Wilma Louise (Tebaldi) Saunders, 96, of Piqua, died Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Hospice of Miami County. She was born March 11, 1929, in Southborough, Massachusetts to the late Terenzio and Augusta (Facondini) Tebaldi. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough.

In 1946, she studied to become a registered X-Ray Technician at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts. This was followed by employment there and subsequently at the Boston Dispensary in Boston, Massachusetts.

She married Dr. Edmund L. Saunders in December 1955, and they moved to Ohio in 1956 where they lived out their lives. She then worked at the former Piqua Memorial Hospital in the X-Ray Department. Her last place of employment was as secretary for Piqua Radiologists, Inc. Additionally, Wilma was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. 

Together, Wilma and Edmund raised four children: Debra (Alan) Giesseman of Piqua, Jeffrey (Joan) Saunders of Fairfield, Dr. Gregory (Joanne) Saunders of Delavan, Wisconsin, and Mark (Jenny) Saunders of Westerville. They have six grandchildren: Peter, Gabrielle, Charles, Kristen, Graham, and Nathaniel; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband; her sisters, Rena Blais, Lidia Kiley; and her brother, Gino Tebaldi.

Visiting hours for Wilma will be held on Friday, August 8, 2025, from 6:00-8:00PM at the Morris-Johnston Funeral Home, 40 Main St., Southborough, MA 01772. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 10:00AM at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Rd., Southborough, MA 01772. Burial will follow at Southborough Rural Cemetery, 11 Cordaville Rd., Southborough, MA 01772.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Boniface Catholic Church, 310 S. Downing St. Piqua, OH 45356; or Hospice of Miami County, Inc. 3230 N. County Rd. 25A, Troy, OH 45373.