Richard Hilgefort Richard H. Hilgefort, 72, Monterey Drive, Fort Loramie, died Sept. 15, 2006, following an apparent accident at his workshop at 19 E. Park St., Fort Loramie.
He was born Oct. 31, 1933 in Sidney to Henry C. and Lena R. Gaier Hilgefort. On April 11, 1956 he was married at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, to Joan E. Rethman, who survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Randall (Rita), Farmersville; Steven (Stacey), Fort Loramie and Jason, Rotterdam, Netherlands; a daughter, Jeanne (Robert) Hoying, Fort Loramie; five grandchildren; and a sister, Mary (Cletus) Schmiesing, Fort Loramie and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Henry and Robert Hilgefort.
He retired in 1989 from the Crane Operators Union where he was involved with bridge and highway construction projects in the Dayton and surrounding areas. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie, where he was an usher. He also was a member of the Minster Fraternal Order of Eagles #1391.
A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church. The Rev. Steven Shoup will officiate and burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling is Monday, 2-8 p.m. and Tuesday 9-10 a.m. at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Contributions are to a charity of the donor's choice.
Dolores Leugers
Dolores C. Leugers, 67, 1301 McFeely Petry Road, Fort Recovery, died Sept. 15, 2006, at her residence.
There will be a funeral Mass on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg.
Calling is Monday, 2-8 p.m. and Tuesday, 9-10 a.m. at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.
A complete obituary will appear in Monday's Daily Standard.
Carl Meinerding, Jr.
Carl H. "Buckwheat" Meinerding, Jr., 50, Versailles, died Sept. 13, 2006, at 12:50 p.m. at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
He was born Feb. 20, 1956, in Fort Wayne, Ind. to Carl H. and Iris J. Overly Meinerding. On Sept. 10, 1994, he was married in St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, to Paula Subler, who survives.
Surviving is a son, Jeremy, at home; five brothers and their spouses, David, of Texas; Gerald (Patty), Bryant, Ind.; Robert (Elizabeth) and Ronald, all of Portland, Ind., Richard (Sharon), of Indiana; and his mother-in-law, Clara Subler, Versailles.
He was preceded in death by his parents and father-in-law, Edward Subler.
He was project manager for Terasen Utility Company in Milwaukee, Wisc. and formerly worked at J-Tech in Greenville for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, the Moose Lodge and Fraternal Order of the Eagles, all of Greenville.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Sept., 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Denis Catholic Church, the Rev. David Vincent officiating. Burial will be in Holy Family Church Cemetery, Frenchtown.
Calling is Friday, 2-8 p.m. and Saturday, 9-10 a.m. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles.
Contributions may be made to the Jeremy Meinerding Trust Fund set up at the Versailles Savings & Loan.
H. Eugene Pontsler
H. Eugene Pontsler, 76, Rockford, died Sept. 15, 2006, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been a patient two days.
He was born Nov. 27, 1929 in Mercer County to Charles William and Grace H. Sharp Pontsler. On Feb. 10, 1951, he married Vivian K. Heppeard, who preceded him in death Nov. 29, 1995.
Surviving are three sons, Gary (Kathy), Willshire; Rick, and Greg (Jamie), all of Rockford; a daughter, Linda, Celina; five brothers, Stanley (Marcella), Ohio City; Vernon (Shirley), Van Wert; Don (Ethel), Rockford; Lee (Londa), Van Wert and Glenn (Marcile), Buford, Ga. and a sister, Wanda Wenner, Ohio City.
He was a retired employee of Reineke-Mitchell, Inc., Celina, as an auto mechanic and had previously worked at Lloyd Motor Sales and Riley Chevrolet, both in Rockford, as a mechanic. He served in the US Army and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Glenn D. Eckhart Post No. 508 American Legion, Rockford.
Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford. The Rev. Mark Rutledge will officiate and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home and Tuesday one hour prior to the time of services.
Military graveside services will be held by the Rockford American Legion.
Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.
W.R. Anthony Reis
W.R. Anthony Reis, 30, of 5120 Road 525 East, rural Berne, Ind., died Sept. 14, 2006, at his residence of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. He was formerly of Rockford.
He was born April 30, 1975, in St. Marys. On April 23, 2004, he married Sarah M. McCurry, who survives.
Also surviving is his mother, Regina (Mark) Springer, Mendon; a son, Maurice Reis, at home; a stepdaughter, Sierra McCurry, at home; a sister, Katrina Mullholand, Mendon; his mother-in-law, Mary Carroll, Montezuma, and a father-in-law, Joe Curry, Rockford.
He was a 1993 graduate of the C. Arthur Wilson High School in Columbus and was self-employed in construction. He also was a driver for Amish workers in the Berne area.
Services will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Ohio 703 West, St. Marys.
Calling is one hour prior to the time of services at the funeral home. |
