1-6-1967
Edward B. Rekart
1-10-1967
Gary G. Schneider
Full military rites will be conducted at Ottoville Friday
morning when funeral services are conducted for Corporal Gary G. Schneider, 19,
Monsignor J. F. Frommherz will officiate at the Requiem High Mass to be
conducted in the Immaculate Conception Catholic church at 9:30.
Cpl.
Schneider, a son of Mrs. Gregory J. Schneider, was fatally wounded December 31st,
during the New Year Holiday Truce in Vietnam when he received multiple
fragmentation wounds caused by a hostile explosive device while he was on
patrol duty.
His body
arrived home on Wednesday and was taken to the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in
Ottoville where friends may call until time for services. The rosary will be
recited at the home at eight o’clock this evening. Thursday.
In addition
to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Donald and Dean. His father died
on October 13, 1965.
Members of
the U. S. Marine Corps, of which he was a member, will conduct military rites.
Burial will
be in Perry Cemetery.
1-11-1967
Barbara M. Otte
Mrs.
Barbara M. Otte, 85, well known Ottoville resident, died at 9:10 Wednesday
morning in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, after a serious illness of one week.
She was
born at Landeck on June 5, 1881, a daughter of John and Mary Thitoff. She was
married to Gerhart H. Otte at Ottoville on April 16, 1906. He preceded her in
death on April 13, 1949.
Surviving
are six daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Marcille) Boerger, of Lima, Mrs. Frank
(Euletta) Weber, of Detroit, Mrs. Fred (Elvira) Bodkins, of Ottoville, Mrs.
Robert (Margaret) Metzger, of Dayton, and Misses Mary Ann and Betty at home;
two sons, Henry, at home, and Gerhart, of Delphos; 19 grandchildren; 36
great-grandchildren; a brother John Thines, of Ottoville, and a sister, Mrs.
Laura Miller, of Dayton.
Mrs. Otte
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Alter Rosary
Society of the parish.
Services
will be held in the church at 10:30 Saturday morning. Monsignor J. F. Frommherz
will officiate. Interment will be made in the parish cemetery.
The body is
at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Ottoville where friends may call after seven
o’clock Thursday evening. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8
o’clock Friday evening.
1-17-1967
Mary G. Warnecke
Mrs. Mary
G. Warnecke, 92, Ottoville, died at 6:45 p.m. Saturday in Lima St. Rita’s
Hospital where she had been a patient one week.
Funeral
services were at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Ottoville with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz singing the Requiem
High Mass. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mrs.
Warnecke was born in Ft. Jennings on September 22, 1874, a daughter of
Ferdinand and Mary Eggeman. Her husband John died in 1939.
Surviving
are three sons, Hubert and Urban, both of Toledo, and Albert, Ottoville; a
daughter, Mrs. Linus (Martha) Van Oss, Delphos; eight grandchildren, six
great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ferdinand Eggeman, Ft. Jennings.
She was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Church, the Alter Rosary Society and the
Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
3-10-1967
Ralph W. Wieman
Ralph W.
Wieman, 45, Ottoville insurance agent, died at 8:40 Friday morning at his home.
Dr. A. P. Daniel, Putnam County Coroner, ruled his death due to self inflicted
shotgun wounds.
He was born
at New Bremen on August 31, 1921, the son of Clarence and Amelia Wieman. He was
married at St. Mary’s to Betty Smith on November 14, 1941.
Surviving
with his wife are three sons, Ralph, Dana, and Neil, all at home; three daughters,
Marilyn and Joanne, at home, and Mrs. Ralph (Sharon) Brickner, of Ottoville,
and his father Clarence Wieman, of St. Mary’s.
A veteran
of World War II, he was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Services
were held in the church at 9:30 Monday morning. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiated. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
3-12-1967
George W. Altenburger
George W.
Altenburger, 80, Ottoville resident, died at 11 o’clock Sunday forenoon in St.
Rita’s Hospital, Lima, following an illness of three weeks.
He was born
near Ottoville on April 9, 1886, the son of Joseph and Nellie Altenburger. He
was married to Mathilda Frieburger on November 20, 1912.
Surviving
are his widow; three sons, Ralph, of Lima, Raymond, of Detroit, and Walter, of
Ottoville; four daughters, Mrs. Otto (Lucille) Neumeier, of Lima, Mrs. Jack
(Dorothy) Keko, of Lincoln Park, Mich., Mrs. Bud (Ruby) Hooker, of Columbus
Grove, and Mrs. Robert (Vera) Tenwalde, of Ottawa; 14 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Andrew, of Ottoville, and John of
Ottawa.
Mr.
Altenburger was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the
Eagles Lodge at Ottawa.
Services
were held in the church at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
3-15-1967
Lawrence Wannemacker
Funeral
services will be held at 10 o’clock Friday morning in St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Leipsic, for Lawrence Wannemacker, 68, resident of that village who
died at six o’clock Wednesday evening in the Little Sisters of the Poor Home at
Tiffin.
Mr.
Wannemacker was born at Ottoville on April 8, 1898, the son of John and Amelia
Wannemacker. He was never married.
He is
survived by a brother, Lee, of Ottoville, and a sister, Mrs. Florence Cassell,
of Toledo.
He was a
member of St. Mary’s Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Delphos.
Msgr. Mark
Vogel will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in the parish
cemetery.
Friends may
call at the Peoples Funeral Home after seven o’clock this evening, Thursday.
3-15-1967
Kathy Sue Dickman (Infant)
3-24-1967
Infant Looser
3-25-1967
John F. Altenburger
John F.
Altenburger, 72, Ottawa, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Lima St. Rita’s
Hospital.
He was born
in Ottoville, the son of Joseph and Nellie Ann Altenburger. He was a member of
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ottawa.
Surviving
are a brother, Andy, of Ottoville, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
in Ottoville and burial was in the church cemetery.
3-31-1967
Anna C. Sanders
Mrs. Anna
C. Sanders, 74, Ottoville, died at the Hubbard Nursing Home in Grover Hill at 9
a.m. Friday.
Funeral
services were held at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Ottoville. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated and burial was made in
St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Mrs.
Sanders was born in Ottoville on November 16, 1892, the daughter of John and
Philomena Pohl. She married Joseph Sanders on June 17, 1914, and he died on
November 13, 1955.
She was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Church and the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors
include four daughters, Sister M. Silvina C. PP. S., Ft. Recovery, Mrs. Arthur
(Lucinda) Ellerbrock, Ft. Jennings, Mrs. Kenneth (Mary Ann) Schimmoeller,
Delphos, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Rampe, Kalida; four sons, Sylvester, St.
Mary’s, Joseph, Ottoville, Gilbert, Delphos, and Gerald, Kemp; three sisters,
Mrs. August (Caroline) Utrup, Delphos, Mrs. Edwin (Wilhelmina) Hilvers,
Ottoville, and Mrs. Edward (Catherine) Hoersten, Ft. Jennings; four brothers,
Henry, Delphos, Frank, Ottawa, John, Ft. Jennings, and Bernard Pohl, Ottoville;
26 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
4-19-1967
William L. Turnwald
Funeral
services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville, for William L. Turnwald, 80, Ottoville. The Tr. Rev. Msgr.
J. F. Frommherz sang the requiem high mass and burial was made in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Turnwald
died at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday of last week at the George Ricker farm near
Ottoville where he was visiting. Death was due to a heart attack.
A native of
Ottoville, Mr. Turnwald was born February 3, 1887, to Joseph and Mary Turnwald.
He married Catherine Landwehr on November 19, 1914, and she died in 1939.
Surviving
are three sons, Sylvester, Leon and John, all of Ottoville; two daughters, Mrs.
Jerome (Anna Marie) Eickholt, Ottoville, and Mrs. Karl (Betty) Schumacher,
Columbus Grove; 22 grandchildren; and a brother Edward Turnwald, Cloverdale.
Mr.
Turnwald served as a trustee of Monterey Township for 28 years. He was a member
of the Immaculate Conception Church and its Holy Name Society
5-7-1967
Felix G. Hoersten
Felix G.
Hoersten, 57, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died at 7:45 p.m. Sunday in Parkview
Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Ind., following an extended illness.
Funeral
services were held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz singing the Requiem
High Mass. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mr.
Hoersten was born April 11, 1910, near Ottoville, the son of Joseph and Anne
Hoersten. He was married to Mary Berelsman on May 4, 1938, and she survives.
Also
surviving are three sons, Eugene, Kalida, Harold, and Cletus, at home; two
daughters, Patricia, and Marilyn, both at home; six sisters, Mrs. Albert
(Tillie) Herman, Delphos, Mrs. Ralph (Betty) Wegesin, and Mrs. Herbert (Clara
Ann) Gerdeman, both of Delphos, Mrs. Hubert (Julia) Hemker, and Mrs. Elmer
(Barbara) Schneider, both of Ottoville, and Mrs. Herman (Victoria) Luersman,
Ft. Jennings; five brothers, Lawrence, Ottawa, Vincent, Delphos, Anthony, Hugo
and Clarence, all of Ottoville; two half brothers, Edward and Joseph Hoersten,
both of Ottawa; and a half sister, Mrs. Joseph (Marie) Ellerbrock, Delphos.
He was
employed at Huffman Manufacturing Co., at Delphos. He was president of the
Ottoville Credit Union and belonged to the Immaculate Conception Church and its
Holy Name Society.
5-8-1967
Benedict Wannemacher Jr.
Benedict
Wannemacher Jr., 41, of 24 East North Gate Parkway, Toledo, a former resident
of Ottoville, died in Mercy Hospital, Toledo, Monday afternoon, two hours after
he received a severe electric shock while at work in Monroe, Mich.
An employee
of the Cleveland Tramrail Toelox Co., Mr. Wannemacher was installing an
overhead crane for a Monroe firm when he came into contact with a 440-volt
electric line. He was removed by a fellow employee after the power was
disconnected and after receiving first aid from the Monroe Fire Department was
taken to Mercy Hospital.
A son of
the late Benedict and Laura Wannemacher, also former Ottoville residents, he is
survived by his wife and two daughters, Barbara and Susan both at home.
The body is
at H. H. Birkenkamp Funeral Home in Trilby, Ohio. Funeral services will be held
in the Catholic Church at 9:30 Friday morning.
5-12-1967
Richard D. Wannemacher
Richard D.
Wannemacher, 47, resident of near Ottoville, died unexpectedly at his home at
eight o’clock Friday as the result of a heart attack.
He was born
on October 9, 1919, at Ottoville, the son of Walter and Adeline Wannemacher. He
was married to Mildred C. Koester on October 2, 1954.
Mr. Wannemacher, who was engaged in
farming, was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at Ottoville. He was a veteran of World War II.
Surviving
with his wife, are his mother, who resides at Ottoville; a sister, Mrs. Arnold
(Mildred) Luersman, of Delphos; and two brothers, Ludwin, of Delphos, and
Raymond, of Ottoville.
Services
were held in the Ottoville parish church at 9:30 Monday morning. Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
5-18-1967
Jan Marie Swint
Jan Marie
Swint, three-month-old daughter of Michael and Agnes Swint, Ottoville, died at
5:45 a.m. last Thursday at her home. Death was due to a congenital heart
defect.
She was
born February 28, 1967, in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima.
Surviving
besides the parents are a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Barbara, both at home;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swint, Ottoville; Mrs. Barbara Brinkman,
route 1, Cloverdale; and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Urban Swint of
Fremont, and Mrs. Adeline Looser, Ottoville.
Services were
held at eight o’clock Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
5-24-1967
Herman J. Ricker
7-4-1967
Anna Koty
Services
were held at 9:30 Thursday morning in the Immaculate Conception Church, Ottoville,
for Mrs. Anna Koty, 85, Ottoville, who died at 6:30 Tuesday morning, in St.
Francis Home, Tiffin.
The widow
of Walter Koty, she was born in Germany on April 7, 1882, the daughter of
Joseph and Anna Janke. A son Walter, of Mansfield, and three grandchildren
survive.
Monsignor
J. F. Frommherz officiated at the services. Burial was made in the parish
cemetery.
7-10-1967
Frances Honigford
Services
were held this morning Thursday, at 9:30 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, Ottoville, for Mrs. Frances Honigford, 67, of route 1, Cloverdale, who
died at 2:20 Monday afternoon in Van Wert County Hospital. She had been ill for
six weeks.
Mrs.
Honigford was born at Ottoville on July 12, 1899, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Bohn. She was married to Ben Honigford on June 6, 1923.
Surviving
with her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Jeanette) Swary, of Payne; three
sons, Jerome, of Delphos, and James and Donald, of route 1, Cloverdale; 16
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Gebhard (Mayme) Gasser, route 1, Ft. Jennings,
and a brother, Sylvester Bohn, of Toledo.
Mrs.
Honigford was a member of the Ottoville church and the Alter-Rosary Society of
the parish. Monsignor J. F. Frommherz officiated at the services. Burial was
made in the parish cemetery.
7-21-1967
William B. Heuerman
William B.
Heuerman, 61, who resided on Old Orchard Drive, Ottawa, died unexpectedly at
his home as the result of a heart attack at 12:40 Friday morning.
He was born
at Ottoville, on December 9, 1905, the son of Anthony and Mary Heuerman. He
resided in the Glandorf community before coming to Ottawa.
He is
survived by three sisters, Miss Catherine Heuerman, with whom he made his home,
Mrs. Ann Rump, Miller City, and Mrs. Alfred (Bernadine) Brickner, Ottawa, and
two brothers, Arnold, of route 4, Ottawa, and Lawrence, of near Continental. A
sister is deceased.
Mr.
Heuerman was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Holy Name
Society, the Knights of Columbus, and the Eagles Lodge.
Services
were held in the Ottawa church at 9:30 Monday morning. The Rev. Gerald
Pellitier officiated. Burial was made in St. John’s Cemetery at Glandorf.
8-4-1967
Henry W. German
Henry W. German,
67, of 425 E. Third St., died at home at 6:30 a.m. Friday.
Born in Cloverdale, April 16, 1900,
he was the son of Frank and Emma Knippen German. His wife, Edith Schlagbaum,
whom he married June 30, 1936, survives.
An auto mechanic, he was member of
St. John's Catholic and of the Delphos Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Other survivors include a sister,
Mrs. Joseph (Anne) Ebbeskotte: two brothers, William of Fort Jennings and
Gilbert of Bellefontaine.
Requiem High Mass will be offered
at the church at 9 a.m. Monday with Rev. Joseph I. Schill as celebrant. Burial
will be in the Church cemetery.
Friends
may call ay Kolkmeyer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. tonight.
8-24-1967
Emma Ricker
Mrs. Emma
Ricker, 81, route 1, Cloverdale, died at 11 a.m. last Thursday in Delphos
Memorial Home after an illness of one year.
Funeral
services were at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
in Ottoville, of which she was a member. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
intoned the requiem high mass and burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery at
Ottoville.
Mrs. Ricker
was born in Ottoville on January 16, 1886, to Mathias and Anna Brinkman. She
married Louis W. Ricker in 1911, and he died in 1960.
Surviving
are two sons, John and Rudolph, and two daughters, Mrs. Cletus (Lucille)
Horstman, and Mrs. Leo (Agnes) Horstman, all of Ottoville; a sister Mary
Brinkman, Texas, Ohio; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Alter Rosary Society.
9-11-1967
Rudolph Gemiener
Rudolph
(Rudy) Gmeiner, 70, operator of a shoe store in Ottawa the past 35 years, died
at 12:15 a.m. Monday in Lima St. Rita’s Hospital after a three-day illness.
Born
February 19, 1897, in Ottoville, he was the son of Leonard and Mary Margaret
Gmeiner. He never married.
Surviving
are four sisters, Mrs. Amelia Reynolds, of Lima; Mrs. Ida Ehlen, of Lafayette,
Ind.; Sister Imelda, C.D.P., a teacher in Kalida, and Mrs. Anna Holtgreven of
Ottawa; and one brother Ambrose of Philadelphia, Pa.
He was a
member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Ottawa Knights of
Columbus of which he was past Grand Knight; also fourth degree K. of C.,
Findlay; Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, and was a former member of the Ottawa City
Council. He also owned and operated a she store in Defiance.
Requiem
High Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Church. Rev. Florian
Hartke celebrant. Burial will be made in the Church cemetery.
Friends may
call at McCrate Funeral Home, where the K. of C. will recite the rosary at 8:30
tonight. Also, the rosary will be said in the Church ay 7:30 tonight.
9-18-1967
William Pahl
William A.
Pahl, 81, of Kingsley R. 1 died early this morning at Grand Traverse Medical
Center in Traverse City after a long illness.
Mr. Pahl
was born May 27, 1886 at Ottoville, O., the son of Frank and Amelia Pahl, and
in 1908 moved to Hannah near Kingsley, where he was employed in a store and
also was a farmer. He was a member of Hannah St. Mary’s Church, was a former
member of Gray school board, and also former justice of the peace in Mayfield
township, Grand Traverse county.
On April
15, 1913 at Hannah he was married to Rose Schichtel, who survives.
Also
surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Julius (Leona) Weber of Buckley, Mrs.
Edward (Betty) Marden of Traverse City, Mrs. Erwin (Bernadine) Kremer of
Saginaw, Mrs. E. W. (Margaret) Fleck of Detroit, Mrs. Robert (Rita) French of
Interlochen, Mrs. Clarence (Thelma) Weber of Kingsley, Ralph of Buckley, Harold
of Wayne, and Richard of Traverse City; 39 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren; a brother Leo of Kingsley; a sister, Mrs. Dora Bauman of
Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and many other relatives.
Three
children died in infancy.
The funeral
mass for Mr. Pahl will be sung at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hannah St. Mary’s Church,
Rev. Fr. Francis Karl celebrant, with burial in the church cemetery.
Rosaries
will be recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home in
Kingsley.
9-24-1967
Michael W. Gasser
Michael Wayne Gasser, 8, of 604 Sugar St., Paulding,
died at 4 p.m. Sunday in Parkview Memorial Hospital Fort Wayne, Ind., following
a 10-day illness.
A Second grade
pupil in Paulding Elementary School, he was born June 21, 1959, at Lima, a son
of Richard John and Mary Lou (Smith) Gasser.
Surviving
besides his parents are three brothers, Richard Jr., Ronald Joe and Keith
Allyn, and one sister, Dianna Lynn, all at home; grandparents, Mrs. Mary Smith,
Spencerville, Oliver Smith, Lima, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gasser, Ottoville; and
great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Elwer, Delphos, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gasser, Ottoville
Services
will be held with a High Mass at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery,
Ottoville.
Friends may
call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Ottoville after 7 o'clock this evening.
The parish rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
10-1-1967
Anthony A. Weiging
Anthony A.
Wieging, 71, died at his home in Ottoville at six o’clock Sunday morning. He
had been ill eight months.
Mr. Wieging
was born at Ft. Jennings on September 8, 1896, a son of William and Christine
Wieging. He was married to Pearl J. Martin at Ft. Jennings on November 2, 1920.
He is
survived by his wife; a foster child, Mrs. Joseph (Ethel) Perrin, of Ottoville;
three sisters, Mrs. Florence Heidnacher, Delphos, Mrs. Laura Etgen, Ft.
Jennings, and Mrs. Gale (Agatha) Bates, Van Wert; and three brothers, Lawrence
and Joseph, of Delphos, Andrew, Ft. Jennings. A foster child Rose Mary Sanders
died in 1958, and several brothers and sisters are deceased.
He was a
carpenter and school bus driver.
Mr. Wieging
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Holy Name
Society of the parish, the Ft. Jennings Catholic Knights of Ohio, and the
Ottawa Eagles Lodge.
Services
were held in the Ottoville church at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
10-11-1967
Kathleen Koester (Infant)
10-22-1967
Robert L. Eickholt
Ottoville Soldier Killed In Vietnam
Helicopter Struck By Missile
A
20-year-old Ottoville soldier, who had only seven days active duty remaining,
was killed in action in Vietnam Sunday.
Mr. and
Mrs. Jerome Eickholt, of near Ottoville, received word Tuesday that their son,
Sp. 4 Robert L. Eickholt, had been killed on active duty there. The youth was a
machine gunner on a helicopter and it is believed the helicopter had been shot
down by enemy gunfire.
A graduate
of Ottoville High School, he entered the Army on June 8, 1966, and arrived in
Vietnam in December of last year. He was to have only seven more days of flying
time and was expected to come back to this country late in November.
Prior to
entering the service he was employed with Weather-Seal Inc., in Ottawa.
Robert was
born January 21, 1947, to Jerome and Anna Marie Turnwald Eickholt. He was one
of 12 children.
Surviving
are brothers and sisters, Thomas, Columbus Grove, and Jane, Gerald, Donald,
Mary, Ann, Daniel, Raymond, Frank, William, and Kathleen, all at home. A
brother died in infancy. Also surviving is the paternal grandfather, Leo
Eickholt, of near Ottoville.
He was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville.
Funeral
services are pending the arrival of the body, which is expected some time next
week. They will be held in the Immaculate Conception Church and burial will be
in the church cemetery.
10-25-1967
Albert E. Utrup
Funeral
services were held at 9:30 Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Ottoville, for Albert E. Utrup, 68, a farmer of that
community, who died Wednesday of last week in St. Rita’s Hospital. He had been
ill for three months.
Mr. Utrup
was born at Ottoville on June 9, 1899, a son of Henry A. and Ann Utrup.
He is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Wannemacher, of Dayton, Mrs. Emma
Kelbley, of Delphos, and Mrs. Leo Martin, of Ft. Jennings, and a brother,
Henry, of Benton Harbor, Mich.
Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz officiated at the services. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
11-2-1967
Arnold Trenkamp
Arnold
Trenkamp resident of the Kalida community passed away at his home early this
morning, Thursday. His death was due to a heart attack.
An employee
of the Putnam County Highway Department for the past 14 years, he was at work
Wednesday, and was apparently in good health.
He was born
at Ottoville on September 20, 1915, the son of August and Anna Trenkamp. He was
married to Rita Ricker in 1942.
Surviving
with his wife, are a son Bill, and two daughters, Joyce and Sally, all at home;
five sisters, Mrs. Irene Dugan, of Lima, Mrs. Sally Fisher, of Huntingwoods,
Mich., Mrs. Edna Dsoesch, Dayton, Mrs. Frances Landwehr, Kalida, and Sister
Mary Alma, of Celina; and four brothers, James of Lima, August of Ft. Jennings,
Walter, of Ottawa, Henry, of Ottoville. Three brothers are deceased.
Services
will be held Monday morning at 9:30 in St. Michael’s Catholic Church. The Rev.
Melchior Lochtefeld will officiate. Burial will be in St. Michael’s Cemetery.
The body
will be at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Ottoville.
A veteran
of World War II, Mr. Trenkamp was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post.
11-9-1967
Mary C. Wannemacher
Mrs.
Mary C. Wannemacher, 81, Ottoville resident, died at 8:30 Thursday evening in
St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, following an extended illness.
Mrs.
Wannemacher was born at Ottoville on December 12, 1885, the daughter of Joseph
and Mary Schneider. She was married to Louis Wannemacher on November 5, 1905.
Surviving
with the husband are three sons, Edward of Ottoville, Cletus and Fred of
Dayton; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Fred
(Victoria) Vincke, of Lima, and Mrs. John (Marha) Miller, of Troy, and two
brothers, Oliver Schneider, of Delphos, and Rudy Schneider, of Saginaw, Mich.
Mrs.
Wannemacher was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the
Alter Rosary Society of the parish.
Services
were held in the church at 9:30 Monday morning. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
11-16-1967
Rita Hoehn
Rita
Hoehn, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoehn, of near Ottoville, died in St.
Rita’s Hospital, Lima, at eight o’clock last Thursday evening. Her death
followed an extended illness.
Rita was
born on May 12, 1953, and in addition to her parents is survived by a sister,
Alice, and two brothers, Jerome and Arthur, at home. The paternal grandfather,
Andrew Hoehn, of Ottoville survives.
Memorial
services were held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Kolkmeyer Funeral
Home. A Requiem Mass was offered in the Immaculate Conception Church at 9:30
Monday morning. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish
cemetery.
Lester F.
Vincke, 56, of Lima, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Rita’s Hospital at
seven o’clock Friday morning. His death was due to a heart attack, which he
suffered while attending mass at St. Gerard’s Catholic Church.
Mr. Vincke
was born at Ottoville on January 15, 1911, the son of Joseph and Catherine
Vincke. He was a sales clerk at Quinn’s Paint Store in Lima.
Surviving
are his wife, Julia L.; five daughters, Ann, Mary, Kathy, Margaret and Martha,
all at home; a brother, Cletus, Newport News, Va.; and a sister Rose Marie, of
Lima.
Mr. Vincke
was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society and the Knights
of Columbus.
Services
were held in St. Rose Church at 9:30 Monday morning. The Rev. Raymond Gorman
officiated. Burial was made in Gethsemani Cemetery.
Charles A.
Mallifiske, 81, former Glandorf resident, who made his home with his son in
Celina in recent years, died in Gibbons Hospital, Celina, at eight o’clock
Thursday evening of last week. He had been a hospital patient for one day.
He was born
at Ottoville on February 10, 1885, the son of Don and May Mallifiske. He was
married to Philomena Kleman who died in 1964.
Mr.
Mallifiske had been employed for a number of years as a salesman at the Frey
Hardware in Ottawa, and later at the Perry Hardware in Leipsic, prior to his
retirement. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at
Celina and the Holy Name Society of the parish.
Surviving
are three sons, Edwin, of Celina, Charles of Eastlake, Father Vincent
Mallifiske, of Killdeer, N. D.; two daughters Sister Francisca, of Dayton, and
Sister Louis, of Sedalia, Mo.; and five grandchildren; three sons and three
daughters are deceased.
Services
were held at 9:30 Monday morning in St. John’s Church, Glandorf. Burial was
made in the church cemetery.
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