Lorene A. Wieland, age 102, of Wieland Road, Defiance, Ohio passed away early Thursday morning, April 21, 2022 in Hillside Country Living, rural Bryan, Ohio. She was born in Bryan, Ohio on June 24, 1919, the daughter of Phillip and Freida (Zum Mallen) Walsh. On August 23, 1940 she married Dennis Wieland and he preceded her in death on January 18, 1987. She went to Schmachtenberger Grade School. She was in the 4-H Club 1931-1933 and graduated from Ney High School in 1938. She then went to Wayne University (Beauty School) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana graduating in 1939. Lorene was a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Bryan, Ohio. She was a beautician and housewife, helping her husband with farming and other farm chores. She enjoyed puzzles, mowing her lawn, and making plastic canvas Christmas ornaments.
Surviving is her daughter, Dolores Franzdorf, sons, Roger, Denver (Joyce), Michael (Ruth), and daughter-in-law, Goldie (Robert) Wieland, all of Bryan, Ohio, nine grandchildren, one step-grandson, thirteen great-grandchildren, three step-great grandchildren, seven great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lorene is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, Robert (Goldie) Wieland, her son-in-law, Paul (Dolores) Franzdorf, her brother, Clarence Walsh, her sisters, Esther Deepe and Myrtle Daft, her grand-daughter, Laura A. Wieland and her great-grandson, Weston Morr.
Friends may call for a time of visitation with the Wieland family, Monday, April 25, 2022, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Grisier Funeral Home, Stryker, Ohio and one hour prior to the funeral service Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Grisier Funeral Home, Stryker, Ohio. Pastor Chris Staup will officiate. Interment will follow at Evansport Cemetery, with luncheon following at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bryan, Ohio. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Trinity Lutheran Church, Bryan, Ohio or the Charity of Donor’s Choice.
The obituary was lovingly prepared by the Wieland family. Funeral arrangements entrusted to: Grisier Funeral Home, Stryker, Ohio. www.grisierfh.com.