Wilma Link

Wilma Mary Link, 93, of Fort Recovery passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio.

She was born on Dec. 20, 1930, in St. Henry, Ohio, to the late Gregor and Mary (Kramer) Goettemoeller.

In addition to her parents, Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Link, whom she married on Nov. 28, 1953, and who passed away on Nov. 14, 2010; two children, Leonard (infant) and Bernard (stillborn); her granddaughter-in-law, Alica Shier; her great grandsons, Theodore Fleck and Noah Miller; her siblings, Fr. Leonard Goettemoeller C.PP.S., Mildred and Raymond Wuebker, Harold and Dolores Goettemoeller, Alvin and Verena Goettemoeller, Edna and Norbert Kremer, Ivo and Esther Goettemoeller, and Marie and George Minnich; her in-laws, Aloys and Cleopha Link, Rudy and Mary Link, Sr. Jean Link S.F.P., Eugene and Marilyn Fullenkamp, Elmer Link, and Eugene Reinhard.

Wilma is survived by her children, Mary Jane (Eugene) Homan of New Bremen, Ohio, Kathleen (James) Riethman of New Bremen, Daniel (Nancy) Link of Portland, Robert (Sharon) Link of Fort Recovery, Linda (Rich) Shier of Fort Recovery, David (Marie) Link of Fort Recovery, Teresa (Steven) Smith of Springboro, Ohio, and Carol (James) Knapke of Fort Recovery; her 40 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren, with two on the way; her sister-in-law, Marlene Minnich of Portland; her in-laws, Phyllis Link of Coldwater, Edna Reinhard of Plainfield; and Sr. Adelaide Link S.F.P. of Cincinnati; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Wilma was a 1948 graduate of St. Henry High School. She spent her life as a homemaker, raising her beloved family. She was a devout Catholic and a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, the Altar-Rosary Sodality and the Daughters of Isabella. In her free time, Wilma enjoyed cross stitching, playing games and making her “famous” homemade cinnamon rolls.  

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Recovery. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Guests may visit with Wilma’s family on Friday, March 22, 2024, from 2 until 7 p.m. and again on Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m. at Brockman Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery. A Daughters of Isabella prayer service will begin at 6:45 p.m. on Friday.  

Memorial contributions may be given to EverHeart Hospice or the Center for Neurological Development.

Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting brockmanboeckmanfh.com.