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Richard PETTIT Obituary
Age 92, of Germantown, OH, passed away, Saturday, January 29, 2022, with loving family by his side. He was born in
Dayton, OH, on February 14, 1929, to the late Joseph and
Anna Pettit. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran; and retired from General Motors ~ Delco Products Division after more than 30 years of service. A lifelong resident of Germantown, he was very active in the community. He was a member of the
Germantown Masonic Lodge #257 ~ F. & A.M., I.O.O.F. Friendship Lodge #21, Germantown Senior Citizens; and served on Germantown City Council. In his early years, he was active with the Germantown Volunteer Fire Dept. and Rescue Squad; was a Germantown Police Officer and Montgomery County Sheriff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Marcella Kuch, Joanne and Carl Pettit. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Joanne L. (Forrer) Pettit; his 2 daughters, Patricia "Pat" (Michael) Duff and Sarah (Doug) Shumard; 4 grandchildren, James Cox, Michael, Shane and Randal Duff; 6 great-grandchildren, Abrielle and James Cox, Kiya, Mia, Charli and Daisy Duff. Dalton Funeral Home,
Germantown, serving the family. A Private Service will be held with burial at Germantown Cemetery. Please share condolences at daltonfh.net.
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Dale Burdge
August 6, 2022
I knew Dick from his high school days and from Camp Peary, Virginia
Roy Kouts
February 3, 2022
Really was a pleasure working with him at Delco. Helpful welder.
Debbie Ranson
February 2, 2022
I am so sad to hear of Dick’s passing. He was a wonderful friend to my husband, Don when they were on the Germantown Volunteer Fire Department. They shared many stories of fighting fires and how great comrades they were at the time. When Don was in a bad car accident in’76 Dick was the first one to gather the guys to donate blood at Kettering Hospital. He was a treasure for Germantown. Those days are long gone and missed.
Robert Smith
January 31, 2022
Bob and I, along with our brother, Don Cox, extend our heartfelt sympathy to all the family members of Mr Petit. We will miss seeing him out and about in Germantown. We always enjoyed talking to him, and seeing him outside in good weather, keeping an eye on things going on in Germantown-- especially on East Market Street. The
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Sarah Shumard
January 31, 2022
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Bengals going to Super Bowl
Joyce Apple
January 31, 2022
You have my deepest sympathy. I will pray that God gives you the strength to make it through the sad time.
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