Louis W. Hamberg

Louis W. Hamberg , age 89 , of Cassella, died on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Briarwood Village. He was born April 17, 1928 in Coldwater to the late Francis H. & Anna A. (Wertz) Hamberg. He married Ruth M. Hess on October 14, 1950 and she died January 18, 2016. He is survived by five children , Connie & Roger Davenport of Montezuma, Nancy & Harry Muhlenkamp of Geneva, Indiana, David Hamberg of Sidney, James Hamberg & Sherry Daniel of Columbus, and John Hamberg of St. Henry; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; siblings, Mary Weisenberger of Savannah, Georgia and Alma & Roger Henry of Dayton; and in laws, Esther Hess of Montezuma, and Eileen Hess of St. Henry. He is preceded in death by siblings Irene & Carl Schoenlein, Henry Hamberg, Mildred & Elmer Moeller, Rita & Jerry Didier, Anna & Bobbie Sawyer; and in laws Eleanora & Louis Zumwald, Alma & Richard Ruschau, John Hess, Robert Hess and Robert Weisenberger. He was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Cassella, men’s sodality of the church, local IBEW #32. He retired from Reynolds Electric, Lima. Louis was a veteran of the US Air Force and enjoyed gardening and carpentry work. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Cassella . Burial with military rites will follow at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery . Friends may call on Wednesday from 2 :00 PM to 8:00 PM and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry . Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.