Ruth Marie (Poeppelman) Hoelscher (February 28, 2015)

Ruth Marie (Poeppelman) Hoelscher, age 92, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 12:05 PM at Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, Ohio. She was born on June 22, 1922 in Shelby County, Ohio, to the late Bernard J. & Alice T. (Gariety) Poeppelman.

She is survived by her sons and daughters in law, Ronald & Judy Hoelscher of Bradford, Ohio, Roger & Rebecca Hoelscher of Medina, Ohio, and Richard & Rosie Hoelscher of Piqua, Ohio; daughter and son in law, Bonnie & Jerry Bey of Versailles; grandchildren, Ron Hoelscher Jr., Lorrie Hoelscher, Michelle Enis, Cindy Hoelscher-Fair, Jerome Bey III, Albert Bey, Lisa Bey-Heid, Sandy Bey-Buynak, Benjamin Bey, Antony Bey, Traci Shaffer, Bryce Shaffer, Albert Hoelscher, Joe Hoelscher, Julie Hoelscher, Becca Wooley, Julia Burns and Andrew Kruz; 47 great grandchildren; brother and sister in law, Lester & Eileen Poeppelman of Minster, Ohio; sisters and brother in law, Esther Hoelscher of Newport, Ohio, Genevieve Voisard of Russia, Ohio, and Edna & Cliff Wise of Minster, Ohio; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Albert A. Hoelscher whom she married on May 15, 1943; sisters and brothers in law, Bernadine & Tom Froning, Dorothy & Urb Gaier, Hilda & Clarence Siegel, Margaret & Aloys Hoelscher, Conrad Hoelscher and Carl Voisard; brother and sister in law, Alvin & Martha Poeppelman.

Ruth is a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, Eagles Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She worked at Argosy in Versailles and then 16 years at Weaver Brothers in Versailles. She was also a cook at Hoppy’s in Versailles before retiring from the Versailles Heath Care Center as a cook.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Friday, March 6, 2015 at 9:00 AM at St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, Ohio, with Rev. Fr. Ron Haft celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Valbert Catholic Cemetery, Versailles, Ohio. Family will receive friends on Thursday, March 5, 2015 from 4-7 PM as well as Friday morning from 8:00-8:30 AM at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles, Ohio.

It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to the Versailles Health Care Center, Versailles, Ohio. Condolences for the family maybe expressed through www.zecharbailey.com