Patricia Dunifon
July 15, 1927 — September 4, 2014
VAN WERT, Ohio a�" Patricia A. Dunifon, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:52 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert.
She was born July 15, 1927, in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Cleo (Kohn) Gekler and Eugene Gekler.
Her husband, Doyt R. Dunifon, died June 6, 1999. They were married July 6, 1946.
Survivors include her children: Keith A. Dunifon and Kay L. (Carl) Johns, both of Van Wert, three grandchildren: Nicole Dunifon of Washington, D.C., Lindsey (Bryan) Johnson of Baltimore, Maryland, and Steve Johns of Van Wert, and three great-grandchildren: Adlai and Haddie Johnson, and Magen White.
She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Kathy Dunifon.
She retired from National Seal Corporation, Van Wert. She was a member of Van Wert Red Hatters and one of her passions was going to Texas in the winter months, as she went for 30 years.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert. The Rev. Paul Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery, Middle Point, Ohio.
Visitation is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is donor's choice.