Aloysius William & Bertha Philomena (Wurm) Bechtel

Wedding of Aloysius Bechtel & Bertha Wurm

Bertha Philomena Wurm, daughter of Matthias Nathan and Martha Christine (Falter) Wurm, was born 31 Oct 1890 and died 18 March 1986.  She married Aloysius William "Ollie" Bechtel 4 Feb 1914 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 21 June 1890 at New Washington, Ohio to John and Elizabeth (-) Bechtel and died 26 Nov 1965.

Obituary of Bertha P. (Wurm) Bechtel - from papers of Germaine (Wurm) Flock
"A funeral mass will be said Friday for Bertha P. Bechtel, 95, of St. Francis Home, Tiffin, who died Tuesday, March 18 at the home after a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Bechtel was born Oct. 31, 1890 in St. Stephens.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Aloysius "Ollie" Bechtel, in 1965.

Surviving are: three sons, Harold, New Washington, Paul, Bucyrus, and Gerald "Jake", Willard; four daughters, Mrs. Ray (Alma) Long, New Washington, Mrs. Gerald (Eileen) Studer, Bucyrus, Sister M. Gregory and Sister M. Eileen, both of St. Francis Convent, Tiffin; 22 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren; one sister, Florine Faeth.

She was preceded in death by a son, Sgt. J.A. Bechtel, killed in World War II, a daughter, Marie Supon, three brothers and six sisters.

Mrs. Bechtel was a housewife and spent most of her life in New Washington.  She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, New Washington, the Altar-Rosary Society and the St. Francis Home Auxiliary.  She was a member of the New Washington American Legion Auxiliary and was a Gold Star Mother.

Fr. Robert DeSloover will say the funeral mass in St. Bernard Catholic Church Friday at 10 a.m.; burial will be in St. Bernard Cemetery.

Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Secor Funeral Home, New Washington.  Prayers will be held at 8 p.m. Memorials may be made in the form of masses or donations to St. Bernard Catholic Church or the Sisters of St. Francis."

Gravestone of Aloysius W. & Bertha P. (Wurm) Bechtel - St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery, New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio

Aloysius William and Bertha Philomena (Wurm) Bechtel had nine children:

1 - Harold Joseph Bechtel (1915-2002)
2 - Marie Martha Bechtel (1916-1982)
3 - John Aloysius Bechtel was born 19 Sept 1918 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio and died 10 Sept 1944 in France.
4 - Frances Elizabeth "Sr. Mary Eileen" Bechtel was born 9 June 1920 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio.  Sr. Mary Eileen belongs to the Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, Ohio.
5 - Helen Mary "Sr. Mary Gregory" Bechtel was born 3 May 1922 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio and died 10 May 1998.  She belonged to the Sisters of St. Francis, Tiffin, Ohio.
6 - Paul Eugene Bechtel was born 5 Feb 1924 at New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio.  He married Florence C. Stockmaster 26 June 1948 at Bellevue, Ohio.  She was born 27 April 1924 at Willard, Huron County, Ohio to Frank Joseph and Lillian R. (Gates) Stockmaster.  Paul and Florence later divorced.  Paul's second marriage was on 3 May 1975 at Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio to Gertrude Mae (Graham) Seele.  Gertrude was born 9 April 1927 at Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio to David Elmin and LuEtta (Holland) Graham and died 8 Nov 2010 at Bucyrus, Ohio.  She is buried in Brokensword Cemetery in Crawford County, Ohio.
7 - Alma Regina Bechtel (1925-)
8 - Gerald Bernard "Jake" Bechtel (1927-1997)
9 - Mary Eileen Bechtel (1929-)

Charles Frank & Mary Magdalena (Wurm) Schneider

Mary Magdalena "Lena" Wurm, daughter of Matthias Nathan and Martha Christine (Falter) Wurm, was born 13 Jan 1889 in Seneca County, Ohio and died 11 Nov 1984 at Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio.  She married Charles Frank Schneider 8 April 1913 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 21 March 1886 to Lewis and Barbara (Matheis) Schneider and died 13 Oct 1947.

Gravestone of Charles F. and Mary Magdalena (Wurm) Schneider - St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Marywood, Seneca County, Ohio

Obituary of Mary Magdalena (Wurm) Schneider - from the papers of Germaine (Wurm) Flock
"BELLEVUE - Lena M. Schneider, 95, 16827 East Thompson Township Road 186, Bellevue, died Sunday at home.

For the last 14 years she has been a resident of the St. Francis Home, Tiffin.  She was born in Seneca County.

She was a member of the St. Michael's Catholic Church, Marywood, and the Altar Rosary Society of the church.

Surviving are three sons, Donald, Claude and Edwin Schneider, all of Bellevue; a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Leona) Bertsch, Bellevue, 22 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren; two brothers, Alphonse Wurm, Tiffin and Edmund, New Washington; two sisters, Bertha Bechtel, Tiffin, and Florine Faeth, Tiffin.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1947; her parents, Matthias and Martha (Falter) Wurm, a brother, five sisters and a grandson.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Foos and Son Funeral Home, 311 W. Main Street, Bellevue, where the rosary will be recited 2 p.m. Tuesday.  The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Michael's Catholic Church with the Rev. Anthony Teolis officiating.  Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery."


Charles Frank and Mary Magdalena (Wurm) Schneider had five children:
1 - Anna Schneider was born and died 19 Dec 1913 in Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio.  Anna was delivered prematurely by cesarean section due to maternal nephritis.
2 - Donald Valentine Schneider (1920-2003)
3 - Claude Patrick Schneider (1922-)
4 - Edwin Bernard Schneider (1923-1999)
5 - Leona Elizabeth Schneider (1927-1998)

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."

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-)

Otto Jacob & Dorothea Irene (Wurm) Gerhardstein

Dorothea Irene "Dora" Wurm, daughter of John Christian and Philomena (Falter) Wurm, was born 19 Feb 1888 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio and died 10 March 1960 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio.  She married Otto Jacob Gerhardstein 6 May 1909 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 12 May 1881 in Thompson Township, Seneca County, Ohio to Anthony and Theresa (Ruffing) Gerhardstein and died 1 March 1965 at Huron, Ohio.

Gravestone of Otto and Dora (Wurm) Gerhardstein - St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery, St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio

Wedding of Otto J. Gerhardstein & Dorothea I. Wurm - Seneca Advertiser, Tiffin, Ohio, 13 May, 1909, page 2 column 7
"MARRIED - Gerhardstein-Wurm - A very pretty and inspiring church wedding occurred at St. Stephens on Thursday, May 6, when Otto Gerhardstein and Miss Dorothy Wurm, both of that place, were united in marriage by Rev. H. Gerhardstein, of Salem, an uncle of the groom. They were attended by Lawrence Wurm and Miss Elnora Gerhardstein.  After the ceremony they returned to the home of Mrs. J.B. Falter, the grandmother of the bride, where they with immediate relatives, partook of an excellent three-course dinner.  The bride wore a beautiful gown of cream victoria sublime.  She is the youngest daughter of John Wurm of this place and is very accomplished and popular.  The groom is the son of the late Anthony Gerhardstein of Bellevue.  He is the owner and able manager of the local Brick & Tile factory, with which he has been very successful and which is a material help to the village.  The day was ended with a tremendous old fashioned belling.  It was long since evident that something great must befall Otto for he wore the smile that 'wouldn't come off' which he could well afford, considering the prize he has won."


Obituary of Dorothea I. (Wurm) Gerhardstein - Bloomville Gazette, Bloomville, Ohio, 17 March 1961, page 1
"ILLNESS PROVES FATAL TO ST. STEPHEN WOMAN
Funeral services were held Monday morning for Mrs. Dora Irene Gerhardstein, 72, wife of Otto J. Gerhardstein of St. Stephen, who died at 4:35 pm Thursday in Mercy hospital.   She had been in failing health for a year or more, and had been in the hospital since Feb. 1.

Born Feb. 19, 1888 near Attica, Mrs. Gerhardstein was a daughter of John and Philomena (Falter) Wurm.  She was married in St. Stephen's Catholic church May 6, 1909 to Otto Gerhardstein, and is survived by her husband; two sons, Ralph T. and Arnold V., both of St. Stephen; a daughter, Mrs. Frieda Miller, Lucerne, Cal.; nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild; and a sister, Mrs. Ida Gerdeman, RD, Attica.  A daughter, Mary Louise, died in infancy, and another daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Fraley, died May 4, 1959.  Two brothers and two sisters are also deceased.

Mrs. Gerhardstein was a member of the St. Stephen's Catholic church, the Bloom Community Club, and the Bloom Grange.

The Rev. Kenneth Moore, pastor of St. Stephen's church, was the celebrant of a requiem High Mass in the church at 9:30am Monday.  Interment was in the parish cemetery.  Hubert C. Young funeral home of Attica was in charge of the funeral services, and the St. Stephen Altar Sodality conducted services there Sunday evening."


Otto Jacob and Dorothea Irene (Wurm) Gerhardstein had five children:
1 - Ralph Thomas Gerhardstein (1910-1974)
2 - Arnold Victor Gerhardstein (1912-)

Gravestone of Mary Louisa Gerhardstein 

3 - Frieda Marie Gerhardstein was born 1 Jan 1914 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio and died in March 1994 at Corning, Tehama County, California.  She married Roy Burton Miller 20 May 1939 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 16 March 1914 at Greensprings, Seneca County, Ohio to Alton Roy and Susan Elizabeth (Shubach) Miller and died 5 OCt 1994 at Anderson, Shasta County, California.  Roy and Frieda did not have any children.
4 - Mary Louisa Gerhardstein was born 2 Feb 1917 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio and died 25 March 1917 in Bloom Township, Seneca County, Ohio.  She is buried in St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio
5 - Mary Ann Gerhardstein (1920-1959)

Louis Ferdinand & Ida Regina (Wurm) Gerdeman

Ida Regina Wurm, daughter of John Christian and Philomena (Wurm) Falter, was born 25 April 1886 at St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio and died 26 Sept 1968 at Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio.  She married Louis Ferdinand Gerdeman 24 April 1917 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in St. Stephen, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 23 Nov 1884 at Delphos, Allen County, Ohio to Joseph A. and Thresie (Longemier) Gerdeman and died 2 Aug 1952 at Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.

Gravestone of Louis F. and Ida R. (Wurm) Gerdeman - St. Stephen Catholic Cemetery, St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio

Louis Ferdinand and Ida Regina (Wurm) Gerdeman had three children:
1 - Mary Justine Gerdeman (1921-2008)
2 - Rosemary Ida Gerdeman (1930-)
3 - a son died in infancy

Alvin Charles & Marguerite Johanna (Wurm) Aichholz

Marguerite Johanna "Maggie" Wurm, daughter of John Christian and Philomena (Falter) Wurm, was born 13 April 1884 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio and died 12 April 1940 at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  She married Alvin Charles Aichholz 17 Nov 1909 at St. Stephen Catholic Church in St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was born 26 April 1886 at St. Stephens, Seneca County, Ohio to Christian F. and Caroline Elizabeth (Bauerle) Aichholz and died in 1964.

Grave of Alvin & Marguerite (Wurm) Aichholz - Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio

Obituary of Marguerite (Wurm) Aichholz - The News Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, 13 April 1940, page 6
"ILL TWO WEEKS - Mrs. Margaret Aichholz Dies Near New Washington
NEW WASHINGTON - Mrs. Margaret Aichholz, 56, wife of Alvin Aichholz, of four miles north of here, died at Mt. Carmel hospital in Columbus yesterday afternoon, where she had been confined two weeks.

She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wurm, and was born at St. Stephens, O on April 13, 1884, and would have been 56 years old today.

She is survived by her husband and six children: Evelyn, Mildred and Isabel all of Columbus; Madonna of Dayton; and Gilbert and Eugene at home.

The body was brought back to the home last night but funeral arrangements were incomplete today."


Alvin Charles and Marguerite Johanna (Wurm) Aichholz had six children:
1 - Evelyn Ida Aichholz was born 25 Dec 1910 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 12 Feb 1985 at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  She never married.
2 - Madonna Alvina Aichholz was born 26 Jan 1915 in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio and died 20 March 2002 at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.  She never married.
3 - Mildred Margaret Aichholz (1917-)
4 - Isabelle Elizabeth Aichholz (1920-)
5 - John Gilbert "Gilbert" Aichholz was born 30 May 1922 at Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.
6 - Alfred Eugene "Gene" Aichholz (1928-)