Burial Monument, St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville, OH

Obituary:
OTTOVILLE - Ruth M. Beining, 76, of Ottoville, died 3:39 a.m. Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Van Crest Health Care Center of Delphos.
She was born May 29, 1934 in Kalida to the late Andrew and Mayme (Fuerst) Ellerbrock. On September 6, 1954, she married Robert J. Beining. He died December 18, 2009.
Surviving are six children, Richard "Dick" (Kathy) Beining of Ottoville, Janelle Schroeder of Ottoville, Alan (Brenda) Beining of Ottoville, Joyce (Randy) Shaw of Las Vegas, Nev., Doris Beining of Indianapolis, Ind. and Charles (Michelle) Beining of Botkins; 13 grandchildren, Chad Beining, Michael Beining, Denise Dalicandro, Amy Beining, Jason Schroeder, Todd Schroeder, Melissa Schroeder, Rodney Schroeder, Jessica Beining, Adam Beining, Darby Shaw, Nicole Drage and Cory Bowman; three great-grandchildren, Addison Beining, Cooper Beining and Nolan Schroeder; a brother: Orville (Mary) Ellerbrock of Leipsic.
She was preceded in death also by two brothers, Richard and Norman Ellerbrock.
Ruth was a homemaker and an interior designer. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville and its Altar Rosary Society. She was active in the church helping to count collection and leader for the exercise program. She volunteered at the Thrift Store, enjoyed being a winter Texan, assisted with activities at their park in Texas, an avid card player and enjoyed bingo and dancing with her husband.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville with Fr. John Stites officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Jackson Township (on the corner of St. Rts. 224 & 634) where there will be a scripture service at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to St. Rita's Hospice or Immaculate Conception Steeple Fund.
Condolences may be sent to: www.lovefuneralhome.com.
- Lima News 2/27/2011

Burial Monument, St. Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville, OH

Obituary:
Robert John "Bob" Beining, 76, died at 12:40 p.m. Dec. 18, 2009, at Knapp Medical Center, Weslaco, Texas.
He was born June 13, 1933, in Ottoville to Oliver and Elizabeth Gasser Beining, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 6, 1954, he married Ruth M. Ellerbrock, who survives in Ottoville.
Mr. Beining retired as a farmer. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville, where he had been a volunteer through the years.
Survivors also include three sons, Dick (Kathy) Beining and Alan (Brenda) Beining, both of Ottoville, and Chuck Beining, of Botkins; three daughters, Janelle Schroeder, of Ottoville, Joyce (Randy) Shaw, of Las Vegas, and Doris Beining, of Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren, Chad Beining, Michael Beining, Denise Beining Dalicandro, Amy Beining, Jason Schroeder, Todd Schroeder, Melissa Schroeder, Rodney Schroeder, Jessica Beining, Adam Beining, Darby Shaw and Nicole Drage; two brothers, Donald (Betty) Beining and Paul (Anne) Beining, both of Ottoville; four sisters, Leona Berelsman, of Delphos, Edna Baxter, of Van Wert, Adeline Beining, of Indianapolis, and Ruth (Harold) Schroeder, of Onsted, Mich.; a brother-in-law, Bernard Reindel, of Delphos; and a sister-in-law, Rita Beining, of Ottoville.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Julius Beining; two sisters, Ludvina Beining and Norma Reindel; and a brother-in-law, Linus Berelsman.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ottoville. Father John Stites will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Ottoville.

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1940 Census, Richland Twp., Defiance, OH
Marriage record, State of Ohio

  

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1940 Census, Greenburg Twp., Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Richland Twp., Defiance, OH

  

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1940 Census, Greenburg Twp., Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Richland Twp., Defiance, OH

Burial marker, Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, OH

Obituary:
Margene M Ankney, 86, of Defiance, passed away on January 25, 2014 at the Twin Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Defiance.
She was born on December 15, 1927 to Benjamin and Bertha ( Ellerbrock) Leopold in Putnam County, OH. Margene worked as a Nurses Aid for various area hospitals. On August 3, 1948 she married James Ankney who preceded her in death on August 20, 2005
She was a member of Life member of the Defiance VFW Ladies Auxiliary and loved to bowl.
Margene is survived by her son, James (Brenda) Ankney of Defiance, OH, daughter, Karen Ankney of Defiance, OH, 2 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, brother, Winfred Leopold of Duluth, MN, sister, Juanita Reiman of Defiance, OH, Mary Lou Herder of Defiance, OH.

She was preceded in death by father, Benjamin Leopold, mother, Bertha Ellerbrock, husband, James Ankney, brother, Hank Leopold, brother, Ed Leopold, sister, Lucinda McFeeters.
Visitation will be held at Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc., Defiance, Ohio on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 from 2-8 pm.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:00 am at the Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance, Ohio, with Deacon Jeff Mayer officiating.
Entombment will take place in the Riverview Memory Gardens, rural Defiance.
- Schaffer Funeral Home, Defiance, MN

 
Frank's family, L to R: daughter Elizabeth, wife Bernardina Labers,
daughter Anne, son Bernard, Frank, daughter Helena.

The significance of the farm picture is the family rift it created. Frank died in 1927 and Ben�s family lived on the farm with his parents. Ben�s mother didn't want to settle the estate with his sisters until she passed. When she died in 1930 the market crash had happened and all the money in the bank was gone. Ben�s sisters had him evicted off the farm just before Bertha gave birth to my dad�s youngest sister Mary Lou. There may be a warrant for eviction someplace I don't know. But it was sold for 30 cents on the dollar. They didn�t raise enough to give each sister $3000 inheritance and so Annie took $2700. Ben�s family had nothing.
- Heidi Leopold-Horsch, 2/10/2016

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Baptismal record, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
Marriage record, Putnam County, OH
Marriage record, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
1910 US Census, Greenburg Twp, Putnam, OH
1920 US Census, Greenburg Twp, Putnam, OH

Burial headstone, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH

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1910 US Census, Greenburg Twp, Putnam, OH
1920 US Census, Greenburg Twp, Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Greenburg Twp., Putnam, OH
Marriage record, Putnam County, OH
Marriage record, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH

Burial Monument, St John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Glandorf, OH

Burial monument, St Michaels Catholic Cemetery, Adams Ridge, Defiance, OH

Obituary:
Mary M. Leopold, age 92, of rural Defiance, went home to be with her heavenly Father February 14th, 2014 at Abernathy Laurels, in Newton North Carolina.
She was born in Defiance County, Ohio on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Keller) Herr.
She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. she was A 1939 graduate of Jewell High School and member of the Jewell American Legion Auxiliary.
On Aug. 9, 1941 she married Henry "Hank" F. Leopold who died January 29, 2011. They were blessed with 69 years of marriage.
She will be missed by her
four daughters: Delores Leopold, Judy (Russ) Baxter of Conover, NC, Shirley Robinson of Claremont, NC, , Carol Klinger of Defiance
three sons: Robert (Deb) Leopold of Defiance, Charles (Janice) Leopold of Defiance, Daniel (Venus) Leopold of Gilbert, AZ.
sisters: Katherine Bobylia of Ft. Wayne, Rose Slocum of Ft. Wayne, brothers: Bernard Herr of Defiance and Jim Herr of Defiance.
She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her parents, husband Henry "Hank" Leopold, brothers John Herr, Joe Herr and Leo Herr, sisters; Helen Diehl and Betty Smith, a grandson and great grandson.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 20, 2014 at St. Michael's Catholic Church with Father Robert Kill officiating.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, at the Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Visitation will also be an hour prior to the mass from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Burial will be in St. Michael's Church Cemetery.
- Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home

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Marriage record, Defiance County, OH

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Marriage record, Defiance County, OH

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Marriage Record, State of Ohio

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Marriage Record, Defiance County, OH

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1940 Census, Emerald Twp., Paulding, OH

Burial marker, Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, OH

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Record of First Communion, St John the Evangelist Church, Defiance, OH
Marriage Record, Allen County, IN
1940 Census, Richland Twp., Defiance, OH

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Marriage Record, Defiance County, OH
Record of Marriage to Juanita Leopold, Allen County, IN

Military Service Plaque, Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett, Dekalb, IN

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Marriage record, State of Ohio