1-1-1965
Lawrence J. Bensman
Lawrence J. Bensman, 46, died at approximately 7 p.m. Friday en route to the office of a local physician,
His death resulted from a heart attack. Mr. Bensman, who resided with his sister, Mrs. Louis (Martha) Carder at
628 West Wayne St., became ill and was being driven to the doctors office by his sister. He was dead on
arrival.
A native of Cloverdale, he was born Feb. 3, 1918, a son of Anton G. and Rosalia (Gasser) Bensman. He
never married.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Carder, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. John (Ann)
Rellinger, Ft. Jennings, and one brother, A. Leonard Bensman, Lima.
Mr. Bensman was a carpenter by trade. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Ottoville
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and St. John's Catholic Church.
Services will be held with a requiem high Mass at 9:00 a.m. Monday at St. John's and burial will be made in
St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call at Kolkmeyer- Helmkamp Funeral Home after 7 o'clock this evening.
1-14-1965
Felix A. Greulich
Felix Gruelich, 63, Ottoville resident, died in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, a t 8:30 Thursday evening. He had
been a patient at the hospital for five-days.
He was born at Ottoville on August 11, 1901, the son of William and Catherine Gruelich Surviving are three
brothers, Carl, of Ottoville: Roman, of Delphos, and Otto, of Van Wert.
A veteran of World War I, he was a member of, the Ottoville Post Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Van Wert
Eagles Lodge, the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and the Holy Name Society.
He served as manager of the VFW Hall at Ottoville.
Services were held-at 9:30 Monday morning in the Ottoville Church. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated.
Interment was made in the parish cemetery.
2-2-1965
Anna M. Wannemacher
Mrs. Anna M. Wannemacher, 81, a former Ottoville postmaster, died Tuesday afternoon at her residence
in, Rocky River.
A native of Glandorf, Mrs. Wannemacher was born on February 11, 1883, a daughter of Henry and
Theresa Jewers. She was married to Alexander Wannemacher who died in 1939.
Mrs. Wannemacher was postmaster at Ottoville at the time of his death and following his demise Mrs.
Wannemacher was named as his successor. She served as postmaster there until her retirement several
years ago.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Dorothy) Nameth, Mrs. Martin (Louise) Patton, and Mrs. Jack
(Juliana) Congalton, all of Cleveland; three grandchildren; and two brothels. Edward and Harry Jerwers, both
of Toledo.
Services will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp Funeral Home in Ottoville after two o'clock Thursday
afternoon.
2-19-1965
Martin M. Bendele
Martin M. Bendele, 80, a retired Ottoville farmer, died at one o'c1ock Friday morning in Rita's Hospital,
following a serious illness of one day.
He was born at Ottoville on September 19, 1884 the son of Martin and Helen Bendele. He was married to
Lucy Rekart, May 31, 1911.
Surviving with his wife are four daughters, Miss Salome Bendele, at home: Mrs. Walter Zerkekl, Mrs. Frank
Gudakunst and Mrs. Eugene Gerdeman, all of Ottoville; two sons, Gerald, of Lamoore, Calif. and Richard, of
Ottoville; 19 grandchildren; a brother, Joseph Bendele, of Delphos, and a sister, Mrs. Clara Miller, of Columbus
Grove.
Mr. Bendele was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Ottoville, where services were
held at eight o'clock Monday morning. The Rev. Msgr. J. F. Fmmmherz officiated. Burial was made in the
parish cemetery.
3-17-1965
Tina Marie Dickman
3-28-1965
Joseph W. Ricker
4-3-1965
John George Sanders
John G. Sanders, 82, resident of near Ottoville, passed away at his home at one o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
He was born near Ottoville on April 12, 1892. On September 9, 1908, he was married to Margaret Pines.
She died in l958.
Surviving are three sons, Gilbert, Edward and Anthony Sanders, all of Ottoville; two daughters Mrs. Jerome
Grothaus, Ottoville and, Mrs. Bernard Jaquay, Chicago, Ill.; 22 grandchildren and ,seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, a t 9:30 Tuesday
morning. Monsignor J. F. Frommherz officiated. Iterment was made in the parish cemetery.
4-17-1965
Thomas J. Rieger (Infant)
Thomas Joseph Rieger, six-month-old son of George and Bernice Rieger, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at his
home following a two-day illness. He was born last October in Lima.
Surviving, are his parents and six sisters, Sue Ann, Vivian, Nancy, Connie, Shirley and Jennifer, and a
brother, Timmy, all at home; maternal grandmother
Mrs. Ida Martin, Ottoville; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rieger, Ottoville.
An Angel High Mass was offered at 9 a.m. Monday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
Ottoville, with Msgr. J. F. Frommherz as celebrant. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
4-22-1965
Joseph S. Landin
Joseph S. Landin, 54, of near Ottoville, died at 9:30 Thursday morning of last week in St. Rita's Hospital,
Lima where had been a patient for three days. He had been in failing health for several years.
Mr. Landin was born at McGuffey on October 20, 1910, to Claude and Mary Landin He was married on
November 26, 1936, to Henrietta Nartker, of Kalida.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, James and Dennis both of Ottoville; a daughter, Diane at home; three
grandchildren; his father Claude Landin, of Akron; three brothers Ernest and Arthur of Akron and Lloyd, of
Ottoville, and a sister Mrs. William Calvelage of Ft. Jennings.
Mr. Landin was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville and the Holy Name
Society of the parish.
Services were held in the church at nine o'clock Monday morning. Monsignor J. F. Frommherz, officiated.
Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
4-24-1965
Helen M. Hoersten
Mrs. Helen M. Hoersten, 71, resident of Delphos, died at 1:30 Saturday afternoon at, St. Rita's Hospital
Lima, following an extended illness.
She was born at Kalida on November 28, 1893, a daughter of Peter and Philomina Schmitz. She married to
George Hoersten, who preceded her in death in July 1929.
Surviving are two sons Harry and Othmar, at home; two step daughters Mrs. Bernard Lauf, of Ft. Jennings
and Mrs. Albert Weiging of Ecorse, Mich.; two stepsons Rudolph of Landeck, and Arthur Hoersten of Delphos;
24 grandchildren; four sisters Mrs. Katherine Wurth; Miss Carrie Schmitz and Miss Mary Schmitz all of Kalida;
and Mrs. Margaret Fischer, of Carey, and a brother Cornielius Schmitz, of Kalida.
Mrs. Hoersten was a member of St. John's Catholic Church Delphos, and the VFW auxiliary.
Services were held in the church at nine o'clock Tuesday morning. Burial was made in St. Mary's Cemetery
at Ottoville.
5-18-1965
Catherine Deitering
Mrs. Catherine Deitering, 87, Ottoville, died at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday in a Toledo hospital, following an illness
of four years.
Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Friday in the Immaculate Conception Church, at Ottoville. Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz will officiate and burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Deitering was born in Ottoville on February 20, 1878, to Henry and Mary Beining. She married Henry
Deitering in 1897, he died on December 12, 1910.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clara, Koester, and Mrs. Isadore (Florence) Miller, both of Ottoville; four
sons John, Portland Ore.; Albert Wapakoneta; Leo and Rudolph, both of Ottoville; 16 grandchildren and 68
great-grandchildren: two sisters, Mrs. Rose Koester Ottoville; Miss Elizabeth Moeggenderg, Shepherd, Mich.
and a brother, Theodore Beining Ottoville.
She was a member of the Immaculate Conception church and the Altar-Rosary Society.
The body is at the Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp Funeral Home in Ottoville.
5-19-1965
Jacob J. Thithoff
Jacob J. Thithoff, 89, died at his home in Delphos at 9:15 Wednesday evening of last week. He had been
seriously ill for the preceding two months.
Mr. Thithoff was born at Ottoville on September 18, 1876, the son of John and Mary Thithoff. He was
married at Cloverdale to Emma Johns.
Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Stewart, at home and Mrs. John Miller, of Grover Hill;
five sons, Peter, of Bucyrus, Sylvester at home, Vincent of Wapakoneta, and Richard and Donald, both of
Delphos; 25 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters Mrs. Barbara Otte, of Ottoville, and Mrs. Laura
Miller, of Dayton and one half-brother, John Thines, of Ottoville.
Mr. Thithoff was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church at Delphos and the Eagles Lodge of that city.
Services were held in the church at 10 o’clock Saturday morning. Interment was made in the parish
cemetery
5-29-1965
Roger Joseph Knippen
Child Is Tractor Fatality
Ottoville Boy, 7, Killed Saturday As Tractor Overturned
Roger Knippen, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Knippen, Ottoville, was killed Saturday when the farm tractor
he was riding upset on Road 26-Q one and one half miles southwest of Ottoville.
The boy was riding with two brothers on the tractor. They were returning to their home at the time of the
mishap at 4:45 p.m.
The tractor was being driven by Roger's brother, Richard, 10, and another brother Eugene, 4, was also
riding on the vehicle. The county sheriff's department said that the tractor upset as it was making a right turn
at an intersection.
Roger was pinned under the front end of the tractor. Richard and Eugene received only minor injuries
when they were thrown off. All three were rushed to Lima St. Rita's hospital where Roger was pronounced
dead upon arrival. Richard and Eugene were treated and released.
Members of the Ottoville Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene and were assisted by
neighbors in removing the tractor from the injured youth.
Roger was born April 30, 1958. He is survived by his parents; five sisters, Judy, Ruth, Marilyn, Barbara and
Carol; and six brothers, William Jr., Robert, Richard, Virgil, Ronald and Eugene; and his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gasser, Ottoville.
The boy was a first grade pupil at Ottoville school. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church there.
Funeral services were held in the church at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated and burial
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Ottoville
6-28-1965
Elsie C. Weseli
Mrs. Elsie C. Weseli, 63, College Station, Tex., died at 12:30 p.m. Monday. She had been an Ottoville
resident until two years ago.
Mrs. Weseli was-born in Hungary on October 12, 1901, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gelli. She
married Arthur Weseli, who died in 1958.
Surviving are a son Dr. D. F. Weseli, College Station, Tex., and a sister, Mrs. Rose Siewert, San Diego,
Calif. She was a former member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville.
Funeral services will be held in the Ottoville church at 9:00 a.m. Friday. Burial will be in the church
cemetery. The body is at the Kolkmeyer and Helmkamp Funeral Home in Ottoville.
8-4-1965
John F. Honigford
John F. Honigford, 69, Ottoville, died at 1:30 Wednesday morning in his home. He had been in failing health
in recent months.
Born February 6, 1896, he was the son of John and Anna Eberle Honigford. He was married to Theresa
Weber who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Orsila) Miller of Delphos and Mrs. Cyril (Anna
Marie) Kahle, route 4, Ottawa; five sons, Urban and Walter of Delphos, Alfred and Victor of Ottoville and
Roger at home; 27 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Mary) Weber of Ottoville and Mrs. Otto (Sabina)
Miller of Columbus Grove; and four brothers, Ben , Clem, Joseph, and Gilbert, all of Ottoville.
Mr. Honigford a retired farmer, was a veteran of World War 1. He was a member of the VFW at Ottoville,
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville and the Holy Name Society.
Requiem High Mass will be at 9:30 Saturday morning in the church with Msgr. J. F. Frommherz as celebrant.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday morning by the VFW.
8-20-1965
William P. Ruen
William P. Ruen, 61, an Ottoville native, died Friday morning in Delphos. Death came unexpectedly.
He was born in Ottoville July 23, 1904, the son of Henry and Mary Reifers Ruen. He never married.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs. Mary Falke, at whose home he died in Delphos; Mrs. Frank Mesker,
Delphos; Mrs. Fred Brinkman, Lima; Mrs. Harry Wolke, Cleveland, and Mrs. George King, Ottoville; and one
brother Albert Ruen, of Ottoville.
Mr. Ruen, a retired employee of the Ohio Steel Co. at Lima, was member of the Ottoville Catholic Knights
of Ohio.
Services were Monday morning in St. John's Catholic Church in Delphos. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery
in Ottoville.
9-10-1965
Joseph Bohn
Joseph Bohn, 58, 1643 Breese Rd. died at 8 p.m. Friday following a heart attack at
the Norris Mote, Norris Dam, Tenn.
Mr. Bohn and his wife the former Irma Wieging were vacationing.
An employee of St. Rita's Hospital Mr. Bohn was born on October 10, 1906 to Joseph and Mary Gergen Bohn.
Surviving besides his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Robert Honigford, Columbus Grove two sons Paul at home
and Alfred, of Venice, Calif.; two sisters Mrs. Mary Gasser and Mrs. Bernard Honigford, both of Ottoville, a
brother Sylvester Bohn, Toledo; and 10 grandchildren.
Mr. Bohn was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society.
A Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville by Msgr. J. F. Frommherz. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp Funeral Home Ottoville, after 2 p.m. today. The Rosary will
be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Monday.
10-4-1965
Mary Dorothy Heckman
Miss Mary D. Heckman, 38, died at 10:35 Monday morning at the home of her parents in Ottoville.
She was born on August 1, 1927, in Ottoville, the daughter of Louis W. and Sophia C. Heckman, and had
resided at Ottoville all of her life. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Surviving with the parents are four sisters, Mary Catherine, at home; Mrs. Thomas (Agnes) Archdeacon, of
Ottoville: Mrs. Bernard (Gertrude) Shay, of Dayton, and Mrs. David (Margaret Heiss, of Lima, and a brother,
Paul of Dayton.
Services were held at 9:30 Thursday morning in the Ottoville parish church. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery.
10-9-1965
Rose Lee Schneeg
Rose L. Schneeg, 65, route 1, Middlepoint, died at 4 p.m. Saturday in Lima St. Rita’s hospital.
Mrs. Schneeg was horn in Virginia on March 7, 1900, to William and Mattie Smith. She married Ben
Schneeg and he, is deceased.
Surviving are, daughters, Mrs. William (Norma) Ladd, route 1, Ft. Jennings; eight, grandchildren; two
brothers, J. M. Smith and Roy Smith and a sister Mrs. Irene Bates, all of North Carolina.
She was employed as a domestic in the Ottoville area.
Funeral services were in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday
Msgr. J. F. Frommherz sang the requiem high mass and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery Ottoville.
10-13-1965
Gregory J. Schneider
Gregory J. Schneider, 60, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died in Ottawa Valley Hospital Lima, Wednesday of last
week. He had been ill five days.
Mr. Schneider was born in Ottoville on August 30, 1905, the son of John and Louisa Schneider. He was
married August 15. 1935, to Amanda E. Bear, and she survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Donald Lima; Dean, with the U. S. Navy at Lenore, Calif.; and Gary with the
U. S. Marine Corps, at Camp Lejeuene, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Elias (Helen) Kruse, Elida; and Mrs. Robert
(Leone) Keiffer, Lima; two brothers. Leo, Ft. Wayne and Elmer, Ottoville and five grandchildren.
Mr. Schneider was employed at Sylvania Electric Products Inc. at Ottawa. He was a member of the
Immaculate Conception, Catholic Church at Ottoville.
Services were in the church at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial was in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
10-15-1965
Lucy Bendele
Mrs. Lucy B. Bendele, 77, died in her residence at 5 p.m. Friday of an apparent heart attack.
Mrs. Bendele was born March 12, 1888, in Ottoville to John and Catherine Wannemacher Rekart.
Her husband, Martin M. Bendele died February 19.
Mrs. Bendele was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, and the Alter Rosary
Society.
Surviving are four daughters, Miss Salome Bendele at home, Mrs. Walter (Marie) Zerkel, Mrs. Fank
(Cathryn) Gudakunst, Mrs. Eugene (Martha) Gerdeman, all of Ottoville, two sons, Richard Bendele of Ottoville,
and Gerald Bendele of Lemoore, Calif.; and 19 grandchildren.
Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
Ottoville, Msgr. J. F. Frommherz celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. Sunday at Kolkmeyer-Helmkamp Funeral Home, Delphos.
Parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
10-15-1965
Joyce Winhover
Joyce Winhover, infant daughter of Sgt. Paul and Mary Winhover, died at birth on October 15 in Kalsruhe,
Germany.
Besides the parents, the infant is survived by two brothers. John Paul and James Frank, and one sister,
Jane Marie, all at home, and the maternal grandfather, Frank Mesker, of Delphos.
The body was sent to Ottoville where graveside rite's were held at 9:30 a. m Monday morning. The Rt.
Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiate.
10-16-1965
Barbara Maurer
10-24-1965
Walter N. Zerkel
Walter N. Zerkel, 50, Ottoville died at 9 a.m. Sunday of a heart attack en route from a Kalida doctor's office
to a, Lima hospital.
Mr. Zerkel was a veteran of World War II. He was born July 25, 1915, in Buckland, the son of Leslie and
Sylvia Zerkel. On October 16, 1946, he married Mary Bendele and she survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Michael, Timothy and James, and a daughter, Kathleen, all at home; two
brothers. Alden, Portland, Ind. and Irvin, Warren, Mich.; and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Holtzapple, Mrs.
Emerson Sunderland, and Mrs. Carol Tangeman, all of Buckland.
Mr. Zerkel was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Ottoville and the Jack P. Smith
VFW Post there.
Funeral services were held in the church at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiating. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
11-8-1965
Bernadine L. Kortokrax
Bernadine L. Kortokrax, 68, formerly of Ottoville, died in her home in Chicago Monday following an illness
of one year.
She was born in Ottoville on October 31, l897, a daughter of Otto and Caroline Kortokrax.
Funeral services were held in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, at 9:30 a.m. this
morning, Msgr. J. F. Frommherz sang the requiem high mass and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Miss Kortokrax is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Holmes, Otsego, Mich., and Mrs. Estelle Bomp,
Chicago; and one brother, Leo Kortokrax, Ottoville.
Fred J. Bendele
Fred J. Bendele, 48, of New Haven, Ind., died Tuesday of last week at Park View Hospital Ft. Wayne, after
an illness of five months.
He was born at Ottoville on March 2, 1917, a son of the late Andrew and Matilda Bendele. He was
employed at the Old Crown Brewing Company in Ft. Wayne for the past 20 years.
He was married to Betty Vorhees in 1945. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Phyllis and Carol, and
a son Richard all at home; four brothers, Edward, Norbert, Hubert and Elmer, all of Ottoville, and three sisters,
Mrs. Richard (Marcella) Ankenbruck, of Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Paul (Mildred) Nuttle, of New Haven and Mrs. Albert
(Alma) Warnament, of Kalida.
Services were held in the Catholic Church at New Haven at 10 o'clock Friday morning. Burial was made in
that city.
11-15-1965
Dorothy E. Vincke
Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Vincke, 80, Ottoville, died at 4 p.m. Monday in St. Rita's hospital, Lima, where she
had been admitted the day before. She had been in failing health several months.
Funeral services were at 9:30 a.m. today in 'the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville. The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz sang the requiem high mass and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Vincke was born in Ottoville on February 14, 1885, she was the daughter of Henry and Catherine Van
Oss. She married George Vincke on January 25, 1922, and he died in 1960.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Mary Catherine) Schmitt. Ottoville; and Mrs. Thomas (Theresa)
Reinemeyer, Columbus; two sons, John and Hilarius, both of Dayton: a foster daughter, Mrs. Stanley (Dorothy)
Hovest, Ottawa; 13 grandchildren, and a brother Joseph Van Oss, Delphos.
She was a member of the Immaculate Conception church and its Altar-Rosary Society
12-11-1965
Adolph S. Miller
Adlolph S. Miller, 66, a co-owner of Miller Clay Works, Ottoville died in his home at 6:10 Saturday morning.
His death followed a six-month illness.
Mr. Miller was born at Ottoville On August 27, 1899, a son of George and Mary Miller. On April 20, 1926,
he was married to Regina Weichart at Ft. Jennings.
Surviving with his wife are four sons, Ray and Robert, both of Ottoville; John, of Centerville, and Gerald, of
Fairborn: two daughters, Mrs. John Yaufman, of Ottawa, and Mrs. Ray Kaufman, of Ottoville: 24 grandchildren;
two brothers. George, of Ottoville and Anthony, of Piqua, and a sister, Mrs. Arnold Librecht, of Ottoville.
A former village councilman at Ottoville. Mr. Miller was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church, the Holy Name Society of the parish, and the Catholic Knights of Ohio.
Services were held in the Immaculate Conception Church at 9:30 Tuesday morning. The Rev. Msgr. J. F.
Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
12-13-1965
Ottoville Young Man Fatally Hurt In Traffic Mishap
Gerald Kramer Rites Held Wednesday
Putnam County recorded its 11th traffic fatality of 1965 on Monday morning in which Gerald Kramer, 20,
route 2, Ft. Jennings, was killed in a crash, which occurred on route 189 one-half mile northeast of Ft.
Jennings.
The mishap occurred at about 12:30 a.m. when the Kramer car apparently skidded out of control, crashed
sideways into a utility pole and then went 240 feet into a field.
The youth was dead on arrival at Lima St. Rita's hospital. His death was attributed to multiple fractures.
Two passengers in the car, Robert Knippen, 19, and Ronald Niemeyer, 19, rote 2, Ft. Jennings, both
received minor injuries. They were treated at the hospital and released. The driver's side of the car was
crushed upon impact with the pole.
Deputy Sheriff, Eugene Fischbach, who investigated, said that the youths had been taken to the hospital
when he arrived at the scene. He was informed by the hospital that no one was seriously injured in the mishap
and it was not until about 8:30 a.m. that the Sheriff's office learned that there had been a fatality.
The Kramer youth was the son of Bernard and Barbara Kramer. He was born in Lima December 1, 1945.
Surviving are his parents, a brother, Michael; sisters, Marlene, Judith, LaDonna and Ruth, all at home;
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gasser, Ottoville and August Kramer, Delphos.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville and its Holy Name Society. He
was employed at the General Motors plant in Defiance
Services were held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated
and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery at Ottoville.