Robert E. Waesch, 79
Robert E. Waesch, 79, of St. Marys, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
He was born March 9, 1941, in St. Marys Township, the son of Henry and Leota (Fischer) Waesch.
He married Caroline Craft on June 26, 1965, at the First Friends Church in St. Marys, and she survives at the residence.
He is also survived by his brothers Fred (Jean) Waesch of Celina and Paul Waesch of St. Marys. He is survived by his sister-in-law Donna (David) Schreiner of Millersburg and his brothers-in-law Dave (Lynn) Craft of St. Marys and Jim (Sheila) Craft of St. Marys. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Bob was a 1960 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. He had worked at Thieman Stamping in New Bremen; New Idea in Coldwater and BRW Tool in St. Marys. He recently retired from the Township of St. Marys after 44 years of service. While there he had worked for the road and bridge Department, mowed roads and plowed snow. He was a charter member of the Township Of St. Marys Fire Department.
He was especially proud of having restored two antique Farmall tractors which he enjoy taking on fun rides and tractor shows in Ohio and Indiana. He had attended many tractor shows through the years in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee. He was a member of the Buckeye Farm Antiques Club of Wapakoneta and of the International Harvester Club, Chapter 6, of Ohio.
He was a past member of the First Friends Church, St. Marys, and was a member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in St. Marys.
Bob enjoyed watching football and NASCAR, with his favorite drivers being Mark Martin and Bill Eilliot.
Funeral rites will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, St. Marys, the Rev. Rhonda Hanier, officiant. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral rites on Thursday at the funeral home, where memorial gifts may given to Buckeye Farm Antiques, Wapakoneta, or St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in St. Marys.
All visitors to the funeral home are required to wear a mask, in accordance with the mandates of the Ohio Department of Health.
Condolences may be sent to Bob’s family via MillerFuneralHomes.net.