Sunday, September 4, 2011

Frank Joseph & Rose Margaret (Wurm) Studer

Rose Margaret Wurm, daughter of Matthias Nathan and Martha Christine (Falter) Wurm, was born 16 April 1885 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 30 April 1975 at Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.  She married Frank Joseph Studer 13 Oct 1908 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 27 Jan. 1884 to Philip and Magdalene (Wenzlick) Studer and died 20 April 1965.

Gravestone of Frank J. and Rose M. (Wurm) Studer - St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery, New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio


Obituary of Rose M. (Wurm) Studer - from papers of Germaine (Wurm) Flock
"Mrs. Rose M. Studer, 90, a resident of St. Francis Home for the Aged, died there Wednesday, April 30, 1975, following a lengthy illness.

A native of St. Stephen, Ohio, she was born April 16, 1885 to Mathias and Martha (Falter) Wurm.  She married Frank J. Studer in 1908 and he died in 1965.

She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic Church in New Washington, where she lived most of her life, and was a charter member of its Rosary-Altar Society.

She if survived by a son, Virgil F. Studer of Tiffin; three daughters, Mrs. Milo (Martha) Norris of Shelby, Mrs. George (Josephine) Doran of Galion, and Miss Arvilla Studer of Tiffin; three sisters, Mrs. Charles (Lena) Schneider and Mrs. Otto (Florine) Faeth, both of Tiffin, and Mrs. A.W. (Bertha) Bechtel of New Washington, two brothers, Edmund Wurm of New Washington and Alphons Wurm of Bloomville; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

The body is in the Secor Funeral Home in New Washington, where friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.  The Rosary will be recited there at 3 p.m. Friday.  The Rev. Omar Rethinger will conduct services in the church at 10 a.m. Saturday.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery."


Frank Joseph and Rose Margaret (Wurm) Studer had four children:

1 - Martha Ann Margaret Studer (1909-1994)
2 - Mary Josephine Studer (1912-1977)
3 - Arvilla Germaine Studer was born 22 June 1914 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio and died 5 Dec 1998.  Arvilla was never married.  She is buried in St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery at Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.
4 - Virgil Franklin Studer (1921-2011)


Obituary of Arvilla G. Studer - Advertiser Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio, 7 Dec 1998, page 5
"Arvilla G. Studer, 84, former of 19 Linwood Road, died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 1998, in St. Francis Home.

She was born June 22, 1914, in New Washington to Frank J. and Rose M. (Wurm) Studer.

A brother, Virgil F. Studer of Tiffin, and a special friend, Marguerite Kramer, also of Tiffin, survive.

Two sisters, Josephine Doran and Martha Norris, are deceased.

Miss Studer retired in 1979 as a payroll schedule clerk from the Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Tiffin, where she had been employed for 37 1/2 years.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, its Rosary Altar Society, the Josephines, St. Francis Auxiliary and the Telephone Pioneers of America.

A funeral Mass in St. Joseph Church will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. James Say as celebrant.  The Rosary will be recited at the church at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Visitation at the Hannay-Traunero Funeral Home is 2-4 and 7-9 today.  Memorials may be made to St. Francis Home or Community Hospice Care, both of Tiffin."

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Louis Michael & Mary Cecilia (Wurm) Schneider

Mary Cecilia Wurm, daughter of Matthias Nathan and Martha Christine (Falter) Wurm, was born 25 Dec 1883 and died 19 July 1974.  She married Louis Michael Schneider 16 Jan 1908 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio.  He as born 29 Sept 1880 in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio to Louis and Barbara (Matheis) Schneider and died 30 April 1963.

Marriage of Louis Schneider and Mary Wurm - Seneca Advertiser, Tiffin, Ohio, 23 Jan 1908
"A pretty wedding occurred in the St. Stephens church last Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock when Miss Marie Wurm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wurm, became the bride of Lewis M. Schneider, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schneider, of Bellevue.  Miss Rose Wurm, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Joseph Schneider, brother of the groom, as groomsman.  The officiating clergyman was Rev. Vincent Minch.  The bride's gown was a very pretty creation of cream batiste trimmed in valle lace with hat to match.  The bridesmaid's gown was ob pink batiste and she carried a bouquet of pink and white carnations.  Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party repaired to the home of the bride's parents where a wedding dinner was served to the immediate friends and relatives.  The date was also the silver wedding anniversary of the bride's parents and both events were celebrated in a fitting manner.  Mr. and Mrs. Schneider received numerous valuable wedding gifts.  The young couple will reside on a farm near Bellevue where they will be at home to the friends after Feb. 1."


Obituary of Mary Cecilia (Wurm) Schneider - from papers of Germaine (Wurm) Flock
"Mrs. Mary Cecelia Schneider, 90, died at 4 p.m. Friday, July 19, 1974, at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Green Springs following a lengthy illness.

A native of St. Stephens, she was born Dec. 25, 1883, to Mathias and Martha (Falter) Wurm.  Her husband, Louis Schneider, died April 30, 1963.

Mrs. Schneider was a member of Bellevue Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and its Altar-Rosary Society.  She formerly lived at 218 Monroe St., Bellevue.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leo Brandt of Carey, Mrs. Florian Leis of Bismark and Mrs. Walter Wise of Reed Twp.; sons, Urban and Gerald of Marywood, and Arnold, Louis and Eugene of Bellevue; sisters, Mrs. Rose Studer, Mrs. Florine Faeth and Mrs. Lena Schneider of Tiffin, Mrs. Bertha Bechtel of New Washington; brothers, Alphonse Wurm of St. Stephens and Edmund Wurm of New Washington; 19 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.  Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters.

A nephew, the Rev. Ralph Schneider, and the Rev. James Brown will conduct services at 10 a.m. Monday in Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be in Bellevue Catholic Cemetery.

The body is in the Foos Funeral Home in Bellevue, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today.  The Rosary will be recited there at 8 p.m. Sunday."

Urban & Esther Schneider

Louis Michael and Mary Cecilia (Wurm) Schneider had ten children:

1 - Urban Wilfred Schneider (1908-1990)
2 - Esther Magdalena Schneider (1910-2005)
3 - Alma Theresa Schneider (1912-2004)
4 - Lucille Elenor Schneider was born 28 Feb 1915 in Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 29 Jan 1924.
5 - Arnold Matthias Schneider (1917-)
6 - Gerald Bernard Schneider (1919-)
7 - Mary Eileen Schneider (1921-)
8 - Anita Mary Schneider (1924-1959)
9 - Louis Lawrence Schneider (1925-2010)
10 - Eugene Aloysius Schneider (1927-)