Auglaize County, Ohio

History and Genealogy

Auglaize County Death Records

Last Name: Elshire

First Name: Howard M.

Father's Name: John Elshire

Mother's Maiden Name: Mabel Morrow

Spouse's Name: Betty M. Tonn

Death Date: December 12, 2000

Cause of Death:

Church: First United Methodist Church, Wapakoneta OH

Death Location:

Source: St. Marys Evening Leader

Additional: Howard M. "Mac" Elshire, 81, Nottingham Drive, Wapakoneta, died at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, at Auglaize Acres. He was born Nov. 30, 1919, in LaPorte, Ind., the son of John and Mabel (Morrow) Elshire. On Jan. 9, 1942, he married Betty M. Tonn, who survives. Other survivors include three sons, John (Priscilla) Elshire, James (Diane) Elshire and Joel Elshire, all of Wapakoneta; a daughter, Heather (Tom) Curtis of Raleigh, N.C.; a sister, Delight (Robert) Mullarkey of Ocala, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Helen Elshire of La Porte, Ind.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Elshire. Mr. Elshire had retired as a construction project manager with Peterson Construction Co. in Wapakoneta. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wapakoneta. He was also a member of the Hamer Lodge 167, F. & A.M., in Wapakoneta, and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Dayton. He was past president of the Wapakoneta Country Club. A graduate of LaPorte High school, where he was a member of the Sports Hall of Fame, he attended Purdue University, where he played on the football team. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Wapakoneta with the Rev. Richard Bell officiating. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta, where a masonic memorial service will be at 8:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Special Needs Unit of Auglaize Acres or the Alzheimers Association.



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