Auglaize County, Ohio

Auglaize County Death Records

Last Name: Meckstroth

First Name: Ferdinand

Father's Name: Benjamin Meckstroth

Mother's Maiden Name: Anna Maneke

Spouse's Name: JennieMarie Katterheinrich

Death Date: November 4, 2001

Cause of Death:

Death Location: St. Marys, Auglaize County OH

Source: Celina Daily Standard

Additional: Ferdinand Meckstroth, 101, 201 S. St. Marys St., New Knoxville, died at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. He reportedly was the oldest resident of New Knoxville. He was born Nov. 8, 1899, in New Knoxville, to Benjamin and Anna (Maneke) Meckstroth. On April 20, 1922, he married Jennie Marie Katterheinrich and she died Feb. 3, 1981. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Schuller, New Knoxville; two daughters-in-law, Wilma, St. Marys, and Sandra Berlet, New Knoxville; a brother and his wife, the Rev. Arnold and Martha, St. Marys; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Deceased are two sons, Roland and Dale; a brother, Clarence; two sisters, Louise and Lydia; one grandson and one great-grandson. A 1916 graduate of New Knoxville High School, he worked at Kramer & Dickman from 1919 to 1924. He later worked at a milk bottling plant in St. Marys from 1924 to 1946 and retired from Hoge Lumber Co. in 1972. He was a member of New Knoxville United Methodist Church. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Mitch Arnold officiating. Burial will be at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville. Calling is 5-8:30 p.m. today at Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, New Knoxville, and noon-1 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Contributions can be made to the church or the Radio Broadcast Fund of the church.

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