Thursday, September 10th, 2015
Grace Klopfenstein
Grace I. Klopfenstein, 92, New Bremen, Ohio, and a resident of Elmwood of New Bremen, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Elmwood of New Bremen.
She was born June 25, 1923, in Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of Henry and Lydia (Schrolucke) Heidt. She married Earl L. Klopfenstein on February 20, 1944, and he preceded her in death in 1979.
She is survived by her four daughters: Shirley Tontrup of New Bremen; Kathy (Mike) Myers of Bradford, Ohio; Carol (Lynn) Schmidt of Saint Marys; Linda (Terry) Allen of Saint Marys. She is survived by seven grandchildren: Mike Tontrup; Brian Tontrup; Sherri Tontrup; Wendy Scott; Amy Turner, Daniel Allen and Joshua Allen. She is also survived by ten great-grandchildren: Brooke Turner, Caleb Turner, Emily Turner, Toby Turner, Kaitlyn Tontrup, Zachary Tontrup, Grayson Tontrup, Chandler Allen, Kylie Scott and Morgan Scott. She is survived by one step-great-grandchild, Aiden Teeters. She is survived by one brother, Donald (Carol) Heidt of New Knoxville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, her brothers Kermit Heidt, Vernon Heidt and Melvin Heidt; by a grandson, Jeremy Myers and a son-in-law, Jerry Tontrup.
Grace was a graduate of New Knoxville High School. She retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Saint Marys, where she was a supervisor and she had also worked at Vanderhorst Cannery. She was a lifelong farmer, as well. She was a member of the First Church of New Knoxville and was an avid quilter. She dearly loved her farm.
Funeral rites will be held 3:00 P.M. Sunday, September 13, 2015, at the First Church of New Knoxville, the Reverend Beth Ernest, officiant. Burial will follow at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Friends may call from 1:00 P.M. until the time of services on Sunday at the church, where memorial gifts may be given to the Radio Broadcast Fund of the church.
Condolences may be sent to Grace's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, 200 West Spring Street, New Knoxville, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
