Debell, Howard R. Jr.

Howard married Katter, Clara E. 19 Jun 1938, Moulton, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. Clara (daughter of Katter, Fred and Griesinger, Mahala) was born 20 Nov 1913, Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio, USA; died 17 May 2005, Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA; was buried 21 May 2005, Moulton, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moulton and Clara was buried nearby in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

Died:

     Chandra A. (Miller) Hoffman provided the following transcription of Clara's obituary:

     Wapakoneta
     CLARA E. DEBELL, 91, died at 9:55 p.m. May 17, 2005, at Auglaize Acres Nursing Home, Wapakoneta.
     She was born Nov. 20, 1913, in Shawnee, Perry County, to Frederick and Mahala Griesinger Katter, who preceded her in death. On June 19, 1938, she married Howard R. Debell, who died April 6, 1986.
     Mrs. Debell was a homemaker and had retired in 1965 from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys, after 15 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moulton. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, reading and crocheting.
     Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn (Murlin) Doseck and Sharon (Arnold) Benny, both of Wapakoneta; a son, James (Diane) Debell of Wapakoneta; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-granddaughters; a sister, Evelyn (Emmett) Shoup of Wapakoneta; a sister-in-law, Cecile Katter of Sarasota, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
     She was preceded by a son, Howard L. Debell Jr; a grandson, Todd Debell; two brothers, John and Robert Katter; and two sisters, Margaret Schmidt and Opal Crusie.
     Services will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Moulton. Pastor Joy Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens, near Moulton.
     Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Long & Folk Chapel of Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta, and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
     Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rita's Hospice.

Fred married Griesinger, Mahala. Mahala (daughter of Griesinger, John G. and Schröer, Anna Alwina) was born Abt 1888, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 24 Apr 1859

Notes:

Birth:
In 2002, the archives of First St. John United Church of Christ, Hamilton, Ohio showed that John was born on 1 January 1859. His death certificate gives the date of birth as 31 January.

Buried:
John was buried in the Elm Grove Cemetery.

Died:
The cause of death was typhoid fever.

John married Schröer, Anna Alwina 29 Mar 1883, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. Anna (daughter of Schröer, Hermann Heinrich and Beickman, Engel Maria) was born 4 Nov 1863, New Bremen, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA; died 26 Mar 1948, St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA; was buried 29 Mar 1948, New Knoxville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Buried:
Anna Alwina was buried in the Pilger Ruhe Cemetery.