Documents:
Marriage Record, Putnam County, OH

Burial Monument, Saints Peter And Paul Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, OH

Documents:
Marriage Record, Putnam County, OH

Burial Monument, Saints Peter And Paul Catholic Cemetery, Ottawa, OH

Anniversary Announcement:
KALIDA — Mr. and Mrs. James T. Recker, of Kalida, will celebrate 50 years of marriage April 4, 2014. A family vacation is planned for a later date.
Recker and the former Diane Kahle were married April 4, 1964 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, in Kalida, by Father Melchior Lochtefeld.
They are the parents of six children: Kelley Recker, Nancy (Mike) Erhart, Scott (Lori) Recker, Eric (Denise) Recker, Emily (Brian) Wehri and Becky (Kyle) Unverferth. They have nine grandchildren.
- Lima News, March 24, 2014

Burial monument, St Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Kalida, OH

Obituary:
MARVIN W. FUERST KALIDA - Marvin W. Fuerst, 46, a truckdriver for Wilson Transportation Co.. Ottawa, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday while working. Although the death apparently was due to natural causes. Dr. Arthur Daniel, Putnam County coroner, has ordered an autopsy. Born Dec. 6, 1929, in Columbus Grove, he was a son of William and Catherine Meyer Fuerst, who survive at Rt. 1, Columbus Grove. In 1950. he married Frances Gerding, who sur-vives. Also surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Jeffery (Elizabeth) Schuetzner ofthicago, Ill., Susan and Christine, !loth at home: five sons. Roger of Rt. 4. Ottawa, Gary of Chicago. Ill., Phil-lip, Timmy and Randy, all at home: a granddaughter: two brothers, Maurice of Florida. and Karl of Rt. 1, Columbus Grove: and two sisters, Mrs_ Alice Niese of Leipsic, and Mrs. Jim (Bernice) Unterbrink of lit. 4, Ottawa. He was a former employe of Ex-Cell-0 Corp., Lima, and was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society of the church and Teamsters Local 908. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m_ Friday at the church, Rev. 114i-,bert Eilerman officiating. Burial Will be in the church cemetery_ Friends may call after 7 tonight in the McCrate Funeral Home, Ottawa, where the parish wake service will be at, 8:15 pm Thursday.
- Lima News, February 4, 1976

Burial monument, St Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Kalida, OH

Burial headstone, Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima, Allen, OH

Burial headstone, Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima, Allen, OH

Obituary:
SWARTZ ADELE MYRA SWARTZ (nee Pesek), 85 years of age, and a resident of Amherst, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at New Life Hospice Center following a lengthy illness. She was born October 30, 1926 in Parma, Ohio. Adele was raised in Parma and graduated from Parma High School in the class of 1945. She had made her home in Amherst since 1963. Adele was a loving homemaker and was also employed as a part-time teacher's aide at Amherst Schools where she was active in the Athletic Booster Club. She volunteered during election time working at the polls. Adele was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Amherst where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Altar Guild. Survivors include her sons Jesse F. "Doc" Swartz IV and his wife Jane of Medina, John D. Swartz of Amherst, James M. Swartz and his wife Margaret of Auburn, New York; her daughters Janesy Gravelin and her husband David of Port Charlotte, Florida, Judith Henderson of Cincinnati; her twelve grandchildren; two great grandchildren; her brother and his wife John D. and Harriet Pesek of Mancelona, Michigan; and sister-in-law Lillian Pesek of Parma Heights. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-five years Jesse F. Swartz III; her brother Myron R. Pesek Jr.; and by her parents Myron R. and Adele Pesek (nee: Dieterich). Services were held privately by the family. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the charity of the donor's choice. HEMPEL FUNERAL HOME OF AMHERST is honored to serve the family of Adele Swartz.
- The Plain Dealer, Nov. 8, 2011

Obituary:
OTTOVILLE – Julie Veronica Hemker, 89, of Ottoville died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. She was born November 1, 1922 in Ottoville to the late Joseph and Anna (Beining) Hoersten. On August 19, 1944 she married Hubert “Bud” Hemker who died August 10, 1993.
She is survived by a daughter: Ginni (Larry) Sroufe of Cloverdale; 4 sons: Ronald (Anne) Hemker and Richard (Janet) Hemker both of Ottoville, Gary (Cathy) Hemker of Delphos and Randy (Carol) Hemker of Louisville, KY; a sister: Clarann (Herb) Gerdeman of Delphos; 2 sisters-in-law: Rita Hoersten of Ottoville and Mary Ellen (Tom) Deffenbaugh of Delphos; and a brother-in-law: Bill Hemker of Delphos. She was blessed with 18 grandchildren: Darren (Janet) Sroufe of Boonville, IN, Craig (Katrina) Sroufe of Delphos, Nichole (Judd) Spencer of Cloverdale, Gwenn Spencer of Cloverdale, Brian (Cheryl) Hemker of Marysville, Michelle (Ron) Jaross of Bedminster, NJ, Sarah Hemker of Columbus, Joshua Hemker of Ashland, Terri (Keith) VonLehmden of Liberty Township, Dawn (Eric) Schnipke of Ottoville, Kimberley (Matt) Wannemacher of Ottoville, Christina Hemker of Ottoville, Matt (Sarah) Hemker of Landeck, Doug (Tricia) Hemker of Columbus, Julie (Scott) Horstman of Columbus, Ryan (Katie Grove) Hemker of Chicago, IL, Lauren Hemker of Bloomington, IN and Lexi Hemker of Louisville, KY. She was also a great-grandmother to 23 great-grandchildren, with one on the way.
She was also preceded in death by her 6 brothers: Felix, Lawrence, Vincent, Anthony, Hugo and Clarence Hoersten; 4 sisters: Mathilda Herman, Elizabeth Wegesin, Barbara Schneider and Victoria Luersman; and 2 great-grandchildren: Aiden and Jayce Wannemacher.
Mrs. Hemker was a member of Ottoville Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and their Altar Rosary Society. She loved spending time with her family, baking cookies, praying the rosary, and working in her flower gardens.
A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 Friday, April 27, 2012 at Ottoville Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. John Stites officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at LOVE-HEITMEYER FUNERAL HOME, Jackson Township where there will be a scripture service at 2 p.m. Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Cemetery Fund, for masses or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
- LOVE-HEITMEYER FUNERAL HOME