Thomas H. & Mary Antoinette (Wurm) Tester

Mary Antoinette "Mary Ann" Wurm, daughter of John Christian and Adeline Rose (Engeman) Wurm, was born 10 Oct 1879 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 2 April 1959 at Piqua, Ohio.  Mary Ann married William Schulty 9 June 1900 at Celina, Ohio.  William was born 26 Nov 1878 in Mercer County, Ohio to Henry and Minnie (Gruby) Schulty and died 7 Jan 1939 at Celina, Ohio.  William and Mary divorced in 1908 and Mary married Harry C. Worley on 28 Nov 1908 at Celina, Ohio.  Harry was born 18 July 1873 in Mercer County, Ohio to John and Anna (Beck) Worley.  Harry and Mary divorced in 1913.  Mary's third marriage was on 24 Feb 1914 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Celina, Ohio to Simon G. "Sam" Kriegel.  Simon was born 24 Oct 1868 at Cranberry Prairie, Mercer County, Ohio to Peter and Catherine (Schuck) Kriegel and died 18 Oct 1952 at Van Wert, Ohio.  Simon and Mary divorced in 1918.  Mary's final marriage was on 9 Sept 1918 at Greenville, Ohio to Thomas H. Tester.  Thomas was born 12 June 1886 at Red Key, Indiana and died 2 April 1966 at Piqua, Ohio.  Thomas and Mary are buried in Forest Hill Cemetery at Piqua, Ohio.

Gravestone of Thomas and Mary Ann (Wurm) Tester - Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio

Obituary of Mary Ann (Wurm) Tester - Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, 1 April 1959, page 2, column 2
"Mrs. Mary Anna Tester, 79, wife of Thomas Tester, 526 1/2 Adams, died at 3 a.m. today in Piqua Memorial Hospital where she was admitted Tuesday.  She had been in ill health since 1938 and bedfast for some time.

A long-time resident of Piqua, Mrs. Tester was born Oct. 1, 1879, in St. Stephen, O, the daughter of Christian and Adaline Engemann Wurm.  She was married to Thomas Tester Sept. 9, 1918 in Greenville.

She was a member of St. Boniface Church here where services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday.  The Rev. A.C. Monter will officiate.  Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Surviving, besides her husband, are three sisters, Mrs. C. Puthoff of Coldwater, Mrs. Teresa Thomas and Mrs. Stella Shrunk, both of Celina.

Friends may call at the Jamieson Funeral Home Thursday afternoon and Friday and until the hour of services Saturday."


Obituary of Thomas H. Tester - Piqua Daily Call, Piqua, Ohio, 4 April 1966, page 2, column 1
"Thomas Tester, 79, of 431 Wilson, retired employee of Beckert Bros., died at 10 p.m. Saturday of a cerebral hemorrhage at Piqua Memorial Hospital.  He had been hospitalized seven hours and ill five years.

Born in Red Key, Ind., June 12, 1886, he was a son of William H. and Viola Evilsizor.  His first wife, Mary, died April 1, 1959 and he later married the former Olga Glass Tester, who survives, with a step-sister, Mrs. Edward Watson of Piqua.

The funeral mass will be conducted at 9 1.m. Wednesday in St. Boniface Church here where he was a member.  Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Jamieson Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.  Men of St. Boniface Church will meet there at 7 p.m. Tuesday for prayers."



Mary Antoinette (Wurm) Tester had two known children:
1 - Ferdinand Henry Kriegel (1897-?)
2 - Floy Alice Schulty/Helen Worley was born about 1900 or 1901.  In William and Mary (Wurm) Schulty's divorce records, Mary states that she and William had adopted a daughter in Arkansas in 1907 named Floy Alice Schulty.  This adopted daughter was listed as eight years old in the divorce records (1908).  However, family remembers Mary Ann's daughter being named Helen, not Floy.  In the 1910 census, Harry and Mary Worley have a nine year old daughter named Helen Worley living with them.  Because their ages are similar, and because there is no record of Floy Schulty outside of William and Mary's divorce proceedings, it is assumed at this time that Floy Alice Schulty and Helen Worley are the same individual.

William Bernard Wurm Family

William Bernard Wurm, son of John Christian and Adeline Rose (Engeman) Wurm, was born 2 Nov 1874 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 12 May 1928 at Lima, Ohio.  He married Elnora Catherine Rampe 22 May 1903 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in North Creek, Putnum County, Ohio.  Elnora was born 22 Feb 1885 at Fort Jennings, Putnum County, Ohio to Francis and Anna Christine (Doepker) Rampe and died 1 Sept 1920 at Leipsic, Ohio.  William's second marriage was on 15 Nov 1922 at Leipsic, Ohio to Mary (Haulter) Fisher.  Mary was born 16 March 1858 at Tiffin, Ohio to Anthony and Mary (Bour) Haulter and died 5 May 1947 at Lima, Ohio.


Obituary of Mary (Haulter) Wurm - The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 6 May 1947, page 2
"LEIPSIC -  Mrs. Mary Fisher Wurm, 89, died at 4:30 p.m. in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry A. Huttinger, here.  She had been ill five months.

A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Haulter, she was born March 16, 1858, in Tiffin.  The family came to Leipsic from Bluffton in 1884.

Mary Haulter was married to Joseph Fisher in 1875 and he died in 1915.  Seven years later, Mrs. Fisher married William Wurm, who died in 1928.

One daughter, Mrs. Huttinger, Leipsic; three grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Helene Robertson, Defiance, survive.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church of which she was a member.  Rev. Henry Bushkuhl will officiate.  Burial will be made in the church cemetery.  The body is at the Huttinger residence in Leipsic."


William Bernard and Elnora Catherine (Rampe) Wurm had seven children:
1 - Emmaline Anna Wurm (1904-1976)
2 - Leo Frank Wurm (1905-1940)
3 - Joseph Clarence Wurm (1908-1982)
4 - William Cletus Wurm was born 19 April 1910 at Van Buren, Ohio.  It is believed he died in childhood.
5 - Leonard Henry Wurm was born 20 Jan 1912 at Leipsic, Ohio and died 17 Nov 1977 at Leipsic.  He married Leona R. McClure 28 June 1933 at Columbia City, Indiana.  She was born 27 March 1917 at Ottowa, Ohio to Plyn C. and Mary Belle (Harris) McClure.  It is believed that Leonard and Leona's marriage ended in divorce.  Leonard is buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Leipsic, Ohio.
6 - Robert Edward Wurm (1918-1987)
7 - infant Wurm was born and died 1 Sept 1920 at Leipsic, Ohio.

Louis John & Hattie Belle (Brandon) Wurm

Louis John Wurm, son of John Christian and Adeline Rose (Engeman) Wurm, was born 22 Aug 1872 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 13 Oct 1947 at Celina, Ohio.  He married Hattie Belle (Shaner) Brandon 4 Oct 1911 in Mercer County, Ohio.  She was born 22 March 1875 in Darke County, Ohio to Silas and Tabitha (Hemmick) Shaner and died 6 March 1935.  Louis and Hattie had one child, a daughter who died in infancy.


Obituary of Louis Wurm - The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, 14 Oct 1947, page 2
"CELINA, Oct. 14 - Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9:30 a.m. Thursday for Louis Wurm, 75, lifelong resident of Celina, who died at the Otis hospital Monday.

For more than 30 years he was a band saw operator at the Mersman Brothers Corp.  He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Holy Name Society and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Surviving are four sisters and a brother: Mrs. Estella Schunck, Mrs. Mary Tester, Mrs. Theresa Thomas and Edward Wurm, all of Celina, and Mrs. Ben Puthoff, Coldwater.

The body will be in the Pulskamp funeral home until time for the services.  Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery."

Lawrence Worm

Lawrence Worm, son of Thomas and Barbara (Miller) Worm, was born 19 Sept 1886 in Cranberry Township, Crawford County, Ohio and died 17 June 1976 at Traverse City, Michigan.  He married Rosella M. Peyton 25 May 1908 at Hannah, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.  Rosella was born in 1890 at St. Paul, Ramsey County, Michigan to John Joseph and Mary Ann M. (Towey) Peyton and died of appendicitis 18 Dec 1916 in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.  In the 1920 census, Lawrence is living with the family of his brother, Peter Worm.  His second marriage was on 18 July 1921 to Margaret Riley.  Margaret was born 21 March 1891 at Hemlock, Michigan and died 16 Dec 1955 at Traverse City, Michigan.  Lawrence did not have children by either marriage.


Obituary of Lawrence Worm - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 18 June 1976, page 3 (note - obituary contains error, Lawrence was not born in Germany)
"Lawrence Worm, 89, of 811 W. Seventh Street, Traverse City, died Thursday at the Grand Traverse Medical Care Facility after a long illness.

He was born in Germany Sept. 19, 1886, lived most of his life in the Grand Traverse area, and served in the U.S. Army during WWI.  He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and was employed as a painter.

Preceding him in death was his wife, Margaret.

Surviving are a sister, Josephine Umlor of Hannah and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services are planned for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Reynolds-Hanson Funeral Home with Fr. Ronald Gronowski officiating.  Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home."


Obituary of Margaret (Riley) Worm - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 16 Dec 1955, page 23
"DEATH CLAIMS MRS. WORM
Mrs. Lawrence Worm, 63, of 811 West Seventh Street, died early this morning at Munson hospital following several months illness.

Margaret Riley was born March 23, 1892 at Hemlock, Michigan, where she resided until her marriage to Mr. Worm on July 18, 1921.  They resided at Saginaw and Detroit prior to moving to Traverse City in 1924, where she has since resided.  She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Holy Family Society.

Surviving besides the husband are her mother, Mrs. James Riley of Ithaca; four brothers, Pat, William and David, all of Saginaw, and James of Ithaca; four sisters, Mrs. Adolph Brown, Mrs. Leonard Snyder, Mrs. Russell Kennedy, and Mrs. Gerald Claybugh of Saginaw; and several nieces and nephews.  One brother and one sister preceded her in death.

Mrs. Worm was taken to the Reynolds funeral home where the Rosary will be recited Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. and services will be held Monday morning at 9:00 at Immaculate Conception church with Father R.W. Passeno officiating.  Burial will be made in Oakwood Cemetery."

John Frank & Cecelia (Worm) DeFer

Cecelia Worm, daughter of Thomas and Barbara (Miller) Worm, was born 17 Jan 1884 in Crawford County, Ohio and died 7 Jan 1974 at Traverse City, Michigan.  She was baptised at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in New Washington, Ohio on 19 Jan 1884.  Cecelia married John Frank DeFer 5 Oct 1908 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hannah, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.  He was born 22 April 1881 in Macomb County, Michigan to Frank and Mary (Jacomb) DeFer and died 23 Jan 1972 at Traverse City, Michigan.

Obituary of John F. DeFer - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 24 Jan 1972, page 3
"JOHN DEFER DIES AT AGE OF 90
John F. DeFer, 90, of 1011 Cass Street, died Sunday noon at Munson Medical Center following a short illness.

Mr. DeFer was born April 22, 1881, in Macomb County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeFer.  He was married to the former Cecelia Worm Oct. 5, 1908 at Hannah.  He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and four brothers.

He is survived by two sons, Harvey DeFer of Traverse City and Sylvester DeFer of Mobile, Alabama, and one grandchild.

Mr. DeFer came to Traverse City from Detroit in 1927 and lived here since that time, operating an auto repair service.  He was a member of St. Francis Church, the Dads Club of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the FOE Number 383.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from St. Francis church with the Rev. Fr. Louis Bergen celebrant.  A rosary will be recited tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Reynolds Funeral Home where the body reposes.  Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery."


John Frank and Cecelia (Worm) DeFer had two children:

1 - Sylvester J. DeFer was born 24 Oct 1909 at Traverse City, Michigan and died in May 1983 at Mobile, Alabama.  Sylvester did not have any children.  He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Traverse City, Michigan.
2 - Harvey George DeFer (1923-1979)


Obituary of Sylvester J. DeFer - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 24 May 1982, page 11
"MOBILE, Ala. - Sylvester (Sal) DeFer, 73, who retired as an aircraft technician from Berkley Air Force Base after 30 years og service, died Saturday at his home.

He had lived in Mobile for the past 41 years, moving from Traverse City.

He was born in Traverse City on Oct. 24, 1909, to John and Cecelia (Worm) DeFer.

He is survived by a nephew, Randall DeFer; a sister-in-law, Floy DeFer; and a great-nephew, Matthew DeFer, all of Traverse City; and several cousins.  Preceding him in death was a brother, Harvey.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Reynolds-Hanson-Jonkhoff Funeral Home of Traverse City, where friends may call on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.  Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the Michigan Heart Association.  Envelopes are available at the funeral home."

John James & Rose Frances (Worm) Cronin

Rose Frances Worm, daughter of Thomas and Barbara (Miller) Worm, was born 12 Oct 1882 in Crawford County, Ohio and died in March 1949 in Mason County, Michigan.  She was baptised as Rose Magdalen Worm at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in New Washington, Ohio on 14 Oct 1884.  Rose married John James Cronin 7 July 1903 at Hannah, Michigan.  John was born 19 Dec 1876 at Detroit, Michigan to Cornelius and Mary (Carmondy) Cronin and died in 1959 in Mason County, Michigan.


Obituary of Rose F. (Worm) Cronin - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 1 April 1949, page 3
"Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Frances Cronin, 66, of Ludington, a former resident of Hannah, who died at Paulina Stearns hospital following a two weeks' illness, were held there Tuesday morning at St. Simon's Church.  Mrs. Cronin was born Oct. 12, 1882 in Ohio, and came with her family to Hannah at the age of four years.  Her marriage to John Cronin took place in 1903, and the couple moved to Benton Harbor where they resided for three years before moving to Ludington.  Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. William Langdon of Huntington Woods, and Mrs. Raymond Helmar of Detroit; two sons, Edward of South Bend, Indiana and Lawrence of Hingham, Mass., six grandchildren, six brothers, and three sisters."

John James and Rose Frances (Worm) Cronin had four children.

1 - Agnes Cronin was born about 1905.  She married William Langdon.
2 - Lawrence J. Cronin was born 11 Sept 1906 and died 28 March 1978 at Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.  He married Jeanette - .
3 - Edward Joseph Cronin (1908-1980)
4 - Mary Elizabeth Cronin (1919-2005)

Cornelius Peter & Helena (Lautner) Worm

Wedding of Cornelius Worm &
Helena Lautner - 1903

Cornelius Peter "Neil" Worm, son of Thomas and Barbara (Miller) Worm, was born 4 March 1881 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio and died 19 April 1970 at Traverse City, Michigan.  He was baptised at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in New Washington, Ohio on 4 March 1881.  Neil married Helena Lautner 3 Nov 1903 at Traverse City, Michigan.  She was born 27 Jan 1879 in Leelanau County, Michigan to Edward and Teresa (Sigh) Lautner and died 16 May 1962.

Obituary of Cornelius P. Worm - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 20 April 1970, page 19

"Cornelius Worm, 89, of 521 S. Garfield, Traverse City, died Sunday afternoon at Munson Medical Center after a long illness.

A funeral mass will be sung at Traverse City St. Francis church, Rev. Fr. Louis Van Bergen celebrant, with burial in Oakwood cemetery.  A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Reynolds funeral home in Traverse City.

Mr. Worm was born March 1, 1881, at New Washington, O., the son of Thomas and Barbara Worm, and lived most of his life in the Grand Traverse area, where he owned and operated a farm.  He was a member of Traverse City St. Francis Church.

On November 3, 1903 at Traverse City, he was married to Helena Lautner, who died in 1962.  His parents, seven brothers and four sisters also preceded him in death.

Surviving are a daughter: Mrs. Kenneth (Josephine) Reece of Traverse City; a son, Walter of Cadillac; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Umlor of Kingsley and Mrs. Cecilia DeFer of Traverse City; and a brother, Lawrence of Traverse City."

Obituary of Helena (Lautner) Worm - Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan, 16 May 1962, page 12

"MRS. WORM DIES AT 83

Mrs. Cornelius (Neil) Worm, 83, of 521 S. Garfield, Traverse City, died early this morning at her home after a lingering illness.

Helena Lautner was born January 27, 1879 in Leelanau County, later living on a farm in Garfield Township and moving to the Garfield Road residence in 1933.  On November 3, 1903, she was married to Mr. Worm, who survives.  She was a life member of Traverse City St. Francis church.

Surviving besides the husband are one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Josephine) Reece of 539 Garfield, one son, Walter, of Cadillac, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; six brothers, Edmund, Edward, Stephen, William, Joseph and Theodore Lautner, all of Traverse City; and several nieces and nephews.

One son, Stephen, died in 1946.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the St. Francis church, Rev. Fr. Joseph E. Kohler officiating, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.  The rosary will be recited at 8:00 p.m. Friday at Reynolds Funeral Home in Traverse City."

Cornelius Peter and Helena (Lautner) Worm had three children:

1 - Josephine Ann Worm (1906-2004)
2 - Stephen Edward Worm (1909-1946)
3 - Walter Alfred Worm (1913-1996)