Wednesday, January 14th, 2015
Mary Moran
Mary A. Moran, 89, St. Marys, died at 1:55 a.m. Jan. 13, 2015, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Center.
She was born July 13, 1925, in Chickasaw, to Alfred and Laura Luedeke Roettger. On Aug. 21, 1943, in Stewart Fla., she married Patrick Moran, who survives at the residence.
Also surviving are six children, James (Linda) Moran, Celina, Kandace (Tom) Hollman, Daytona Beach, Fla., Kendra (Larry) Rasche, Franklin, N.C., Kimbra (Tim) Koch, Cincinnati, Patrick (Mary) Moran, St. Marys, and David (Brenda) Moran, Celina; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two siblings, Ruth (Bill) Dustman, St. Marys, and Al Roettger, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Deceased are two children, Karen and Laura Moran, who died in infancy; a sister, Anna Miller; a brother, Vernon Roettger; two infant brothers; and a sister-in-law, Peg Roettger.
She was a 1943 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She and her husband were the co-founders of Moran's Refrigeration in St. Marys. She also had worked at the Home Bank, St. Marys.
She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys. She enjoyed golfing, sewing and playing bridge.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Barry Stechschulte officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Friday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, west chapel, St. Marys. A vigil service, led by Alex Witt, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be given to Grand Lake Hospice.
Condolences may be sent to www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
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