Obituaries

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…...

Alice M. Hegemier, 87, of New Bremen, died on June 18, 2021 at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. She was born on August 31, 1933 in Orrville, Ohio to Raymond and Ruth (Robert) Schrock. She was a graduate of Smithville High School where she was a member of the…...

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…...

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.…...

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…...

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,…...

JUDY K. ROETTGER, age 71 of Port Clinton, OH, formerly of Kettlersville, died peacefully while being cared for by her family on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at her residence in Port Clinton. She was born on July 10, 1949 in Kenton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Howard W. and…...

RAYMOND W. EGBERT, JR., age 80, of Botkins, died on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 6:57 P.M. at the St. Rita’s (Mercy Health) Hospice in Lima, Ohio. He was born on December 19, 1940 on the family farm near Botkins, the son of the late Raymond W. Egbert, Sr. and…...

DONALD NEIL SEYFRIED, age 100 Of New Bremen, died on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 8:15 P.M. at the Ohio Hospice of Miami County, in Troy, Ohio after suffering a stroke. He was born on October 23, 1920 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of the late Albert John and Sara…...

Jay G. Kitzmiller, age 69 of Lakeview, formerly of New Bremen, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 10:18 A.M. at the Lima Memorial Health System, in Lima, Ohio, after a seven month struggle with illness. He was born on February 10, 1952 in Celina, Ohio, the son of…...