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Submitted: 11/5/16 • Approved: 11/5/16 • Last Updated: 1/16/17 • R235044-G0-S3
William Marion Ganger, 95, of Piqua, died at 11:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home.
He was born July 30, 1918, in Sidney, to the late Lewis Calvin and Sophia Jane (Snow) Ganger. He married Bertha I. Watkins on June 18, 1945, in Sidney; she survives.
Other survivors include six children, Pauline Ganger (late husband James Dudley), Robert (Brenda) Ganger, of Sidney, Brenda (Michael) Ward, of Piqua, Steven Ganger, of Fort Loramie, Gregory (Tamara) Ganger, of Houston, and Shirley (Scott) Cantrell, of Panama City Beach, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Ganger; two brothers, Henry and Homer Ganger; and four sisters, Mabel Blanchard, Mary Ganger, Helen Jones and Martha McKinley.
Mr. Ganger attended Houston Schools, worked as a farmer in Shelby County for more than 32 years, and was a driver for the Farmer's Elevator Co. of Houston for 16 years. Following retirement he enjoyed his family, assisting with the elderly by mowing their yards, working outdoors in his gardens, and watching television and the Cincinnati Reds. He was a member of the Houston Congregational Christian Church and will be deeply missed by his many family and friends.
A service to honor his life will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, with the Rev. Greg Morrow officiating. Burial will follow at Houston Cemetery.
Contributed on 11/5/16 by cemeterysaver
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