Elmer Broering

Elmer C. Broering, age 82, of Burkettsville, Ohio, died on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

He was born July 30, 1940, in Cranberry Prairie, Ohio, to the late Lawrence and Stella (Kaiser) Broering.

On Nov. 21, 1964, he married his wife Barbara A. (Sommer) Broering. Barb survives in Burkettsville.

Elmer is also survived by children and their spouses Marvin and Jenny Broering of Burkettsville, Greg and Brenda Broering of Portland, Indiana, Sandy and Ron Post of St. Henry, Ohio, Vicki and Steve Knapke of St. Henry and Cara and Mark Koesters of Bellbrook, Ohio. Also surviving Elmer are 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren, as well as siblings and in-laws Mary and Louis Grieshop, Paul and Karen Broering, Luke and Barb Broering, Janice Broering, Robert and Betty Broering, Jean and Orville Borgert, Wally and Shirley Broering, Denny and Sharon Ontrop, Marilyn Fortkamp, and Linda Sommer.

In addition to his parents, Elmer is preceded in death by a brother, Don Broering; sisters and brother-in-law Irene and George Speelman, and Esther Ontrop; and in-laws Vernon Gehret, Nancy Broering, Lee Fortkamp and Bill Sommer.

Elmer was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Burkettsville. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Elmer was a lifelong farmer, a seed corn consultant and salesman, and had served as the president of the Mercer County Farm Bureau.

He loved vacationing with his wife to their place in Florida. He also enjoyed fishing and loved spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, at St. Bernard Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery in Burkettsville. Friends may call on Sunday, May 21, from 1 to 5 p.m. or on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Center for Neurological Development in Burkettsville.

Condolences may be expressed at hogenkampfh.com.