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Ferne Wollet
February 16, 1919 — January 16, 2015
VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Ferne A. Wollet, 95, of Van Wert, died at 1:02 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at her residence.
She was born Feb. 16, 1919, in Wellington, Ohio, to the late Della (Bridges) Auble and Thurmon Auble.
Her husband, Waldo "Peg" Wollet, is deceased.
Survivors include children: James (Marge) Wollet of Convoy, Ohio, Thomas Wollet of Portland, Indiana, and Timothy (Janet) Wollet of Van Wert; brothers: Robert (Sally) McDonald of California, and Lyle (Helen) Auble of California; sister: Isabelle (Tom) Beal of Avon Lake, Ohio; nine grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, and many great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one child: Jay Wollet; two brothers: Harold and Warren Auble; two sisters: Pauline Pitts and Jeannette Branson; a grandchild, and a great-grandchild.
She served as Van Wert county recorder for 20 years. She ran the Van Wert License Bureau for 12 years and then served as a caretaker for many elderly in the Van Wert community. She was a member of the Ohio State Recorder's Association and was a proud life-long Democrat.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert.
Private family graveside services will be held at Ridge Cemetery at a later date.
Preferred memorial is Arthritis Foundation or American Cancer Society.