Thelma Marie (Heer) Bartley, 78, left this earth and went to her home in heaven on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Thelma was born in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, on April 22, 1938, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Alma (Schnur) Heer.
Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage Inn in Archbold through March 2016, when her cancer returned for the third time.
Thelma was a graduate of the S.H.S. Class of '56, and was looking forward to her 60th class reunion. She was a member of the St. John's Christian Church in Archbold, where she taught the two year-old Sunday School class for many years. Thelma had also been an avid bowler at Arch Lanes. She not only received many awards for her bowling skills, but she also served many years in the leadership of the bowling association.
Surviving is daughter Kelly (Greg) Mahlman of Maumee; three grandsons Andrew, Jordan and, Nathan Mahlman; brother Lowell (Roxy) Heer; sister Lois Keith; sister-in-law Barb Heer; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death besides her parents were infant daughter Karen Kay Bartley and brother Charles Heer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker with Rev. Erich Christman officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker from 3 to 7 pm on Monday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be given to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, St. John's Church Christian Church, or Sauder Village.
Thelma was born in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, on April 22, 1938, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Alma (Schnur) Heer.
Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage Inn in Archbold through March 2016, when her cancer returned for the third time.
Thelma was a graduate of the S.H.S. Class of '56, and was looking forward to her 60th class reunion. She was a member of the St. John's Christian Church in Archbold, where she taught the two year-old Sunday School class for many years. Thelma had also been an avid bowler at Arch Lanes. She not only received many awards for her bowling skills, but she also served many years in the leadership of the bowling association.
Surviving is daughter Kelly (Greg) Mahlman of Maumee; three grandsons Andrew, Jordan and, Nathan Mahlman; brother Lowell (Roxy) Heer; sister Lois Keith; sister-in-law Barb Heer; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death besides her parents were infant daughter Karen Kay Bartley and brother Charles Heer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker with Rev. Erich Christman officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker from 3 to 7 pm on Monday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be given to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, St. John's Church Christian Church, or Sauder Village.
Thelma Marie (Heer) Bartley, 78, left this earth and went to her home in heaven on Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
Thelma was born in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, on April 22, 1938, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Alma (Schnur) Heer.
Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage Inn in Archbold through March 2016, when her cancer returned for the third time.
Thelma was a graduate of the S.H.S. Class of '56, and was looking forward to her 60th class reunion. She was a member of the St. John's Christian Church in Archbold, where she taught the two year-old Sunday School class for many years. Thelma had also been an avid bowler at Arch Lanes. She not only received many awards for her bowling skills, but she also served many years in the leadership of the bowling association.
Surviving is daughter Kelly (Greg) Mahlman of Maumee; three grandsons Andrew, Jordan and, Nathan Mahlman; brother Lowell (Roxy) Heer; sister Lois Keith; sister-in-law Barb Heer; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death besides her parents were infant daughter Karen Kay Bartley and brother Charles Heer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker with Rev. Erich Christman officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker from 3 to 7 pm on Monday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be given to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, St. John's Church Christian Church, or Sauder Village.
Thelma was born in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, Ohio, on April 22, 1938, the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Alma (Schnur) Heer.
Thelma was a longtime resident of Stryker. She was employed by the Metal Forge Co. in Stryker until its closing in 1999. She then worked for the Sauder Heritage Inn in Archbold through March 2016, when her cancer returned for the third time.
Thelma was a graduate of the S.H.S. Class of '56, and was looking forward to her 60th class reunion. She was a member of the St. John's Christian Church in Archbold, where she taught the two year-old Sunday School class for many years. Thelma had also been an avid bowler at Arch Lanes. She not only received many awards for her bowling skills, but she also served many years in the leadership of the bowling association.
Surviving is daughter Kelly (Greg) Mahlman of Maumee; three grandsons Andrew, Jordan and, Nathan Mahlman; brother Lowell (Roxy) Heer; sister Lois Keith; sister-in-law Barb Heer; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death besides her parents were infant daughter Karen Kay Bartley and brother Charles Heer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker with Rev. Erich Christman officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker from 3 to 7 pm on Monday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be given to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, St. John's Church Christian Church, or Sauder Village.
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