Evelyn M. Palte

GLANDORF – Evelyn M. Palte, 89, of Glandorf, passed away at 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Meadows of Ottawa surrounded by family.  She was born October 21, 1933 in Glandorf to the late Raymond J. and Helen L. (Kern) Schroeder. On November 21, 1951, she married William H. Palte, who preceded her in death on October 29, 1992.

Survivors include 9 children: Elaine (Ron Hermiller) Gilgenbach of Ottawa, William (Rebecca) Palte of Columbus Grove, Mark (Christine) Palte of Apollo Beach, FL, Michael (Judy) Palte of Findlay, Lynn (Herbert) Michel of Kalida, Kenneth (Sibel) Palte of Oklahoma City, OK, Geri (Daniel) Donaldson of Deshler, Jim (Mahrokh) Palte of San Jose, CA, and Phil (Judy) Palte of Ottawa; 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; 3 sisters: Patricia Hovest of Ottawa, Doris Eith of West Deptford, NJ and Diane Warnecke of Kalida; 2 brothers: Dale (Ruth) Schroeder of Bowling Green and Gary (Jan) Schroeder of Kalida; and a sister-in-law, Jeannie Schroeder of Ottawa.

She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Petersen; a son, Lee Palte; 2 brothers: Tom and Rosemarie Schroeder and Louis Schroeder; a sister, Rita and Elmer Maas; and 3 brothers-in-law: Robert Eith, Jim Warnecke and Greg Hovest.

Evelyn was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. She was very active in her faith and taught religion at Glandorf Elementary. Evelyn made and donated over 5,000 rosaries. She loved books and wrote her own covering the history of Glandorf School. She was also a member of the Putnam County Red Cross, where she volunteered to help on many disaster relief missions.  Evelyn was very family oriented. She, along with her sister, Doris, compiled a Schroeder Family Tree for her family.

Funeral Mass will begin 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 6, 2023 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf with Fr. Matt Keller officiating and her cousin, Fr. Kenneth Schroeder co-officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 - 8 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2023 and one hour prior to Mass on Monday at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Putnam County Red Cross or Putnam County Hospice.

Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com

Putnam County Ohio Red Cross
336 E. Main St., Ottawa, Oh 45875,
Tel: 419-523-4810
Web: www.putnamredcross.org

Putnam County Hospice
575 OG Road Suite 3, PO Box 312, Ottawa OH 45875