Clair Grew
July 28, 1927 — January 11, 2015
VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Clair C. Grew, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice surrounded by family.
He was born July 28, 1927, in North Baltimore, Ohio, the son of Ralph and Bertha (Arend) Grew.
On Sept. 15, 1951, he married Isabelle Adair of Brooklyn, New York, who preceded him in death in August 2003.
He is survived by two sons: Gary (Pam Keltner) Grew of New Knoxville, and Mike (Jane Welch) Grew of Van Wert, and a daughter: Laura (Stuart) Smith of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Other survivors include three brothers: James Antoine of Defiance, Edward Antoine of Sherwood, and Carl (Sue) Antoine of Paulding and a sister: Marilyn Minck of Sherwood, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, mother and father, he was preceded in death by his stepfather: James B. Antoine, and three sisters: Ethel Ankney, Lucille Hammon and Mary Ellen Saylor.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and is a member of the American Legion Post 178. He retired in 1990 from Continental Can (Sonoco Fibre Drum) after 40 years of service. He was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. He enjoyed woodworking, especially clock-making.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home in Van Wert. Calling hours are from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18 at the funeral home in Van Wert with rosary to start at 5 p.m. Burial will be held at Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert, with military graveside services being performed by combined units of the Van Wert American Legion and VFW Posts.
Preferred memorials are to the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.