Obituaries

DANIEL J. MEIRING, age 57, Of Minster, died in the early morning hours on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at his home at Lake Loramie after a decline of his health. He was born on November 16, 1965 in Coldwater, the son of the late Robert C. and Vivian E. (Borgerding)…...

GEORGE E. HEITKAMP age 86, of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 6:00 P.M. at the Kindred Hospital in Lima. He was born on July 14, 1936 near Montezuma, the son of the late Augustine B. and Irma M. (Zahn) Heitkamp. On November 4, 1961, he married…...

JAMES F. OPPERMAN, age 84 Of New Bremen, died on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 6:00 A.M. at his home in New Bremen. He was born on November 25, 1938 in New Bremen, the son of Charles L. and Kathryn R (Vornholt) Opperman. On September 17, 1960, he married Carol…...

MARGARET L. “PAT” SEYFRIED age 99 Of New Bremen, died on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 8:30 A.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. She was born on April 12, 1923 in Toledo, the daughter of the late Albert and Louise (Vultee) Rau. On September 4, 1948, she…...

BettyJean Alice Bushman, age 88, of Amsterdam Road, Minster, died at 2:51 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2023 at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. She was born October 31, 1934 in New Bremen, the daughter of Walter and Isabella (Kohlrieser) Wittenbrink. On September 1, 1952 she…...

CELESTE N. BIELEFELD-MEAD age 77, Formerly of New Knoxville, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the Arbor Oaks Care Center in Lakeland, Florida after a sudden decline of her health. She was born on December 29, 1946 in Celina, the daughter of the late Vernon H. and Ardythe J.…...

GEORGE WEISS, JR., age 95 Of New Bremen, died on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 10:13 P.M. at the Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. He was born on August 18, 1927 in Ideciul, De Sus, Romania, the son of the late Georg and Katharina (Leprich) Weiss. On…...

MAURICE C. “MOE” NIEKAMP, age 82 Of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 12:42 A.M. at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Community. He was born on September 14, 1940 in Sebastian, the son of the late Alfred R. and Martha A. (Deppen) Niekamp. On September 14, 1963, he…...

LARRY L. KUHN, age 84 Of New Bremen, died on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 4:45 A.M. at the OSU James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. He was born on February 15, 1938 in Dayton, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Grace (Sterm) Kuhn. On August 29, 1959 he…...

MARY (BECKY) QUELLHORST, age 67 Of rural New Bremen, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 4:35 P.M. after a tough battle with cancer. She was born on November 28, 1955 in Lima, the daughter of James D. Reinhart who survives in Wapakoneta,…...