He retired from General Motors after thirty-five plus years. He was a volunteer fireman for Miami Township Fire Department for fifteen years and District Chief for five years. He was a member Trinity Church of Miamisburg and the Masonic Lodge #98 in Miamisburg.
He is survived by his two sons Mitch (Tracy) and David (Linda); daughter Cathy; three grandchildren Rusty, Maggy (Joe) Palmer and Heather Kimball; two great-grandchildren Nathan Palmer and Rusty Palmer. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of sixty-eight years Elaine, five brothers, three sisters and many friends and relatives.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Gebhart-Schmidt-Parramore Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 3, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the Trinity Church of Miamisburg, 203 E. Linden Ave, Miamisburg, with Pastor Joe Getts officiating. Burial will follow in Miami Valley Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, 8069 Washington Village Drive, Centerville, Ohio 45458.
