Robert E. Sudhoff, 92, 608 Butler St., Coldwater, died at 2:30 a.m. June 30, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.

He was born Oct. 19, 1916, in Mercer County to William and Sophia Meyer Sudhoff. On Sept. 25, 1946, he married Alvira Borgert, who survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Ronald (Karen) Sudhoff, Garrett, Ind., and Randy (Judy) Sudhofff, Coldwater; four daughters, Linda (Larry) Wendel, Celina, Marilyn (Ron) Couture, Jamestown, N.C., Kathleen (Mike) Citron, Raleigh, N.C., and Diane (Gerry) Sowar, Centerville; 29 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, Alfons, Fred and Ralph Sudhoff; three sisters, Margaret Schurman, Dorothy Bollenbacher, and Anselma Goecke.

He was a retired farmer and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, and the Catholic Order of Foresters. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Richard Walling officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth's Cemetery, Coldwater, where military rites will be conducted by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both in Coldwater.

Calling is 8-10 a.m. prior to the Mass at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.

Contributions can be made to the Glenmary Sisters of Kentucky.

Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.