Annabelle Lucille Tangeman

Annabelle Lucille Tangeman, 98, died on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 3:15 AM at Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta, Ohio. She was born March 29, 1914 in Auglaize County near Buckland and Wapakoneta, Ohio, the daughter of George Henry Harruff and Ruth Regina (Newland) Harruff Weimert and they preceded her in death. On December 24, 1932 she married Virgil Franklin Tangeman at the home of Reverand A.M. Daehnke in Cridersville, Ohio. Her husband died in 1997. Annabelle is survived by one son, Jerry L. Tangeman and wife Doris of Sidney, Ohio and daughter, Betty G. Baker and husband Charles of Indianapolis, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Don Tangeman, Susan Schmidt, Doug Tangeman, Mike Baker, Cheri Riley, Steve Baker and Terri Cain; eleven great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Annabelle was a member of the Buckland United Church of Christ and the Triple C Sunday School Class where she served as secretary/treasurer many times. She was also a member of the Women's Fellowship where she served as a greeter. She loved to knit, crochet, sew and quilt and did this for herself and others. She was an excellent cook and spent much of her time canning and preparing food and taking care of her grandfather, father and family who all lived together. She was a 1931 graduate of Wapakoneta Blume High School where she an honors student and played the violin in the school orchestra. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Buckland United Church of Christ in Buckland, Ohio with Rev. Adrian Sunday officiating. Burial will follow at Buckland Cemetery in Buckland. Friends may call at the church from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney is handling the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be expressed on Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home's web site at: www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com

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