PAULDING
Lucille Elizabeth DenHerder, age 94, died Saturday, January 25 at her residence.
She was born November 13, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of William P. and Isabelle F. (Brown) Matson. In San Francisco, CA, on August 25, 1945 she married John S. DenHerder who preceded her in death on March 10, 1985. She was a 1938 graduate of Sierra Catholic High School, Chicago, and graduated from Saint Xavier College School of Nursing, Chicago. She served during WWII as Lt. Junior Grade in the US Navy Nurse Corp at Great Lakes Illinois USN Hospital in Chicago and USN Hospital in Dublin, GA. She was a member of the staff of Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, retiring in 2005 after 40 years as a funeral director. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Paulding; National Funeral Directors Association; and Ohio Funeral Directors Association. During her childhood days in Chicago from 1924 – 1929 she modeled for Lincoln Logs, Ovaltine and Sears Roebuck.
Lucille is survived by a son, John W. (Janis) DenHerder, Paulding; a daughter, Elizabeth A. (Charles) Hankey, Indianapolis, IN; four grandchildren: William J. (Leah) DenHerder, Middletown, OH, Joseph E. DenHerder, Paulding, Anne E. (Randy M.) Forman, Chicago, and Emily C. Hankey, New York, NY; and three great grandchildren; Madeline J. Forman, and twins, Olivia and Elizabeth DenHerder.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother, Lt. William F. Matson, a US Army WWII Japanese POW.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Friday, January 31 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, with Rev. Ben Lowell officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding, Ohio.
Visitation will be 2:30 PM – 8 PM Thursday, January 30 at Den Herder Funeral Home, and one hour prior to services on Friday.
To honor Lucille’s wishes, the family requests in lieu of flowers, statues, and other funeral memorabilia donations be made to Paulding County Hospital Home Health Care.
Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com
