Thelma M. Thieman
Apr 16, 2026
Thelma Mae (Truscott) Thieman was born to Ernest & Anna Mae (Woodford) Truscott on May 1, 1931, in Pottsville, PA. At the age of 94, Thelma passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Dayton, OH.
Thelma was a coal miner’s daughter and in her younger years she worked in a pajama factory in Pennsylvania. She...
Carol Ann Albers
Apr 16, 2026
Carol Ann Albers Prenger age 65 of Minster, Ohio died Thursday, April 16, 2026 at her home in Minster. She was born July 18, 1960 in St. Marys Ohio to the late Eugene “Fish” & Marjorie (Hemmelgarn) Wehrman. She married Terry Prenger on December 29, 2018 and he survives in Minster. She is also survived by children: Eugene “Fish” &...
Rosemary Poeppelman
Apr 14, 2026
Rosemary Kemper Poeppelman age 99 of Osgood, Ohio passed away at 10:31 PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. She was born on June 7, 1926 in Maria Stein, Ohio to the late John & Josephine (Hoying) Dahlinghaus. She married Alvin Kemper on May 26, 1953 and he preceded her in death on...
Mary Ann DeLoye
Apr 13, 2026
Mary Ann DeLoye age 94 of Houston, Ohio died at 2:02 AM on April 13, 2026, at The Landings in Sidney. She was born on June 13, 1931, in Darke County to the late Andrew & Elizabeth (Rethman) Heckman. On June 13, 1951, she married Raymond H. DeLoye in St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, Ohio. He preceded her in death...
Dean R. Howell
Apr 12, 2026
Dean R. Howell, 37, Brockton, Massachusetts, after his two-year battle with thymic adenocarcinoma, passed away on Sunday, April 12 at his home with his family by his side to his new life in heaven.
He was born April 27, 1988, in Coldwater, Ohio to Joyce (Kanney) and Paul Howell, who survive in Coldwater. On August 18, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio he...
Agnes C. Goettemoeller
Apr 11, 2026
Agnes C. Goettemoeller age 80, of St. Rose, Ohio died on Saturday April 11, 2026 at Mercer Health, Coldwater Ohio. She was born on October 1, 1945 in Osgood, Ohio to the late Edward & Regina (Bills) Albers. She married Dale Goettemoeller on April 7, 1973 and he survives in St. Rose. She is also survived by children: Kelly Lehmkuhl,...
Martha J. Simon
Apr 10, 2026
Martha Jeanette Simon
December 5, 1926 – April 10, 2026
It is with great sadness, but also with gratitude that we had her with us for so long, that we share the news that our mother, Martha Jeanette Simon, age 99, formerly of Russia, Ohio, died on Friday, April 10, 2026 at the Landings of Sidney. She was a member of the...
Kathy Hart
Apr 6, 2026
Kathy (Chesser) Hart, age 54, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully at her Coldwater home on April 6, 2026. She was born on February 3, 1972 in Coldwater to the late Jim Chesser and Ginny (Jutte) Chesser of Celina. On September 30, 1995 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, she married Tony Hart and he survives in Coldwater.
Kathy is also survived...
Marlene M. Huelsman
Apr 4, 2026
Marlene M. (Vondrell) Huelsman, age 93, of Cassella, passed away on Easter Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born on January 1, 1933, in Cassella, to the late August & Margaret (Grilliot) Vondrell. On November 6, 1954, she married her husband, Robert (Bob) Huelsman, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Cassella....
Nancy M. Puthoff
Apr 4, 2026
Nancy M. Puthoff, age 62, of St. Henry, died at her home on Saturday, April 4, 2026, the 100th anniversary of her mother’s birth. Nancy was born on December 17, 1963, in Coldwater, to the late Raymond & Agnes (Kaup) Puthoff. She grew up on the family farm on the edge of St. Henry and graduated from St. Henry High...
Fr. James Franck
Apr 3, 2026
Fr. James Franck, C.PP.S.
February 6, 1937–April 3, 2026
Fr. James Franck, C.PP.S., 89, died on Good Friday, April 3, 2026, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena. He had been in failing health.
He was born on February 6, 1937, in St. Henry, Ohio, to Edmund and Bernadine (Hoying) Franck. He entered the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1951 at...
Ryan A. Jourdan
Apr 2, 2026
Ryan A. Jourdan, age 44, of Houston, Ohio, died Thursday, April 2, 2026, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1981, in Greenfield, Indiana to Glen & Susan (Dixon) Jourdan. Both of his parents survive in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He married Margaret-Mary “Maggie” Cordonnier on August 20, 2016, and she survives with their four children: Damian (7), Silas (6), Job...
Ronald A. Huber
Apr 1, 2026
Ronald “Ron” Anthony Huber passed away quietly, from cancer, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, with loved ones at his bedside. He peacefully spent his last days with many friends and family members by his side.
He was born in Celina, Ohio on August 6, 1943, the son of Margaret (Braun) and Gregor Huber. He was one of their fourteen children. Ron...
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Jutte
Mar 31, 2026
Elizabeth A. “Betty” (Hemmelgarn) Jutte, age 87, of St. Henry passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at The Gardens at St. Henry. She was born on August 7, 1938, in Philothea, Ohio to the late Edward & Josephine (Wenning) Hemmelgarn. On June 16, 1956, she married August Jutte Jr. Betty and Auggie were married for almost 70 years, and...
Howard E. Bruggeman
Mar 28, 2026
Howard E. Bruggeman age 85, of Maria Stein, Ohio died on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. He was born on February 23, 1941 in Coldwater, Ohio to the late Edward & Catherine (Buening) Bruggeman. On June 30, 1962 he married Marlene Zumberge in Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw. She survives in Maria Stein. He...
Gary L. Meiring
Mar 26, 2026
Gary L. Meiring age 73, of Minster, Ohio died on Thursday, March 26, 2026 in Ohio State Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born on March 21, 1953 in Coldwater Ohio to the late Marcus “Mike” & Irene (Vehorn) Meiring. He married Peg Wicker on August 23, 1974 and she survives in Minster. He is also survived by a daughter Nicole...
Mark L. Wenning
Mar 25, 2026
Mark L. Wenning, age 95, of Saint Henry (formerly of Minster) died on March 25, 2026, at his beloved garden outside of Minster, Ohio. He was born on December 28, 1930, in Philothea, Ohio to the late Joseph and Josephine (Depweg Moeller) Wenning. He married Velma A. Bertke on May 6, 1950, in Minster. She preceded him in death on...
Fr. George "Yuri" Kazara
Mar 23, 2026
Fr. George “Yuri” Kuzara, C.PP.S., a devoted priest of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood whose ministry spanned more than four decades, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026. He was 75.
Born on August 2, 1950, in East Chicago, Indiana, he was baptized on September 10, 1950, at St. Mary’s Church in East Chicago and confirmed there on May 15,...
Dennis A. Bills
Mar 22, 2026
Dennis A. Bills, age 89, of St. Henry passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at The Gardens at St. Henry. He was born on February 26, 1937, in Celina, Ohio to the late Clem & Marie (Mueller) Bills. On October 25, 1958, he married Dorothy (Bruns) Bills. Dennis and Dorothy were married for 67 years, and Dorothy survives at...
Leroy "Sawdust" Rutschilling
Mar 20, 2026
Leroy “Sawdust” Rutschilling, born April 5, 1933, in Osgood to the late Lawrence and Rose (Henke) Rutschilling, passed away on March 20, 2026 surrounded by his family. He married Doris Hoelscher on August 30, 1955, and together they shared 70 years of marriage.
He is survived by his wife Doris; six children & their spouses: Jim & Phyllis (Buening) Rutschilling, Sue...
