Mary Campbell

Mary Lou Campbell, 93, of Berne, formerly of St. Marys and New Bremen, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, at 11:42 a.m. at Swiss Village in Berne, where she had resided since 2012. She was born June 23, 1927, in New Bremen, Ohio to Herbert F. and Leona H. (Kettler) Donnerberg. She was married October 25, 1947, to Paul Campbell, and they celebrated 54 years together before his death.
She was a former member of St. Paul U.C.C. in St. Marys and New Bremen. She had worked at the former Vanderhorst Canning Company in St. Marys many summers where she peeled blanched tomatoes prior to them being canned. She also worked in the plant at Goodyear in St. Marys for many years before her retirement. She was known to be a busy body, always working and taking care of her family. In her younger years, she enjoyed riding motorcycle with her husband and friends and taking fishing trips and picnic lunches with her family. She and and her husband enjoyed traveling with the family in their camper seeing much of the continental United States. She enjoyed keeping busy by quilting, sewing, tending to her vegetable garden and doing numerous crafts over the years.
She is survived by three daughters, Linda (Larry) McMullen of Geneva; Pauline Lee of St. Marys, Ohio; and Jeanne (Brice) Miller of Ft. Collins, Colorado; two sisters, Donna Nagel of St. Marys, Ohio; and Catherine “Katy” Jones of Springfield, Ohio; sister in-law Miriam “Mim” Donnerberg of St. Marys, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on April 6, 2002; a grandson; and five siblings, Betty Bergman-Philpot; Dorothy Feltman; James Donnerberg; Virginia Sweigart; and an infant brother, Don Donnerberg.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the 11 a.m. funeral service Wednesday, June 23 at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, Ohio. Officiating will be Rev. Becky Erb Strang. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to the Samaritan Fund at Swiss Village, 1350 W. Main St., Berne, IN 46711 or to Visiting Nurse Hospice, 108 S. Jefferson St., Berne, IN 46711.
Arrangements provided by Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, Ohio. Online condolences may be made at www.gilberghartwigfh.com.