The Kenton Times

Obituaries for Tuesday June 10, 2008

Pert
William G. "Bill", 86
Fremont
Services for William G. "Bill" Pert will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 709 Croghan St., Fremont, by Father David Brunning. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Fremont.
Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home & Crematory, 425 E. State St, Fremont.
He passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 8, 2008.
He was born Jan. 10, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to George and Jessie (Gemmell) Pert.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II where he was awarded the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal. While stationed in Oran, Algeria, he met his wife Margaret M. Chudzinski. They were married at St. Joseph Catholic Church on March 5, 1946, and settled in Fremont in 1950 to raise their family of eight children. Bill continued his work as a professional meat cutter and former supervisor at Peter Eckrich & Sons, retiring in 1987.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Margaret M. Pert of Fremont; children, Margaret (Floyd) Foust of Howell, Mich., M. Susan Pert (Carol Cullivan) of Tuscon, Ariz., Jean (Michael) Blechinger of Kenton, Debra (Mark) Mosser and William (Melanie) Pert, both of Fremont, Ellen (Michael) Bohling of Sand Creek, and Mich., Betsy (Cliff) Nelson of Des Moines, Wash. He was known as Poppy to his 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Andrew James Pert; brothers, George and James Pert; and sister, Ann Bjornes.
We will always remember him for his first priority in life, his family. His happiest times were spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His retirement years were spent creating great meals for anyone that came to visit, traveling to see his daughters in Seattle and Arizona and his granddaughters in Colorado, or seeing other parts of the world with Margaret on the QE2 and other cruise ships. He loved to bowl and became a master at the Wii bowling game. His love of a challenge and a bet with the children will be a lasting memory. His Brooklyn accent and sense of humor will be in our hearts forever.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Hospice of Memorial Hospital, 430 S. Main St, Clyde, OH
Online condolences may be made at www.wonderlyhorvath.com
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Schmidt
Charles Richard "Dick", 84
Marion
Services for Charles Richard "Dick" Schmidt will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Boyd Funeral Home in Marion by the Rev. Allan Miller. Burial will be in Chapel Heights Memory Gardens. Military rites will be conducted by the Marion County United Veterans Council.
Friends may call 5-8 p.m. Thursday.
He died at 7:45 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2008, at the Marion Manor Nursing Home.
He was born Nov. 17, 1923, in Big Island Township to Daniel W. Schmidt and Isabelle Montgomery. He married Joanne M. Hough on June 6, 1952, and she survives in Marion.
Also surviving are two daughters, Debra (Jack) Carr of Sheffield Lake and Linda (Ben) Creasap of Marion; five grandchildren, Rebekah Carr and Andrew Carr, both of Sheffield Lake, Daniel (Kristina) Carr of Knoxville, Tenn., Adam (Ashley Rahm) Creasap of Delaware and Angela (fiance Patrick Shifflet) Creasap of Marion; a great-grandchild, Elisabeth Carr of Knoxville, Tenn.; a niece, Cheryl Lynn (Schmidt) Johnson; a nephew, Danny Ray Schmidt; a great-niece, two great-nephews and a great-great-nephew.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Lowell Schmidt and a nephew, Douglas Schmidt.
He was a 1941 graduate of Agosta High School and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He attended Marion Business College.
He began work as a farmer and joined the U.S. Navy, where he worked as a printing press operator for Record Duplicating of Marion and then Union Gospel Press in Cleveland. He retired after 35 years as a senior accountant for GTE.
He was a former village councilman for Greencamp. He served 15 years as a Marion County Republican Party committeeman. He was the former treasurer for the Marion County Republican Club and a volunteer fireman for the Greencamp Township Fire Department.
He was a member of the Greencamp Lions Club and a member of the Elgin High School Music Boosters and Athletic Boosters. He was a charter member and past treasurer of Oak Knoll Baptist Chapel.
He was a current member of the Independent Telecommunications Pioneer Association, 11 Meter Emergency Service, Skywarn Spotter Association, the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion Post 584.
Memorials may be made to Oak Knoll Baptist Chapel, Marion Manor Nursing Home and 11 Meter Emergency Service.
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Smith
Virginia Louise (Musser), 89
Waynesfield
Services for Virginia Louise (Musser) Smith will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Waynesfield United Methodist Church by the Rev. Kathleen Hayes. Burial will be in Willowbranch Cemetery in Waynesfield.
Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Armentrout Funeral Home in Waynesfield, where an Order of Eastern Stars service will begin at 8 p.m. Friends may also call at the church one hour prior to the service Friday.
She died at 11:12 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2008, at Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta.
She was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Wayne Township to Lonnie Abe and Koneta V. (Stewart) Musser. She married Jack LeRoy Smith in the summer of 1939 and they divorced.
Surviving are three sons, Jack L. (Patricia) Smith and Todd D. Smith, both of Waynesfield and Renny J. (Debbie) Smith of Sidney; a daughter, Linda L. (Dale) Turner of Waynesfield; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Louanna Schnelle.
She was a direct descendant to the Waynesfield founding fathers and was a lifetime resident of the town. She was honored in 2003 by Governor Robert Taft, the Ohio House of Representatives and the Auglaize County Historical Society for maintaining a family farm by the same family for more than 100 years.
She was a member of the Waynesfield United Methodist Church and a former member of the Bethel Chapter Order of Eastern Star, where she was a worthy matron in 1967 and a member of the Hawthorne Chapter 119 O.E.S. She had been an Eastern Star member for more than 70 years.
She was a 1937 graduate of Waynesfield High School, a homemaker and had worked at Dana Corporation until her retirement in 1986. She owned and operated the Waynesfield Variety Shop from 1965 to 1970, when the store was destroyed by fire.
Condolences may be sent to www.armentroutfuneralhome.com.
Memorials may be made to the Waynesfield United Methodist Church or the Auglaize Acres Recreation Fund.
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