Archive - Obituary
December 12th
Robert W. Huckeriede, 78, of 2405 Kensington Drive, St. Marys, died at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born on Nov. 17, 1933, in Auglaize County, to Wilbur and A. Ruth (Steva) Huckeriede, and they preceded him in death.
On May 5, 1956, in the Evangelical and Reformed Church in New Knoxville, he married Shirley Janelle Kuck, and she survives.
Jacque E. Frantz, 82, of 3003 Cisco Road, Sidney, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community.
He was born on July 25, 1929, in Piqua, the son of Roy and Helen (Edwards) Frantz, and they preceded him in death.
On Aug. 27, 1949, he was married to Lucille M. DeBrosse, and she preceded him in death on June 29, 1999.
Ryan Dean Berg, 7 months, of New Bremen, passed away peacefully at 3:32 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital surrounded by his family.
He was born on May 11, 2011, at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, the son of Jamie Berg and Stephanie Gillingham, and they survive him in New Bremen.
Lola Jean “Jeanie” Miller, 80, of Wapakoneta, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at her residence.
She was born on Sept. 16, 1931, in Auglaize County, the daughter of Fred and Erma (Miller) Nuss, and they preceded her in death.
On Sept. 12, 1948, she married Robert L. “Bob” Miller, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 2002.
Kathryn J. Klaus, 81, of Spencerville, formerly of Venedocia, died at 9:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Dayton, to Charles and Margaret Dyke Mullen, and they preceded her in death.
On Nov. 27, 1952, she married Joseph G. Klaus, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 1999.
She is survived by three daughters, Debbie (Kenny) Armstrong of Spencerville, Barbara (Bob) Delgado of Ohio City and Colleen Klaus of Spencerville; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law.
Harry Mike Gibson, 68, of Celina, died at 8:55 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.
He was born on June 9, 1943, to Glen Gibson and Dorothy Tracy, and they preceded him in death.
On Dec. 21, 2963, he married Kay Grunden, and she survives him.
He is also survived by two sons, Larry Michael (Donna) Gibson of Rockford and Donny J. Gibson of Willshire; a brother; two sisters; several nieces and nephews; three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
Virgil Stienecker, 89, of St. Marys, died on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Otterbein – St. Marys.
Arrangements are being completed with the Miller Funeral Homes in St. Marys.
The Rev. Roger D. Perl, 75, of Tiffin, died on Wednesday evening, Dec. 7, 2011, at St. Francis Home.
He was born on July 14, 1936, in Le Mars, Iowa, to John and Elizabeth (Graupe) Perl, and they preceded him in death.
On June 14, 1958, at Zion United Church of Christ in Fireside, he married Alice “Jeanie” Ziegler, and she survives him.
He is survived by two daughters, Amy (Andrew) Kuhn of Crystal Lake, Ill., and Emily Perl of Baltimore, Md.; a brother; a sister; two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
December 8th
Dr. Kenneth H. Ziegenbusch, 84, of 7295 Oregon Road, Celina, died at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital.
He was born on Dec. 18, 1926, in Jackson Township, to Henry W. and Emma (Bergman) Ziegenbusch, and they preceded him in death.
On June 2, 1956, at St. George Catholic Church in Cincinnati, he married Kitty Hunt Jones, and she survives him in Celina.
Gladys L. Kidd, 68, of Wapakoneta, died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born on July 26, 1943, in Toledo, to Frederick and Florence (Mosher) Siglow, and they preceded her in death.
She married Lawrence Kidd, and he survives in Columbus.
