Elmer N. Hemmelgarn age 89 of Russia, formerly of St. Rose, died 9:15 PM on Monday, December 3, 2012 at Versailles Health Care. He was born February 23, 1923 in St. Sebastian to the late Theodore & Marie (Timmerman) Hemmelgarn. He married Regina Rose on August 11, 1948 in St. Henry, Ohio. She survives in Russia, Ohio. He is also survived by his children: Nancy & George Eubanks, Seattle, WA, Kathy & Chuck Dyas, Marysville, Ohio, Don Hemmelgarn & Gayle Heitkamp, London, Ohio, Wanda & Ray Miller, Chesapeake, VA, Elaine McArthur, Dublin, Ohio, Al & Deb Hemmelgarn, Justin, TX, Beth & Mark Heitkamp, Tipp City, Marie & Terry Daugherty, Russia, Ohio, Lou & Leandra Hemmelgarn, Topeka, Kansas, 20 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren, sister Marjorie & Ralph Diller, Maria Stein, Ohio. He was preceded in death by sisters & brother, Wilma Reichart, Alton Hemmelgarn & Janice Berger. He was a member of St. Remy Catholic Church Russia, Ohio & St. Rose Catholic Church, St. Rose, Ohio. He was a veteran of the US Navy during WW II & volunteered for 18 years at The Center for Neurological Development. He was an owner/operator of a Milk Hauling business. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM on Friday December 7, 2012 at St. Rose Catholic Church with Rev. Gene Schnipke celebrant. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Russia from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, December 6, 2012 and from 9:00 to 9:30 AM on Friday, December 7, 2012. Burial will take place in St. Rose Cemetery with full Military Honors. The family requests donations be made to The Center for Neurological Development. Condolences may be made at
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