Cecelia Elizabeth Whitmer, age 93, of 913 Willow St. Celina, Ohio passed away at 8:25a.m. on Friday, February 03, 2012 at Mercer County Community Hospital Coldwater, Ohio. She was born on October 28, 1918 in Denver , Colorado to the late Sven and Esther (Allspach) Vegelin. On July 24, 1943 she married Lewis Whitmer, who died July 29, 2006.
Cecelia is survived by her brothers Carl Kroger of Troy, Lawrence Kroger of Troy, sisters Charlotte Biles of St. Petersburg, Fl., Marjorie Kuhns of Dayton, Janet Walpole of Troy, Esther Lamka of Troy, Rosalie Calvert of Troy
She graduated from Troy High School 1936, and the University of Cincinnati in 1938. Cecelia was the secretary for CBS Auto Parts in Celina for 20 Years. She was a member of the fraternity Phi Beta Psi and Iota Gamma Chapter. She was a member of the Alturian Club and the Mercer County Elks Ladies Golf Association.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00p.m. on Tuesday February 7, 2012 at the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, with Rev. Paul Calvert officiating. Burial will follow in North Grove Cemetery in Celina. Friends may call from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Monday February 6, 2012 at the Funeral Home. Condolences may be made at LHDfuneralhome.com. Memorials contributions may be made to the Alturian Club of Celina.