1-12-1947
Adam Wannemacher
Burial Made at Ottoville
Adam Wannemacher Died at Findlay
Adam Wannemacher, eighty-five, a native of Ottoville, and retired farmer, and resident of Findlay in
recent years, died Sunday morning at eight-thirty in his home. His death, which followed an illness of six weeks
was attributed to asthma.
Mr. Wannemacher was born September 9, 1861, at Ottoville. His parents were Joseph and Martha
Wannemacher. He moved to Findlay in 1920 from Greenville, PA. In February 1883 he married Adeline Gard,
who died in September 1932.
He is survived by, Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. Irey Kiser, and Mrs. Bernard Wellington, all of Findlay, Godfrey
Wannemacher, Greenville, PA, Fred Wannemacher, Cincinnati, Ralph Wannemacher, Dayton, Mrs. Wilbert
Solomon and Mrs. Isadore Best, both of Ft. Wayne; two brothers, Godfrey Wannemacher, Ottawa, and Henry
Wannemacher, Ottoville; there are 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at ten o’clock Wednesday morning at the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, Ottoville. The Pastor, Rev. Henry E. Gerwert, officiated. Burial was made in Ottoville.
2-12-1947
Frank Grubenhoff
Burial Made at Ottoville
Frank Grubenhoff Passed Away Wednesday
Funeral services were held Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville
for frank Grubenhoff, seventy-eight, who died Wednesday evening after a six weeks illness as the result of a
stroke.
Mr. Grubenhoff was born in Ottoville on July 7, 1868, the son of Henry and Louisa Grubenhoff. He spent
all of his life in the Ottoville community where he followed the trade of a mason. He was a member of the
Ottoville parish and the Catholic Knights of Ohio.
He is survived by two children, Edward J. Grubenhoff, of Vaughnsville; and Mrs. Albert Ruen, of Ottoville;
two brothers, Henry, of Ottoville, and Charles of Washington; six grandchildren; and seven great-
grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his wife, a daughter and one sister.
Rev. Gerwert, pastor, officiated at the last rites and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
3-8-1947
Anna Hotz
Ottoville Native Died at Delphos
Mrs. Johanna Hotz, a native of Ottoville and a resident of Delphos for a number of years, died in St. Rita’s
Hospital, Lima, Saturday morning. She was eighty years of age. She was the widow of Joseph Hotz.
Funeral services were held in St. John’s Church at Delphos Tuesday morning and burial was made in St.
Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
3-9-1947
Joseph Heising
Joseph Heising Died Sunday
Ottoville Farmer Was Ill Several Years
Joseph H. Heising died at his home southwest of Ottoville Sunday afternoon at one o’clock after an illness
of several years. He was born in this county on September 2, 1882, the son of Henry and Christina Heising,
and he was sixty-four years of age.
On May 2, 1915, he was married at Ottoville to Miss Anna Utrup. She preceded him in death on
November 29, 1942. A daughter born to this union died in infancy. A brother, Henry, is also deceased.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Theodore Lauf, of Ft. Jennings; Mrs. Adolph Miller, of Modesto, Cailf.,
and Mrs. Conrad Klima, of near Delphos.
Funeral services were held Thursday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville
and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
4-2-1947
Caroline Studer
4-11-1947
Louise Kemper
Mrs. Kemper Rites Thursday
Ottoville Woman Died Tuesday Morning
Funeral services were held Thursday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Church at
Ottoville for Mrs. Louise Kemper who died at the home of her son, Herman Kemper, Tuesday morning at five
forty-five. She had been ill six months.
Mrs. Kemper was born at Ottoville on May 23, 1865, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Schulte. She
was eighty-one years of age and resided in the Ottoville community all of her life.
In 1885 she was married at Ottoville to Henry Kemper who died April 23, 1937. The following children
survive: Herman, with whom she made her home; Mrs. Theresa Didion, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Mrs. Elizabeth Hoehn,
Dearborn, Mich.; and Mrs. Regina Hoehn, Ottoville. Two sisters. Mrs. Anna Mittelkamp, of Ottoville; and Mrs.
William Ruen, Cloverdale; fifty-two grandchildren; and thirty-one great-grandchildren, also survive. She was
preceded in death by three daughters and three brothers.
Rev. Henry Gerwert, pastor of the Ottoville parish, officiated at the last rites, and burial was made in the
church cemetery.
5-9-1947
Catherine Gerwert
Miss Gerwert Found Dead
Ottoville Woman’s Body Found In Cistern
Miss Katherine Gerwert, fifty-seven, was found dead in the cistern at the rear of the Immaculate
Conception rectory at Ottoville Friday morning. She had been dead for just a short time when her body was
discovered after she failed to appear at the early mass, which she habitually attended.
Miss Gerwert was fully clothed when found and it is the opinion of friends that the incident occurred when
she started from the rectory to the church. She had been ailing from the side effects of the flu for four or five
weeks.
Miss Gerwert was born in Essen, Ehineland, Germany, on October 19, 1889. She came to this country in
1914, and since that time kept house for her brother, the Rev. Henry Gerwert, pastor of the Immaculate
Conception Church at Ottoville, and previously pastor of St. Nicholas parish, Miller City.
In addition to her brother at Ottoville, she leaves three brothers and three sisters, who still reside in
Germany. A brother died in St. Louis two years ago.
Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception parish at Ottoville Monday morning at nine-
thirty. Interment was made in St. John’s Cemetery, Delphos.
6-5-1947
Charles M. Leis
Death Calls Charles M. Leis
Ottoville Farmer Died Of Heart Attack
Charles M. Leis, lifelong resident of the Ottoville community, passed away suddenly at his home two and
one-half miles northwest of that village Wednesday forenoon of last week. His death was attributed to a heart
attack.
Mr. Leis was born near Ottoville on October 25, 1885, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Leis, and at the time
of his death was 61 years of age. He was married on June 24, 1913, to Miss Catherine Looser, who survives.
He also leaves a son Hubert, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Ambrose Koester, of near Ottoville; and Miss
Louise, at home; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Sellet, of Dayton. A son, four brothers, and two sisters preceded him in
death.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville and the C. K. of O. Funeral
services were held in the church Monday morning at nine o’clock. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
6-7-1947
Alphonse Kemper
Youth Died At Ottoville
Alphonse Kemper Was Ill Five Weeks
Alphonse J. Kemper, three miles north of Ottoville, died at his home at 11:40 p.m. Saturday following an
illness of five weeks.
He was born September 26, 1930, the son of Herman and Thersa Kemper, north of Ottoville, who still
survive. At the time of his death he was sixteen years, 8 months and five days of age.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville, and was a member of the freshman
class at Ottoville High School.
Surviving besides his parents, are the following brothers and sisters’ Mrs. Alex Muzecheck, of Dayton;
Mrs. Frank Burdg, of Dayton, Mrs. Carl Gasser, east of Delphos; Henry and Leo, at home; Lawrence, of east
of Delphos; Arnold, Lucille, Isidor, John, Joseph, Theresa and Agnes, all at home.
Funeral services were held at nine o’clock Tuesday morning at the Immaculate Conception Church at
Ottoville. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery, at Ottoville.
6-11-1947
Mary Fischbach
Rites To Be At Ottoville
Mrs. John Fischbach Died of Infirmities
Mrs. Mary Fischbach, wife of John Fischbach, died at her home in Ottoville Wednesday evening at seven
o’clock. Infirmities were the cause of her demise. She was ninety years of age.
Mrs. Fischbach was born in Luxemburg, Germany, and came to this country in her youth. She was
married to Mr. Fischbach fifty-four years ago. The family moved from there farm in Jackson Township to
Ottoville in 1920.
Mrs. Fischbach is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Hoersten, of Cloverdale; two sons,
Peter Fischbach, of Ottoville; and Henry Fischbach, of Delphos; and a sister, Mrs. Susan Thein, of Luxemburg,
Germany.
Funeral services will be held at ten o’clock Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, at Ottoville. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, will officiate. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
6-22-1947
John Schurer
Burial Made At Ottoville
John Schurer Rites Held Wednesday Morning
John Schurer, a native of near Ottoville, and a resident of that community until a year ago, died Sunday
afternoon at three-thirty in the home of John C. Wiechart at Lima, after a ten day illness, due to complications.
He was sixty-seven years of age.
Mr. Schurer was born at Ottoville on December 21, 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Baltas Schurer. He was
married at Ottoville to Rose Leis, who died on May 18, 1946. he had resided on a farm west of Ottoville until a
year ago when he went to Dayton, and a short time later went to Lima to reside with his niece, Mrs. Wiechart. A
brother Joseph Schurer, of Ottoville, is the only immediate survivor.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
7-3-1947
Farmer Dies From Stroke
John Schumaker Buried At Ottoville
John M. Schumaker, sixty-five, well-known farmer of the Ottoville community, died at his home one mile
south of that village at noon Thursday of last week. He had been ill for two years following a stroke of
paralysis. He suffered a second stroke Thursday morning, which caused his demise.
Mr. Schumaker was born at Landeck on August 8, 1881, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schumaker. On June
4, 1908, he was married to Miss Mary Martin at Ft. Jennings.
He is survived by the widow; five children, Albert Schumaker, of Monroe, Mich.; Mrs. Thomas Burns, of
Habron, Ind.; Leonard Schumake, Monroe, Mich.; Mr. Ralph Spicer, Lima; and Miss Wilma Shumaker, at home;
two brothers, Henry and Frank Schumaker, of near Ft. Jennings; two sisters, Mrs. Anthony Janka, Ottoville;
and Mrs. Lena Kramer, of Marion. A brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Schumaker was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville, and the
Delphos council, Knights of Columbus.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at nine o’clock in the Ottoville parish church and burial was
made in the church cemetery.
7-4-1947
Mary Ann Rode
Well Known Woman Dies
Mrs. John Rode Passed Away At Ottoville
A lifelong and well known resident of the Ottoville community, Mrs. Mary A. Rode, wife of John Rode, died
Friday morning at one o’clock at the family home. She was seriously ill for three weeks prior to her death
because of complications.
Mrs. Rode was a native of Putnam County and was born near Ottoville on July 12, 1881, the daughter of
Henry and Anna Utrup. She was married to Mr. Rode at Ottoville on October 19, 1904.
Surviving are her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Florence Nartker, of Kalida; and a son Albert, of Dayton;
four brothers, Joseph, Frank and Albert Utrup, of Ottoville; and Henry Utrup, of Watervliet, Mich.; and four
sisters, Mrs. George Hedrick, of Wapakoneta; Mrs. Elizabeth Wannemacher, of Columbus; Mrs. George
Kelbley, of Delphos; and Mrs. Leo Martin, of Ft. Jennings.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at nine o’clock in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville. Rev. Henry Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
7-12-1947
Joseph Shirack
Was Native Of Ottoville
Father Of Mrs. Potts Is Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Joseph Shirack, sixty-four, father of Mrs. Arnold Potts, Ottawa, were held Tuesday
morning at nine o’clock in St. John’s Catholic Church, Delphos. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Shirack was found dead in bed at his home at three o’clock Saturday morning. His death was due to a
heart attack. He was born at Ottoville on October 1, 1882, the son of John and Catherine Shirack. He was
married to Anna Schneider at Otoville on May 24, 1904.
Mr. Shirack is survived by his wife; six daughters, Mrs. Potts, of Ottawa; Mrs. Marie Wiecken, of Belle
Center; Mrs. Clarence Youngpeter, of Landeck; Mrs. Robert Barr, of Lima; Mrs. Herman Bruger, of Dayton;
and Mrs. A. J. Meyer, of Delphos; and two sons, Melitus Shirack, of Alton, Ill.; and Richard Shirack, of Delphos.
7-15-1947
Margaret Burgei
Margaret Burgei Passed Away
Last Rites For Ottoville Lady On Friday
Mrs. Margaret Burgei, seventy-nine, of Ottoville, died at St. Rita’s Hospital, in Lima, at ten o’clock
Tuesday morning following an illness of three weeks.
She was born on February 24, 1868, in New Washington, the daughter of Conrad and Margaret Studer.
In 1886 she was married to William Burgei, who preceded her in death in 1931. There were twelve children
born to them and eight survive.
They are: Mrs. Frank Gasser, Ottoville; Mrs. Adolph Rahrig and Mrs. Sylvester Hugel, both of Landeck;
Sister M. Polcheria, C. PP. S., Celina; Caroline, at home; Joseph, Cloverdale; and Jacob and William, both of
Ottoville. A half-sister, Mrs. Ben Distel, also survives. There are fifty grandchildren; and twenty-nine great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Burgei was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church at Ottoville, and of the Alter Society of
that parish.
The funeral will be held Friday morning at nine o’clock, with Rev. L. Hoffman officiating. Burial will be
made in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Ottoville.
7-17-1947
Al Leininger
9-2-1947
Mary Flatz
Death Calls Mary Flatz
Aged Ottoville Resident Suffered Broken Hip
Mrs. Mary Flatz, aged and lifelong resident of the Ottoville community, died at St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima,
Tuesday afternoon at twelve forty-five. Complications following a broken hip, which she suffered a week
previous was the cause of her demise.
Mrs. Flatz was born at Ottoville on March 17, 1868, a daughter of Ferdinand and Barbara Wannemacher.
She was seventy-nine years of age. On May 7, 1889 she was married to John G. Flatz, who preceded her in
death in 1924.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. August Rellinger, of near Ottoville; a brother August Wannemacher,
of Cloverdale; a sister, Rosa Wiechart, of Cloverdale; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. One
child died in infancy.
Funeral services will be held at nine o’clock Friday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.
9-27-1947
Flora Altenburger
Passed Away At Ottoville
Miss Flora Altenburger Died Saturday Evening
Miss Flora Altenburger, died Saturday evening at seven o’clock in the home she shared with her two
nieces, Misses Clara and Alberta Altenburger, at Ottoville. Her death followed a heart attack. She was seventy-
sic years of age.
Miss Altenburger was the daughter of Peter and Mary Altenburger and was born in Auglaize County on
October 5, 1870, but has spent virtually all of her life at Ottoville. She was a member of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church and the Blessed Virgin Sodality of that parish.
Surviving are two brothers, Peter, at Botkins; and F. X. Altenburger, of Cleveland.
Funeral services were held in the parish church in Ottoville Tuesday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Henry
Gerwert, the pastor, officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery.
10-11-1947
Anna Honigford
Mrs. Anna Honigford passed away at one o'clock Saturday morning in the home of a daughter Mrs. Otto
Miller south of Ottoville, after a six weeks' illness.
Mrs. Anna Honigford the daughter of John and Mary Eberle, was born northwest of Ottoville on
September 30, 1869. She was seventy-eight years of age and had spent all of her life in the Ottoville
community. She was married to John Honigford who preceded her in death in 1941.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Frank Weber; four sons, Clement, John, Joseph
and Benjamin, all of Ottoville; a sister, Mrs. Anna Wurst, also of Ottoville; thirty-three grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at nine o'clock Tuesday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
10-11-1947
Joseph Honigford
10-11-1947
Bertha E. Honigford
Mrs. Bertha E. Honigford, of four miles northwest of Ottoville, was the daughter of Joseph and Kathryn
Weber and was born at Ottoville on January 16 1908. She was thirty-nine years of age. She was married to
Clement Honigford on May 4, 1927.
In addition to her husband, she leaves seven children, Dorothy, Richard, Paul, Harold, Marilyn, Gerald,
Betty, all at home; her mother Mrs. Kathryn Weber of Ottoville; and the following brothers and sisters; Edward
Weber, of Chesaning, Mich.; Albert Weber, of Delphos; Mrs. Edward Eickholt, of Ottoville; Mrs. Ben
Wannemacher and Mrs. Harley Keller of Toledo, and Ellsworth Weber, of Las Piedras, Venezuela, S. A.
Funeral services for Mrs. Honigford and infant son were held Wednesday morning at nine o'clock in the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville and Burial was made in the Church Cemetery.
10-24-1947
Joseph Plescher
10-28-1947
Bernadine Heinl
Funeral services for Mrs. Bernadine Heinl, 70, who died Sunday night in a Toledo Hospital, will be held in
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Ft. Jennings, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be made in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Heinl had been in failing health for several years. She and her husband operated a general store
and restaurant here until six years ago.
The former Bernadine Kortokrax, she was born at Ottoville July 14, 1877, to Christopher and Anna
Kortokrax. On October 10, 1884, she and Alex Heinl were married at Ottoville. He died April 1, 1943.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Leo Wildenhaus, of Ft. Jennings; six grandchildren; a brother, Max
Kortokrax, Hicksville; and a sister, Mrs. H. J. Beining, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
The body was removed from the Kolkmeyer funeral home , Delphos, to the Wildenhaus residence
Monday evening.
11-12-1947
Janet Knippen
12-24-1947
John Dietrich
Burial Made At Ottoville
Dr. J. W. Dietrich Died Wednesday A. M.
Dr. John W. Dietrich, of Ottoville, died at his home Wednesday of last week at 12:30 a.m. following a
serious illness of three weeks. He had been ailing for several years.
Mr. Dietrich was born May 23, 1883, in Monterey Township and was sixty-four years old at the time of his
death.
In 1911 he was married to Miss Mary Martin, who survives with two children, Mrs. Med Jennings, of
Dayton; and Mrs. John Haunhorst, of Toledo. He has one grandchild.
Dr. Dietrich was a graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, Ontario, Canada, and had practiced his
profession in Ottoville for more than thirty-five years.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Ottoville, where funeral services were
held at 9:00 o’clock Saturday morning. Interment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.