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Karen Hemesath
KAREN HEMESATH
Castalia
Karen Hemesath, 73, of Castalia, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian.
Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 1, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian, and one hour before Mass at the church on Saturday, Sept. 2. Mass of Christian Burial will be at
11 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Ossian, with the Rev. Robert Gross as the celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery, Ossian.
Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian, is helping the family with arrangements.
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