Nellie Irene (Hammonds) Dengel, 87, of Troy, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2015 at Troy Care Center.

She was born in Scioto County, Ohio on October 20, 1927 to the late Leslie Monroe and Maggie Odel Sowards.

Nellie was married October 10, 1972, to William H. Dengel, Sr., who preceded her in death on January 4, 2015.

Nellie is survived by one step-son, William H. Dengel, Jr. of Troy; one step-daughter, Melissa Dengel of Cincinnati; one daughter Tammy Hammonds of Arizona; one sister, Josephine Cooper Breeze of Mansfield and several nieces and nephews. She is also preceded in death by five brothers, Homer Sowards. Omer Sowards, Harm Sowards, Elias Sowards, and Theodore Sowards; and four sisters Laura Ratliff, Louise Paxton, Minnie Smith, and Velmie Sowards.

Nellie was a former member of the First Lutheran Church, Troy.  She served in the U.S. Marines and retired from A.O. Smith, Tipp City, in 1986.  She enjoyed sewing and crocheting.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy with Rev. David Ramming officiating.  Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service, from noon until 1:00 p.m.  Interment will be in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, with graveside memorial by the Veterans Memorial Honor Guard of Troy.