Nelma Hecht

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 1:46AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Nelma Hecht

Nelma L. Hecht, 90, formerly of 413 Arlington St., St. Marys, died at 1 a.m. June 9, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

She was born Aug. 11, 1916, in St. Marys, to Lee and Ruth Fee Fannon. On Jan. 10, 1941, she married Godlieb J. Hecht, who died Oct. 6, 1995.

Surviving are three sons, Larry (Sue), New Knoxville, and Richard and Mick (Betty), all of St. Marys; three daughters, Ruth (Maurice) Herron, New Weston, Diana (John) Powell, North Port, Fla., and Terri Cable, St. Marys; three brothers, Chuck (Martha) Fannon, St. Marys, Everett Fannon, Rockford, and Fred Fannon of South Dakota; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Deceased are two sons, Ronnie and Jerry; and a daughter, Janet Wietholter.

She was a homemaker and had worked as a waitress at the former Villa Cerise Restaurant in St. Marys. She was a member of St. Marys Church of God, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 9289 and American Legion Auxiliary Post 323, all of St. Marys, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Lodge 691, Wapakoneta.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Charles Richtmyer officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.

Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Condolences can be sent at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

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