Wallace E. "Wally" Hirschfeld, age 92, of New Bremen died on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 11:15 A.M. at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen.

He was born on April 11, 1923 near Chickasaw in Mercer County, Ohio to the late Victor E. and Amanda (Topp) Hirschfeld. On April 27, 1946 he married Edna L. Wiehe who died on April 17, 1985.

Survivors include his children Judy Hirschfeld of Upper Arlington, Ohio, Bryan (Donna Jones) Hirschfeld of St. Marys, and Eric (Janna) Hirschfeld of St. Marys, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a sister Shirley (Don) Luedeke of New Bremen.

Along with his wife, Wally was preceded in death by a son Craig Hirschfeld, and his sisters Eldora Orwig and Gloria Katterheinrich.

Wally was a member of First Church - New Knoxville, and had attended St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen. He was a 1940 graduate of Memorial High School of St. Marys.

Wally was a lifelong farmer and was also active with the Ohio Farm Bureau. He was first elected to the Farm Bureau in 1963 where he served six years on the board as a representative of district ten. He then went on to be elected President of the Farm Bureau. Through the Farm Bureau he was also nominated as a representative to Brazil in search of gasohol.

He served six years on the Nationwide Insurance Board, and was appointed by Governor Rhodes on a Trade Mission to Europe. He served with Farmers World Affairs and spent 46 days covering 2,000 miles in India.

He enjoyed woodworking, planting trees, traveling, polka dancing, and at age 90 wrote a book about his life entitled "From the Mud Road to the Moon."

Calling is 2-5 P.M. Sunday and 9:30-10:30 A.M. Monday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home of New Bremen with the Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen.

Condolences to the Hirschfeld family may be left online at gilberghartwigfh.com.