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Marjorie Kohlrieser
Marjorie A. Kohlrieser, 54, of Mansfield, died March 3, 2003, at Mansfield Memorial Homes following an extended illness.
She was born March 19, 1948, in Greenville, to Arthur J. and Alfrieda R. Arling Lange.
Surviving with her husband, Daniel J. Kohlrieser, are two sons, Daniel J. (Mary) Puthoff, Celina, and Timothy G. (Jill) Puthoff, Lompoc, Calif.; two stepsons, Todd (Terri) Kohlrieser, Lima, and Jarid Kohlrieser, Wapakoneta; a brother, Daniel Lange, Tacoma, Wash.; four sisters, Jane Gwinn, Mary Iblings, Patty Roberts and Beverly Scigliano, also of Tacoma; and three grandchildren.
She had been employed as a business representative with Sprint Corp. for 15 years and served as a tour guide at the Living Bible Museum. She was a member of Diamond Hill Cathedral.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Mansfield Memorial Park.
Calling is 2-9 p.m. Thursday at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors Inc., Mansfield, and after 9:30 a.m. at the church.
Bonnie Selby
Bonnie J. Selby, 77, a resident of Miller House in Celina, died there at 2:30 a.m. March 4, 2003.
She was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Hammond, Ind., to Frank G. and Alice Bowles Reid. On Dec. 11, 1943, she married Ralph Selby who died June 12, 2000.
Surviving are a son, Steven (Karen) of Evansville, Ind.; a daughter, Carolyn (Dennis) Shinn, Celina; a sister, Betty (Russell) Reichard, Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister-in-law, Emma Jane (Monty) Ford, Spring Hill, Fla.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She retired as a teacher in the St. Marys City Schools. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, St. Marys, and past matron of the Order of Eastern Star.
Services are 8 p.m. Thursday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Revs. Clem Hixenbaugh and Keith Kivlin officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Western Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind., the Rev. Keith Kinkaid officiating.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to Darke/Mercer County Hospice or the McBroom School Library Fund at St. Marys City Schools.
Patricia Boerger
Patricia A. Boerger, 54, 2144 N. Broadway Ave., Sidney, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 11:15 a.m. March 3, 2003, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. Death was due to injuries sustained in a Feb. 11 traffic accident near Sidney.
She was born Dec. 20, 1948, in Dayton, to Francis and Mary Geise Monnin. Her mother and stepfather, Mary and Carl Seger, reside in Fort Recovery. On Sept. 27, 1986, she married former Minster resident Dennis Boerger who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Jason (Denise) Shiflett, New Lebanon; a daughter, Jennifer (Justin) Hennessey, Sidney; a stepson, Chris (Dana) Boerger, Tipp City; two stepdaughters, Danielle (Mark) Yonchak, Cleveland, and Tracy (Craig) Albers, Minster; two grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
Other survivors include five brothers, Steve (Rita) Monnin, Botkins, Rich (Mary) Monnin, Sidney, Mike (Rose) Monnin and Carl (Cindi) Seger, Fort Loramie, and Jeff (Kendra) Seger, Newport; and three sisters, Diane (John) Hoying, St. Henry, Bonnie (Joe) Sturm and Mary Beth Seger, Sidney.
A 1966 graduate of Fort Loramie High School, she had been an expediter at Bamal Fasteners in Sidney since 1990. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sidney.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Earl Fernandes and Deacon John Holthaus officiating. Entombment will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Tony Hatfield Fund.
Robert Buschur
Robert J. Buschur, who went by the nicknames "Jake" and "Jim," 78, Briarwood Drive, Coldwater, died at 6:20 p.m. March 1, 2003, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born May 22, 1924, in Philothea, to Albert Buschur and Minnie Uppenkamp Buschur-Luken. On Aug. 7, 1948, he married Martha Bensman who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Jeffrey J. (Gayle) of Lake Orion, Mich., and Patrick J. (Elizabeth) of Cincinnati; three daughters, Margaret (Bill) Kiessling, Springfield, Kathleen (Tom) Kaup, St. Henry, and Carol (Ken) Pratt, Simpsonville, S.C.; a brother, Melvin (Audrey) Buschur, Coldwater; three sisters, Wilma Meckstroth, St. Marys, Margie (Dick) Neu, Lima, and Janet (Ed) Dilhoff, Arlington, Texas; a sister-in-law, Jean Luken, Coldwater; and eight grandchildren.
A brother, Tom Luken, and a brother-in-law, Roland Meckstroth, are deceased.
He retired as a cost accountant from New Idea, Coldwater, and also worked at Versa Pak, Celina, and AccuTech Films Inc., Coldwater.
A 1950 graduate of the University of Dayton, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus Council 1991 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5135, Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, with the VFW conducting military rites.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Macular Degeneration Foundation or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ferd Muhlenkamp
Ferd H. Muhlenkamp, 95, of Coldwater, formerly of Trinity, Ind., and Celina, died at 1:45 a.m. March 1, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 25, 1907, in St. Anthony, to Anton and Elizabeth Nieport Muhlenkamp. His first wife, the former Gertrude Obringer, died in 1976 and his second wife, the former Victoria Wendel, Kahlig died in 1981.
Surviving are five sons, Gene (Mona) of Woodland, Calif., Don (Treva) of Coldwater, Charles (Margie) of Urbana, Cy (Cheryl) of Fort Recovery, and David (Judy) of Celina; a stepson, Don (Dolores) Kahlig, Sharpsburg; a stepdaughter-in-law, Helen Kahlig, Coldwater; a brother, Leander (Hilda) of Coldwater; a sister-in-law, Ethel Obringer, Dayton; 14 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two stepsons, Norbert Kahlig and Stanley Kahlig; a brother, Raymond; two sisters, Louise Feltz Werling and Leona Nietfeld; a sister-in-law, Hilda Heitkamp; and a grandchild.
He was a farmer and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater. He was a former member of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity, Ind. and a 50-year member of the church choir.
Funeral Mass was to be 1 p.m. today at the Coldwater church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will follow at St. Marys Cemetery, Celina.
Calling was 2-8 p.m. Monday and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Raymon Myers
Raymon L. Myers, 72, of Virginia Beach, Va., died March 2, 2003, at a Norfolk, Va., hospital.
He was born May 21, 1930, in Adams County, Ind., to Roy and Bessie Stein Myers.
Surviving with his wife, of 44 years, Mae, are a son, LeRoy (Betty) of Orange County, Fla.; four daughters, Lisa (Dale) Latham, Columbus, Miss., Cathy (Bill) Fink, Lakeville, Minn., Cindy Doan and Jean McGinnis, Virginia Beach; two sisters, Vera Kuhn and Marge Redigar, Celina; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He retired from Ford Motor Co. and served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 919 and a former member of Norview Baptist Church.
Memorial service is 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kellum Funeral Home, Virginia Beach, the Rev. Warren Wilson officiating. Private burial services are planned at a later date.
Robert Buschur
Robert J. Buschur, who went by the nicknames "Jake" and "Jim," 78, Briarwood Drive, Coldwater, died at 6:20 p.m. March 1, 2003, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born May 22, 1924, in Philothea, to Albert Buschur and Minnie Uppenkamp Buschur-Luken. On Aug. 7, 1948, he married Martha Bensman who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Jeffrey J. (Gayle) of Lake Orion, Mich., and Patrick J. (Elizabeth) of Cincinnati; three daughters, Margaret (Bill) Kiessling, Springfield, Kathleen (Tom) Kaup, St. Henry, and Carol (Ken) Pratt, Simpsonville, S.C.; a brother, Melvin (Audrey) Buschur, Coldwater; three sisters, Wilma Meckstroth, St. Marys, Margie (Dick) Neu, Lima, and Janet (Ed) Dilhoff, Arlington, Texas; a sister-in-law, Jean Luken, Coldwater; and eight grandchildren.
A brother, Tom Luken, and a brother-in-law, Roland Meckstroth, are deceased.
He retired as a cost accountant from New Idea, Coldwater, and also worked at Versa Pak, Celina.
A 1950 graduate of the University of Dayton, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus Council 1991 and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5135, Coldwater.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, with the VFW conducting military rites.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
Contributions can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or the Macular Degeneration Foundation.
