Gerald Berry Gerald E. Berry, 84, 203 S. Walnut St., Mendon, died Aug. 31, 2006, at his residence.
He was born Nov. 15, 1921, in Huntington, Ind., to Samuel E. and Sarah L. Miller Berry. On Nov. 9, 1946, he married Clara B. Ditton who died Nov. 1, 1982.
Surviving are two sons, Robert of Denver, Colo., and Danny Lee, St. Marys; two brothers, Harold (Nora) and Charles (Donna), all of Huntington; four sisters, Emma Taylor, Phoenix, Ariz., Waneta Slagel, Andrews, Ind., Iris Whitesell, Huntington, and Martha Hartwig, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and a grandson.
Deceased are a son, David; two brothers, James and Lloyd; and four sisters, Elizabeth and Phyllis Berry, Florence Harris and Lucille Green.
He retired from St. Marys Foundry Co. as a core assembler and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Brian Vinson officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Arthur Carey
Arthur Lee Carey, 98, North Hamilton Street, Minster, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 10:50 a.m. Sept. 1, 2006, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
He was born Oct. 13, 1907, in Sidney, to Charles H. and Bertha Gallimore Carey. On Aug. 16, 1932, he married Luetta C. Winner who died in 1967.
Surviving are three sons, Lavern of Fort Loramie, Gerald (Ruth) of Dayton, and Paul (Laura) of Minster; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are a son, Herbert; three brothers, three sisters and a grandchild.
He retired from Minster Machine Co. in 1969 and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie. He also was a 50-year member of Minster Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 1391.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Contributions can be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
David Niemeyer
David Norbert Niemeyer, 62, of Upland, Calif., died Aug. 28, 2006, at his home following an extended illness.
Surviving with his wife of 38 years, the former Rebecca Bruns, are a son, Matthew D. (Janine), and a daughter, Rachel R., also of California; his parents, Norbert and Rita Niemeyer, Winter Haven, Fla.; six brothers, Russell of Winter Haven, Dennis of Saluda, N.C., Louis of Durham, N.C., Robert of Spencerville, Mark of Blanchester, and Roger of Lima; four sisters, Patricia Boerger, Winter Haven, Joyce Brinkman and Joann Odenweller, both of Delphos, and Betty Farr, Van Wert; and a grandson.
He founded Niemeyer Development Corp., a developer of custom homes in Southern California. An avid student of Native American Indian culture, he worked to continue advancement of those studies as president of Chaffey Communities Cultural Center at the Cooper Museum in Upland.
A private memorial service is planned.
Contributions can be made to a memorial fund established at Cooper Museum to support and continue his work.
Norma Post
Norma C. Post, 85, a resident of The Gardens at St. Henry, died at 8:45 a.m. Sept. 1, 2006, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born July 23, 1921, in Fort Loramie, to Fred and Cecelia Dircksen Hilgefort. On Sept. 24, 1952, she married Hugo E. Post, who died in 1992.
Surviving are three sons, Carl of New Weston, Henry of Greenville and Jim (Angie) of St. Sebastian; three daughters, Rita (Alan) Hemmelgarn, Burkettsville, Louise (Don) Buzard, Virginia Beach, Va., and Bonnie (Greg) Atkinson, Wapakoneta; two brothers, Bob (Rita) Hilgefort, Sidney, and Louie (Phyllis) Hilgefort, Fort Loramie; five sisters, Verona Boecker, Minster, Mary Ann (Jerry) Heitkamp and Kelly Bruns, all of Frenchtown, Rosemary Heitkamp, McCarty-ville, and Louise (Dennis) Homan, Maria Stein; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A son, Fred, is deceased.
She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater and the Rosary Altar Sodality, Sharpsburg.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Ron Wilker officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery, Sharpsburg.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Doris Purdy
Doris M. Purdy, 91, formerly of 7287 state Route 197, Celina, died Sept. 1, 2006, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.
She was born Dec. 5, 1914, in Mendon, to Pern and Fanny Fox Rhoades. On Aug. 27, 1938, she married Leroy Purdy who died Jan. 12, 1985.
Surviving are three sons, John (Gail) of Palm Springs, Calif., James (Barbara), Celina, and Jerry (Mary Kay), Coldwater; two daughters, Mary (Keith) Irish, Columbus, and Susan (Tom) Jacobs, Celina; a brother, Ralph Rhoades, Rockford; a sister, Marge Brandt, Indiana; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are an infant sister, Mary, and a grandchild.
She was a homemaker, former secretary/treasurer of GTE Credit Union, Celina, and a 1933 graduate of Mendon-Union High School. She was a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church and Shakespeare Club, both of Celina, and the Mendon Order of Eastern Star.
Services are 2 p.m. Tuesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, with burial at Tomlinson Cemetery near Mendon.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church. |
