Mary Lou Osterholt, age 85, of 2699 Philothea Rd., Ft. Recovery, Ohio, died at 11:25 PM on Thursday, February 02, 2012 at St. Ritas Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born October 17, 1926 in St. Henry, Ohio to the late William Henry & Regina (Ebbing) Ahlers. On October 20, 1948 she married Edward Osterholt in St. Henry, Ohio, and he died May 20, 2007. She is survived by a son Andrew & Erron Osterholt of Ft. Recovery, Ohio; three grandchildren: Kyle, Katelin & Alaina, a brother Stanley & Vi Ahlers of Ft. Recovery, Ohio and a sister-in-law Mary Agnes Ahlers of Coldwater, Ohio. She is preceded in death by two brothers Paul Ahlers & Bart Ahlers. She was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church, Philothea and the Ladies Rosary Altar Sodality of the Church. She was a 1944 graduate of St. Henry High School. She worked 10 years in the Accounting & Payroll department at New Idea in Coldwater and helped her husband in farming. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, February 06, 2012 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Philothea, Ohio with Fr. Barry Stechschulte, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Philothea, Ohio. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home-Coldwater on Sunday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and on Monday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
