Ethel I. Bruns
Apr 14, 2024
Ethel I. (Reinhard) Bruns, age 88 of St. Henry died peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at The Gardens at St. Henry. Ethel was born on November 6, 1935, in St. Joe, Ohio, to the late Joseph & Odelia (Brackman) Reinhard. She married Gerald (PeeWee) Bruns in 1956, and he died in 1989. Ethel and her husband were the...
Richard L Obringer
Apr 13, 2024
Richard Leroy Obringer ‘Obie’, age 74, of Coldwater died on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born on September 28, 1949 in Celina to the late Florus Obringer and Hilda Ranly. He was also preceded by stepmother Rosemary (Weber) Obringer. He married Rose (Rosenbeck) Obringer and she survives in Coldwater.
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Willard 'Willie' Bruns
Apr 12, 2024
Willard ‘Willie’ Bruns, age 87, of St. Sebastian died on Friday, April 12, 2024 in Coldwater, Ohio. He was born on March 3, 1937 in St. Sebastian to the late Elmer & Luella (Meier) Bruns. On April 12, 1958 in St. Nicholas Church, Osgood he married Alberta ‘Bertie’ (Frey) Bruns and she preceded him on November 11, 2023.
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Donald J Muhlenkamp
Apr 12, 2024
Donald J. Muhlenkamp, age 86, of Coldwater, died on Friday, April 12, 2024 at his home. He was born May 14, 1937 in Celina to the late Ferd & Gertrude (Obringer) Muhlenkamp. On May 11, 1963 he married Treva (Stachler) Muhlenkamp in Sharpsburg, and she survives in Coldwater.
He is survived by a son Michael (Stacy) Muhlenkamp...
Robert L. Berger
Apr 10, 2024
Robert L. Berger, age 84 of North Star, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at his home in North Star. He was born on November 7, 1939, in Yorkshire, Ohio to the late Edmund & Mary (Christian) Berger. He married Shirley (Gavit) Berger, his wife of almost 60 years, on August 29, 1964. Shirley survives him at their home...
Dan Eckstein
Apr 9, 2024
Daniel ‘Dan’ Eckstein, age 66, of Celina died on Tuesday, April 09, 2024 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. He was born July 07, 1957 in Coldwater to Eugene Eckstein of Coldwater and the late Joan (Everman) Eckstein.
He is survived by his best friend and son, Kyle Eckstein of Celina.
In addition to...
Thomas F. Warner
Apr 8, 2024
Thomas F. Warner, age 96 ¾ of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Monday, April 8, 2024 at his home. He was born on June 27, 1927 in New Bremen, Ohio to the late Leonard & Bertha (Koenig) Warner. He married Martha Thobe on November 11, 1954, at St. John the Baptist Church, Maria Stein, Ohio. She survives in New...
Richard F. Sullivan
Apr 8, 2024
Richard "Dick" Sullivan passed away on April 8, 2024 of Metastatic Mesothelioma. Although there is typically a short life expectancy for meso patients, his positive attitude, faith in God, and fighting spirit gave him 9 ½ years with his family and friends. The cancer did not define him, but he was a medical outlier and became involved in the...
Ralph Miller
Apr 7, 2024
Ralph Miller, age 84, of Menchhofer Rd, Coldwater OH, died on Sunday, April 07, 2024 at his home. He was born March 14, 1940 in Trinity, Indiana to the late William & Mary (Muhlenkamp) Miller. On June 24, 1961 he married Janice (Huwer) Miller in Holy Trinity, Coldwater, Ohio and she preceded him in 2011.
He is...
John Carl Eiting
Apr 6, 2024
John Carl Eiting, age 67, passed away peacefully at Ohio’s Hospice in Troy, Ohio on April 6th surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 17, 1956 in Lima, Ohio to the late Jack Eiting and Marie (Redmond) Eiting.
He is survived by Marie-Andrée, his devoted wife of 37 years, and his two children, John...
Walter "Doc" Fortkamp
Apr 4, 2024
Walter R. “Doc” Fortkamp, age 78 of St. Henry, Ohio, died Thursday morning April 4, 2024, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. Doc was born July 27, 1945, in Celina to the late Leander & Rita (Bernard) Fortkamp. Doc married his wife of 56 years, Thelma (Wimmers) Fortkamp, on September 9, 1967. Thelma survives at their home in...
Ronald E. Ruchty
Apr 3, 2024
Ronald E. Ruchty, age 92 of North Star, Ohio, died Wednesday April 3, 2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. Ron was born May 4, 1931, in Cincinnati to the late Victor & Viola (Graff) Ruchty. Ron married Eva M. (Gelhaus) Ruchty, his wife of 65 years on April 16, 1955, in St. Bernard Church in Burkettsville. Eva preceded Ron...
Joan M Hoying
Apr 3, 2024
Joan M. Hoying, age 94 of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. She was born on June 15, 1929, in Troy, Ohio to the late Edward & Theresa (Sextro) Wilkens. She married Alvin J. Hoying on July 12, 1952, at St. Augustine Church, Minster. He preceded her in...
Viola Albers
Apr 2, 2024
Viola Albers (nee Bertke), proud member of the Coldwater community, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 2, 2024. She was born on March 4, 1934 in Minster to the late Aloys & Clara Belle (Gudorf) Bertke. On September 1, 1956, in Minster, she married Robert Albers.
She is survived by her husband of 67...
Esther A. Davis
Apr 1, 2024
Esther A. Davis, age 96, of St. Henry, died Monday morning, April 1,
2024, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born April 27, 1927, in Philothea, to the late Edward & Anna
(Schoenlein) Stahl. On August 5, 1950, she married Harold J. “Bud”
Davis, who preceded her in death October...
Norma Jean Rutschilling
Mar 29, 2024
Norma Jean Rutschilling, age 89, passed away in the early morning of Friday, March 29, 2024, at The Gardens at St. Henry. She was born February 17, 1935, in Cassella, Ohio, to the late Norbert & Gertrude (Frenzer) Stucke. On June 28,1955, she married her husband, Wilbert “Bill” Rutschilling. Bill survives in St. Henry. Also surviving Norma are her...
Luetta Forsthoefel
Mar 28, 2024
Luetta H Forsthoefel, age 97, of Coldwater, died Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. She was born December 15, 1926, in Philothea to the late Bernard & Pauline (Dues) Siefring. On June 10, 1950 in Philothea, she married Donald Forsthoefel and he preceded her in death in 2006.
She is survived by...
Richard J Homan
Mar 22, 2024
Richard J. Homan, age 64, of Celina, died Friday, March 22, 2024, at Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus. He was born September 27, 1959, in Coldwater to the late Donald & Marilyn (Frey) Homan.
He is also survived by his children, Staush Homan of Coldwater; Cody Homan & Fiancee’ Nicole Mora of Burkettsville; and Gina &...
Agnes M. Bruns
Mar 22, 2024
Agnes M. (Miller) Bruns, 94, Brethren Senior Living, Greenville, Ohio, died of natural causes on Friday, March, 22, 2024.
She was born Mar. 9, 1930, in Coldwater, OH to Joseph and Mary (Hemmelgarn) Miller. On Jan. 13, 1951, she married Stanley J. Bruns, who died Feb. 12, 1992.
Surviving are two sons & three daughters:...
Paul E Donovan
Mar 22, 2024
Paul E. Donovan Jr., age 76, of Coldwater, died Friday, March 22, 2024, at The Gardens of St. Henry. He was born January 15, 1948, in Celina to the late Paul Sr. and Alberta (Rabdeau) Donovan. On September 2, 1968, he married his high school sweetheart, Mildred “Millie” Bruns, who survives in Coldwater. They were happily married for 55...
