Marcia Marie (Wilch) Barker, age 85, of Celina, Ohio, passed away March 4, 2014 at her home after an extended illness. She was born March 14, 1928 in Middletown to the late Leo Pete & Helen (Paden) Wilch. On November 10, 1945 she married Clarence Dudley Barker who preceded her in death October 3, 2004. She is survived by four children, Tom (Verna) Barker, Ken (Natalie) Barker and Helen (Mike) Stoops all of Middletown and Beth Ann Frisch of Celina, twelve grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, a brother William Wilch of Middletown and a sister Ruby Weidner of Mt. Pleasant and a cousin Joe (Johanna) Wilch of Middletown. He is also preceded in death by a sister Sharon and a brother Bob Wilch. She worked at Eastern Lanes in Middletown for many years before retiring to Celina in 1983. She continued working part time at Sunnyside Inn, Celina. She was an avid bowler and inducted into the Middletown Bowling Hall of Fame in 1999. She was a member of the Southshore Sportsman's Club, Celina Moose Lodge #1473 and Coldwater American Legion Auxiliary Post #470. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater. Burial will follow in Burdge Cemetery, Montezuma. Friends may call on Friday from 11 to 1 PM. Memorials may be made to the State of the Heart Hospice. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
