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Friday, Mar. 29, 2024

William R. Pancake

William R. Pancake, 90, of Van Wert, died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday, September 6, 2014, in Van Wert.

He was born February 11, 1924, in Van Wert County, the son of the late William and Fannie (Sheets) Pancake. He married Jeanne (Thomas) Pancake, who preceded him in death on May 7, 1981. On December 28, 1983, he married Mildred E. (Weichart) Youngpeter, who died December 8, 2013.

Survivors include four children, Barbara (Dale) Eppley of Somerset, Indiana, Judy (Gary) Painter of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Luanne (Doug) Watson of Convoy, and Jane (Lynn) Oechsle of Convoy; a stepson, Neal (Lola) Youngpeter of Arizona; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Helen Pancake of New Haven, Indiana; and several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.

A son-in-law, Denny Summersett; five brothers, Harold, Kenneth, Lawrence, Carl and Herb Pancake; and three sisters, Lucille Kolbow, Betty Ruble and Mary Ruble, also preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, September 12, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Convoy. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery in Convoy.

Calling hours are from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, September 11, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, and an hour prior to services Friday at the church.

Preferred memorials: American Cancer Society.

Online condolences may be left at www.alspachgearhart.com.

POSTED: 09/08/14 at 1:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries