'Old Man Weirauch'

Richard “Rocky” H. Weirauch March 7, 1925 - Feb. 18, 2008Richard “Rocky” H. Weirauch, 82, of Liberty Center died Monday at Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon.Born March 7, 1925, in Henry County, he was the son of George and Martha (Gebers) Weirauch. On July 20, 1969, he married Sandra Crosser, who survives. He worked for the City of Napoleon Electrical Department for 30 years, retiring in 1988. He was a former employee of Walker Mortuary in Napoleon and was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member and former deacon of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in McClure, a former member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge #260 of Napoleon and a former den leader for the Boy Scouts Pack #89 of Napoleon.He is also survived by a son, Anthony of Napoleon; two daughters, Katherine Weasel of Tucson, Ariz., and Christina Saman of Defiance; three brothers, Raymond of Toledo, Donald (Virginia) of Richmond, Mich., and Orville (Jackie) of Napoleon; two sisters, Thelma Wilson of Alvordton, Ohio, and Ruth (August) Schackow of Defiance; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Shari Ann Weirauch; two brothers, Lyal and Lawrence; and a sister, Rose Marie Dominique.Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in McClure, Rev. Robert Johnson officiating. Interment will be at Riverview Memory Gardens in rural Defiance County, where military honors will be accorded by the joint veterans posts of Napoleon. Visitation will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Walker Mortuary, Napoleon.The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the church or the benevolence of the family.