Verena V. Mahle, 95, Celina, passed away Sept. 19, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

She was born Dec. 17, 1918, in Cassella, to John and Philomena Braun Siegrist. On Aug. 18, 1951, she married Paul A. Mahle, who died Aug. 22, 1978.

Surviving are four children, Marjorie Mahle, Kettering, Dennis (Deborah) Mahle, Venice, Fla., Thomas (Kellie) Mahle, Celina, and Kenneth (Leslie) Mahle, Upper Arlington; eight grandchildren, Cameron, Bethany, Paul, Pam, Christie, Nick, Sam and Jack Mahle; a great-grandson, Everett Thomas Bruns; and three sisters-in-law, Martha Siegrist, Beavercreek, Marilyn Mahle, Dayton, and Mary Martha Kelley, Washington, D.C.

Also deceased are seven siblings, the Rev. Urban Siegrist, Sister Helen Marie Siegrist, Catherine Backs, Cletus Siegrist, Sylvan Siegrist, Rita Evers and John Siegrist.

She was a retired licensed practical nurse and had worked for St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton; Otis Hospital, Celina; and Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. She had been a volunteer at Coldwater hospital and the Mercer County Council on Aging, and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, and its Altar Rosary Sodality.

She enjoyed reading, going out to eat and spending time with her family, and was a fan of the Cincinnati Reds.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m., Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, the Rev. Ken Schnipke officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Catholic Cemetery, Celina.

Calling is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30-10:15 a.m. Thursday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina.

Memorials may be made to Immaculate Conception Church.

Condolences may be expressed at www.dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.