Julia A. Paul November 8, 1946 - June 11, 2023

Julia A. Paul, age 76,
Of New Bremen, died on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 12:30 AM at the Vancrest of St. Marys after a 22 year battle with her health. She was born on November 8, 1946 in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of the late Gustave L. and Elsie M. (Buddemeyer) Niemeyer. On June 25, 1966, she married Vernon L. Paul, sharing nearly 57 years together. He survives in New Bremen. Also surviving are her daughters: Nancy (Eric) Kroeker of Huber Heights and Amy (Vernon) Yahl of St. Marys, her grandchildren: Brooke Yahl and Alex Yahl, her step-grandchildren: Travis Kroeker and Grace Kroeker, and her siblings: Donna Mann and George (Connie) Niemeyer of Wapakoneta. Also left to cherish her memory are her in-laws: Robert (Diane) Paul of New Bremen. Along with her parents, Julia was preceded in death by her siblings and in-laws: Martha (Verlin) Strasburg, Robert (Mary) Niemeyer, Ronald Mann, and her mother and father in-law, Hilgard and Esther Paul.

Julia grew up on the family farm outside of New Knoxville. She was a 1964 graduate of Wapakoneta High School and went on to graduate from the Northwestern Business College in Lima. She was baptized, confirmed, and married in the First Church of New Knoxville, but became a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen where she had been active in the life of the church. She was involved with the Women’s Service Group, the funeral luncheon committee, the Busy 12, and was a former Deacon and Elder of the church. She also belonged to the Twig Bender’s OCCL. She had worked as a secretary at Crown Equipment Corp. in New Bremen, was a bookkeeper at the former Minster Farmers Co-Op Exchange, and was a delivery driver for Abloom Flowers and Gifts in New Bremen. She and Vernon enjoyed playing cards with their friends, taking trips to Holmes County, and enjoyed their monthly supper club outings. Julia enjoyed flowers and watching them grow. She like to bake cookies for her grandchildren, do counted cross stitch, and she was an avid reader and walker. The pride and joy of her life were her grandchildren.

Funeral Services to celebrate Julia’s life will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 10:30 A.M. at the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen, with Rev. Ken Locke officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 3:00 until 7:00 PM at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, and again on Thursday morning at the church, from 10:00 until 10:30 AM. Memorial contributions in memory of Julia can be made to: Grand Lake Hospice (1122 E. Spring Street, St. Marys, Ohio 45885) or to St. Paul Church Memorial Fund (P.O. Box 6, New Bremen, Ohio 45869). Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen is assisting the family with arrangements. Memories and condolences can be shared with the family on the funeral home website: www.gilberghartwigfh.com.