The Rockford, Ohio, native retired in 1979 from General Electric in Decatur after 37 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, where he was a former Sunday School teacher and superintendent. He was a member of Elks Lodge 993 and past exalted ruler, Moose Lodge 1311, Willshire Masonic Lodge and a charter member of the Wren Historical Society. He was active in area sports teams, coached the Moose softball team that won a national title in 1947 and helped found the Wren Little League. Surviving are his wife, Maxine; daughters, Anne Downs of Warrensburg, Mo., Jill Bowen of Wren, Ohio, and Jayne Moser-Miller of Butler, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Sandra Baumann of Muncie; a sister, Martha Frisinger of Kalamazoo, Mich.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Rose Weaver, Annis Witters, Barbara Geble and Janet Moser, and a grandson, Ric Bowen.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Van Wert, Ohio, with calling one hour before services. Calling is also from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, with an 8 p.m. Masonic service and an 8:15 p.m. Elks service at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio.
Memorials are to Wren EMS.
Information provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, 1-219-724-9164.
Published in The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, July 14, 1998.
The Rockford, Ohio, native retired in 1979 from General Electric in Decatur after 37 years of service. He was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, where he was a former Sunday School teacher and superintendent. He was a member of Elks Lodge 993 and past exalted ruler, Moose Lodge 1311, Willshire Masonic Lodge and a charter member of the Wren Historical Society. He was active in area sports teams, coached the Moose softball team that won a national title in 1947 and helped found the Wren Little League. Surviving are his wife, Maxine; daughters, Anne Downs of Warrensburg, Mo., Jill Bowen of Wren, Ohio, and Jayne Moser-Miller of Butler, Ohio; a stepdaughter, Sandra Baumann of Muncie; a sister, Martha Frisinger of Kalamazoo, Mich.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by sisters, Rose Weaver, Annis Witters, Barbara Geble and Janet Moser, and a grandson, Ric Bowen.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Van Wert, Ohio, with calling one hour before services. Calling is also from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, with an 8 p.m. Masonic service and an 8:15 p.m. Elks service at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio.
Memorials are to Wren EMS.
Information provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, 1-219-724-9164.
Published in The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, July 14, 1998.
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