Robert W. Brueshaber Posted on June 15, 2016 0 Age, 90 West Liberty formerly of Kenton Services for Robert W. Brueshaber will be at noon Friday at the Price-McElroy Funeral Home in Kenton by Mike Armentrout. Burial with military rites will follow at Grove Cemetery, Kenton. Friends may call two hours prior to services. He died at 8:49 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Greenhill Community Center, West Liberty. He was born and raised in Tontogany in Wood County, the son of the late Walter and Mary (Masztan) Brueshaber. He married Amy Grace Sprang on June 18, 1949 at her parents’ home. They were married for 66 years and she survives. Also surviving are two brothers, George (Mary) Brueshaber and Micheal (Marcia Nye) Brueshaber; four children, Daniel (Brenda) Brueshaber, Kenneth (Karen) Brueshaber, Larry Brueshaber and Patricia (Ed) Snyder; six grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Robert was preceded in death by his sister Teresa Gibson who died Nov. 5, 1986. He enlisted in the United States Navy during the height of World War II in 1943. His enlistment expired two years later in 1945 after which he gained employment with the Koerber Brewing Company in Toledo, where he would remain for the next four years. In January 1949 he met his future wife, Amy Grace Sprang and on June 18, 1949 they were married at her parents’ home, the late Fred and Amy (Holmes) Sprang. After their wedding, they moved to Kenton, where he farmed and eventually took the position of Hardin County Dog Warden and a school bus driver for the Kenton City School System which he held until his retirement in 1998. During his lifetime, Robert held several positions in his church, the American Legion and the Ohio Dog Warden’s Association. In his free time, he enjoyed camping with family and friends. He was able to travel to all the states except Hawaii and was even able to make a couple of trips to Germany. Online condolences may be expressed at pricefh.net. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 340 N. Main St., Kenton, Ohio 43326.
