Peggy Allmon Peggy Allmon, 75, 100 W. Spring St., St. Marys, died at 3:20 a.m. July 30, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, following an extended illness.
She was born March 27, 1931, in Amigo, W.Va., to Fred and Lola Gadd Elmandollar.
Survivors are two daughters, Deborah Brothers, Chardon, and Tareese (Bob) Nedderman, New Bremen; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Helen Key.
She was a bookkeeper for A&P Supermarkets and co-owner of Allmon & Chapman Construction Co. She was a 1949 graduate of Stucco High School, Stucco, W.Va. She attended First Church of the Nazarene, St. Marys, and was active in the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2261 Auxiliary, Chardon, and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Bill Drummond officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the hospital guild.
Helen Dicke
Helen "Mick" Dicke, 85, of New Bremen, died July 30, 2006, at her home.
She was born Dec. 14, 1920, in St. Marys, to Fred and Laura O'Neil Holtzhauer. On April 22, 1944, she married Willis John Dicke, who died Nov. 4, 2004.
Survivors are six sons, Bill (Sharon), Celina, George (Debra), Wapakoneta, Nick (Ginny) and John (Kathy), all of New Bremen, Curt (Miho), Colorado Springs, Colo., and Darby (Amy), Xenia; six daughters, Connie (Chuck) Applegate, Houston, Mary (Ed) Mueller, Grifton, N.C., Cynthia (Jack) Cool, Greenville, Nancy (Ron) Bohman, Chickasaw, Juliann (Steve) Winner, Osgood, and Tricia (Doug) Hoying, Minster; four sisters, Mary C. Holtzhauer and Patricia Monger, both of Indian Lake, Elizabeth (Robert) Marker, Wapakoneta, and Jakie Brodbeck, Swanton; two sisters-in-law, LaRose Gossette, of California, and Esther, New Bremen; 41 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and formerly employed as a secretary to the Personnel Manager at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. She was the company's first female employee. She was a member of Church of the Holy Redeemer, New Bremen Senior Citizens and American Legion Auxiliary Post 241, all of New Bremen. She attended grade school at Holy Rosary School and graduated in 1938 from Memorial High School, both in St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, New Bremen, the Revs. Thomas Mannebach and Greg Bornhorst officiating. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Holy Redeemer Parish Center in New Bremen and 9:30-10:15 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Arrangements are by Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home.
Elmer Sollman
Elmer Sollman, 73, 101 Ohio St., St. Marys, died at 8:14 p.m. July 29, 2006, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
He was born Dec. 22, 1932, in New Bremen, to Edward and Clara Poppe Sollman. On Feb. 16, 1958, he married Naomia Poppe, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Karl, St. Marys; a daughter, June (Dale) Hackemoeller, Minster; and four grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Willis; and a sister, Grace Goodwin.
He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and worked 20 years at Dull's Service Station, both of St. Marys. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, New Bremen, where he was a trustee and assistant janitor. He was a 1950 graduate of New Bremen High School.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Bill Drummond officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to the church or the American Diabetes Association.
Andrew Westgerdes
Andrew A. "Jack" Westgerdes, 80, 1806 Union City Road, Fort Recovery, died at 6:40 a.m. July 29, 2006, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Aug. 30, 1925, in St. Joe, to Joseph and Mary Steinbrunner Westgerdes. On June 10, 1950, he married Ruth Hemmelgarn, who survives.
Also surviving are five sons, Mark (Linda), Sidney, Fred (Cindy), Vandalia, Ralph (Karen), St. Henry, Gregor (Beverly), Portland, Ind., and David (Susan), Coldwater; a daughter, Diane (Brian) Hinders, Bellbrook; four sisters, Julianna Wellman, St. Henry, Dorothy (Donald) Muhlenkamp, Fort Recovery, Rosella (Robert) Muhlenkamp, Portland, Ind., and Naomi Maynard, Oxford, Mass.; two brothers, Clarence, St. Henry, and Arnold (Viola), Fort Recovery; a sister-in-law, Mildred, Versailles, 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three brothers, Norbert, Wilbert and infant Rolandis; three sisters, Irene Kahlig and infant twins, Mary Agnes and Mary Alice.
He was employed by Westgerdes Cabinets, the former St. Clair Mills, Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and Fort Recovery Industries, all of Fort Recovery, and the former Honeybee Mills, Salamonia, Ind. He was also a retired farmer. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, in the Pacific Theater.
He was a member of American Legion Post 345, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6515 and Knights of Columbus Council 3324, all of Fort Recovery, and a fourth-degree member of the St. Gasper del Bufalo Assembly, Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, of which he was a member, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery. A Knights of Columbus prayer service is 7:50 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Lewis Whitmer
Lewis W. Whitmer, 89, 913 Willow St., Celina, died at 8:30 a.m. July 29, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
He was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Pleasant Hill, to Clyde P. and Mary Elizabeth Thompson Whitmer. On July 24, 1943, he married Cecelia Vegelin, who survives.
He was the last of his family.
He was a retired Common Pleas judge, Probate judge and Juvenile Division judge. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1291, Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity, Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge 2170 and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1473, American Legion Post 210 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5713, all of Celina; and Free and Accepted Masons, Troy.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Robert Metheny officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. |
