Struble, Richard Douglas

Struble “Dick”, 90, formerly of Carroll,

OH, passed away peacefully at his daughter’s residence on August 1, 2021. Dick was born on his grandparents’ farm near Logan,

Ohio on September 23, 1930 and graduated from

Pomeroy HS. He proudly served his country in the

US Air Force during the

Korean War; and was a mechanic on B-36 long range strategic bombers while stationed at Fairchild AFB near Spokane, WA. There, he met the love of his life,

Joan Gracie Bell, and the two were wed on June 19, 1953. After his service in the Air Force, Dick graduated from Franklin University with a degree in electronics and was employed by North

American Rockwell in Columbus

until 1970. In 1970 he started, owned, and operated his own business,

D&J Antenna, with Joan by in 1992. Dick was a faithful and loving husband and father, never met a stranger, and was kind to everyone he met. Dick and Joan were lifetime members of

Shalom United Methodist

Church in Carroll and loved their Friday night get-togethers with friends for a “friendly” but competitive game or two of euchre. Left to cherish his memory are sons, Gordon of Brainerd,

MN, Douglas (Julieanne) of

Naples, FL, Bryan (Cynthia) of Pinehurst, NC; and daughter, Lori Hammond of

Reynoldsburg, OH; sisters,

Sue Tubbs of Syracuse, OH,

Janet (Bill) Williamson of

Rutland, OH; and brother,

Daniel (Ruthie) Struble of Granville, OH; 2 grandchildren, Martin and Nigel

Struble; 6 step-grandchildren, Spencer, Jacob, and

Jeremy Hartsock, Jessica

Howington, Trista Fravel, and Sarah Rice; and 10 great-grandchildren; many cousins; life-long friend,

Don (Esther) Ansel of

Lancaster, OH; friends from

Shalom UMC, and many, many others too numerous to list. Preceded in death are his beloved wife Joan, parents Clarence and Alice

Struble, brother Joseph, and granddaughter Erin

Weberg. We wish to thank the staff of Heartland Hospice

for the wonderful care and support they provided during the final months of dad’s life. You treated us and our father like family; and may God truly bless every one of you for your labor of love. A memorial service will be held on Saturday,

August 28, 2021 at Shalom

United Methodist Church, 4925 Plum Rd., Carroll,

OH. Visitation will begin at 10am, with the service to follow at 11am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be