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Bellevue, OH 44811
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Garnet E. Hammersmith, 79, of Bellevue passed away Monday, April 3, 2012 at Stein Hospice, Sandusky.

She was born September 12, 1932 in Athens, Ohio the daughter of Elmer and Viola (Chutes) Cole.

Garnet was a graduate of Thompson High School and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Bellevue. She helped on her family farm in her early years but spent most of her time as a homemaker taking care of her children. She lived to care for her children and then her grandchildren as the years passed. She enjoyed crafts and making blankets.

She is survived by her husband, Clarence Hammersmith, whom she married August 21, 1951 in Indiana; five children, Diane (Eugene) Manlet, of Bellevue, Kathy (Jerry) Hackenburg of Bellevue, Jeanne Enstad of Milan, Robert Hammersmith of Sandusky and Steven (Wendy) Hammersmith of Bellevue. She is preceded in death by her parents and twelve brothers and sisters.

Friends will be received on Thursday, April 5, 2012 from 4-7 p.m. at Foos and Foos Funeral Service, 151 Yorkshire Place, Bellevue. A funeral service will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 209 Southwest St., Bellevue. Burial will follow at Bellevue City Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, OH 44871
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