Roma Edith Wollscheid, 80, of New Holland, Ohio died Friday, December 28, 2012 at 1:59 p.m. at her residence. She had been in failing health seven months.
Mrs. Wollscheid was born August 14, 1932 in Wiesbaden, Germany to Fredich and Catherine Diehl. She moved to the United States in 1951 and to Washington C.H. in 1981 from Dayton, Ohio.
She was formerly co-owner with her husband of Rancher’s Roast Beef in Washington C.H. She had been a model and a dance instructor for Arthur Murray Dance Studio.
She was a member of the St. Colman of Cloyne Catholic Church.
Mrs. Wollscheid was preceded in death by a her husband, Franz Anthony Wollscheid in 2010; by a son, Kurtis Louis Alcala in 1991; a granddaughter, Laura Ashley Gatton in 2012; a son-in-law, Richard Lochbihler in 2011 and a brother and a sister.
She is survived five children, Michael Alcala and his wife, Linda, of Sacramento, CA, Charles Alcala of Atlanta, GA, Fred Wollscheid and his wife, Susan, of Washington C.H., Monique Dawson of Port St. Lucia, FL and Jacqueline Lochbihler of Washington
Court House; eleven grandchildren, Sydney and Nic Wollscheid, Amanda Boggs, Patrick, Hillary and Madison Dawson, Stephanie, Zachary, Christopher, Jason and Joshua Alcala; six great grandchildren, Tylor, Teah and Chloe Penny, Landyn Driscoll, Rayli Gray and Alexia Alcala and a sister, Inge Oliver of Binghamton, NY.
In keeping with her wishes, Mrs. Wollscheid was cremated.
A graveside service will be held at a later date in the Bloomingburg Cemetery with the Rev. Father Jimmy Hatfield, pastor at the St. Colman of Cloyne Catholic Church, officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fayette County Diabetic Association, P.O. Box 1018, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House.