1-2-1994
Frances A. Fenbert
Frances
A. Fenbert, 88, Leipsic, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, January 2, 1994, at Putnam Acres Care Center, Ottawa.
She was born September 18, 1905, in Ottoville
to Frank and Catherine (Shirock) Eickholt. She married John H. Fenbert Sr., on June 13, 1933, and he died December 29, 1990.
Surviving are two sons, John Jr., and Leo, both of Leipsic; five daughters,
Mrs. Sam (Ann) Schroeder, Columbus Grove; Mrs. Carl (Margaret) Maag and Mrs.
Mark (Norma) Schroeder, both of Leipsic; Mrs. Norm (Janice) Witman, Harrisburg, PA, and Mrs. Paul (Sharon) Morman, Ottawa; 37 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild;
two brothers, Lee and Gilbert Eickholt: and two sisters, Edna Wannamacher and
Armella Eickholt.
Mrs. Fenbert was a
homemaker. She was a member of St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Leipsic, and its Alter-Rosary Society.
A funeral Mass was said at 10 a.m. Wednesday (today) at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, Leipsic. Rev. John Joseph officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by McCrate-Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.
Memorials may be
made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church or to the St. Mary's School Fund.
1-11-1994
Jerome A. Benning
Jerome A Benning,
89, Green Valley, AZ, and a former Glandorf resident, died Tuesday January 11, 1994, in St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, AZ.
He was born
February 17, 1904, in Ottoville, to Henry J. and Catherine (Kortokrax) Benning.
He is survived by two brothers, George Benning, Cedar Raplds, IA.; and Thomas Benning, Flat Rock,
NC: and two sisters, Dorothy Benning, Green Valley, AZ, and Mary Benning, Cincinnati: three sisters-in-law: and 12 nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial as at 11 a.m. Saturday, at St.
Paul's Catholic Church, Fort Wayne, IN. Burial followed in the Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN.
2-1-1994
Leo W. Hilvers
Leo W. Hilvers, 82, Fort Jennings, and
formerly of Ottoville, died at 12:50
a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 1994, in Defiance Hospital, Defiance.
He was born January
31, 1912, in Ohio, to
Anthony and Veronica (Metzger) Hilvers. He married Lidvina Meyer on April 10, 1940, in Delphos, and she died October 25, 1992.
Surviving are one son, Gene, Ft. Jennings: four daughters, Mrs. Norman (Stella)
Buettner, Ft. Jennings; Mrs. Arnold (LaDonna) Ruhe, Ayersville; Mrs. Othmar (Eileen) Weis, Leipsic; and Mrs. Tom (Linda) Wagner, New Bavaria; 18 grandchildren: four step-grandchildren: six
great-grandchildren: and one sister, Mrs. Martha Pohl, Ottawa.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Amelia
Kreinbrink and Rose Atlenburger and three brothers,
George, Roman and John Hilvers.
Mr. Hilvers was a member of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Ft Jennings, a retired employee of Central Soya and a retired farmer.
A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Ft. Jennings. Rev. John Shanahan
will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call at
Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Delphos, on
Wednesday (today) evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
and after 2 on
Thursday. A parish wake will be held Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. in the funeral
home.
2-1-1994
Rosemary Niemeyer
Rose Mary Niemeyer,
75, Ottoville, died at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 1994, at her residence.
She was born June 16, 1918, in Louisiana, to John and Rosa (Schlagbaum)
Giesken. She married Alphonse W.
Niemeyer on June 15, 1937, in
Ottoville. He survives in Ottoville.
Also surviving are six sons, Jerome, Columbus Grove, Ronald and Alan, both of
Ottoville, Charles, Wapakoneta, Timothy,
Castalia, and Paul, Kalida; seven daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Norma) Turk, Fort
Wayne, IN, Mrs. Bernard (Mary Jane) Averesch, Kalida, Mrs. Eugene (Ruth)
Hoorman, Ottawa, Mrs. Jerold (Janice) Eickholt and Mrs. Jerald (Mary Jo) Miller, both of Ottoville, Mrs. Daniel (Marcia) Eickholt, Mendon, and Mrs. Mark
(Rosalie) Krietemeyer, Columbus; 42
grandchildren: 21 great-grandchildren: a sister,
Emma Schwinnen, Landeck; and four brothers, Ambrose, Clarence, Julius and John Giesken, all of Landeck.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sylvia
Niemeyer; a son, Daniel: a sister,
Wilma Luebrecht; four brothers, William, Joseph, Harry
and Aloysius Giesken: and one gramdchild.
Mrs. Niemeyer was a homemaker. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. She was also a member of
the Ottoville Rosary Altar Society, Catholic Ladies of Columbia, the
Cursillo Movement and Marriage Encounter. She was a volunteer for the Ottoville
Schools and the church.
A Mass of Christian
Burial was said at 2 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell
officiated. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
2-21-1994
Marie Ladd
Marie
Ladd, 85, Leipsic, died Monday afternoon, February 21, 1994, at her residence.
She was born
January 30, 1909, in Monterey Township, Putnam County, to
Peter O. and Elizabeth (Dancer) Hittle. She married Serge “Sandy” Ladd on April 29, 1927. And he died February
4, 1994.
Surviving are three
sons, Serge, Leipsic: Donald, Scio, OR.; Robert,. Bellevue: 13 grandchildren: eight great-grandchildren:
and two sisters, Lucretha Ralston, Delphos, and Faith Rogers, Van Wert.
Mrs. Ladd was preceded in death by a daughter Norma Jean Rhors: four brothers: Rollie, Otho, John
and Roy Hittle: and three sisters, Grace Fisscl,
Florence Williams, and Nellie Butler.
Mrs. Ladd was a homemaker, and services
will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Love Funeral
Home, Leipsic. Rev. Robert Whitacare will officiate.
Burial will be in
Sugar Ridge Cemetery, Leipsic.
Visitation will be
held from 11 a.m. until time of service, Thursday at the funeral home.
2-22-1994
Lucille M. Neumeier
Lucille M.
Neumeier, 73, Lima, died at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 1994, in Lima Memorial Hospital.
She was born March 16, 1920, in Ottoville, to George W. and Matilda (Fryburger)
Altenburger. She married Otto Neumeicr and he
died in July 1980.
Surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Robert (Phyllis) Nye, Harvest, AL, and Mrs. Larry (Myra) Stoner, Lima: one son, Jerome Neumeier, Lima: five grandchildren: four
great-grandchildren: three brothers, Ralph and Walter Altenburger,
both of Lima, and
Raymond Altenburger, Hazel Park, MI: and three sisters, Dorothy Keko, Lincoln Park, MI, Ruby Hooker, Columbus Grove, and Vera
Tenwalde, Ottawa.
She was preceded in
death by two sisters, Martha Lusk and Mary Altenburger.
A funeral Mass will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, Lima. Father William Parker will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be on
Wednesday (today) from 2-4 and 6:30-8:30
p.m. Thursday at Siferd Westwood Chapel, Lima where a
parish wake service will be held Thursday
at 2 p.m.
Preferred memorials
may be made to St. John's Church; Lima, or Perry’s Rescue Squad, Lima.
2-23-1994
Agnes L. Schlagbaum
Agnes
L. Schlagbaum, 82, Ottoville, died at 6:15 a.m. Monday, February 28, 1994, at
Lima Manor Nursing Home.
She was born
December 22, 1911, in Ottoville to William and Louise (Kehres)
Schlagbaum. She was never married.
She is survived by
one brother, Walter Schlagbaum, Ottoville, and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Alberta Murray, Edith German
and Martha Ulrich; and by two brothers, Alphonse and George Schlagbaum.
Miss Schlagbaum was a member of the Ottoville Altar Rosary Society and the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. She was a retired
employee of the Madison Dress Shop, Lima.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday (today) at 1
p.m. in Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
3-2-1994
Lawrence Lambert
3-5-1994
Sylvester H. Turnwald
Sylvester H. Turnwald, 77, Cloverdale, died
at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 1994, at Paradise Oaks Nursing Home in Cloverdale, where he has resided for 11 ½ years.
He was born March 16,
1916, near Ottoville, to William and Mary (Landwehr) Turnwald.
Survivors include two brothers Leon and John, both of
Ottoville: and two sisters, Mrs. Jerome (Anna Marie) Eickholt, Ottoville, and
Mrs. Karl (Betty) Schumacher, Columbus Grove.
He was preceded in
death by one brother, William Turnwald, Jr.
Mr. Turnwald was drafted in America's first peace time draft,
and entered service on February 8,
1941. Shortly after war was declared, he was sent overseas and discharged on August 15,
1945. He served in Co. G. 148th
Infantry, 37th Division of the U.S. Army. He was involved in the Northern Solomons Campaign including Figi Island, New Georgia Island, Guadalcanal and Boganville.
His qualifications included Combat Infantryman Badge and Rifle Marksman. He
returned to the States until his discharge. He was
decorated with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Bronze Star, American
Defense Service Medal and the Good
Conduct Medal.
He was a U.S. army veteran of World War II, and a member of the
Ottoville VFW Post 3740. He was a retired farmer and
previously worked at the Delphos Quarry and was a member of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville.
A Mass of Christian
Burial was held Tuesday at 10:30 am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan
Obergefell officiated. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery,
Ottoville, where military graveside services were conducted by the Ottoville VFW Post 3740.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Preferred memorials may be made to the St. Mary's
Cemetery Fund.
4-17-1994
Ambrose A. Wannemacher
Ambrose A. Wannemacher, 71, Delphos, died Sunday, April 17, 1994, at 11:51 a. m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born January
9, 1923, in Ottoville,
to Arthur and Cecelia (Miehls) Wannemacher. He married
Coletta R. Gremling on February 6, 1946, and she survives.
Other survivors include six sons, David M., Richard E., and Charles W., all of Delphos, Dennis J., Troy, and Mark A. and Gregory L., both of
Lima; four daughters, Mrs. Jeff (Ellen) Ditto, Margaret Wannemacher, and Mrs.
Joseph (Beth) Wallenhorst, all of Delphos, and Mrs. Karen Shumaker, Van Wert:
and 26 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold,
Lester and Leonard Wannemacher.
Mr. Wannemacher was a founder of Double A Trailer Sales, Delphos, in 1965 and retired in 1988, and currently was chairman of the board at
Double A Trailer Sales. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church,
Delphos. VFW Post 3035, Delphos, American Legion Post #268, and a Fourth Degree
member of the Knights of Columbus Ray
McKowen Council #1362.
He was also a
member of Delphos Club and BPOE Elks, Lima, a charter member of the
Delphos Jaycees, and a charter member of the Delphos Country Club, and a World
War II veteran.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, (today) at St. Johns Catholic
Church, Delphos. Burial was made in Resurrection Cemetery, Delphos with military grave rites held by
Delphos Veterans Council.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Harter and Son Memorial Chapel.
Memorial
arrangements may be made to St. John's Parish Foundation or St. John's Scholarship Fund.
5-11-1994
Leona M. Keller
Leona
Mildred Keller, 89, Cloverdale, died at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, May
11, 1994, at her residence.
She was born May 14, 1904, in Kalida, to Curry and Nancy (Curtis) Foley. She married Rolley Keller in 1922 and he died on March 11,
1960.
Mrs. Keller was a retired cook at Ottoville School System. She and later
attended Mandale Christian Union Church. She was a charter member of Cloverdale
Garden Club and a member of Cloverdale Community Club.
She is survived by one son, Tom Keller, Cloverdale: four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Doris)
Dienstberger, Delphos, Mrs. Charles (Helen) Mericle, Lima, Mrs. Harold (Lelas)
Prowant, Cloverdale, and Mrs. Leroy (Nancy) Kleman, Miller City: 29 grandchildren: 40 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Jean Rode: one brother and one sister.
Services were
Saturday, May 14, at Mandale Christian Union Church, Rev. J. C.
Collins officiated. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery, Ottoville.
Arrangements were
handled by Harter and Son Memorial Chapel.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Mandale Christian Union Church building fund.
6-12-1994
Rodney J. Menke
Rodney James Menke,
15, Ottoville, died at 12 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 1994, at Children's Hospital, Columbus.
He was born
February 9, 1979, in Lima, to Ronald P. and Lenora (Schnipke)
Menke. His father survives in Convoy and his mother survives in Cloverdale.
Mr. Menke would have been a sophomore at Ottoville High School. He was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, a past Boy Scout, a member of the
Ottoville teams, and he was active in ceramics, the science fair and other
school activities.
Also surviving are one brother, Travis, Cloverdale: a half brother, Shane Menke,
Convoy: a sister. Kimberly Menke, Cloverdale; a half sister, Krysten
Menke, Convoy: maternal grandparents Pauline and Leonard Schnipke,
Cloverdale; paternal grandparents Ruth and Ralph Menke, Ft. Jennings; his great
grandmother, Emma Schnipke, Ottoville: his mother's fiancé, Paul Ball,
Cloverdale; and his father's fiancé, Theresa Cologne, Convoy.
Mass of Christian
burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 16, at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call
Wednesday, June 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to
9 p.m. with a parish rosary at 8 p.m. at
KoIkmeyer-Helmkamp-Sifcrd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Ronald McDonald House or to Columbus Children's
Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
6-19-1994
Edward L. Rayman
Edward L. Rayman, 71, Ottoville, died Sunday, June 19, 1994, at his residence in
Ottoville.
He was born July 24, 1922, in Ottoville to Bernard “Ben” and
Bernadina (Brinkman) Rayman. He married Hazel E. Fogt on
Thanksgiving Day, 1941 and a she survives,
Survivors include two sons, Thomas E., and Bernard "Ben" E., both of Delphos: one daughter. Mrs.
Roger (Charlotte A.) Rayman-Ulm, Delphos; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and six sisters, Mrs. Bud (Margaret) Turnwald-Blymyer, Ottoville, Mrs. Gilbert (Agnes) Luebrecht and Mrs.
Wilfred (Alma) Gerker, both of Ft.
Jennings. Mrs. Thomas (Regina)
Byrne, Ft. Myers, FL, Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Brinkman, Delphos, and Mrs. Arthur (Doris) Rellinger, Coldwater. MI.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Gust
(LaDonna) Gerlock, and Mrs. John (Agatha) Metz; and one brother. Aloys
"Ray" Rayman.
Mr. Rayman was the
former owner of Millie's Cafe, The Billiard Room, and had operated his own advertising specialty agency before his retirement.
Earlier in his life, he was employed for several years at Fruehuaf Trailers, Delphos, as a general foreman and St. Mary's Foods, Van
Wert, as a warehouse manager. He also worked with his father who was engaged in farming, and the ownership of Shorty's Inn and Ben's Cafe in Ottoville.
He was a member of
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville.
A Mass of Christian
Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (today) at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell officiated. Burial was in
St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd
Funeral Home, Ottoville, handled
the funeral arrangements.
Memorial
contributions may me made to the Sisters of The Immaculate Conception Continued
Education Fund or Art to Art: Building Friendships Through Art, a
national art based education program founded by his daughter-in-law,
Patricia A. Rayman. or to a charity of the donor's choice.
8-9-1994
Albert J. Schumaker
Albert J. Schumaker, 85, Ottoville, died Tuesday, August 9, 1994, at 8:25 a.m. at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert.
He was born July 9, 1908, in Putnam County to John and Mary E. (Martin) Schumaker. He married Marie Utrup on May 3, 1931 in Delphos.
Survivors include
one son, Steve, Brandon, FL: one daughter, Kelly Stuthers, Lake
Wales, Florida: four grandchildren: one brother, Leonard
Schumaker, Anchorage, AK: and two sisters, Germaine Spicer, Cloverdale,
and Mrs. Virgil (Wilma) Tenwalde, Ottoville.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Marie Burns, who died July 20, 1994.
Mr. Schumaker was a retired tool and die
maker for La-Z-Boy in Monroe, MI. where he had worked for 25 years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 12, at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Roger Bonifas
officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Ft. Jennings.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home,
Ottoville.
Memorial
contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
8-13-1994
Florence Miller
Florence Miller,
79, Cloverdale, died Saturday, August 13, 1994, at 7:19 p.m. at
St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born July 23, 1915, in Ottoville, to
Henry and Catherine (Beining) Deitering. She married Isidore Miller on
September 4, 1935, and he survives in Cloverdale.
Other survivors
include four sons, Don (Mary) Fort Jennings, Dennis (Betty), Ottoville,
Isidore, Jr. (Ike), Cloverdale, and Robert (Cherri), Middlepoint: four
daughters Sister Maria Louisa Miller, CPPS, Santiago Chile, Mrs. Tom (Dianna)
Meyer, Columbus Grove, Mrs. Art (Kathy)
Hoehn, and Lorna Miller both of
Ottoville: 20 grandchildren: 13 great-grandchildren: and one
brother, Rudy Deitering, Ottoville.
She was preceded in
death by two sisters and five brothers.
Mrs. Miller was and
active fundraiser for Chilean
Missions. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, Ottoville and its Altar Rosary Society.
A Mass of Christian
Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday (today) at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell
officiated. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by Kolkmeye-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Chilean Missions or to the Putnam County Home Health Care.
9-9-1994
Isadore S. Miller Sr.
Isidore S. Miller
Sr., 83, Ottoville, died Friday, September 9, 1994, at 11:40 p.m. at his residence in rural Ottoville.
He was born April 28,
1911 in Cloverdale to Frank and Mary (Moritz) Miller on September 4, 1935, he married Florence Deitering and
she died August 13, 1994.
Mr. Miller was a
retired farmer and retired after 22 years with General Motors as a forklift
driver. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society.
Surviving are four
sons, Don (Mary) Miller, Ft. Jennings, Dennis (Betty) Miller, and lsidore
"lke" Miller Jr., both of Ottoville, and Robert (Cherri) Miller,
Middle Point: four daughters, Sister Marie Louisa Miller CPPS, Santiago, Chile,
Mrs. Tom (Dianna)
Meyer, Columbus Grove, Mrs. Art (Kathy) Hoehn,
and Lorna Miller, both of Ottoville: one brother. Otto Miller, Columbus Grove:
two sisters, Lena Dickman and Barbara Landwehr, both of Ottoville: 20
grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by two brothers and two sisters.
Mass of Christian
Burial was Monday, September 12, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell officiated. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Arrangements were
handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd
Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Memorial
contributions maybe made to Chilean Missions or to the Delphos Visiting Nurses
Hospice.
9-15-1994
Leon J. Kromer
Leon J. Kromer, 87, Kalida, died at 8:15 a.m. Thursday,
September 15, 1994, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born
September 7, 1907, in Ottoville, to Frank and Anna (Sellet) Kromer. In April 1936, he married Clara Maenle and she died in November, 1944. On June 1, 1946, he married Annette Burgei and she survives.
Mr. Kromer worked
for 24 years at Columbus Grove Grain Supply, Columbus
Grove. He later worked at Rimer and Landeck Grain Supply and A
& D Feed
Company, Kalida. He was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Kalida and
was a former
Ottoville Volunteer Fireman.
Also surviving are two sons, Thomas, Grand Isle, VT and Marvin, Kalida:
four grandchildren: two great-grandchildren and a sister, Wilma Kromer, Lima.
He was preceded in
death by two brothers, Gerald and Marcus Kromer: and two sisters, Martha and
Elenora Kromer.
Funeral Mass was
Monday September 19 at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church,
Kalida. Fr. John Hoying officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Ft.
Jennings.
Arrangements were
handled by McCrate-Love Funeral Home, Ottawa.
Memorials may be made to St. Michael's Church Building Fund.
9-26-1994
Robert L. Zeigler
Robert L. Zeigler, 62, Ottoville, died at 3:30 a.m. Monday, September 26, 1994, at Lake Hope State Park, Vinton County, Ohio.
He was born October
19, 1931, in Putnam County to Walter and Eva (Noon) Zeigler. On August 25, 1956, he married Joan Schuller and she survives.
Mr. Zeigler was a
retired school administrator for Ottoville Schools. He was an
athletic director, biology and English teacher from 1956 to 1989 and was principal from 1966 to 1989. He was a member of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church,Ottoville and Ft. Jennings American Legion Post 715.
He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He received a bachelor of
science degree in education from Bowling Green State University and received
his master's degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Also surviving are
two sons, David and Dan, Ft. Jennings; three brothers, Bill, Miller
City, Ron, Lima and Norman, Defiance; a sister, Mrs. Bob (Alma Jean) Inkrott,
Miller City; and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 29, at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call
Wednesday (today) from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. at Kolkmeyer- Helmkarnp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville. A parish
wake will be held Wednesday evening at 8
p.m. in the
funeral home.
Memorial
contributions may be made to Ottoville High School library or to
the donor's choice.
10-2-1994
Kathryn H. Gordon
Kathryn H. Gordon, 87, Ottoville, died at 5:38 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 1994, at
Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton.
She was born March 30, 1907, in Cleveland to Clemens and Catherine
(Krebs) Metz. On April 9, 1931, she married Glen A. Gordon and he died July 29, 1975.
Mrs. Gordon was
retired from the Ottoville Post Office and was also a homemaker. She was
a graduate of Comptometer and Kiefer Business School, Cleveland.
She was a member of the Putnam County Board of
Health, Putnam County Cancer Board, Catholic Charities Board, Religious
Activities Chairman of the Lima Deanery, and a member of Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church and its Altar Rosary Society.
Surviving are three
sons. Dr. Glen Gordon, Tacoma, WA. Thomas Gordon. Convoy, and Robert Gordon,
Silverdale, WA, two daughters, Mrs.
Robert (Carole) McNamara, Lima, and Mrs. Roger (Joan) Bliem, Port Clinton, a brother, John Metz, Delphos, 27 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Gordon: two sisters, Elizabeth Cline and Marie
Wannemacher, a brother, Leonard Metz and two grandchildren.
Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 10:30 Wednesday (today) at Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church. Rev. Sylvan Obergefell will officiate. Burial will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Arrangements were
handled by Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp-Siferd Funeral Home, Ottoville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church or to Mother Theresa
Missionaries of Charity, 335 East 145th Street, Bronx, NY 10451.
10-17-1994
Leonard Parzel
10-18-1994
Andrew C. Helms
12-31-1994
Bertha A. Grothous
Founder of First Nursing Center In Delphos Dies at 87
Bertha A. Grothous Delphos, 87, Delphos, died 10:15 a.m. Dec. 31, 1994, at Sarah Jane Chambers Geriatric Center.
In 1960, she and her husband founded the Del-Ward
Nursing Center, the first
nursing center in Delphos and operated it for 11 years
before selling it to the Arnold C. Dienstberger Foundation She was a nursing home administrator
for 15 years, serving Sarah Jane and Delphos Memorial Home.
She was a retired nurse. A 1930 graduate of St. Rita's
School of Nursing, she later worked
at Van Wert County
Hospital, Gibbon's Hospital of Celina
and for Delphos
City Schools. She was
a private duty nurse 1975-86.
She was a member of St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church, the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas, the Alter
Rosary Society of the church and was
a member of one of the founding
families of the Christian Family
Movement.
Mrs. Grothous was born Sept.
17, 1907, in Ottoville to Martin and Veronica (Eickholt) Miller. On May 2, 1938, she married George
Grothous. He died Jan. 14. 1986.
Surviving are three sons and
daughters-in-law, Kenneth and
Carol Grothous, Thomas and Jacki
Grohous of Delphos and Ronald Grothous of Delphos; a daughter, Mrs. Terry (Phyllis) Moreo of Delphos; a brother, Hugo
Miller of Duluth, Minn.; a
sister, Lucinda Hilvers of Ottoville; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by six brothers. Steven
Miller, Marcus Miller, Wilbur
Miller, Tobias Miller, Bruno Miller and Isadore Miller.
Mass of Christian burial will be 9 a.m. Saturday in St.
John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery,
at the convenience of the family.
There is no visitation.
Funeral arrangements are by
Harter and Son Memorial Chapel.
Preferred memorials are to St.
John's Parish Foundation. Sarah
Jane Chambers Geriatric Center, the Alzheimer’s Foundation, or to the charity
of the donor’s choice.
12-31-1994
Gilbert J. Grubenhoff
Mass of Christian burial for Gilbert J. Grubenhoff, 90, Fort Jennings, will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph Catholic
Church, Fort Jennings, the Rev. Michael Schelling officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
He died 12:30 a.m. Dec. 31, 1994,
at Pasco County Hospital, Zephyrhills. Fla.
He was born Aug. 28, 1904, in
Ottoville to Henry and Matilda
(Kehres) Grubenhoff. On Aug. 12, 1930, he married Veronica Wieging.
She died Sep. 11, 1987.
Surviving are a son, Tom Grubenhoff of Fort Jennings; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Marilyn) Grote of Cloverdale; a brother, Bob
Grubenhoff of Fort Myers, Fla.;
a sister, Jenny Alt of Tiffin; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death
by four brothers and a
sister.
He was a retired farmer and a retired bus driver for the Fort
Jennings Local Schools.
He was a member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church and the Fraternal
Order of Eagles Aerie 471 of Delphos.
Friends may call 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. today at Harter and Son
Memorial Chapel, where a parish wake will
be at 9 p.m.
Preferred memorials are to the American Heart Association and St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church.
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