Mary Hirsch Sicke, 88, 807 Mumaugh Road, Apt. 74, Lima, and formerly of St. Marys, died at 4:17 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Lima Memorial Hospital.

She was born May 22, 1919, in St. Marys to Carl and Flossie Meyer Stroh. On April 10, 1939, she married Jerome J. Hirsch, who died Nov. 21, 1972. She married Harold Sicke on May 27, 1980, and he died May 12, 1993.

Surviving are two sons Kenneth and Steve (Kendra) Hirsch, St. Marys; two stepsons James Sicke of Oklahoma and Bill Sicke, South Vienna; two stepdaughters, Carol (John) Irmscher, Celina, and Rosemary (Phil) Lussier, California; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Stroh and Catherine Gibson, both of St. Marys; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers Bernard and Everett Stroh; a sister, Carabelle Dicke; two infant siblings, and a sister-in-law Anna Stroh.

She owned and operated the Botkins Beauty Shop and later Mary's Beauty Shop, both in St. Marys. She was a member of the Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys, and was a 1937 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys and the Frederick's Beauty College, Lima.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown, officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.

Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to the church building fund.

Condolences can be sent to millerfuneralhomes.net.