From the Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home;   4/11/2018:

Valerie M. Gerlach, age 58, of Clayton, North Carolina and formerly of Coldwater, Ohio, died April 10, 2018, at Johnston UNC Health Care Hospital, Clayton, NC.
She was born October 31, 1959, in Celina, OH, to the late Cletus and Mary (Pottkotter) Romer. On September 12, 1981, she married William "Bill" Gerlach, who survives.
Also surviving are her children, Sarah (Bryan) Grooms of Maysville, KY, Rachel (Rob) Jackson of Spring Lake, NC, Megan Gerlach of Houston, TX, and Zach Gerlach of Kennesaw, GA; brothers, John (Irene) Romer of Lagrange, IN, Neil (Karen) Romer of St. Henry, OH, Spencer (Patty) Romer of Dayton, OH, Eric (Emily) Romer of Sarasota, FL, Gerard (Sue) Romer of Ormond Beach, FL, Kevin (Melissa) Romer of Greenville, OH, Martin (Kellie) Romer of Greencastle, IN, and Calvin (Carolyn) Romer of Dayton, OH; a father-in-law, Robert Gerlach of Coldwater, OH; and in-laws, Dan (Terri) Gerlach of St. Marys, OH; Steve (Jane) Gerlach, Coldwater, OH, Doug (Cheri) Gerlach of Celina, OH, Alan (Pam) Gerlach of Wapakoneta, OH, and Nancy Gerlach, Coldwater, Ohio.
Preceding her in death are her brother, Paul Romer and her mother-in-law, Elsie Gerlach.

She was a graduate of Fort Recovery High School, Fort Recovery, and Wright State University.
Valerie was employed as a marketing analyst at Crown Equipment, NC.

She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Clayton, NC and a former member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, Ohio.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Monday, April 16, 2018, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, Ohio, Fr. Richard Walling officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, Ohio.
Calling is 2:00 pm-6:00 pm Sunday and 9:00 am-9:45 am Monday at Brockman - Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, Ohio.