Doreen A. (Felser) Knoderer

DELPHOS, OHIO — Doreen A. (Felser) Knoderer passed away Nov. 5, 2016, at the home of her son, where she had resided for the past several years.She was born in Toledo on Dec. 8, 1931, to Kenneth and Laura (Goeder) Felser, and married Melvin Knoderer on May 2, 1953.She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ until its closing in 1999, then Gomer Congregational Church in Gomer, Ohio.In 1973, she and her family moved to Clyde, and in 1976, she began working at the Clyde Public Library, where she worked for over 35 years. Her love of books began early in her life, as she learned to read when she was 4 years old. Books had always been a large part of her life, and she was known to always have a book to read no matter where she was. She especially liked reading the new fiction books for children. Since she worked mostly in the children's area at the library and catalogued the books, she was able to direct the children to the best books.Doreen is survived by her daughter, Michele (Chris) Wood of Clyde; son, Brian (Ann) Knoderer of Delphos; three granddaughters, Emily (Kyle) Profitt of Fremont, Katherine Knoderer of Defiance and Laura Knoderer of Lima; one great-granddaughter, Iris Miller of Lima; special cousin, Mary Ann McGee of Florida; and many other relatives and dear friends.She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.A memorial service was held Nov. 26, 2016, at her church.In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Gomer Congregational Church, 7350 Gomer Road, Gomer, OH 45809; the Clyde Public Library, 222 W. Buckeye St., Clyde, OH 43410; or Putnam County Hospice, 575 Ottawa Glandorf Road, Suite 3, Ottawa, OH 45875.