1-9-1937
Rose Guske
LAPEER, Mich., Jan. 9—Following a major operation a week ago, Mrs. Rose Guske, 38, sister of the Rev.
William Friemoth, of St. Gerard church, Lima, Ohio, died Saturday.
She is survived by her husband and four children, Charles, Maria, John and Kenneth, all at home. Mrs.
Guske, nee Rose Friemoth, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Friemoth, of Ottoville. She moved from the
Lima area when she was married 20 years ago.
Besides her parents, five brothers and a sister survive. They are: Rev. William Friemoth; Theodore, of
Ottoville; Frank, of East Troy, Wis.; Otto, of Toledo and A. J. Friemoth, of Columbus, and Alma Friemoth, of
Toledo. Another sister, Mrs. Will Willacker, of Flint, Mich., was killed there last October in a traffic crash.
Services will be at 10 a. m. Monday in Lapeer where she will be buried.
January 1937
Marilyn Schimmoeller (infant)
1-12-1937
Wilhemina Luebrecht
Young Lady Is Summoned
Luebrecht Rites Held Wednesday Morning
Funeral services for Mrs. Gilbert Luebrecht, young wife and mother, were held in St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church at Ft. Jennings, Wednesday morning at nine o’clock. Burial was made in St. Mary’s cemetery at
Ottoville.
Mrs. Luebrecht inderwent a major operation in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, Friday of last week and her death
occurred Sunday evening at five-thirty. She was born in Ottoville, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Giesken,
and at the time of her death, was twenty-six years of age.
She is survived by her husband, two children, Shirley and Betty, at home; her parents who reside near
Ottoville, and seven brothers and two sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Luebrecht resided on a farm five miles northeast of
Ft. Jennings.
1-12-1937
Andrew Kehres
Andrew Kehres, 83, died at his home, 108 E. Sixth-st, Tuesday. Mr. Kehres was born in Senaca-co
and came to reside here several years ago from Ottoville.
He was a member of St. John's Catholic church. He also was affiliated with the Sacred Heart league and
the Catholic Knights of Ohio.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Cyril of Washington, D. F. and Eugene at home; eight daughters, Miss
Elizabeth Kehres, Mrs. Joseph Hummer, Delphos; Mrs. W. H. Ames, Cincinnati; Mrs. Leona Hesseling, Mrs.
Edith Kaverman, near Delphos; Misses Clara and Amelia Kehres, of Washington, D. C. One sister, Miss
Elizabeth Kehres, Ottoville; two brothers, Sebastian, Attica, Ohio, and John Kehres of Ottoville and nine
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m., Friday in St. John's Catholic church. Burial will be in St. John's
cemetery.
2-26-1937
Frank Beining
Last Rites Held Monday
Frank Beining Died In Toledo Hospital
Frank Beining, well known farmer of three and one-half miles northwest of Ottoville, died in St. Vincent’s
Hospital, Toledo, Saturday morning at 7:15 o’clock. His death followed a major operation performed the week
before.
Mr. Beining, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beining, was born in Putnam County, and for the past twenty
years resided on a farm northwest of Ottoville. He was never marrieed.
Surviving are five sisters and four brothers; Mrs. Henry Deitering, Mrs. William Koester, Mrs. Joseph
Hoersten, Henry, Theodore, Oliver, and Joseph Beining, all of near Ottoville; Mrs. Mary Schulte, of Kalida; and
Mrs. Ben Moeggenborg, of Alma, Mich.; A brother, Anthony, died nineteen years ago.
Mr. Beining, a member of Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville, was an active member of the
Ottoville Council of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the church choir.
Funeral services were conducted at Immaculate Conception Church Monday morning at 9:00 o’clock.
Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated at the requiem high mass and delivered the funeral sermon. Burial
was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
3-25-1937
John Zahm
John Zahm, 65, last of the pioneer blacksmiths in Putnam-co, died at 9:25
p.m. Thursday in St. Rita's Hospital, Lima, where he submitted to an operation Wednesday night.
Born in Ottoville on November 27, 1871, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zahm. Zahm had lived
here all his life.
On October 28, 1896, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Rekart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Rekart, at Ottoville. At the time of his death he was sixty-five years, three months and twenty-eight days of age.
In this community he followed in the professional footsteps of his father, Nicholas Zahm, who as one of
the early-settlers, had one of the first smithy shops here, forced during the ill health suffered the past several
years had forced John Zahm's retirement altho he occasionally shod horses for the farmers.
Zahm was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Surviving are his widow; four daughters, Mrs. T. J. Connell and Mrs. H. S. Nelson, both of Detroit; Mrs. J.
B. Mensing of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. L. A. Metcalf, of Ottoville; three sisters, Mrs. John Winkelman, of Ft
Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Joseph Vinck, of 955 N. Elizabeth St, Lima, and Miss Anna Zahm, of Toledo, and a brother,
Frank, of San Diego, Calif.
Funeral rites were held in the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville Monday morning at nine o’clock.
The remains were laid to rest in the parish cemetery.
4-5-1937
Martin Obringer
Is Summoned To Eternity
Rites Held Last Thursday For Mr. Obringer
Last earthly rites were held in the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville, Thursday morning of last
week, for Martin Obringer, well known resident of northeast of Ottoville, who died Monday following and illness
of ten days.
He was born in Fremont and at the age of two years came to this county with his parents and located on a
farm near Ottoville. He was seventy-four years of age. For the last forty years he resided with his sister, Mrs.
Charles P. Weber.
He is survived by two brothers, M. E. Obringer, Ottoville; John Obringer, of Delphos; and two sisters, Mrs.
Weber, of near Ottoville; and Mrs. Barbara Groves, of near Delphos.
Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Ottoville.
4-5-1937
Elizabeth Winkelman
Winkelman Rites Held
Former Ottoville Citizen Died In Ft. Wayne
Last rites for Mrs. Mary E. Winkelman, former prominent citizen of Ottoville, were held Thursday morning
of last week in the Immaculate Conception Church at that place, at ten o’clock. Mrs. Winkeman passed away
Monday morning, April 5th, in her home at Ft. Wayne after an illness of several months due to complications.
Mrs. Winkelman was born in Ottoville sixty-seven years ago and resided there until 1925 when the family
moved to Ft. Wayne. She had many relatives and friends in Putnam County.
She leaves to mourn their loss, a son, Felix; four daughters, Misses, Ida, and Frances, Mrs. Frank
Redmond and Mrs. Harold Noll, all of Ft. Wayne; a brother, Frank Zahm, of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs.
Joseph Vincke, Lima; and Miss Anna Zahm, San Diego. A brother, John Zahm, of Ottoville, passed away two
weeks ago.
4-17-1937
Mary Fuerst
Ottoville Native Dies
Mrs. Mary Fuerst Passed Away Suddenly
Mrs. Mary T. Fuerst, native of Ottoville, died suddenly at her home in Delphos at nine-thirty Thursday
evening of last week. She was ill for only several hours and her death was attributed to angina pectoris.
Mrs. Fuerst was born in Ottoville on September 9, 1863, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Ruen. In
1883 she was united in marriage to John Fuerst at Ottoville. He preceded her in death eight years ago.
In 1930 Mrs. Fuerst moved from Ottoville to Delphos. At the time of her death she was seventy-three
years, seven months and six days of age.
She is survived by six children; Mrs. Henry Utrup and John, of Delphos; Louise, at home; Peter, of Lima;
Mrs. Andrew Ellerbrock, of Kalida; and Mrs. C. B. Bussing, Blissfield, Mich. Ten grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren; two brothers, William Ruen, Cloverdale; Henry Ruen, Ottoville; a half brother, Frank Ruen,
Ottoville; and two half-sisters, Mrs. Gus Trenkamp, Ottoville; and Mrs. Joseph Schmersal, Cuba, also survive.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at nine o’clock in St. John’s Catholic Church in Delphos.
Interment was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
4-23-1937
Mary Eberle
Aged Citizen Passed Away, Was Oldest Resident of Ottoville Vicinity
Death called the oldest citizen in the vicinity of Ottoville Friday morning, when Mrs. Mary Eberle passed to
her eternal reward at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Honigford, Sr., Her death occurred at five o'clock
and followed a stroke of paralysis which she suffered two weeks prior to her demise.
Mrs. Eberle was born in Austria on December 11, 1843, the daughter of Simon and Anna Bedink. At the
time of her death she was ninety-three years, five months and twelve days of age.
In 1864 she was united in marriage to John Eberle in Austria. The following year the couple sailed for the
United States, first settling in New Washington, Ohio, and two and one-half years later moved to a farm one
and one-half miles northwest of Ottoville.
Mrs. Eberle resided on that farm until nine years ago when she moved into the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Honigford. Mr. Eberle passed away on May 27, 1904.
Mrs. Eberle is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Honigford, and Mrs. Andrew Wurst, both of near Ottoville;
nine grandchildren; and seventy-seven great-grandchildren. Two daughters died in infancy and a sister and
three brothers preceded her in death.
Last earthly rites were held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Interment was made in the parish cemetery, Ottoville.
4-19-1937
Al Roth
Rites Held In Akron Wednesday
Al Roth Former Ottoville Mayor, Called
Funeral services for Al Roth, of Akron, former Ottoville citizen, were held Wednesday morning in St.
Bernard’s Catholic Church, Akron, and interment was made in that city. He was fifty-nine years of age.
Mr. Roth was well known in Ottoville and surrounding community. At one time he was engage in the
lumber and furniture business in Ottoville and also served several years as mayor of the village. He moved to
Akron about twenty years ago where he engaged in the real estate business.
He is survived by the widow, who prior to their marriage was Miss Matilda Schulien of Ottoville, and six
children.
Supt. And Mrs. F. J. Uhrich and Mrs. William Vincke, of Ottoville, were among those from this county who
attended the last rites.
4-23-1937
Henry Kemper
Is Summoned To Eternity
Henry Kemper Is Called After Long Illness
Henry Kemper, native of Germany and well known citizen of Ottoville, passed away at the family home
Friday evening at seven o’clock. He had been in failing health for almost three years and was in serious
condition for four weeks prior to his demise. Complications were the cause of his departure.
Mr. Kemper was born in Alphonses, Germany, on October 17, 1855, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Kemper. He came to this country at the age of twenty-five years; locating first in Cincinnti and later moving to a
farm near Ottoville. At the time of his death he was eighty-one years, six months and six days of age.
In February 1886, he was united in marriage to Louisa Schulte of Ottoville. The Kemper family moved
from their farm near Ottoville twenty years ago.
He is survived by the widow; five children, Herman, Mrs. Louis Ricker, and Mrs. Joseph Hoehn, all of
Ottoville; Mrs. Martin Didion, Ft. Wayne; and Mrs. Al Hoehn, Detroit; 50 grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren also survive. Two children and four brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at ten-thirty in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
at Ottoville. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
5-25-1937
LaVern Kramer
Death Calls Young Man
Had Been An Invalid For Six Years
Lavern Kramer died at his home in Ottoville Tuesday morning at 3:30 o’clock. Bronchial Influenza was the
direct cause of his death.
Lavern was born in Ottoville on August 11, 1918, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kramer. He attended school
at Ottoville until the sixth grade when he was stricken with infantile paralysis. He had been a cripple since that
time.
When his death occurred, he was eighteen years, nine months and fourteen days of age.
Besides his parents, he leaves six sisters, Velma, Covington, Ky.; Permilla, Honolulu; Elenetta, Joan,
Norma, and Carolyn, all at home; and four brothers, Paul, Ed., Jr., Alfred and Richard, all at home; Frank Pahl,
Ottoville; is Lavern’s grandfather. A brother, Roman, died four years ago.
The funeral will be held in Immaculate Conception Church in Ottoville Friday morning at 9:00 o’clock.
Burial will be made in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottovielle.
5-29-1937
Paul Kramer
Paul Kramer Passed Away
Second Son Of Family Is Called To Eternity
Paul Kramer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kramer of Ottoville, passed away at the family home Saturday.
He followed his brother Lavern, in death by five days. Both of the young men suffered from infantile paralysis
for several years. There deaths, however, were due to bronchial influenza.
Paul was born in Ottoville and spent all of his life in that community. He was sixteen years of age. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kramer; and the following brothers and sisters, Velma,
Covington, Ky.; Permilla, Honolulu; Elenetta, Joan, Norma, Carolyn, Edward, Jr., Alfred and Richard, all at
home. He was precede in death by two brothers, Roman and Lavern.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, at
nine o’clock. Interment was made in the parish cemetery.
7-4-1937
Donna J. Brandehoff (Infant)
Young Child Died In Lima Hospital
Last earthly rites for Donna Jean, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brandehoff, north of
Ottoville, were held Tuesday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville.
Interment was made in the parish cemetery.
The infant passed away in Memorial Hospital, Lima, Sunday morning. She is survived by her parents and
three brothers.
7-16-1937
Mary Freiburger
Miss Freiburger Is Summoned
The funeral of Miss Mary Freiburger, who died Friday, was held at Immaculate Conception Church in
Ottoville Monday morning at 9 o’clock. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated at the requiem high mass and
gave the funeral sermon.
Miss Freiburger, who was nearing the age of eighty-six, died at the home ofMr. And Mrs. Joseph Schurer,
one mile west of Ottoville.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Distel, of Toledo; and two brothers, Joseph, of Ottoville; and
William, of Dearborn, Mich. Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Katherine Biedenharn
7-26-1937
Frank Brokamp
Brokamp Dies At Ottoville
Had Been Poor Health For Eight Months
Frank Brokamp died at his home in Ottoville at 2:00 o’clock Monday morning. Eight months ago he
suffered a stroke and had been in failing health since that time.
Mr. Brokamp was born in Glandorf on May 25, 1853, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Brokamp, he spent
his early life in that place and was married there on April 11, 1891, to Elizabeth Scherzinger, daughter of
Michael and Mary Scherzinger. The Brokamp’s resided in Kalida for ten years and then moved to Ottoville.
At the time of his death Mr. Brokmap was eighty-four years, two months and seven days of age.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Brokamp is survived by two sons, John and Edward, at home. A son Andrew, of
Delphos, died in 1931 and a brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
The funeral was held at Immaculate Conception Church in Ottoville Wednesday morning at 9:00 o’clock.
Interment was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
9-3-1937
Joseph Beckman (Infant)
9-13-1937
Helen Bendele (Infant)
9-23-1937
Donald R. Eickholt (Infant)
Infant Rites At Ottoville
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Eickholt, of northwest of Ottoville were held
Monday morning in the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville. The remains were interred in the parish
cemetery with Rev. Gerwert in charge.
The child, named Donald Raymond, was born Thursday and passed away Sunday. The parents, two
sisters and a brother survive.
10-1-1937
Catherine Metz
Metz Rites Held Monday
Mrs. Clement Metz Died Friday Morning
Mrs. Clement Metz, prominent and well known citizen of Ottoville, passed to her reward in St. Rita’s
Hospital, Lima, Friday morning at three o’clock. She had been ill for four weeks and was removed to the
hospital two weeks prior to her demise when her condition became serious.
Prior to her marriage, she was Miss Catherine Krebs and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs.
She was born in Cleveland on December 10, 1875, and at the time of her death was sixty-one years, five
months and eleven days.
When she was twelve years of age she accompanied her family to Danburry, Conn. On September 12,
1893, she was married to Clement Metz in Cleveland. In 1915 Mr. and Mrs. Metz and children moved to
Napoleon where they resided until five years ago when they moved to Ottoville.
She is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Cline and Mrs. Helen William, of Ravenna;
Mrs. Catherine Gordon, of Ottawa; Miss Marie Metz, Decatur, Ind.; and John Metz, also at home. Nine
grandchildren; two sisters and a brother also survive. Seven children precede her in death.
Last rites were held Monday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at
Ottoville with Rev. Henry Gerwert the pastor in charge. The body was laid to rest in the parish cemetery.
11-28-1937
Henry Lehmkuhle
Lehmkuhle Rites Held
Services Saturday For Ottoville Citizen
Funeral services for Henry Lehmkuhle were held in Immaculate Conception Church, Ottoville, Saturday
morning at nine-thirty o’clock. Rev. Father Gerwert officiated. His body was laid to rest in the Catholic
Cemetery at Ft. Jennings.
Mr. Lehmkuhle, a lifelong resident of Putnam County, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hohlbein,
three miles east of Ottoville, at 10:00 o’clock Tuesday night. He had been in failing health for the past two
years and was seriously ill for the past week.
He was born at Ft. Jennings on August 30, 1857, the son of Casper and Elizabeth Lehmkuhle. In April
1885, he was married at Ft. Jennings to Anna Schneeg, daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Schneeg. Mr. and Mrs.
Lehmkuhle lived at Ft. Jennings for several years after their marriage and later moved to a farm three miles
east of Ottoville. Mrs. Lehmkuhle preceded her husband in death thirty-five years ago.
12-16-1937
Elizabeth M. Wanstroth
Wanstroth Rites Held
Native Of County Died In Delphos
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wanstroth, 72, died unexpectedly Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hermina
Wechta, N. Main-st.
Mrs. Wanstroth had lived in this city nearly a quarter of a century, making her home with her daughter.
She was widely known in the community and was a member of St. John's church.
Mrs. Wanstroth was born in Ft. Jennings on September 24, 1865 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Rose. Her husband Herman Wanstroth passed away in 1901.
Besides her daughter, she leaves a son, Fred Wanstroth of Delphos. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Suever and Mrs. George Hofstetter of Ft. Jennings; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She
was the mother-in-law of John B Lehmkuhl, council president-elect.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. John’s church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery Ottoville.