Richard Hoover, Sr

Richard E. Hoover, Sr., 85, of Van Wert, died early Saturday morning, Dec. 17, 2016, at his residence. He was born Dec. 27, 1930, in Defiance, Ohio, to Ethel (Roehig) Hoover Gibler and Paul Hoover. His parents preceded him in death.

His wife, Georgia (Flood) Hoover, survives of Van Wert.

Other survivors include his children, Victoria (Tom) Sauer of Defiance, Lisa (Jeff) Ryan of Angola, Indiana, and Phil Hoover of Van Wert; a brother-in-law, Roger (Sara) Flood of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; a sister-in-law, Jill Froelich of Defiance; his grandchildren, Christopher Hoover, Eric Hoover, Laura (Justino) Martinez, Thomas Sauer, Timothy Sauer, Genevieve Sauer, Samantha Sauer, Katie Sauer, Austin (Abbi) Hoover, Kelsey Hoover, and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Richard E. Hoover, Jr., and his brothers, Truxton Hoover, Leo Hoover and Thomas Hoover.

He retired from B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Indiana, and currently worked at Lee's Ace Hardware in Van Wert. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Convoy, Ohio. He was a Masonic Lodge Master Mason, member of Van Wert Elk's.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Convoy. The Rev. Janine Foster will officiate. Burial will take place in Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, at a later date.

Preferred memorial is Van Wert County Humane Society.

Arrangements were handled by Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory