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BESSIE MONTGOMERY

BESSIE

MONTGOMERY

Bessie Montgomery, 91, of Piqua, Ohio, formerly of Shadyside, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Upper Valley Medical center in Troy, Ohio.

She was born March 30, 1926 in Shadyside, Ohio, daughter of the late Edgar and Mary Roubal Vanek.

Bessie was a former bookkeeper for John Tonkovich and Son in Dilles Bottom, Ohio and a member of the Lincoln Avenue United Methodist Church in Shadyside, Ohio and a member of the Order of Eastern Star Captina Chapter 489 for over 60 years.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Laverne S. Montgomery on August 25, 2009; her brother and sister-in-law, Edgar and Verna Vanek; and her son-in-law, Edward Schlegel.

Surviving are her children, Daniel (Mary) Montgomery of Dublin, Ohio and her daughter, Susan Schlegel of Piqua, Ohio. Also three grandchildren, Heather (Scott) Thompson, Nicholas (Ryan) Montgomery and Kara (Scott) Gold and; four great-grand-children, Annabelle and Aiden Montgomery and Liam and Emma Thompson.

Family and friends will be received at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory, 3900 Central Avenue, Shadyside, Ohio, on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of services at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Randy Weaver officiating. Interment in the Holly Memorial gardens in Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lincoln Avenue United Methodist Church or the OR & W Fire District by going to “TMCFunding.com.”

Share your thoughts and memories with Bessie’s family at www.bauknecht altmeyer. com.