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James Wannemacher Obituary
James John Joseph Wannemacher passed away on April 16th, 2025. He was preceded in death by his wife Victoria Ann (Hinkle). He is survived by his two handsome sons, Adam (Erin) and Stefan (Wendy) Wannemacher, and grandson Ferran.
He is also survived by his siblings Lin (Carlan d.) Silha, Barb (Ajax) Daugherty, Rick (Joy Rochester) Wannemacher, Carol (Dan) Harlamert, and Jan (Nick) Gaerke as well as his loving nieces and nephews.
Born in Coldwater, Ohio, on March 27th, 1950 to the late Roman Ferdinand and Rita Mary (Schwieterman) Wannemacher, he later attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, majoring in Political Science. He worked in banking, real estate, and was an accomplished hot air balloon pilot - bringing the US National Hot Air Balloon Championship to Middletown, Ohio in the early 1990s and proudly flying the "Middletown Ohio" Balloon. He enjoyed traveling, scuba diving, cooking and was an avid firearms enthusiast.
He was often the life of the party - whether you wanted him to be or not!
He will be loved and missed always.
A celebration of life is planned for Friday April 25th from 5pm to 8pm at Wildwood Gold Club, 601 Aberdeen Dr, Middletown, Oh 45042.
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RuthAnn Warman
April 26, 2025
Deepest condolences and sympathies for your family's loss.
Scott and RuthAnn Warman
Dave & Barb Homan
April 25, 2025
Sending thoughts & prayers to you Jim & the family.
Dave & Barb Homan
Douglas Boyd
April 21, 2025
Jim was a true original. Our friend ship developed when we were members of the Middletown Chamber's Leadership program. We roomed together on a couple of trips. Jim went on to be a volunteer for me with Junior Achievement. He took a unique approach with a Middletown H.S. Economics class taking them through thenprocess of selling a house and actually sharing the profit with the students. His charismatic personality will be missed.
John & Diane Wenning
April 20, 2025
I want to express my condolences to the entire family. Jim was always full of life.
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