Mavis Girten, 100, of Bowling Green, Ohio, beloved wife of the late Elmer L. Girten, passed away on Monday February 25, 2019 at Heritage Corner in Bowling Green. Born in Toronto, Canada, Mavis was a graduate of the University of Toronto. She taught seven years in Toronto before moving to the States to marry her husband, whom she met while both were students at Columbia University in New York City.
After teaching in the Swanton and Rossford school districts, Mavis retired from the Perrysburg school system in 1977.
With her husband she enjoyed cottage life in Canada, traveling and attending elder hostels in Europe and in the United States.
A watercolorist, her many paintings in watercolor and pastel were treasured by family and friends. As a volunteer she served 16 years at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bowling Green, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Elmer L. Girten, her sister Marjorie McIntosh, and her parents, Dr. Robert and Ella Rose McIntosh.
Mavis is survived by her two daughters, Ann King (John) of Rudolph, Ohio, Linda Wittenmyer (Dave) of Maumee, and three grandchildren, Kevin (Janelle) King of Perrysburg, Amy (Kevin) Wise of Whitehouse, and Brian (Kelly) Wittenmyer of Perrysburg. Also surviving are eleven great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday March 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1526 E. Wooster St. in Bowling Green. Pastors Amy Miller and Tom Moyer will officiate. Following the service a luncheon will be served for family and friends at the church. Visitation will be held Saturday morning at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Dunn Funeral Home in Bowling Green. Joint burial of Mavis and Elmer’s cremains will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bowling Green.
Memorial contributions may be given to the First United Methodist Church or Bridge Hospice in Bowling Green.
To share an online condolence with the Girten family please visit www.dunnfuneralhome.com.
