Clair C. Grew

Clair C. Grew, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center surrounded by family.

He was born July 28, 1927, in North Baltimore, the son of Ralph and Bertha (Arend) Grew, who both preceded him in death. On September 15, 1951, he married Isabel (Adair) Grew of Brooklyn, New York, who also preceded him in death in August 2003.

He is survived by two sons, Gary (Pam Keltner) Grew of New Knoxville and Mike (Jane Welch) Grew of Van Wert; a daughter, Laura (Stuart) Smith of Fort Wayne, Indiana; three brothers, James Antoine of Defiance, Edward Antoine of Sherwood and Carl (Sue) Antoine of Paulding; one sister, Marilyn Minick of Sherwood; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

His stepfather, James B. Antoine; and three sisters, Ethel Ankney, Lucille Hammon and Mary Ellen Saylor, also preceded him in death

Mr. Grew served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and is a member of American Legion Post 178 in Van Wert. He retired in 1990 from Continental Can (Sonoco Fibre Drum) in Van Wert after 40 years of service. He was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Van Wert and he enjoyed woodworking, especially clock-making.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 19, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, with graveside military honors performed by the combined units of Legion Post 178 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803, both in Van Wert.

Calling hours are from 1-5 p.m. Sunday, January 18, at the funeral home, where a Rosary service will be held at 5 that evening.

Preferred memorials: Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center, c/o Community Health Professionals, 1159 Westwood Drive, Van Wert, OH 45891.