Lorene Elizabeth (Schulte) Fuerst's Obituary
Lorene Fuerst Obituary
COLUMBUS GROVE — Lorene Elizabeth Fuerst, 96, died at 11:05 p.m. Dec. 14, 2012, at The Meadows of Kalida. She was born May 26, 1916, in Ottoville, to Bernard and Lucy Martin Schulte. On. April 23, 1940, she married Norbert Fuerst, who died May 28, 1994. Mrs. Fuerst attended the Jackson Township one-room school in Putnam County as a child. She was a homemaker, worked on the family farm with her husband gathering eggs, sometimes as many as 4,000 to 5,000 a day. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus Grove and its Altar Rosary Society. She loved working outdoors and was an avid flower gardener. Her other interest included crocheting, baking, making homemade noodles, but nothing was foremost than her faith and family. Survivors include five children, Patricia (Karl) Schnipke, of Toledo, James (Bonnie) Fuerst, of Columbus Grove, Richard (Phyllis) Fuerst, of Columbus Grove, Jane (Henry) Kaufman, of Ottawa, and Magdalen (Donald) Wehri, of Kalida; a sister, Dolores VanOss, of Ottoville; two sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Schulte, of Delphos, and Martha Fuerst, of Columbus Grove; 22 grandchildren, Denise Schnipke Stark, Krista Schnipke, Arlene Louth Cress, Dean Louth, Sonya Fuerst Selhorst, James Fuerst, Steven Fuerst, Laura Fuerst Schumacher, Renae Fuerst Olivo, Nora Fuerst Altenburg, Teresa Fuerst Briggs, Julie Fuerst Schroeder, Mary Fuerst Cartwright, Melissa Fuerst Hughes, Michelle Kaufman Giesswein, Regina Kaufman Taylor, Bryan Kaufman, Sarah Kaufman Stechschulte, Kathryn Wehri Karhoff, Jennifer Wehri Salvina, Andrew Wehri and Jillian Wehri; 48 great-grandchildren, Tyler and Tiffany Fligor, Andrew and Alyssa Stark, Andrew, Victoria and Alex Cress, Abigail, Elizabeth and Emily Louth, Will, Anna and Grace Selhorst, Owen, Zach, Lauren and Wyatt Fuerst, Brady, Breann and Ben Fuerst, Lydia and Jackson Schumacher, Anthony, Abigail and Elizabeth Stringfield, Sophia Olivo, Madison and Natalie Altenburg, Morgan Auchmuty, Miranda and Cayden Briggs, Landen, Levi, Zaine and Wynn Schroeder, Nathan, Hannah and Emma Cartwright, Karlie Hughes, Chandler and Dylan Giesswein, Ava and Parker Taylor, Grant Kaufman, Lillian and Easton Stechschulte, Grayson Karhoff, and Lucas Salvina; three stepgreat-grandchildren, Marcos Olivo, and Victoria and Breanna Briggs. She was preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Smith; a brother, Henry Schulte; and a grandson, Bernard Fuerst. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus Grove. The Rev. Tom Extejt will officiate. Burial will be at St. Anthony Cemetery in Columbus Grove. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hartman Sons Funeral Home in Columbus Grove, where A special rosary service will begin at 8 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony School Endowment Fund or St. Anthony Church
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