Melvin H. Lammers

Lima

Melvin H. Lammers, 84, of Lima and formerly of Columbus Grove, died at 6:43 a.m. Nov. 25, 2009, at St. Rita’s Medical Center.

He was born June 9, 1925, in Mount Pleasant, Mich., to Albert and Edna Ricker Lammers, who preceded him in death. On March 2, 1946, he married Edith Aldrich, who survives in Lima.

Mr. Lammers retired from Philips ECG in Ottawa. He was the former Miller City police chief and a Putnam County sheriff’s deputy. He worked at Borgelts and Oak restaurants. He owned Mel’s Bar in Miller City. He worked at the tank depot in Lima. He was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church, Lima. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, Ottawa, and Disabled American Veterans. He was a former Miller City scoutmaster and volunteer firefighter. He was a member of the Miller City Sportsmen’s Club. He was an umpire for Little League baseball.

Survivors also include two sons, Ronald (Jane) Lammers and William Lammers, both of Ottawa; two daughters, Diane Mershman, of Ottawa, and Joyce Lammers, of Ketchikan, Alaska; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Donald (Ann) Lammers, of Napoleon, and Francis “Fritz” (Jeanette) Lammers, of Florida; and two sisters, Sister Marlene Lammers, of Nazareth, Mich., and Dorothy (Ralph) Miller, of Kalida.

He was preceded in death by a son, James Dale Lammers; a grandchild; and four brothers, Ralph, Virgil, Paul and Richard Lammers.

A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Columbus Grove. The Rev. Alfons Minja will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with military rites by Columbus Grove American Legion.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Love Funeral Home, Ottawa, with a VFW service at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com.