Doris L. Poppe Swartz Deam

DORIS L. POPPE SWARTZ DEAM, age 103,

Of Sidney, passed away at The Landings of Sidney on October 14, 2026 at 1:11 A.M., on the day before her 104th birthday.  

Doris Lucille Coil was born on October 15, 1922 to the late Harley H. and Alma M. (Unum) Coil. She grew up on a farm outside of Hardin, Ohio along with her sister Ruth and brother Orville. She graduated from Sidney High School. She had attended beauty school and worked on the Norden Bombsight project in Piqua during WWII. After the war, she married Paul H. Poppe, and they were married for 40 years. They lived in Kettlersville where they owned and operated the Poppe Brothers General Store. Doris worked in the store, was an excellent housekeeper, and was known for her immaculate landscaping work. After Paul died in 1986, Doris then married Harold F. "Jack" Schwartz, and they were married for 20 years. After he passed away, Doris married her high school friend, William H. "Bill" Deam at the age of 88, and they were married 11 years before his death. Along with her parents and husbands, Doris was also preceded in death by her siblings, and her son, Richard W. "Dick" Poppe, who died in 2025. 

Doris is survived by her daughter Cheryl (Charles) Christman of Lebanon, Tennessee; a grandson Ryan (Christin) Christman of Lebanon, Tennessee, a granddaughter Angela (Joshua) Funderburk of Johns Creek, Georgia, and her six great-grandchildren: Piper, Greta, Asa, and Shepherd Christman, Caleb and Addison Funderburk. Also left to cherish her memory are her step-children: Jackie Kibler of Urbana, Mark (Joyce) Deam, Marcia (Dan) Shaffer, and John Deam, all of Sidney. 

Memorial Services are pending at this time.

Memorial Contributions in memory of Doris can be made to: Sidney First Methodist Church (230 E. Poplar Street, Sidney, Ohio 45365) or to Interim Hospice of Lima (3745 Shawnee Road; Suite 109, Lima, Ohio 45806). Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home of New Bremen is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences and memories may be shared with the family on the funeral home's website at www.gilberghartwigfh.com.