Helen W. Hespe, 90, died on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Valley View Health Care Center. She was born on April 16, 1925 in Gibsonburg to Jacob and Alice (Avers) Gross.
On Sept. 28, 1956 she married Arthur Hespe and they remained happily married until his passing in 1970. Helen worked as a Practical Nurse for Wood County Hospital and was an excellent farmwife and homemaker.
Surviving is daughter, Marie Nehls of Columbus; granddaughters, Crystal Brooks, Heather Witten, and Jennifer Knox; 5 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Marie Roth of Fremont and Dorothy Krumnow of Gibsonburg.
She is preceded in death by her husband; sisters, Alice Krumnow, Elsie Gross, Elizabeth Gross and an infant sister.
Visitation will be held on Sun., Jan. 17, 2-4 p.m. & 6-8 p.m., at the Herman-Veh Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Gibsonburg. Funeral Services will be held on Mon., Jan. 18., 10:30 a.m., at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gibsonburg; where an hour of visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Fish Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gibsonburg.