Thomas N. Van Metre

Published:  Thursday, January 3, 2008 (4 months, 2 weeks ago)
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June 8, 1935
Dec. 31, 2007

Thomas N. Van Metre, 72, of Van Wert, died at 3:09 p.m. Monday at St. Rita’s Medical Center.
He was born June 8, 1935, in Connersville, Ind., to Norma (Stemen) and Merril Van Metre.
He was married to Darlene (Maas) Van Metre, who survives.
Other survivors include sons Mark (Rhonda) Van Metre of Ohio City and Bruce (Lisa) Van Metre of Delphos; brother Max (Liz) Van Metre of Van Wert; sister Judy (Richard A.) Miller of Van Wert; grandchildren Joshua Van Metre of Van Wert, Lucas (Heidi) Van Metre of Delphos, Alex and Brittany Van Metre of Delphos, Logan Van Metre of Ohio City; and great-grandchildren Clayton and Madisyn Van Metre of Delphos.
He was preceded in death by a brother, E. Gordon Van Metre.
Mr. Van Metre was in the U.S. Army Signal Corp from 1957-1959. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a signalman for many years and was retired from International Harvester in Fort Wayne. He held memberships with Wesley United Methodist Church in Van Wert, the BPOE Elks Lodge, Tri-State Gun Collector’s Club in Lima, the West Branch Conservation Club in Grover Hill, had been a member of the Black Swamp Rifle and Pistol Club in Delphos and was a graduate of Grover Hill High School.
Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home in Van Wert, the Rev. George Reed officiating, with assistance from the Rev. Paul Miller.
Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are to the church.

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  1. #1 — Added 4 months, 1 week ago

    Just wanted to express my condolences to Tom’s family. I worked very closely with him at IH during the 1970’s. He taught me a lot about how to work with people. I always appreciated his advice and counsel. I’m sure that he will be missed by all. Denny

    Posted on January 5, 2008 at 2:02 pm by Denis Glenn

  2. #2 — Added 3 months, 4 weeks ago

    Dear Darlene: We just received your note about Tom’s passing. We were both shocked and saddened to receive such sad news. We will keep you in our prayers during this most difficult time. Although it has been nearly 50 years since we lived in San Antonio we fondly remember those days and the good (but poor times) we had. Thanks for letting us know. We hope to get to talk to you someday. Max and Carolyn

    Posted on January 19, 2008 at 4:56 pm by Carolyn and Max Blair