Kenneth Paul Wilhelm

Kenneth Paul Wilhelm, 61, of Paulding, died Monday, July 9, 2012, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.

He was born April 11, 1951, in Paulding County, the son of Nellie L. (Smalley) Wilhelm, who survives in Paulding, and the late Theodore Wilhelm. On June 13, 1981, he married Sue Ann (Vance) Wilhelm, who also survives in Paulding.

Other survivors include two daughters, Valerie (Kelly) Parks and Marilyn (Paul) Stallbaum, both of Columbus; a son, Jordan Wilhelm of Paulding; three sisters, Rita (John) Daeger and Barbara (Howard) Baksa, both of Paulding, and Jeanette (Terry) Prisk of Highland, Mich.; and four brothers, T. Gary (Ann) Wilhelm, Michael Wilhelm, and David (Vicki) Wilhelm, all of Paulding, and Dan (Laurie) Wilhelm of Oakwood.

A brother, Anthony Wilhelm, also preceded him in death.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 13, at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish in Paulding. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Paulding.

Calling hours are from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Den Herder Funeral Home in Paulding and an hour prior to services Friday at the church.

Preferred memorials: Paulding County Crippled Children Society, c/o Marsha Pressler.

Messages of condolence may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.