphos; and Mrs.
Larry Castner, of Akron.
He was a member of St.
Mary’s of the Woods Catholic Church, Russells Point and the Knights of
Columbus. He was a veteran of World War II.
Funeral services will be
held in the Russell Point church Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Rev. Anthony
Wolf will officiate. Burial will be in the Huntsville cemetery.
1957
Elizabeth Frederick
Funeral services were
held in St. Gerard’s Catholic Church, Lima, for Mrs. Elizabeth Frederick, 87,
who died Monday morning in the rest home at Cridersville.
She was born at
Ottoville on May 24, 1869, and she was the widow of Joseph Fredrick who died in
1914. A son Carl, a daughter, Mrs. Albert Yant, both of Lima, and a number of
grandchildren survive.
Burial was made in
Gethsemani cemetery, Lima.
8-29-1957
Lucy Schmitt
9-1-1957
Matilda Grubenhoff
Mrs. Mathilda Grubenhoff,
81, lifelong resident of the Ottoville community died in St. Rita’s Hospital,
Lima, Sunday night at 10 o’clock after an illness of three weeks.
Born at Ottoville on
April 25, 1876, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kehres. She was
married to Henry J. Grubenhoff on November 6, 1901. He preceded her in death on
June 24th of this year.
She is survived by six
sons, Sylvester, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Gilbert, of Ft. Jennings; Cyril, of
Ft. Recovery; Victor, of Lima; Robert, of Delphos; and Edwin, of Ottoville; two
daughters, Mrs. Armella Rizza, of New York City; and Mrs. Genevieve Alt, of New
Washington, Ohio; and 20 grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Kehres, of
Monroe, Mich.; and Leo Kehres, of Toledo; and a sister, Mrs. Sabrina Peters,
also of Monroe, Mich.
Mrs. Grubenhoff was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the C. L. of C. and the
Alter Rosary Society.
Funeral services were
held in the Ottoville church Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. Interment was made
in the parish cemetery.
9-7-1957
Albert J. Schneider
(Owosso Michigan)Funeral services for a blacksmith
for more than 50 years. Albert Joseph Schneider, 68, 909 Ada St., will be held
at St. Paul Catholic Church at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Mr. Schneider died Saturday morning in the yard at his
home from a heart condition.
Parish rosary will be recited at Scarletts Funeral Home
at 8:30 p.m. today. Knights of Columbus Rosary will be recited at the funeral
home at 9 p.m. today.
Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery. The body will rest
at the funeral home.
Born in Ottoville, Ohio, September 18, 1888, he was the
son of Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Schneider. After attending schools on Ohio, he came
to Michigan 30 years ago.
On October 23, 1913, he married Regina Longmeyer at
Delphos, Ohio. Mr. Schneider attended St. Paul Catholic Church. He was a member
of the Knights of Columbus, Nocturnal Adoration Society. He worked for the Ann
Harbor Railroad here.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Robert and Harvey
of Owosso, Kenneth of California, and Dick of Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Louis
Wannemacher of Ottoville, Ohio, Mrs. Martha Miller of Troy, Ohio and Mrs.
Victoria Vincke of Lima. Ohio; three brothers, Oliver and Edward of Delphos,
Ohio and Rudolph of Saginaw.
Two sisters and one brother preceded him in death.
9-15-1957
Jean Ann Altenburger
Graveside rites were
held Tuesday morning at 9:30 in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Ottoville, for
Jean Ann Altenburger, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Altenburger of
near Napoleon.
The child is survived by
her parents; three sisters, Kay, Bonnie and Susan; two brothers, Jim and Keith,
all at home; and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kiefer of Grand Rapids,
Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Altenburger of Ottoville; a brother and sister are
deceased.
10-12-1957
Mary Jo Looser (Infant)
Mary Jo Looser, 16 month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Looser, of near Middlepoint, died recently
at the home of her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Adeline Looser, after a lengthy
illness.
Surviving with the
parents and paternal grandmother are the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hurry of Convoy.
Funeral services and
burial took place in Ottoville.
10-16-1957
John A. Becker
John a. Becker, 78, of 1909 Wyoming Street, died at 5:40 A.M.
Wednesday in St. Elizabeth's Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Becker had
been a watchman for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the June & Montgomery
Streets area for many years. Previous to that, he had been a telegraph operator
for the Cincinnati - Hamilton and Dayton Railroad at Osgood. In the recent
years, has been a watchman at the University of Dayton.
He was born in Ottoville, Ohio and is survived by his widow,
Ada A., two daughters, Mrs. Jack Lloyd of Vandalia and Mrs. Forrest Ferree of
Middletown; five sons, Arthur of Springfield, Ohio, John, Albert, Paul of
Dayton and Joseph of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Huffman of Columbus
Grove, Mrs. Veronica Fischbach and Mrs. Lucinda Hohlbein of Ottoville; four
brothers, William of Glandorf, Ben of Frankfort, Ind., August of Ottoville and
Edward of Delphos; 23 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
12-16-1957
Dr. Ralph Pahl
Dr. Ralph Pahl, 79,
Ottoville, died at 8 a.m. Monday in his home of a coronary thrombosis.
Born Nov. 30, 1878,
in Upper Sandusky, he had lived in Ottoville most of his life.
He was the son of
Frank and Amelia Pahl. Dr. Pahl had never married.
Surviving are two
sisters, Mrs. Ed Kramer of Ottoville and Mrs. Dora Bauman of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
two brothers, Leo and William both of Kingsley, Mich.
He was a member of
the Immaculate Conception R. C. Church in Ottoville.
A funeral mass will
be said tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception R. C. Church
with Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial will, be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Friends may call at
the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, Delphos.
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