John Meyer

John Joseph Meyer, 76, of Hicksville, passed away 4:45 am, Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at his residence.

John was born in Antwerp on March 10, 1933, the son of the late John and Regina (Kenner) Meyer.

He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, was a heavy equipment operator at LaFarge, a member of Saint Michael's Catholic Church Hicksville and a 3rd & 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus.

On August 7, 1954 he married Shirley Ryan, who survives.

John will be sadly missed by his wife, Shirley; daughters, Jan (Jim) Stark of Bryan, Chris (David) Fairchild of Fort Wayne, Lyn (Bill) Bullock of Chagrin Falls, Lisa (Greg) Slattery of Hicksville; Mary (Steve) Littrell of Appleton, WI, Jennifer (Jason) Miller of Marietta; sons, Rick (Misty) of Antwerp & David (Becky) of Mahomet, IL; sisters, Barbara Siebert , Regina (Gary) Meek both of Hicksville & Virginia Kunesh of Antwerp; brother, Joseph (Sue) of Antwerp; 21 grandhildren; 2 stepgrandchildren & 5 step great grandchildren.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Saint Michael's Catholic Church, Hicksville, at 10 am on Friday, May 29th, with Father Thomas Oedy officiating.

Viewing is Thursday, 2-8 pm, with a Catholic Vigil at 8 pm at Dooley Funeral Home 202 W. River Street, Antwerp.

He will be laid to rest at Maumee Cemetery, Antwerp.

His family requests donations for masses or Defiance Area Visiting Nurses and Hospice.

Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com