Our Local Obituaries for New Bremen, Auglaize County in Ohio.

Jan 27, 2021

LUCILLE L. MEYER, age 101 of rural Botkins, died on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:18 A.M. at her residence. She was born on October 16, 1919 near Kettlersville, the daughter of the late Henry L. and Alice C. (Sollman) Hirschfeld. On February 6, 1940, she married Harold H. Meyer in New Knoxville, and he died on August 11,...

Jan 21, 2021

MARY HELEN ROSE, age 91, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 6:51 A.M. at Vancrest of St. Marys. She was born on May 2, 1929 in Coldwater, Ohio to the late Aloysius F. and Katherine M. (Luebke) Walterbusch. On January 20, 1951, she married Raphael F. Rose who died on March 10, 1995. Surviving are...

Jan 18, 2021

RUTH L. MOELLER, age 100 of New Bremen, died on Monday, January 18, 2021, at 8:45 P.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen, where she had been residing for the past few years. She was born on February 4, 1920 in Continental, OH. She was the daughter of the late Manford M. and Pearl M. (Power) Hazelton....

Jan 9, 2021

ELAINE R. TIMMERMAN, age 76

Of rural Botkins, died on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 11:07 A.M. at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born on September 22, 1944 in Dayton, the daughter of the late Ray O. and Mabel O. (Stout) Thut. On May 1, 1965 she married Richard L. Timmerman who died on...

Jan 8, 2021

ROBERT L. “BOB” FINKE, age 86

of New Bremen, died on Friday, January 8, 2021, at 7:25 A.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen, where he and Mary had been residing for the past few months. He was born on April 4, 1934, in St. Marys, the son of the late Ferd B. and Ona...

Dec 30, 2020

FRANK J. MELESKY, JR., age 74

of Montezuma, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 11:16 A.M. at the St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima after an extended illness. He was born on February 17, 1946 in Waterbury, CT., the son of the late Frank J. Sr., and Eva (Blinstrub) Melesky. His wife Jill (Sanders) Albers survives...

Dec 25, 2020

Dec 22, 2020

John P. Lyons, age 94

of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 7:34 A.M. at Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. He was born on October 15, 1926 near Chillicothe, Ohio, the son of the late Frank P. and Mildred H. (Hunter) Lyons. On August 30, 1948 he married Barbara Parent, who...

Dec 22, 2020

Mildred L. Shellenberger, age 99

of New Knoxville, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 8:34 P.M. at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen, where she had been residing for the past two years. She was born on October 7, 1921 in Shelby County, between Botkins and New Knoxville. She was the daughter of the late Lewis...

Dec 15, 2020

DAVID E. KUCK, age 83

of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 7:50 P.M. at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. He was born on July 10, 1937 on the family farm North of New Bremen, the son of the late Ewald D. and Esther A. (Quellhorst) Kuck. On March 22, 1958 he...

Dec 11, 2020

Shirley Lou (Seaman) May, age 85 formerly of Port Charlotte, Florida died on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 8:14 A.M. after a period of declining health. She had been residing near New Bremen since July. She was born on January 7, 1935 near Bern (Hamburg) Pennsylvania the middle daughter of the late Raymond H. and Catharine M. (Metz) Seaman....

Dec 1, 2020

VERNON L. KOCH age 80,

of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 3:40 A.M. at his residence. He was born on June 10, 1940 at home near Wapakoneta, the only child of the late Vernon P. and Cleola M. (Ruck) Koch. On May 18, 1968, he married Connie S. Forwerck, and together they shared...

Nov 24, 2020

DAVID LEE WATERMAN age 89, of New Bremen, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 2:01 A.M. at the Lima Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

David was born on July 28, 1931 at home in New Bremen, the son of the late Arnold W. “Pete” and Clara W. (Fischbach) Waterman. On January 8, 1955, he...

Nov 21, 2020

Steven J. Dietrich, age 66

formerly of New Bremen, died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 4:27 AM at the St. Catherine’s Care Center in Findlay, Ohio where he had resided for the last several years. He was born on May 18, 1954 the only child of the late James J. and Winifred D. (Gerwels) Dietrich. He...

Nov 18, 2020

RALPH I. PLATTNER, age 85

Of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:26 A.M. at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton due to complications of Covid-19. He was born on April 21, 1935, in St. Marys, the son of the late Raymon J. and Anna Marie (Donnerberg) Plattner. On May 27, 1988 he married Beverly...

Nov 17, 2020

MARION C. “MAMIE” RUMP, age 85

of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 8:30 P.M.at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices of St. Marys where she had resided for the past few years. She was born on January 30, 1935 in Celina, the daughter of the late Joseph V. and Mary A. (Schoesser) Meier. On...

Nov 12, 2020

RICHARD E. PLATTNER, age 85

Of New Bremen, died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 5:45 P.M. at the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys after a period of declining health. He was born on April 21, 1935, in St. Marys, the son of the late Raymon J. and Anna Marie (Donnerberg) Plattner. On June...

Nov 12, 2020

ROBERT F. “RED” RUMP age 82,

of New Bremen, died on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 3:47 A.M. at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton due to complications of Covid-19. He was born on May 23, 1938 at home in New Bremen, the son of the late Walter W. Rump and Jeanette A. (Gruebmeyer) Rump Hegemier. On...

Oct 30, 2020

Oct 25, 2020

Robert L. Clune, age 81, of New Bremen, died on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 8:10 P.M. at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on July 24, 1939 in Chickasaw, the son of the late Carl J. and Bernadine E. (Seger) Clune. On April 30, 1960, he married Janice M. Stang, who survives in...