WILLIAM S. "BILL" JACKSON, age 90 Of Coldwater, formerly of New Bremen, died on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 4:26 A.M. at the Briarwood Village of Coldwater, Ohio, where he had resided since 2009. He was born on September 4, 1926 in Montpelier, Indiana, the son of the late William R. and Ilah (Belle) Jackson. On July 25, 1947, he married Jane Johnsonbaugh, in Hartford City, Indiana, and she died on December 20, 2009. Surviving are...

VERNON W. MAURER, age 89 Died on Friday, March 10, 2017 at 7:15 P.M. at the St. Marys Living Center, St. Marys, Ohio. He was born on October 9, 1927 near New Bremen the only child of the late Leonard J. and Madella M. (Elshoff) Maurer. He is survived by several cousins, including Dave and Tina Maurer of New Bremen, and Dan & Jo Ellen Maurer of Billings, MT. Vernon was a life-long member of St. Peter's Church in New Bremen. He attended...

LOWELL J. FRANCIS, age 88 Of New Bremen, died on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 8:48 P.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. He was born on December 15, 1928 in Loramie Twp., Shelby County, near Russia, Ohio, the son of the late Frederick F. and Florence A. (Bonie) Francis. On July 1, 1961 he married Lucille M. Topp, at the St. Remy Church Rectory in Russia, Ohio, and she survives in New Bremen. Also surviving is a sister Audrey...

PATRICIA L. BERGER age 45 Of Botkins, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 10:19 A.M. at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born on July 10, 1971 in Botkins the daughter of the late John C. and Kathy L. (Drees) Topp. On October 5, 2002, she married Rodney T. Berger, and he survives in Botkins. Also surviving is a daughter Kirsten Tippie of Lima, a granddaughter Hannahble, a grandson Dexter, a...

MARCELLA R. THOMAS, age 93, formerly of New Bremen, died on January 20, 2017, at 12:15 A.M. at the St. Marys Living Center, where she had resided for the last nine years. She was born in New Bremen on April 19, 1923, to the late Rinehart & Mabel (Egbert) Piepmeyer. In 1939, she married Vernon N. Thomas, and he died on April 8, 1973. Surviving are her daughters and son-in-laws Mary Ann and Steve Warren of Jenera, Ohio; Diana and Maurice...

MARIE R. ELSASS, age 94 Formerly of near Anna, and a resident of the Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen for the past year, died on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 3:45 A.M. at the Elmwood Assisted Living. She was born on April 4, 1922 near New Bremen. She was the daughter of the late Franklin Tangeman and Martha (Rudebusch) Tangeman-Hirschfeld, and her step father Henry Hirschfeld,, whom her mother had married after the death of Franklin...

SHERRI ANN WISSMAN, age 45 Formerly of New Bremen died on Friday, December 30, 2016 at her residence in New Albany, OH., surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on June 12, 1971 in Sacramento, CA. She was the daughter of Terry and Sally (Andrews) Wissman who survive near St. Marys. Also surviving is her sister and brother in law Tracy and Jason Oldiges and her niece and nephew Elise and Jack Oldiges, all of Minster, her...

ANNA LOUISE WIEDEMAN, age 98 passed away December 29, 2016, at 2:58 P.M. at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. She was born on March 31, 1918 near New Bremen to the late Wilson W. and Rose S. (Gruebmeyer) Nieter. On October 3, 1940 she married Richard H. Wiedeman who died on August 16, 2015. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Emily Wiedeman of New Bremen. Her grandchildren include Neil (dec.) and...

EDWARD E. RUMP, age 84, of New Bremen, died at 8:20 P.M. on December 20, 2016 at the St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. He was born in New Bremen on July 14, 1932, to the late Edgar E. and Vilma A. (Gruebmeyer) Rump. On July 30, 1957, he married Marian "Mamie" Meier in Celina, and she survives in New Bremen. Also surviving are his children Ed (Barb) Rump of New Bremen, Lori Garman of New Bremen, and Jeff (Beth) Rump of Golden, CO,...

MICHAEL JOSEPH WESTERBECK age 60 Lost his battle with cancer on December 7, 2016 in Springfield, Tennessee. He was born on June 20, 1956 in St. Marys, Ohio to the late Paul and Rita (Grilliot) Westerbeck. He is survived by his children Morgan and Mitchell Westerbeck, both of Springfield, TN, his siblings, Karen Diffie of Las Vegas, Susan (Ron) Snyder of Minster, Nancy Muether of Celina, Rebecca (Ned) Vordermark of New Knoxville, Mary (Jerry...