Dolores Ann Schmehl

1930 - 2025

Dolores Ann Schmehl, 94, of St. Marys, died 6:40 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2025, at St Ritas Medical Center, Lima.
She was born Aug. 2, 1930, in Lima, the daughter of Otto and Ethel (Wistner) Etter.
She married Lee Schmehl on Nov. 20, 1948; he preceded her in death on Sept. 25, 2003.
She is survived by her children: Vickie (Wesley) Lewis of Lima; Lee Ann (Kurt) Jenkins of St. Marys; Kristine (Jerry) Freels of New Bremen; Ireta (Jeff) Hegemier of Hudson, Ohio; Jerry Lee Schmehl of St. Marys; Bruce (Carol) Schmehl of St. Marys; Tony (Renee) Schmehl of St. Marys; by 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren. She is survived by her sister Barb Doseck of New Knoxville; her brother-in-law Dave Schmehl of St. Marys. 
She was preceded in death by her husband; by her siblings Norma Howell and Gordon Etter; by her grandsons Garet Schmehl; Dustin Schmehl; Robert Lewis; by her son, Terry Lee Schmehl.
Dolores was a 1948 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She was a homemaker and she dearly loved her family. She enjoyed camping, and making porcelain dolls, as she was very crafty. She was a member of Walnut Grove Methodist Church. 
Funeral rites will be held 12:00 noon on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, St. Marys, Pastor Andrew Atkins, officiant. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services on Tuesday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may be given to Walnut Grove Methodist Church.