Obituaries

ANDREA R. HUBER, age 46, Of New Bremen, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, January 5, 2022 in the emergency room of the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. She was born on October 25, 1975 in Lima, the only child of Thomas and Susan (Gossette) Rengers…...

Barbara Jean Schroer, age 80, of Bellefontaine, formerly of New Knoxville, passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of January 2, 2022. She was born August 31, 1941, in Muncie, Indiana, the first child of Harry Lindley and Clara LaVella (King) Lindley. She married Kenneth L. Schroer on October…...

ANGELA M. KITTEL, age 68, Of New Knoxville, died on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. at her residence after a short battle with cancer. She was born on September 18, 1953 in Sidney, the daughter of the late Anthony P. and Elizabeth H. (Benanzer) Mertz. On November 16,…...

DOROTHY L. “Dot” KOEPER, age 81, Of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 4:00 A.M. at the Vancrest in St. Marys. She was born on October 19, 1940 in New Bremen, the only child of the late Leroy J. and Helen I. (Kuest) Schroer. On November 2,…...

PEGGY L. HURICK, age 68, Recently of Grove City, formerly of Reno, Nevada and New Bremen, died on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at 2:03 A.M. at the OSU James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. She was born on June 26, 1953 in St. Marys, the daughter of the late Paul F.…...

Warren Lyle Dammeyer silently entered this world on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 5:29 A.M. at the Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney after being born perfect, but too soon. His loving parents Bryan and Kendra (Menchhofer) Dammeyer reside in Cincinnati. Along with his parents he is remembered by paternal grandparents…...

DONALD E. HOWELL, age 83, Of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 1:28 P.M. at the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys after a period of declining health. He was born on December 27, 1937 in rural New Knoxville, the son of the late Clyde…...

BETTY J. WIETER, 88, of St. Marys, died on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices in St. Marys after a brief illness. She was born on July 19, 1933 in St. Marys, the only child of the late Noah F. and Alice M.…...

BRUCE “MATT” SPRAGG, age 46 Of New Bremen, died suddenly on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 10:48 A.M. at the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. He was born on October 19, 1975 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Marilyn (McLean) Spragg who survives in New Bremen, and…...

JAMES W. KNAPKE, age 70, Of New Bremen, died on Monday, November 29, 2021 at 6:45 P.M. at the Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County in Troy. He was born on November 24, 1951 in Coldwater, the son of the late Robert L. and Eileen M. (Budde) Knapke. On September 4,…...