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Doris Seibert Obituary

ELGIN -- Doris Cecelia "Dodie" Seibert, 90, passed away peacefully at 5:40 AM on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville.

Doris was born on August 29, 1932 in Lima to the late Theodore and Mildred (Schmersal) Longmeier. Dodie was a graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School. She was united in marriage to the late Edward Dodge and together the had 4 children. Later in life, Doris was united in marriage to Clarence "Sonny" Seibert until his passing in 1996.

Dodie was a member of the Elgin town council, St. Rose Catholic Church in lima and also St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Landeck. Some of her passions included gardening, canning, fishing and camping. Most of all she loved her large family.

She is survived by her four children, Jan Ordonia of Carabelle, FL, Jody (Randy) Bruce of Lima, John (Coni) Dodge of Lima and Richard "Joe" Dodge of Van Wert; eight grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; ten great-great grandchildren; one brother, Norman Longmeier; and two sisters, Loraine Bresler and LaDonna Thomas. Doris was preceded in death by her parents, both husbands, brothers Harold and Theodore "Ted" Longmeier, sister Beatrice O'Conner, and grandchildren Richard Haiber and Jennifer Catherine Buzzel.

Visitation and Funeral Mass will be held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Lima on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM followed by a Funeral Mass at 3:00 PM. Burial will be held at a later date where she will be placed next to Sonny at Goodwin Cemetery in Elgin. Memories may be shared and viewed on the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home website at www.baylifffuneral.com.

In lieu of flowers, in honor of Doris memorials may be given to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Landeck or St. Rose Catholic Church in Lima.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Lima News from Oct. 13 to Oct. 16, 2022.

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