BRICKNER
Kathleen M. Brickner, 58, of Van Wert, died at 8:15 a.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at her residence.
She was born April 9, 1949, in Lima, the daughter of the late
Raymond and Ruth (Powers) Studer. On Saturday, March 16, 1974, she married James
C. Brickner, who survives in Van Wert.
Mrs. Brickner attended St. Gerard’s Grade School in Lima and
graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School. She attended and graduated
from Mary Manse College in Toledo and received her
master’s
degree in reading from Bowling Green State University. Mrs. Brickner taught
seventh and eighth-grade language arts classes at the former Lincoln Junior High
School for 20 years and then served the Van Wert City School District as its
director of curriculum for another 10 years. For nearly six years she was
co-director of the West Central Ohio Regional Professional Development Center,
which provided teachers in an eight-county area with professional development
through the Ohio Department of Education. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International for Professional Educators. As a voracious and avid book
reader, she also belonged to the “Good Times” book club. As a mother, she
attended all of the Van Wert High School soccer meets, baseball games, and YMCA
and high school swim meets, where she helped with timing, etc. She also did the
leadership training for adult volunteers for the Hawthorne District of the Boy
Scouts of America. She was a member and past senior regent for Van Wert Chapter
7, Women of the Moose, and was also a member of its College of Regents. For
several years, she enjoyed playing flute in the Van Wert Community Concert Band.
She was also a member and a past president of the Van Wert Chapter of the
American Association of University Women. She was also a member of St. Mary of
the Assumption Catholic Church, where she had served on several church
committees and had chaired the Liturgical Committee. In recent years, she had
also served as a lector and Eucharistic minister for the church.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, Carl
Raymond (Megan) Brickner of Vandalia and Michael Edward (Kathryn) Brickner of
Willowick; a granddaughter, Aubrey Jane Brickner of Vandalia; and four brothers,
Bill (Chris) Studer of Cincinnati, James (Judy) Studer of Stamford, Conn., John
(Sandy) Studer of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Park (Lois) Miller of Las Vegas, Nev.
A sister, Anne Marie Miller, also preceded her in death.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, April 4, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, with Fathers
Mike Zacharias and Keith Stripe officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery
in Van Wert.
Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Brickner
Funeral Home in Van Wert.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Van Wert
Community Concert Band, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Van Wert
Community Health Professionals-Hospice or Black Swamp Area Council, Boy Scouts
of America.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at
bricknerfuneralhome@bright.net.
MOHR
Beulah E. Mohr, 87, of Paulding, died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday,
April 1, 2008, at the Country Inn Enhanced Living Center of Paulding.
She was born February 7, 1921, in Blue Creek Township,
Paulding County, the daughter of the late Sank and Elsie (Timma) Danklefsen. On
November 11, 1942, she married Doyl R. Mohr, who survives in Paulding.
Other survivors include two daughters, Lynn (Jerry) Fensler
of Defiance and Lois (Richard) Schmucker of Pioneer; a son, Stanley (Myria) Mohr
of Paulding; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A brother, Donald Danklefsen, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday,
April 4, at DenHerder Funeral Home in Paulding, with the Rev. Paul W. Miller and
Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Scott Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, and an
hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Scott EMS or the Country Inn Enhanced Living
Center Activity Fund.
DOHONEY
Katherine June Dohoney, 84, of Paulding, died at 4:55 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at Hawthorn Court Nursing Home in Paulding.
She was born June 15, 1923, in Paulding, the daughter of the
late Loren and Minnie (Kemler) Thompson. In 1942, she married Patrick C.
Dohoney, who preceded her in death on January 16, 1981.
Survivors include three sons, Pat (Laura) Dohoney of Angola,
Ind., Jerry (Nancy) Dohoney of Middle Point and Terry (Mary Sue) Dohoney of
Bowling Green; two daughters, Jo Ann Schooley of Paulding and Mary Beth (Dean)
Allen of Novi, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
A daughter, Elaine Manz; five brothers, Donald, Richard,
Francis, Robert and Carl Thompson; two sisters, Pauline Sidle and Louise Hesrich;
and a granddaughter, Jennifer Dohoney, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday,
April 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Paulding, with Father G. Allan Fillman
officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Defiance.
Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Friday, at DenHerder Funeral Home
in Paulding, with a wake services planned for 7:30 that evening, and an hour
prior to services Saturday at the church.
Memorials: Masses or Pretty & Pink in memory of Elaine
Manz.