Joseph A. Eshman

Joseph A. Eshman, 92, Fair Haven Shelby County Home, 2901 Fair Road, Sidney, Ohio died at the nursing home on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 12 Noon. He was born February 1, 1914 in Sidney, Ohio the son of I. A. and Margaret (Grilliot) Eshman and they are deceased. He was married in 1939 to Frances Weymer and he died May 6, 1974 and he married Helen Schutte Servis on April 8, 1978 and she died February 11, 2002. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Marion (Beverly) Elsner of Sidney, Ohio; Mrs. Roger (Frances) Zimpfer of Maplewood, Ohio; Joseph P. and wife Melanie of New Carlisle, Indiana; David Michael and wife Norma of Piqua, Ohio and Kathy Meadows and husband Tom of Sidney, Ohio and two step-daughters, Barbara George of Columbus, Ohio and Jeanice Bumgardner of Elkhart, Indiana; sixteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Fourteen brothers and sisters and two grandchildren are deceased. He was a 1932 graduate of Holy Angels School. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corp. in 1933 and a member of the Sidney Eagles. He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. He had worked at General Motors in Dayton, Ohio and retired in 1975. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Patrick McMullen at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, sidney. Friends may call at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home on Monday, October 30, 2006 from 5-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Holy Angels Endowment Fund, 324 S. Ohio Ave., Sidney, Ohio 45365. Envelopes will also be available at the funeral home.

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