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Lucille Boeke
Feb 10, 2018
Lucille A. Boeke, age 96, of Coldwater, Ohio, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born October 9, 1921 in Dayton to the late Clarence J. & Cora T. (Thade) Orf. She married Werner J. Boeke on June 5, 1948, in Dayton and he died on March 7, 1996. Lucille...
Helen Jacobs
Feb 9, 2018
Helen ‘Butch’ Jacobs, age 77, of Coldwater, died on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Celina Manor. She was born July 5, 1940 in Cincinnati to the late Norbert & Virginia (Carlin) Mescher. She married Donald Jacobs on June 20, 1959 and he died May 11, 1999. She is survived by her children: Cathy...
Karen S. Dircksen
Feb 9, 2018
Karen S. Dircksen, age 69, of Coldwater, died on Friday, February 9, 2018 at her home. She was born April 3, 1948 in Coldwater to the late Donald J. & Faye (Arnett) Hierholzer. She married Alfred Dircksen on September 6, 1969 and he survives. She is survived by her children: Kimberly Sue &...
Eugene B. Heitkamp
Feb 5, 2018
Eugene B. Heitkamp, age 82, of Chickasaw, died Monday, February 5, 2018 at Elmwood Place, New Bremen. He was born June 3, 1935 in Mercer County to the late Anthony & Rosa (Fullenkamp) Heitkamp. He is survived by siblings and in-laws, Arnold Heitkamp of New Bremen, Gilbert & Marilyn Heitkamp of Tipp City, Rosemary Lehman of Centerville,...
Thomas L. Willhoff
Feb 1, 2018
Thomas L. Willhoff, Sr. passed away on February 1, 2018 at Coldwater Community Hospital. He was born on March 22, 1930 in Coldwater to Othmar A. and Dolores Romer Willhoff. On June 3, 1952 he married Joan H. Maher of St. Marys who passed away on June 13, 2015. They were married 63 years. Survivors are six children, Thomas Jr....
Delmer "Jack" Brandewie
Feb 1, 2018
Delmer J. “Jack” Brandewie age 90 of Osgood, Ohio died at 7:30 AM on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Briarwood Village Coldwater. He was born on March 19, 1927 in Osgood, Ohio to the late William H. & Eleanor (Bohman) Brandewie. He married Rosemary B. Kemper on June 2, 1951 in Minster, Ohio and she preceded him...
Dolores A. Hartings
Feb 1, 2018
Dolores Hartings, age 77 of St. Henry, died on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at her home. She was born on May 12, 1940 in St. Henry to the late Herbert & Martha (Broerman) Clune. Sh e loved her husband, Lester Hartings, of almost 55 years whom she married on September 16, 1961 and who preceded her in death...
Urban J. Seger
Jan 29, 2018
Urban J. Seger, 88 of Minster, passed away at 3:05 pm on Monday, January 29, 2018, at Joint Township Hospital, St. Marys. He was born in Minster, Ohio on August 31, 1929 to the late Edward & Rose (Liening) Seger. On August 22, 1951 he married Mary Lou Enneking at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster...
Daniel C. Stahl
Jan 28, 2018
Daniel C. ‘Albert’ Stahl, age 59, of Montezuma, died Sunday morning, January 28, 2018 at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima. He was born March 17, 1958, in Celina to the late Ernest ‘Doc’ & Margaret (Garke) Stahl. He is survived by a son, Andrew & Emily Stahl of Raymond; a daughter Danelle & Ben Chesser of Celina;...
Rita L. Bettinger
Jan 24, 2018
Rita L. Bettinger, age 90, of St. Henry, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at The Gardens at St. Henry. She was born April 3, 1927, in Ft. Jennings, Ohio, to the late Joseph & Theresa (Bensman) Schlueter. On May 1, 1954, in Celina, she married Herman “Bud” Bettinger, and he died May 30, 1999. Rita is survived by two...
Michael J. Meiring
Jan 22, 2018
Michael J. Meiring, 66, passed away on January 22, 2018, 2017, in Grandview Hospital, Dayton. He was born in Coldwater, Ohio on July 8, 1951 to the late Marcus “Mike” and Irene (Vehorn) Meiring. On May 3, 1975 he married Terese Mescher at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster and she survives in Minster. He is...
Mary Ann Byers-Hoying
Jan 18, 2018
Mary Ann (Byers) Hoying age 83, of Minster, Ohio passed away at 12:30 AM on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Lane Park Sidney. She was born February 25, 1934 in Chickasaw, Ohio to the late Camillus “Smokey” & Dorothy (Rosenbeck) Droesch. On November 7, 1953 she married Robert L. Byers and he preceded her in...
Myra M. Dysert
Jan 17, 2018
Myra M. Dysert, age 83, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. She was born May 18, 1934 in Coldwater to the late John George & Eleanora (Schoenlein) Korfhagen. On November 22, 1951 she married William H. Dysert and he died June 20, 1979. She is survived...
Julie Dearth
Jan 17, 2018
Julie M. Dearth, age 59, of Celina, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at her home. She was born March 2, 1958 in Kenton to the late Gary & Joydale Shipp. On July 3, 1987 she married her husband Dean Dearth and he survives her in Celina. She is survived by children, Christopher Lowry of Ewing, Virginia, Joshua...
Werner L. Heckman
Jan 16, 2018
Werner Lee Heckman, age 69, of Maria Stein, died Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at his home. He was born September 10, 1948, in Celina to the late Richard & Imelda (Schoenherr) Heckman. He married Elaine (Tuente) Heckman on November 14, 1975 and she survives in Maria Stein. Werner is also survived by their six children: Trisha &...
Wilma Bergman-Wynk
Jan 12, 2018
Wilma M. Bergman-Wynk, age 90, of Osgood, Ohio, died on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. She was born September 8, 1927 in St. Henry to the late Peter & Emma (Behrens) Studer. She married Lester Bergman in 1950 and he died January 2, 1962, she then married...
Cletus J Hemmelgarn
Jan 11, 2018
Cletus J. Hemmelgarn, age 94, of Burkettsville, died on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. He was born March 6, 1923 in Burkettsville, to the late Alex & Carrie (Huber) Hemmelgarn. On July 20, 1946 he married Florence (Grillot) Hemmelgarn, and she died December 7, 2016. He is also survived by children: Barb & Pat Fullenkamp of...
Eileen A. Hess
Jan 9, 2018
Eileen A. Hess, age 86, formerly of Osgood, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at The Gardens at St. Henry. She was born October 25, 1931 in St. Sebastian to the late Edwin & Mathilda (Evers) Rose. She married Robert W. Hess on September 29, 1951, in Cranberry Prairie and he died January 20, 2007. Eileen is...
Ivo L Gottemoeller
Jan 9, 2018
Ivo L. Gottemoeller age 85 of Fort Loramie passed away on January 9, 2018 at his farm in Fort Loramie. He was born on June 27, 1932 in Fort Loramie, Ohio to the late Mark& Stella (Brunswick) Goettemoeller. He married Shirley Poeppelman on April 18, 1953 and she preceded him in death on December 29,...
Jeanette Giere
Jan 4, 2018
Jeanette Giere age 87 of Maria Stein passed away at 3:09 AM on January 4, 2018 at Miami Valley Medical Center, Dayton. She was born on November 17, 1930 in Fort Loramie, Ohio to the late George & Jennie (Barga) Raterman. She married Edmund Giere on January 5, 1952 at St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie. He...
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