Obituaries

STANLEY W. QUELLHORST, age 86, Of New Bremen, died on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 10:43 A.M. at the Joint Twp. Dist. Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. He had resided at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen for several years. He was born on August 7, 1937 near New Bremen,…...

URBAN A. BERTKE, age 86, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10:55 A.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. He was born on July 9, 1937, in Maria Stein, the son of the late Ivo O. and Christina J. (Albers) Bertke. On June 17,…...

DR. CHARLES H. “CHUCK” DICKMAN, age 92, of Delaware, Ohio, formerly of Coldwater, died on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 2:15 A.M. at the Willow Brook at Delaware Run where he had resided for the last several years. He was born on October 13, 1931 in Hamilton, Ohio, the son…...

Julia “Judy” Tremain of Chagrin Falls passed away on October 19, 2023, in her 85th year, in the company of her children Jenny and John as well as her son in law Frank. She was the much beloved wife of the late A. Cole Tremain. Judy was born in New…...

ROBERT M. EVANS, age 68, Of St. Marys, passed away on September 13, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona after a period of extended illness. He was born on May 29, 1955, the son of the late Thomas W. and Connie J. (Michaels) Evans. Survivors include a…...

KATHRYN A. “KATHY” MANBECK, age 62, of New Bremen, died unexpectedly in the Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Waco, Texas at 6:46 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, while attending a YMCA Refit Revolution national convention. She was born on March 24, 1961 in Celina, the daughter of the…...

JEROME W. “JERRY” WILKER, age 95, of rural New Bremen, peacefully passed away at 6:26 A.M. at the home of his daughter on Thursday, September 21, 2023. He was born on December 13, 1927 in Mercer County, Ohio, the son of the late Julius J. and Gertrude K. (Kramer) Wilker.…...

Mark E. Forry, age 71, of Bluffton, SC, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023, after a hard battle with cancer. He left his earthly life surrounded by his loving family. Mark was born January 10th, 1952, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Donald R. and Margery K. (Steinberger) Forry.…...

JERALD A. “JERRY” NEWMAN, age 77, Of New Bremen, died on Friday, September 15, 2023 at 7:41 A.M. at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima after a long battle with his health. He was born on November 2, 1945 in Joliet, IL, the son of the late Gordon A. and…...

M. Victoria Bielefeld, age 100, of Wapakoneta, formerly of New Bremen, died on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 12:55 P.M. at the ODEM Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta where she had resided for several years. She was born on July 3, 1923 in New Bremen, the daughter of the late Bernard…...