John Keith Bemis

John Keith Bemis, 30, of Delphos, died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at his residence.

He was born September 28, 1981, in Greenville, the son of Tony and Sue (Reddy) Bemis, who survive in Delphos.

Other survivors include three sisters, Allie Bemis of Cleveland, Mary-Frances Bemis, station in Guam with the U.S. Navy, and Christine “Christy” Bemis, stationed in England with the U.S. Navy; and a brother, Ted Bemis of Florence, S.C.; his grandparents, Sue and Jack Reddy and Don and Naomi Bemis; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

His great-grandparents, Bernard and Martha Reddy, John and Marie Mazziotti, Theodore and Mary Elizabeth Yount and Ernest and Melissa Bemis, preceded him in death.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Delphos, with Monsignor Chris Vasko officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, where graveside military rites will be performed by the Navy Patriot Guard and Delphos Veterans Council.

Calling hours are from 1-4 and 5-7 p.m. Sunday, August 19, and from 5-8 p.m. Monday, August 20, at Harter and Schier Funeral Home in Delphos, where a parish wake will be held at 7:30 Monday evening, with a full rosary service to follow.

Preferred memorials: John Keith Bemis Memorial Scholarship Fund.