Mary H. Lengerich, 57, Warsaw since 2009 and formerly of Decatur, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Mary was born Dec. 31, 1959, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Charles Schweller and Mary Helen Klima Schweller. Her mother passed away at childbirth; she was then raised by her stepmother, Jane Lewis Schweller. On April 12, 1980, Mary married David L. Lengerich.
Mary was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw, and a former member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Decatur, where she was a collection counter, Sunday school teacher and a member of the Women of St. Marys. Mary was also a 4-H leader for several years. She was a 1978 graduate of Ottoville (Ohio) High School. Mary worked as a cashier for 22 years with Kroger in Bluffton, Decatur and Warsaw.
Mary is survived by her husband of 37 years, David L. Lengerich, Warsaw; two sons, Matthew D. (Hannah M.) Lengerich and Keith A. Lengerich, both of Decatur; a daughter, Melissa M. Lengerich, Warsaw; four brothers: Ron (Mary Jean) Schweller, Fort Jennings, Ohio; Denny (Vicky) Schweller, Union Mills; Paul (Sherry) Schweller, Alderson, Okla.; and Jim (Bev) Schweller, Ottoville; two sisters, Phyllis (Maury) Quillen, Shingle Springs, Calif., and Tina (Joe) Gallmeier, Delphos, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Tommy Thompson; and a granddaughter Lengerich on the way.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Linda Thompson, and mother-in-law, Leona L. Lengerich.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home, with reciting of the Holy Rosary at 3:15 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, with calling one hour prior from 9-10 a.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Father Jose Panamatathil, V.C., will be officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
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