Monday, March 9, 2015

Sandra Hemmelgarn (March 8, 2015)

Sandra Hemmelgarn, 60, of Greenville, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic after a courageous battles with breast cancer.

She was born October 19, 1954 in Greenville, OH, daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy (Oswalt) Ewing.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Bridget Marie Kenworthy; brothers, Myron Ewing and Jack Ewing.

Sandy was a homemaker and had worked at Whirlpool.  She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greenville.

She is survived by her husband, Edward Hemmelgarn, whom she married March 12, 1988; her children, Brittany Hemmelgarn and Brickton Ginger; grandchildren, Katelyn Kenworthy, Tera Nixon, Mikala and Peyton Ginger; brothers and sisters, Terry Ewing of Mt. Summit, IN, Roger Ewing of Arcanum, Nancy Forry of Champersburg, PA , Melvin Ewing of Arcanum, Bev Bowman of Greenville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian burial  will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, March 12  at St Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. John White celebrating.  Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Oliver Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville, Wednesday from  2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM with a prayer service being offer at 1:45 PM.  The family request that memorials be given to the charity of the donor's choice for breast cancer.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com