Rita M. Schmitz

OTTAWA - Rita M. Schmitz, 91, of Ottawa died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 at The Meadows of Leipsic. She was born December 4, 1925 to the late John and Susan (Bohn) Plescher.  On October 29, 1949 she married Louis Schmitz who died April 11, 1959.

She is survived by three children, Linda Best, Eugene (Marlene) Schmitz, and Michael (Connie) Schmitz all of Glandorf; ten grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren with two on-the-way; one great-great grandchild; a sister, Ruth Calvelage of Ft. Jennings; a brother, Robert (Vivian) Plescher of Ottawa; and a son-in-law, Chuck Otto of Miller City. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Otto; a son, Louis Schmitz, Jr; a brother, Arthur Plescher; a sister, Mary Plescher; and a son-in-law, William Best.

Rita was a housekeeper for the Lee Bell Motel, Ottawa and a homemaker. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf and the Ottawa American Legion Auxiliary.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf with Fr. Tony Fortman officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa where there will be a parish rosary at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Condolences can be expressed at: www.lovefuneralhome.com.