Vincent Ignatious Werling

Vincent Ignatius Werling was the oldest of four siblings to Leo and Emma [Stine] Werling. Leo met Emma while working as a farmhand to Emma’s brother, William. Leo and Emma married February 17, 1903, in St. Joseph’s Church in Tiffin, Ohio.

Vincent and his siblings, James Louis (1905-1921), Cletice Lenora (1907-1980), and Martin Leo (1914-1955), all grew up in Tiffin.  His brother, James, died from typhoid fever at the age of 16 years old.

While living in Kokomo, Vincent worked as a foreman at the Kokomo branch of the Standard Sanitary Mfg., a company that manufactured porcelain bathtubs, toilets, and sinks. In 1934, Vincent, Marian, and their two sons moved back to  Tiffin, where he transitioned to the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co., as a caster.

In October 1938, Vincent and Marian tried their hand as restaurant owners and took possession of the Hubach's restaurant business in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. They sold the business in June 1939 and returned to Tiffin, where Vincent returned to work at the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co. 

Vincent worked at the Railway Express Company which was the UPS or FedEx of its day until his death on August 16, 1948. He died from pneumonia at the age of 44 years old.