Robert Eyink Robert Louis Eyink, 20, 5351 Channel Drive, Celina, died Dec. 13, 2004, at his residence. Death was due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was born Dec. 9, 1984, in Coldwater, to David and Sharon Pohlman Eyink. They survive in the Celina area. Also surviving are a brother, Alan of Cincinnati; a sister, Elizabeth of Dayton; and the grandmothers, Mary Etta Eyink, Celina, and Ellenor Pohlman, Yorkshire. Two grandfathers, Art Eyink and Louis Pohlman, are deceased. He was a student at Wright State University-Lake Campus and previously attended Ohio Northern University, Ada, where he played on the football team during the 2003-2004 season. A 2003 Celina High School graduate, he had participated in football and placed fifth in the state in wrestling. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Montezuma. Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. James Dugal officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Calling is 2-9 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater. Contributions can be made to the Celina High School Athletic Department. Rose Koch
Rose Mary Koch, 89, a resident of St. Marys Living Center and a former resident of 132 Watercrest Drive, St. Marys, died at 1:55 p.m. Dec. 14, 2004, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. She was born April 13, 1915, in St. Marys, to Fernando and Mary Shinabery Heil. On Aug. 30, 1940, she married Eugene Koch who died May 31, 1976. Surviving are two sons, Gary (Mary) of St. Marys and Richard (Cindy) of Orlando, Fla.; a sister, Helen (John) Orphal, Ocala, Fla.; three grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and nine stepgreat-grandchildren. A sister, Dorothy Copeland, is deceased. She retired as a bookkeeper at Fanning and Howey Co. and also worked at Detjen Grain and the Auglaize County Auditor's Office. She was a 1933 graduate of Blume High School and a member of Zion Lutheran Church and its women's group, St. Marys. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. William Maki officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens near St. Marys. Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys. Contributions can be made to the church. Ethel Monroe
Former Montezuma and Celina resident Ethel R. Monroe, 94, of Union City, Ind., died Dec. 11, 2004, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. She was born Sept. 16, 1910, in Union City, to Harry and Veola Smail-Imel Buckingham. Survivors include 16 nieces and nephews. Two nephews are deceased. Formerly employed in retail sales, she was a member of the Order of Eastern in Union City, a former member of the Sewing Club and Craft Club, also of Union City, and a former Girl Scout leader. She earned the title of Indiana Woman's Muzzle Loading Champion and was grand marshal of the Montezuma Says Celebration in the 1980s. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the Union City Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Roberta Hart officiating. Burial will follow at Union City Cemetery. Storch-Braund Funeral Home, New Madison, has charge of arrangements. There is no visitation. Contributions can be made to the Montezuma Church of Christ or the Randolph County Humane Society in Farmland, Ind. Sarah Schamp
Sarah E. Schamp, 83, of Holland, Mich., formerly of Dayton, died Dec. 10, 2004, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys. |