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Natalie Lopez
Natalie Ann-Marie Lopez, infant daughter of Hector and Gerri Bonifas Lopez, 517 E. South St., St. Marys, died July 22, 2003, shortly after birth at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
Surviving with the parents are the grandparents, Charlene (John) Roby, St. Marys, Richard (Deb) Brown, Wapakoneta, and Esperansa Lopez, Guatemala City, Guatemala; and the great-grandparents, Leon Rupert, St. Marys, and Geraldine Minnich, Celina.
Deceased are a brother, Hector Jr., and a grandfather, Uvaldino Lopez.
Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. David Heinl officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is after noon Saturday at the funeral home.
Mary Hemmelgarn
Mary C. Hemmelgarn, 90, 1217 Fairground Road, Celina, died July 22, 2003, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 13, 1912, in Celina, to Ruben and Veronica Stachler Sacher. In September 1936, she married Wilfred Hemmelgarn who is deceased.
Surviving are a brother-in-law, Don Hemmelgarn, Louisville, Ky., and three sisters-in-law, Vinola Puthoff and Alfreda Meinhardt, both of Celina, and Delma Ellis, Florida.
Deceased are two sons, Robert and Ronald; a daughter, Nancy; and a brother, Robert Sacher.
She was a homemaker and a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Ladies Altar-Rosary Society and the Knights of St. John Auxiliary.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Richard Riedel officiating. Burial will follow at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the church or Cheryl Ann Special Olympics.
Ronald Wicker Sr.
Ronald L. Wicker Sr., 56, 230 N. Chestnut St., St. Marys, died at 5:45 p.m. July 21, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was born March 2, 1947, in Knott County, Ky., to Wilson and Sadie Thornsberry Wicker. On June 22, 1968, he married Lana Kay Chiles who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Ronald Jr. (Aimee) and Timothy, both of St. Marys; a daughter, Angela (LeRoy) Ginter, St. Marys; four brothers, Larry (Karen), Tom (Angeline) and Terry (Kristine), all of St. Marys, and Jerry of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Patty (Donald) Brock, Celina, and Peg (Gary) Meiring, Minster.
Two sisters, Judy and Debby, died in infancy.
He retired as a firefighter/paramedic from the City of St. Marys Fire Department after 27 years of service. He also owned Wick's Appliance Clinic for many years.
A 1966 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School, he was a member of Only Believe Ministries, Botkins.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Revs. Bill Drummond and Roger Channell officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Iola Brunswick
Former St. Henry resident Iola A. Brunswick, 94, Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys, died at 9:45 p.m. July 18, 2003, at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
She was born June 26, 1909, in Cranberry Prairie, to Edward and Helen Schoen Zahn. On Jan. 30, 1929, she married Frank J. Brunswick who died April 4, 1980.
Surviving are a son, Dennis (Lois) of Coldwater; four daughters, Betty (Orville) Jutte, St. Henry, Wilma (Paul) Walsh, Riviera Beach, Fla., Lou Ann (Ken) Kremer, Maria Stein, and Janice (Don) Gagel, New Bremen; two sisters-in-law, Loretta Zahn, Sidney, and Betty Brunswick, St. Henry; 34 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a son, Jerry; two brothers, Urban and Paul Zahn; four sisters, Henrietta Rentz, Viola Stammen, Mary Huelsman and Irma Heitkamp; and three grandchildren.
She was a homemaker and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella and the Altar Rosary Sodality, all of St. Henry.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Emil Labbe officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Julie Eichler
Julie Anne Jackson Eichler, 41, of Rockford, died at 6:42 a.m. (Indiana time) July 18, 2003, in a traffic accident near Berne, Ind.
She was born April 10, 1962, in St. Marys, to Ralph and Dorothy Robbins Rhoades. They survive in Rockford. On Jan. 3, she married Brice A. Eichler who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Jake Jackson, and a daughter, Jamie L. Jackson, both at home; and a sister, Barb (Scott) Bowen, Rockford.
A sister, Deborah Fisher, is deceased.
She was an accountant at Micromatic in Berne. She was a member of Rockford Presbyterian Church and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1473, Celina.
Memorial services were at 11 a.m. today at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Karen Long officiated. Burial followed at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Contributions can be made to the Jamie and Jake Jackson Trust Fund in care of Peoples Bank of Rockford or Coldwater.
Theresa Gagel
Theresa B. Gagel, 88, formerly of Ohio 119, Maria Stein, died at 5:45 a.m. July 20, 2003, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys.
She was born Sept. 29, 1914, in St. Rose, to Frederick and Catherine Hemmelgarn Goettemoeller. On Oct. 4, 1941, she married Vincent J. Gagel who survives at Otterbein.
Also surviving are two sons, Joseph (Diane) of Perrysburg, and Fred (Linda) of Tempe, Ariz.; four daughters, Susan (James) Salm, Newburgh, Ind., Barbara (Anthony) Trione, Baltimore, Md., Sarah (Paul) Budde, Bowling Green, Ky., and Helen Gagel Squires, Evanston, Ill.; a brother, Eugene Goettemoeller, Timonium, Md.; a sister, Mary Becher, Dayton; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She had worked at Gagel Hardware, Maria Stein, and as a nurse's aide at Community Hospital, Coldwater. She was a former Marion Township election judge. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality, both of Maria Stein, and a charter member of the Knights of St. John Auxiliary, St. Rochus Commandery, Maria Stein.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Harry Cavanaugh officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to Otterbein St. Marys or the Marion Community Foundation.
Marian Huber
Marian Huber, 94, formerly of St. Sebastian, died at 5:25 p.m. July 18, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home in Coldwater.
She was born March 10, 1909, in St. Sebastian, to Daniel and Anna Severt Moeller. On May 27, 1930, she married Urban W. Huber, who died in 1973.
Survivors include four daughters, Phyllis (Denny) Stachler, Burkettsville, Velma (Paul) Billerman, Celina, Alice Thieman, Rockford, and Sister Cecilia Huber, St. Martin; three daugters-in-law, Marlene of McCartyville, Joan of St. Sebastian, and Norma of Celina.; a sister, Monica Franz, of Laura; a sister-in-law, Mary, of St. Henry; 26 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Deceased are four sons, Lavern, Donald, Gerald and Myron; a brother, John Moeller; and a grandson.
She was a homemaker, a member of the St. Sebastian Catholic Church, and a member of the Ladies Rosary Altar Society.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. John Bensman officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Gregor Post
Gregor N. Post, 82, 1100 Meyers Road, Apt. 24, Celina, and formerly of Wendelin, died at 10:16 a.m. July 18, 2003, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
He was born Feb. 11, 1921, in Wendelin, to John B. and Cordula Guggenbiller Post. On Oct. 9, 1943, he married Ester Bruggeman who survives.
Also surviving are six sons, Ron (Sandy) and Paul (Diana), all of St. Henry, Linus (Carla) of Coldwater, Lee (Donna) of Celina, and Virgil (Ginny) and Greg (Colleen), all of Fort Recovery; eight daughters, Elaine (Melvin Jr.) Brunswick and Evelyn (Joe) Will, Fort Recovery, Teresa Ellrich, Virginia Beach, Va., Jean (Thomas) Yarletts, Worthington, Helen (Gary) Kremer, Chickasaw, Irene (Joe) Selhorst, North Star, Doris (Dan) Hartings and Lucy (Dane) Riesen, Celina; a son-in-law, Gerald Monnin, Versailles; three brothers, Ben (Joan), Alvin (Alice) and Eugene, all of St. Henry; two sisters, Alma (Orville) Ranly, Coldwater, and Mary (Jim) Faller, New Weston; 49 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Kathleen Monnin; four sisters, Rita Nerderman, Agnes Fullenkamp, Zita Drees and Rosie Vondrell; and two brothers, Zeno and Hugo.
He was a farmer and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the St. Wendelin Catholic Church, the church Men's Society, and a Knight of St. John, Maria Stein.
Services were 10:30 a.m. today at the church, the Rev. Matt Jozefiak officiated. Burial with military rites followed at the church cemetery.
Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry, had charge of arrangements.
Alice Steinbrugge
Alice Klute Steinbrugge, 90, formerly of 406 W. Second St., New Bremen, died at 1:15 a.m. July 19, 2003, at St. Marys Living Center.
She was born April 4, 1913, in New Bremen, to William and Sophia (Schroer) Schrolucke. On June 14, 1934, she married Herbert Klute who died in April 1970. On Dec. 9, 1976, she married Edgar H. Steinbrugge who died in August 1989.
A number of nephews and nieces survive.
Seven brothers and three sisters are deceased.
She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ and the Women's Christian Service Guild, both of New Bremen. She was a lifetime member and past president of New Bremen American Legion Auxiliary Unit 241.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. John W. Tostrick officiating. Burial will be at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. today at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, and after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the church or the legion auxiliary.
Joseph Dresher
Joseph J. Dresher, 71, of Necedah, Wis., died July 17, 2003, at House of the Dove Hospice Home in Marshfield, Wis.
He was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Sharpsburg, the son of Edwin and Dorothy Quinter Dresher. His mother survives in Celina. On May 3, 1958, he married Mary Margaret Stein, who survives.
Also surviving are three daughters Marianne Dresher and Carol Dresher, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Sister Mary Theresa, Alton, Il.; five sons, Ronald (Deanna) and Gary, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., David (Erin), Wichita, Kan., Paul (Helga), Carrboro, N.C., Mark (Amy), Green Bay, Wis.;five sisters, Lucy Ann Monnier, Covington, Marie Dresher, Celina, Susanna Hueker, Botkins, Barbara (George) Hellinger, Jackson Ga., and Bertha (Guilbert) Jones, Donalsonville, Ga.; and eight grandchildren .
He was preceded in death by two brothers, William and John.
He was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Knights of Columbus, all of Necedah, Wis.
He worked in several Celina-area factories before being drafted into the U.S. Army for the Korean War, serving as a combat engineer from 1952-1954. After moving to Necedah, he established himself as a master carpenter and later owned the Necedah Flea Market.
Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Michael Mertens officiating. Burial will follow at the church Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Torkelson Necedah Family Funeral Home, Necedah, Wis.
Julie Eichler
Julie Anne Jackson Eichler, 41 of Rockford, died at 6:42 a.m., July 18, 2003, in an auto accident on Indiana 218, near Berne, Ind.
She was born April 10, 1962, in St. Marys, the daughter of Ralph and Dorothy Robbins Rhoades, who both survive. On Jan. 3, 2003, she married Brice A. Eichler, who survives.
Also surviving is a son, Jake Jackson; and a daughter Jamie L. Jackson, both at home.
Deceased is a sister, Deborah Fisher.
She was a member of the Rockford Presbyterian Church, Rockford, and a member of Celina Moose Lodge 1473. She worked as an accountant at Micromatic, Berne, Ind.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Rev. Karen Long officiating. Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 9-11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the donor's choice.
