Dorothy Hellwarth

Dorothy Jean Hellwarth, 98 of Celina, Ohio passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Berne. She was born Aug. 11, 1924, in Chattanooga, Ohio to Theodore M. and Carrie (Becher) Leininger. She was married April 2, 1949, to Dillon Hellwarth.
She graduated from Willshire High School in 1943. She previously worked at the Berne Winner Company in Berne and Winkeljohn Printing in Celina, Ohio. She enjoyed working with her husband in his woodworking shop. She loved sewing for the St. John Lutheran Sewing Circle and pieced many tops for making comforters for the needy. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Celina, Ohio.
She is survived by her two daughters, Doris (Ned) Goins of Kendallville; and Karen (Tom) Kuhn of Geneva; three grandchildren, Jill (Brad) Martin; Lora (Mark) Brunstrup; and Stephen (Anna) Goins; and seven great-grandchildren, Zachary and Hallie Brunstrup; Jenna and Erica Martin; and Nora, Olivia and Emily Goins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Aug, 15, 2008; sister and brother-in-law, Catherine and Glenn Miller; and her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dean and Marilyn Hellwarth.
Visitation will be two hours prior to the 1 p.m. funeral service Friday, July 21 at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina, Ohio. Burial will be at Buck Cemetery in Celina, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church Sewing Circle.
Arrangements provided by Cisco Funeral Homes of Celina and St. Marys, Ohio. Online condolences may be made at www.ciscofuneralhome.com or Cisco Funeral Home Facebook page.