Obituary Listing

Oct 22, 2016

Fred Louis Goecke age 60 of Maria Stein, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on January 9, 1956 in Coldwater, Ohio to Louis & Madonna (Hausfeld) Goecke.  His mother survives in Maria Stein.  He is also survived by 13 brothers & sisters: Jane & Scott...

Oct 21, 2016

John F. Bruns age 64 of Minster died at 9:27PM on Friday, October 21, 2016 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Ohio.  He was born on November 14, 1951 in Coldwater, Ohio to the late Edward & Norma (Doenges) Bruns. He married Beverly Hollingsworth on August 12, 1986 at St. Paul Church, New...

Oct 16, 2016

Mary E. Woeste, age 93, of Coldwater, died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born August 21, 1923 in Ft. Recovery to the late Charles & Elizabeth (Clune) Keller. On June 7, 1947 she married William Woeste and he died October 12, 2016. She is survived by four sons: Carl Woeste of Coldwater, Kenneth...

Oct 16, 2016

Virgil A. Homan, age 72 of St. Marys died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.  He was born on October 17, 1943 in St. Sebastian, Ohio to the late Joseph & Viola (Kremer) Homan. He is survived by siblings Ronald (MaryAnn) Homan of Coldwater, Diana (Carl) DeMange of Versailles, Judy Link of Fountain Hills,...

Oct 16, 2016

Joan Pleiman, age 77, of Maria Stein, passed on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her residence. She was born June 25, 1939 in St. Anthony to the late Joseph & Apollonia (Stammen) Homan. On August 4, 1962 she married James Pleiman and he survives in Maria Stein. She is survived by four children: Mary Ann (Mark) Stucke...

Oct 15, 2016

Clifford L. Wise Sr., age 90 of Minster died Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Heritage Manor, Minster.  He was born on October 29, 1925 in Hardin, Ohio to the late Franklin & Alice (Chappie) Wise. On November 11, 1950 he married Edna (Poeppelman).  She survives in Minster.  He is also survived by four children, Deborah & Bob Barhorst of...

Oct 14, 2016

Vernon L. Ruley age 84 of Minster, Ohio passed away surrounded by his family at 4:15 AM Friday, October 14, 2016 at Heritage Center, Minster, Ohio.  He was born on May 30, 1932 in Minster, Ohio to the late Cape & Luella (Steinecker) Ruley. On November 19, 1970 he married Bernadette Filburn and she survives in Minster.  He is...

Oct 14, 2016

“An Ordinary Woman Who Led an Extraordinary Life”

Agnes Anna Pohlman, age 98 (just six days shy of 99) of Maria Stein, Ohio, passed away at 7:59 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2016 at Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, Ohio.  She was born on October 20, 1917, the fifth of ten children, in St. Henry Ohio,...

Oct 13, 2016

Raymond F. Bergman age 64 of Minster, Ohio passed away at 10:30 AM Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy, Ohio.  He was born on May 30, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Raymond A. & Elizabeth (Buescher) Bergman. On May 31, 1975 in St. Augustine Church, Minster he married Ann...

Oct 12, 2016

William J. Woeste, age 91, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. He was born March 11, 1925 in Coldwater to the late Vincent H. & Catherine (Krieger) Woeste. On June 7, 1947 he married Mary E. (Keller) and she survives in Coldwater. He is also survived by four sons: Carl Woeste...

Oct 11, 2016

Daisy Joy (Willis) Sommer age 83 of Minster, Ohio passed away at 3:00 AM Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Elmwood of New Bremen.  She was born on December 23, 1932 in Sydney, Australia to the late Daisy Gay (Gavan Griesmeyer and William T. Willis.  She married Maurice V. Sommer from Minster on July 15, 1961...

Oct 9, 2016

George E. Speelman age 83 of Minster, Ohio died at 10:25 PM on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at his home.  He was born on January 10, 1933 in New Weston, Ohio to the late George & Anna (Tieben) Speelman.  He married Irene Broering on June 1, 1957 in Cranberry Prairie.  She preceded him in death...

Oct 7, 2016

Herman J. Kunk, 89, of Coldwater died Friday, October 7th at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.  He was born on July 24, 1927 to the late Louis & Paulina (Vagedes) Kunk.  On January 14, 1950 he married Ruth Muhlenkamp of St. Henry and she died on January 14, 2014.

He is survived by his daughters, Donna...

Oct 6, 2016

Rose Ann Braun, age 98, of Coldwater, died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Gardens at St. Henry. She was born February 18, 1918 in Coldwater to the late George Stegeman & Josephine (Steggeman). On January 23, 1937 she married Vincent Braun and he died March 20, 1988.  She is survived by six children, Jerry (Marj) Braun of Cincinnati,...

Sep 30, 2016

LaVern M. Heitkamp, age 75, of Chickasaw, died Friday, September 30, 2016 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. He was born December 14, 1940 in Portland, Indiana to the late August & Irma (Zahn) Heitkamp. On January 18, 1964 he married Sharon (Hinton) and she survives in Chickasaw. He is also survived by a daughter Kristi & Rob...

Sep 30, 2016

Deborah Ann Walterbusch, age 51, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away September 30, 2016, after a 10-month battle with pancreatic cancer. As she wished, she died in the privacy of her home with her sister, Karen, and her best friend, Gina, at her side.

Deb was born July 11, 1965, in Coldwater, Ohio, the daughter of William...

Sep 29, 2016

Fr. Richard Riedel, C.PP.S., 90, died at 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2016 in the infirmary of St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio. He had been in failing health.

He was born on June 4, 1926, in Ellis, Kan., to Alex and Anna (Glassman) Riedel. He entered the Society of the Precious Blood in 1940 and was...

Sep 27, 2016

Jeanette R. Schwartz age 71 of Cincinnati formerly of Minster, Ohio passed away at 12:30 AM Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Laurel’s of Shane Hill, Rockford, Ohio.  She was born on June 26, 1945 Piqua, Ohio to the late William and Loretta (Giere) Schwartz.  She is survived by brother & sister-in-law Robert & Karen Schwartz, Ft. Loramie, sister...

Sep 27, 2016

Fred ‘Fritz’ Hein, age 90, of Chickasaw, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. He was born November 13, 1925 in Chickasaw to the late Henry & Clara (Ronnebaum) Hein. On April 18, 1951 he married Kathleen ‘Kay’ (Schenking) Hein and she died March 7, 1993, then on August 18, 1995 he...

Sep 21, 2016

Ruth A. Grieshop , age 81, of Coldwater, Ohio , died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater . She was born April 13, 1935, in Celina to the late Henry F. & Lucina (Rammel) Art. On August 7, 1954, she married Robert J. Grieshop and he died December 3, 2011. She is survived by children: Viki...