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Cloyd Leroy Fruchey
B: November 30, 1909 in Paulding Co., Ohio
M: June 30, 1932
D: January 22, 1992 in Paulding Co., Ohio

Buried: Middle Creek Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio (View Headstone)

Obituary: GROVER HILL -- Cloyd LeRoy Fruchey, 82, died at 10:17 a.m. Jan. 22 at the Paradise Oaks Quality Care Nursing Center, Cloverdale. He was born Nov. 30, 1909 in Paulding County to Foy Declyde and Ida Mae (Clear) Fruchey. In 1932 he married Lois Harriett Kenerr and she survives. Also surviving ae two sons, W. Keith of Grover Hill and Billie Gene of Kileen, Texas; two sisters, Edna Fast of Colonial Heights, Va., and Violet McClure of Grover Hill; six grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother, Leo. Fruchey retired in 1974 from Sunoco Drum, formerly Continental Can Corp. of Van Wert, where he worked as a winder. He attended Grover Hill High School, graduating in 1928. He was a member of the Middle Creek United Methodist Church and was a volunteer firefighter with the Grover Hill Fire Department, also serving as secretary for several years. Fruchey was also a member of the Eagles Lodge 8867 in Van Wert where he served on its ritual team for many years. Services were held at 11 a.m. Jan. 25 in the Middle Creek United Methodist Church, the Rev. Chris Farmer and the Rev. Dennis Simons officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Preferred memorials are to the church or the Grover Hill Fire Department.

 
Lois Harriet Kneer
B: October 08, 1911 Van Wert, Van Wert County, Ohio
M: June 30, 1932
D: March 21, 1992 Grover Hill, Paulding County, Ohio
Buried: Middle Creek Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio
Parents: Charles Kneer and Harriet Harshman
Obituary: GROVER HILL -- Lois H. Fruchey, 80, Grover Hill, died at 3:40 p.m. March 20 in Paradise Oaks Quality Care Nursing Center, Cloverdale. She was born Oct. 8, 1911, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Charles and Harriet (Harshman) Kneer. In 1932, she married Cloyd LeRoy Fruchey, who died Jan. 22. She was a nurse's aide at Paulding County Hospital and a member of Middle Creek United Methodist Church and Delphos Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving are two sons, W. Keith of Grover Hill and Bill, Killeen, Texas; two sisters, Kathryn Lothamer of Monroeville, Ind., and Mrs. Mark (Mary Ellen) Burnett, Van Wert; and five grandsons, a great grandchildren. Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Karl and Fred Kneer. Services were held Tuesday in the church with Rev. Dennis Simons officiating. Burial was in Middle Creek Cemetery.
 
 
Children of Cloyd Leroy Fruchey and Lois Harriet Kneer
 
1. Billie Gene Fruchey
 
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2. Walter Keith Fruchey
 
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D: December 13, 2007
Spouse: Marilyn M. Miller
Buried: Middle Creek Cemetery, Paulding County, Ohio (View Headstone)
 
Obituary: GROVER HILL -- Walter Keith Fruchey, 75, Grover Hill, died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, in Van Crest Nursing Home, Van Wert. He was born Aug. 20, 1932, in Paulding County, the son of the late Cloyd L. and Lois H. (Knerr) Fruchey. He married Marilyn Miller, who survives in Grover Hill. He was a retired custodian from Wayne Trace Local Schools and a member of Middle Creek United Methodist Church. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Beverly Sulfridge and Melissa Martinez of Van Wert, Dianna Jewell of Grover Hill and Sandi Thompson, Defiance; a brother, Bill Fruchey, Killeen, Texas; 11 foster grandchildren; three foster great-grandchildren; a longtime companion and friend, Margaret Craft, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death was a foster son, Bill Klingshirn. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, in Middle Creek United Methodist Church, Grover Hill, with Revs. Bo Chrisman and Bill Sherry officiating. Burial will be in Middle Creek Cemetery, Grover Hill. Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Oakwood, and one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Preferred memorials are to Grover Hill EMS or a charity of the donor's choice. - Jenny Derringer , December 16, 2007
 
 
 
 
 
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