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SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2001
Melvin R. Hanna
Retired GE employee
Melvin R. Hanna, 78, of 74 Kensington Ave., died at 8:22 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2001, at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, where he had been a patient for eight days.
Mr. Hanna was born April 28, 1923, to William and Myrtle (Schell) Hanna. He married Golden Watts June 12, 1943, in Alliance, Neb., and she survives.
Other survivors include: three sons, Richard of Tiffin, Kenneth of Memphis, Tenn., and William of Ottawa; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. John (Ruth) Burkhardt of Tiffin.
Two brothers, Willis and Cecil; and a sister, Mrs. Robert (June) Campbell, are deceased.
He was a 1941 graduate of Republic High School; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; a member of First Lutheran Church; and retired as a machine operator after 38 years at General Electric.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Margaret Marks officiating. Graveside service conducted by the United Veterans Council will be at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation is 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Turner-Engle Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church or American Heart Association or a charity of the donor's choice.
Edward Rowland Snyder
Area residents' father/brother
Edward Rowland Snyder, 86, of 28 Windstone Dr., Findlay, died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in Winebrenner Village, Findlay.
He was born Feb. 20, 1915, in Cleveland to Rowland and Julia (McGreevy) Snyder. He married Marie B. Fornes April 10, 1939, and she survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, James E. of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Robert J. of Plano, Texas; two daughters, Julieanne Myers of Bloomville, and Diane Bell of Findlay; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Virginia Dove of Fostoria.
Preceding him in death include: a daughter, Sheila Messmer and a sister, Mary Rettig.
Mr. Snyder managed the stockyard in Arlington in the 1940's; retired in 1976 after over 25 years of employment from Fornes Brake Service; member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Findlay and its Holy Name Society and 55 plus group, Loyal Christian Benefit Association, Hancock County Senior Citizens, and past president of the Findlay Fishing Club.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Michael Catholic Church, Findlay, with burial in St. Michael Catholic Cemetery, Findlay.
Memorials may be made to Bridge Home Health and Hospice, 425 Frazer St., Findlay, OH 45840 or to St. Michael Catholic Church, 422 Western Ave., Findlay, OH 45840.
The Kirkpatrick-Behnke Funeral Home, Findlay, is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Evelyn (Billie) Smith
Ranchwood Drive resident
Mary Evelyn (Billie) Smith, 81, of 7625 Ranchwood Dr. died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2001, at her residence.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Old Trinity Episcopal Church.
There will be no visitation.
The Turner-Engle Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Paul H. Langenderfer
N. Tecumseh Trail resident
Paul H. Langenderfer of 173 N. Tecumseh Trail, died Friday, June 22, 2001, in the Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home.