Russell Meller

Name: Russell Meller

Calling Hours: Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 10-12 Noon

Service Hours: Saturday, June 26th at the funeral home at Noon

Russell E. Meller, age 84, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, June 24, 2010, at the Swan Pointe Care Center in Maumee. He was born on July 25, 1925, in Fulton County, to Wave and Wilma (Hobbinger) Meller.

He served in the United States Army during World War II in the Philippines. In 1957 he founded Meller Builders. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking in his free time.

Russell is survived by his sons, Gary (Gretchen) Meller, Jerry (Delores) Meller, and Jack (Pam) Meller; 7 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and

siblings, Myrl (Shirley) Meller, Dave (Jean) Meller, Lucille (Paul) Keener, Anna Mae Babb and Nancy Livingston.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Evelyn; brothers, Edward and Lowell, and first wife Bernetta Krauss.

Friends and family may visit Saturday, June 26th, from 10 to 12 p.m. at the Weigel Funeral Home in Swanton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 12:00 Noon Interment will follow in Swanton Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Miracle Camp in Lawton, Michigan. The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at Swan Pointe Care Center.

Residence: Swanton, Ohio

Interment: Swanton Cemetery