Florence "Flo" Herrmann, 84 died at 5:02 p.m. Dec. 18, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 14, 1927, in Belmont, Ohio to Andrew and Elizabeth (Callahan) McLaughlin. On Nov. 20, 1954 she married Fred Herrmann and he died Sept. 13, 2003.

She had retired as a bookkeeper at the Bluffton Stone Company. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. She was a volunteer at Bluffton Hospital and enjoyed reading and traveling. She was a 1945 graduate of Senecaville High School.

Survivors include a son Andrew (Annette) Herrmann of Bluffton; four daughters Pamela Marsh, Mary "Tina" (Rex Green) Welch, Linda Herrmann all of Bluffton; Marsha (Scott) Tilden of Delaware, Ohio; nine grandchildren Shanna Marsh-Martinez, Tara Marsh, Skyler Noble, Michael Tilden, Jennifer Tilden, Jaclyn Tilden, Jenna Herrmann, Lucas Herrmann and Lorren Welch; two great grandchildren Rosa Martinez and Georgia Hagan.

She was preceded in death by a great grandson Jude Shinn; a brother Andrew McLaughlin; and two sisters Irene Penn and Thelma McLaughlin.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. Father Tom Gorman officiating.

Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton where a wake service will take place at 7:30 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com