Marie E. Will, age 90 of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 9:42 P.M. at the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.

She was born on March 14, 1927 in Maria Stein, Ohio, the daughter of the late Frank and Emma (Voskuhl) Heitkamp. On April 7, 1948, she married Louis R. Will, and he died on September 11, 1990.

Surviving are her two sons and their wives; Gene and Betty Will of Minster, Nick and Peg Will of Columbus, a daughter and her husband Cindy and Bill Young of New Bremen, and a daughter-in-law Connie Will of New Bremen, nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and her brother and sister-in-law Ivo and Wilma Heitkamp of Philothea, a brother Frank Heitkamp of Minster, her in-laws; Pat Heitkamp of Versailles, Mart Heitkamp of Maria Stein, Theresa Will of New Bremen, Doris Will, and LeRoy and Linda Will all of Ft. Wayne, IN.

Along with her parents and husband, Marie was preceded in death by a son Michael Will, her siblings and their spouses; Arnold Heitkamp, Adella and Carl Golden, Linus Heitkamp, Elsie and Jack Conner, Rosella Heitkamp, Delores and Bill Munch, Thomas Heitkamp, and her in-laws; Joyce Heitkamp, Elmer and Lela Will, Wilbert Will, and Donald Will.

Marie was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen where she was involved in the St. Ann Altar Sodality. She attended St. John's High School in Maria Stein.

She had been a New Bremen High School Band Mother, she enjoyed doing crafts, gardening, and was a member of the Friends of the New Bremen Library. She had been on the hospitality staff at Crown Equipment Corp. of New Bremen for 19 years, and she also enjoyed her many years spent at the New Bremen Library both as an employee and as a volunteer.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen, with the Rev. Fr. Thomas Dorn, officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, and from 9:00 until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday at the church. The Rosary will then be prayed at 10:00 A.M.

Memorial contributions in memory of Marie can be made to the Friends of the New Bremen Library, or to Grand Lake Hospice.

Condolences to the Will family can be left online at gilberghartwigfh.com.