John F. Kaduk

John F. Kaduk, 86, of Hicksville, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at his residence.

He was born August 13, 1925, near Van Wert, the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Hritz) Kaduk.

John was a 1943 graduate of Defiance High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and then received BA and BS degrees from Defiance College.

On November 28, 1946, he was united in marriage with Dorothy Galliers and she preceded him in death on July 14, 2003.

John taught and coached at Hicksville High School from 1950-1954. He then opened his own business, Kaduk Electric Inc., which he operated until 1993.

John was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Hicksville, where he served in many capacities, including council president and as a Sunday school teacher for over 33 years. He was on the LCA Ohio Synod Stewardship Committee and was an active member of the Hicksville community, serving as a volunteer firefighter, a member of American Legion Post 223 (where he was a past commander), Lions Club, Village Council, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors of Hicksville Bank, president of Hicksville Local Board of Education, a founding member of Hicksville Development Corporation, Blue Jacket District committeeman for the Shawnee Council of Boy Scouts of America, Rotary Club (2004 “Man of the Year”), and Huber Theater volunteer and contributor.

John is survived by two sons, David Kaduk of Angola, Ind., and Steven (Andrea) Kaduk of Fort Wayne, Ind.; three daughters, Barbara Decker of Troy, Joan (Ken) Gumbert of Fort Wayne, and Patricia Crunkilton of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Helen (Galliers) Brewer of Nampa, Idaho.

Three brothers, Andy, Lewie, and Frank; and three sisters, Anna, Betty and Sue, also preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 4, at St. John Lutheran Church in Hicksville, with Pastor James Paulson officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Defiance.

Calling hours are from 1-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Smith & Brown Funeral Home in Hicksville, and an hour prior to services Monday at the church.

Preferred memorials: St. John Lutheran Stained Glass Window Fund, Crippled Children and Adult Society or St. John Lutheran Church Scholarship Fund.

Messages of condolence may be sent to www.smithbrownfuneralhome.com.