TAYLOR
Elsie Mare (Laemmle) Taylor of Crestwood Care Center in Shelby, formerly of Van Wert, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2009, at Crestwood Care Center.
Mother was born October 8, 1915, the second child
of the l
ate
Gottlieb and Pauline Laemmle, preceded in death by a stillborn son and daughter,
brothers Karl Laemmle and Elmer Laemmle, and sister Clara (Laemmle) Bebout.
Mother-in-law of the late Janet (Armstrong) Taylor, grandmother of the late
Stacy (Taylor) Meredith and, for 66 years, the beloved wife of the late Searle
L. Taylor, who preceded her in death in May 2005.
Mother was a stay-at-home mom who worked side by side with her husband on their farm north of Van Wert. She was given a wonderful gift of voice and sang in many school and Farmer Institute plays. She directed the Emmanuel Lutheran Church children’s choir for many years and sang in the church’s adult choir. She also sang in the Trinity Lutheran Church adult choir in Cape Coral, Fla.
She would speak of fond memories when, as a child, the threshers would come to her parents’ farm and her mother, sister and she would set up long tables in the yard and prepare wonderful meals of homemade noodles, mashed potatoes, garden vegetables, fresh-baked bread and lots of pie. She enjoyed many, many summers with the family at the cottage on Matteson Lake in Michigan, even though she didn’t like the water. She never liked watching Dave or Bob ski and especially didn’t like it when father would try. These were summers of a mother and father enjoying companionship, teaching and learning from each other and forming a loving family bond that cannot be broken. She was quite the fisherwoman. She caught many bluegills and had a special way of fixing them. Mother and father spent their retired years on Pine Island, Fla. Again, when it came to fishing, she always caught the first and biggest fish. She got a lot of joy watching father anchor the boat; meanwhile, she had a shrimp on her hook and the line in the water. After several health problems, they moved from their waterfront property inland to Cape Coral. Later years and declining health forced mother to move into an assisted living facility. As St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians about love, our mother taught us about love, faith and hope. She showed us an Agape love. Thanks, mother, a job well done.
Survived by son Robert of Shelby, grandchild
(Lisa) and Ron McGinnis; great-grandchildren Adam and Meagan, grandchild (Todd)
and Katrina Taylor, great-grandchild Ryan; son David and daughter-in-law Nanette
of Urbana, grandchild (Nicole) and Scott Lynch, great-grandchildren Zachary and
Olivia, grandchild (Mark) and Angela Taylor, great-grandchild Mason,
grandson-in-law Chris Meredith; daughter (Ann) and William Edler of Aiken, S.C.,
grandchild (Heidi) and Mike Ruiz, great-grandchildren Joshua, Sarah and Emily,
grandchild
(David) Frysinger, great-grandchildren Jaxson and Savannah.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 2, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Van Wert, with Rev. Michael Saylor officiating. Burial will be in Taylor Cemetery in rural Van Wert County.
Friends and family may call one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
Preferred memorials: Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Van Wert.
Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert was in charge of arrangements. Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.
SHELL
Eythel May Shell, 88, of Van Wert, died at 12:10 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2009, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
She was born October 6, 1921, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Glenn O. and Irene (Munday) Smith, and was raised by her aunt and uncle, Clarence and May Gribler. On May 30, 1943, she married Robert E. Shell, who preceded her in death on August 4, 2008.
Survivors include three sons, Ron Shell and Randy (Elizabeth) Shell, both of Van Wert, and Danny (Barbara) Shell of Canton; a foster son, Russell Hipplewitz of Pemberton, N.J.; two brothers, Richard (Karen) Smith and Jim (Marsha) Smith, both of Van Wert; two sisters, Eileen (Nolan) Brievogel of Ventura, Calif., and Barbara (Ned) Runyon of Wolcottville, Ind.; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A daughter-in-law, Carolyn Sue Shell; two brothers, Bill Smith and Glenn Smith Jr.; and two sisters, Marjorie Anderson and Bonnie Pollock, also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 31, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with the Rev. Jay Nesselroad officiating. Burial services will be held at a later date in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.
The family will receive friends from 9-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials: First Presbyterian Church or Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center/Community Health Professionals.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.