Edna M. Kahlig, 78, 1067 Union City Road, Fort Recovery, died at 1:45 a.m. Nov. 15, 2006, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.

She was born March 28, 1928, in Maria Stein, to Leo and Clara Bills Heitkamp. On Sept. 12, 1950, she married Gregory Kahlig, who survives.

Also surviving are six sons, Marv (Jayne) and David (Ruth), all of Portland, Ind., Mike (Evelyn), Don (Linda), Mark and Luke (Lynn), all of Fort Recovery; four daughters, Karen (Nate) Wenning, Coldwater, and Mary (Jim) Wenning, Grace (Dan) Jutte and Lucie (Mark) Pohl, all of Fort Recovery; two brothers, Jerome (Mary Ann) Heitkamp, Versailles, and Othmar (Pat) Heitkamp, Minster; three sisters, Anna Marie (John) Dircksen, Minster, Luella (Melvin) Rindler, Celina, and Marietta (Audrey) Monnin, Botkins; a brother-in-law, George, Coldwater; a sister-in-law, Rosie Heitkamp, Coldwater; 45 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a brother, Edgar Heitkamp; two sisters, Dorina Rindler and Evelyn Kahlig; and a grandchild.

She was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church and its altar sodality, Fort Recovery.

Funeral Mass is noon Saturday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.