Monday, February 15th, 2021
Kathleen Wirth
Kathleen T. Wirth, 78, of Saint Marys, died 10:06 P.M. Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born August 23, 1942, in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Melvin and Anne (Reilly) Singer. She married David M. Wirth on February 12, 1966; he preceded her in death on May 22, 1997.
She is survived by her sons: Jon (Mary Langenkamp) Wirth of Saint Marys; James (Jodi) WIrth of Stanardsville, Virginia; by her grandsons: T. J. Wirth; Simon Wirth; Will Wirth; by a sister, Eileen Messick of Fort Wayne; by her former daughter-in-law, Denis Hamilton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; by her brothers, Thomas Singer and Jack Wright; by her sister, Colleen Koehl.
Kathleen was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, and also of St. Francis University in Fort Wayne. She had served as a teacher at Holy Rosary School in Saint Marys, and had also worked in the church rectory. She later worked at Meadowgold Dairy in New Bremen, and TSC in Saint Marys. She enjoyed crocheting, and spent many hours lovingly crafting crocheted hats for newborns at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. She was a very devoted grandmother, and a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Saint Marys.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Saint Marys, the Reverend Alexander Witt, celebrant. Burial rites will be held at Gethsemane Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until the time of the Mass on Thursday at the church, where memorial gifts may be given to the GarySinesefoundation.org. All visitors to the church are required to wear a mask, in accordance with the mandates of the Ohio Department of Health.
Friends may also call from 4-7 P.M. Wednesday at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Rd, Saint Marys.
Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, is entrusted with Kathleen's funeral arrangements, and condolences may be sent to her family via Millerfuneralhomes.net
