Beatrice E Root

Beatrice E. (Otermat) Root, 89, of Fremont, died Sunday, September 27th at Winchester Hospital, Winchester, Massachusetts. Born April 26, 1920, in Toledo, Ohio to Oscar and Lillian (Guettler) Otermat she was a 1939 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. She married Carroll E. Root on December 15, 1944 at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont, whom she lost on May 26, 2007. She had resided at The Pines of Tewksbury in Tewksbury, MA from July 2009 until her death.

She was an insurance office secretary in Fremont and State Auto Mutual Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio. Then she was an office clerk at Sandusky Memorial Hospital, Fremont, for 22 years. She enjoyed her family, playing pinochle, crocheting, sewing, gardening and birdwatching. She was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church.

She is survived by son, Rev. Eugene C. Root, Philadelphia, PA and daughter, Martha S. Root, Wilmington, MA. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Carroll E. Root; son, Kristopher; daughter, Marcene; sisters Florence I. (Otermat) Hetrick and Jacqueline Barb.

Visitation: 10 am-12 pm, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Fremont with funeral services at 12 pm at the funeral home with Pastor Paul Gruetter officiating.

Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or Bethany Place.