Juanita Himmelspach

Juanita “NeNe” Himmelspach, 87 of Zanesville, died 3:00 PM Thursday, December 20, 2012 at her residence following a short illness. She was born Tuesday, June 2, 1925 in Zanesville the daughter of Amos Shumate and Della (Wyatt) Shumate. She married Charles F. Himmelspach, Sr. on Saturday, April 12, 1947. She was catholic by faith and attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Juanita was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time and caring for her family. She loved playing bingo and always put others first and loved animals. Juanita was an Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns fan. Juanita is survived by one daughter: Patsy (Michael) Strohl of Zanesville; two sons: Charles F. (Nancy) Himmelspach, Jr. of Pataskala and W. Jeffery (Kathy) Himmelspach of Zanesville; eight grandchildren: Jon Strohl of Newtown, PA, Amanda (Padraic) Arway of Canton, Heidi (Jody) Sims of Pickerington, Paul (Amber) Himmelspach of Westerville, Chris Himmelpach of Cambridge, England, Joseph (Heather) Himmelspach of Whitehall, Linsey Strohl of Columbus and Karlye Himmelspach of Zanesville; seven great grandchildren: Andrew, Patrick and Charles Arway, Chelsee Cress, Natalie Himmelspach, Cy and Adelyn Sims; three sisters: Dorothy Skelton of Granville, Margaret Mellen of Zanesville and Ruth Ann McElroy of Vermillion; two sisters-in-law: Ada Mason of Visalia, CA and Julia Shumate of Zanesville and a special friend: Margaret Noll. In addition to her parents, Juanita was preceded in death by her husband: Charles F. Himmelspach, Sr. who died November 16, 1989; four brothers: Walter, Clarence, Arthur and Russ Shumate and two sisters: Betty Brown and Rosemary Faust. Visitation will be 2-4 & 6-8 PM, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at The Hillis & Hardwick Funeral Home, 935 Forest Avenue where the Rosary will be recited at 7:45 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 AM, Thursday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with a Dominican Father as celebrant. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Mt. Olive Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Genesis Hospice & Palliative Care, 713 Forest Avenue, The Muskingum County Animal Shelter, 1430 Newark Road or Muskingum County Center for Seniors, 200 Sunrise Center Drive, Zanesville, Ohio 43701 in Juanita’s memory. To sign the online register book or to send a personal condolence note please visit the link at the top of this page

Juanita Himmelspach

June 2, 1925 - December 20, 2012