Sarah was a Lady that went up and above the call of her job as the Metamora Librarian in Metamora,Ohio. In the late 1960's until 1976 Sarah would hold a Fall theme painting contest for the town children. The children of town would go to the library and receive a sheet of gray paper with five little bags of dry paint of fall colors. Then you would go home and paint your theme and return it to the library to be judged. Then on Halloween night you would go throughout town finding your print in business windows for the winner of 1st, 2nd, 3rd,. I think of all the hard work Sarah did for the town children. Sarah resigned on February 1st. 1976 from the Library.


Sarah Semmler, 83 years old, a former
resident of Metamora, OH for 79 years,
passed away Saturday, April 9, in
Cape Girardeau, MO, where she had
resided with her son and family for
the past 5 years. Sarah was a faithful
friend of all in Metamora Community
and the surrounding area. She was
especially devoted to the welfare of
children, serving as Sunday School,
primary superintendent and teacher
of the United Methodist Church in
Metamora for 25 years. She was the
head librarian of the Metamora Public
Library for 27 years.
Surviving are her son, Gary (Terri);
2 grandchildren, Pamela Ann and Sarah
Jane; 2 sisters, Ione Thompson of
Paradise, MI, and Eunice Jacob of Toledo.
She was preceded in death by her husband
of 54 years, John Semmler in 1987.
Friends may call at the Biehl-Malone
Funeral Home , Metamora, OH, from
5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, where Funeral
Services will be held Thursday at
10:30 a.m. with Pastor Charles Selby
officiating. Burial will be in the
Amboy Township Cemetery. The family
requests memorial tributes to be made
to the Metamora Public Library.

Reprinted & edited from:
The Toledo Blade Apr 11, 1994