Mary Wetzel

Mary Marguerite Wetzel

Age 72, of Laura, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born September 8, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to her parents Clarence Gilbert & Mary Marguerite (Maxwell) Helmig. Mary graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Mary Manse College in Toledo. She taught elementary school at St. Rose Catholic School in Lima and retired from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Greenville after 48 years of teaching. Following her retirement, she volunteered as a librarian at St. Mary’s School and was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration, West Milton. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband of over 40 years Dick Leon Wetzel; sons and daughter-in-law William & Kara Wetzel of Villa Hills, KY, James Wetzel of Fairview Park, OH; brothers and sisters-in-law Ralph “Bud” & Janet Helmig of Centereach, NY, Ed & JoAnne Helmig of Lima, Tom & Lois Helmig of Lima, Carol Helmig of Lima; grandchildren Anna and Nathan Wetzel; good friend Linda Waltke of Greenville; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her sister Cecelia Helmig; brothers Clarence “Junior” Helmig and Carl Helmig; and a granddaughter, Catherine Wetzel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Monday, August 31, at Church of the Transfiguration, 972 S. Miami St, West Milton. Rev. Fr. Eric Bowman will officiate with interment following at Mote Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-5 PM Sunday at Jackson-Sarver Funeral Home, 1 S. Main Street, Pleasant Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic School in Mary’s memory, 238 West Third Street, Greenville, Ohio 45331. Online memories may be left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com

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