VERSAILLES - Alfrieda F. (Poeppelman) Puthoff, 88, of Reed Road, passed away of natural causes at her residence, early Friday morning, Dec. 16, 2011.
She was born March 22, 1923, in Osgood, Ohio (Darke County) to the late Frank and Anna (Winner) Poeppelman.
On Sept. 6, 1944, at St. Nicholas Church in Osgood,Ohio. Alfrieda married Norbert A. Puthoff, who preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 2006.
Surviving are seven children: Karen and Richard Drees, of Versailles, Ohio, Mary Jane Johnson, of Dayton, David and Karen Puthoff, of Marshal, N.C., Brenda and Phil Rutherford, of Sidney, Ohio, Frank and Cara Puthoff, of Kettering, Ohio, Richard "Rick" Puthoff, of Versailles, Steven and Marlene Puthoff of Versailles, OH; 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; six siblings: Caroline Cron, of Boise, Idaho, Irene Prenger, of Egypt, Theresa Will, of Minster, Ohio, Edwin and Rosemary Poeppelman, of Osgood, Victor and Sylvia Poeppelman, of Dallas, Texas, Jeannie Ebert, of Columbia, Tenn.; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Victor Baumer, of Minster, Raymond Prenger, of New Bremen, Ohio, Helen Puthoff, of Dayton, and Norma Puthoff, of Fort Loramie, OH.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Thomas Puthoff; a son-in-law, Thomas Johnson; and five siblings: Amelia and Luenda Poeppelman, Romilda Prenger, Maryann Baumer and Frank Poeppelman Jr.
Alfrieda was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church. She had been a cook at Versailles High School. Frieda enjoyed reading, sewing and playing cards.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at St. Nicholas Church in Osgood, Ohio.
Interment will follow at St. Martin Cemetery.
Friends may call Monday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie.
Memorials may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or charity of donor's choice.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.gehretfuneralhome.com