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

Oct 21, 2021

Robert W. “Bob” Kettler, age 70,

Of Columbus, formerly of New Bremen, died on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 5:06 P.M. at the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. He was born on January 5, 1951 in Celina, the son of the late Robert F. and Elizabeth E. “Betty” (Weinberg) Kettler. Surviving are his sister and brother...

Oct 19, 2021

JoAnn S. Grieves, age 83, Formerly of Botkins, OH, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 6:55 P.M. at VanCrest of St. Marys. She was born on January 7, 1938 in Dayton, OH. She was the daughter of the late Mary (Bensman) Baumer and Herman Baumer. On March 2, 1957, she married Ralph D. Grieves and he preceded her...

Oct 12, 2021

Ned A. Podoll, age 64, of St. Marys Ohio, passed away into His eternal care on October 12, 2021. He was born on March 14, 1957, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late Russell H. and Beverly J. (Young) Podoll. Ned and his family moved to New Bremen in 1964. He attended school in New Bremen and graduated in 1976....

Oct 9, 2021

Linda Nazarian, age 74, Of New Bremen, died on Saturday October 9, 2021 at 12:38 P.M. at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on May 13, 1947 in Orange County, California the daughter of the late Richard Nazarian and Pearl Nazarian-Zock. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Sep 26, 2021

JOAN K. AHLERS, 73, of New Bremen, died on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 12:44 A.M. at the Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 20, 1948 in Celina, the daughter of the late Dellious E. and Donna May (Longsworth) Denney. On January 27, 1964, she married William C. Ahlers who died on November 8, 2009. Surviving are...

Sep 23, 2021

Loree A. Nedderman, age 100, New Bremen, died peacefully on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 4:53 P.M. at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices of St. Marys where she has been residing. She was born on May 8, 1921 at home in St. Marys Twp., the youngest of two daughters of the late Frank H. and Alice R. (Peterson) Doenges....

Sep 14, 2021

ROBERT A. KRAMER, age 68

of New Bremen, died peacefully on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 1:15 A.M. at the Vancrest of St. Marys. He was born on June 5, 1953 in Coldwater the son of the late Urban J. and Mary E. (Utz) Kramer. On September 1, 1973 he married Susan Ahlers who survives in New...

Sep 10, 2021

JAMES N. BRINING, SR., age 78

of New Bremen died on Friday, September 10, 2021 at 7:15 AM, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on September 1, 1943 in Bradford, Ohio the son of the late Mae Saunders and Newton Brining. On April 2, 1964 he married Sandra R. Berning and she...

Aug 20, 2021

YVONNE V. HARTWIG, 71, recently of Covington and formerly of New Bremen, died suddenly on Friday, August 20, 2021 at 9:11 A.M. at her residence. She was born on October 9, 1949 in Coldwater, the daughter of the late Vitales G. and Verena M. (Bergman) Grillot. On February 25, 1995, she married Douglas D. Hartwig who died on December...

Aug 10, 2021

GARY L. MOON, age 75

of New Bremen, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at his residence. He was born on September 15, 1945 in Lima, the son of the late Robert J. and Mabel M. (Richards) Moon. On June 1, 1968, he married Carol Jean Obringer who died on April 25, 2020. He is survived...

Aug 7, 2021

Peggy Winner Watkins, age 88

of St. Marys passed away on August 7, 2021 at Otterbein after a brief illness. She was born on July 13, 1933 in Middleburg, Ohio to the late Sherman T. and Emma (Voke) Winner. She is survived by her husband of 71 years Harvey Watkins. They married on March 18, 1950. Peggy...

Jul 25, 2021

DOUGLAS J. FARK, age 61

of rural New Bremen, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his residence. He was born on January 4, 1960 in St. Marys, the son of Howard H. Fark, who survives in New Bremen, and the late Sally A. (Abbott) Fark. In addition to his father, Doug is survived by his...

Jul 20, 2021

DR. JAMES E. ROETH, JR., age 70 Of New Bremen, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 4:54 AM at the Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater. He was born on August 29, 1950 in Piqua, the son of the late James E. “Bud” Roeth, Sr. and Ruth L. (Jackson) Roeth who survives in Bradford. On October 20, 1972...

Jul 13, 2021

ANNABELLE A. WENNING, age 93, of New Bremen, Ohio, died at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the Grande Lake Healthcare Center in St. Marys where she had been a resident for the past 2 ½ years. She was born on October 7, 1927 near New Bremen. She was the daughter of the late Erney H.W. and...

Jul 13, 2021

Lois Marie (Gensler) Moeller of New Bremen quietly passed away surrounded by family on July 13, 2021 at Elmwood Assisted Living. Like the energizer bunny, Lois was a woman of long-lasting energy and perseverance. She was born a month prematurely on June 16, 1925 in New Bremen, Ohio, to George and Marie (Solms) Gensler. She was greeted by older...

Jun 18, 2021

Jun 14, 2021

MARY LOU CAMPBELL, age 93, of Berne, IN, and formerly of St. Marys and New Bremen, Ohio, died on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 11:42 A.M. at Swiss Village in Berne, where she had resided since 2012. She was born on June 23, 1927 in New Bremen, Ohio the daughter of the late Herbert F. and Leona H. (Kettler)...

May 29, 2021

Dennis (Denny) E. Kellermeyer, age 67, passed away unexpectedly while hiking at Cuyahoga National Park on May 29, 2021. Denny was born January 20, 1954 and grew up on a farm in New Bremen, Ohio. He graduated from Bowling Green State University and established his loving family in Perrysburg, Ohio. He recently retired after a thirty-five year career at...

May 25, 2021

TODD P. SHELLABARGER, age 52, of Botkins, died on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 8:54 A.M. at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born on October 13, 1968 in Hamilton, Ohio the son Don Shellabarger who survives in Brookville, OH, and the late Marlyn (Kuhn) Shellabarger. Also surviving is his wife Melanie Shellabarger of Botkins, whom he...

May 10, 2021

VIOLA M. BRODERS, age 87

of rural New Bremen, died on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 12:00 P.M. at her residence after a period of declining health. She was born on December 4, 1933 in Lima, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Edna (Graham) Fryer. Survivors include her son, Don Simindinger of New Bremen, her three...