OTTAWA COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: DENO, John *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitted by: Email: AislingKat@aol.com Date: August 23, 1999 *********************************************************************** John L. Deno Died Thursday Night. Dec. 21; John L. Deno, 83, retired farmer, died at his home on West Rice street about 11 oclock Thursday night, of complications. Funeral services were held from the home and then from Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon. Rev. A. C. Thober officiating and interment in Union Cemetery. Mr. Deno was born in Germany July 21, 1856, and at the age of 16 years came with his parents to America and settled at Elliston, Ohio. In 1886 he was married to Miss Bertha Sauer, and to this union were born six children, Anna, Emma, Emilia, Martha, Emil and William. In 1892 his first wife died and two years later he was united in marriage to Miss Edith Sauer. Six children were born to this union also, Edward, Theodore, Arthur, Frieda, Alma, and Edna. The family lived on the Deno farm north of Elmore on the Elliston road until 1919 when he with his wife and the children still at home moved to Elmore. His wife died in 1936 and most of the time since then he has lived with his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Kroeger, and family. His health began to fail last June and five weeks ago he became bedfast. He suffered his first stroke about two weeks ago and another one the Saturday before his death. Surviving are eight children: Mrs. Albert Durdel of Oak Harbor; Mrs. John Truman, Emil and Mrs.. Elmer Kroeger of Elmore; Edward of Saginaw, Mich; Theodore of Woodville, Mrs. Ben Magsig of Gibsonburg, and Arthur of Fremont; also 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. (Elmore Independent) __________________________________________________________ NOTE: Mrs. Bertha Sauer DENO & Mrs. Ida Sauer DENO were sisters (dau. of Wilhelm & Wilhelmina KERSTEN SAUER); shortly after Bertha's death in 1893, Ida married her husband, John, raising Bertha's children and having children of her own with Mr. DENO. <>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<> Richard Brown & Cassie Langley Brown aislingkat@aol.com http://hometown.aol. c om/aislingkat/brownsnook.htm <>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<>@<> *************OH-FOOTSEPS Mailing List***************************