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Neil Twining Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 26, 2015.

TWINING

Neil Frank

Neil Frank Twining, 85, of Nettle Lake, Ohio and formerly of Sylvania, Ohio, passed away on January 24, 2015, in the lake house he built at Nettle Lake with his loving family by his side. He was born on May 16, 1929, in Toledo, Ohio to Earl and Edith (Ahlfors) Twining. Neil graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 1947 and attended The University of Toledo. On September 28, 1963, he married Loretta

Clabaugh at Hope Lutheran Church in Toledo and she survives.

Neil was the owner and operator of the Twining Company, formerly the Mobile Industrial Cleaners in Sylvania, Ohio from 1967-1990. He continued to work for the company throughout his retirement, passionately designing and fabricating outdoor furniture for golf courses until 2005 when he moved to Nettle Lake. Prior to the start of his company, Neil worked for a time at Champion Spark Plug Company in Toledo, where his father was Chief Engineer for the Indy 500 races.

Neil had a great love for golf and had achieved a handicap of 6 as well as 3 hole-in-ones. He was a member at Whiteford Valley Golf Club in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, where he loved golfing with the "Dirty Dozen". Throughout his retirement he enjoyed playing in scrambles at Hidden Valley Golf Club in Angola, Indiana. Neil was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Toledo for over 40 years.

Neil is survived by his wife, Loretta Twining; son, Mark (Melissa) Twining, all of Nettle Lake, OH; granddaughter, Jennifer Twining of Toledo and one grandchild on the way; 4 nieces, Marsha (Gary) Welsh of Clearwater, FL, Andi (Tom) O'Neill of St. Pete, FL, Tina Moffat of Toledo and Laura Crary of Ojai, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three siblings, Earl Twining Jr., Eleanor MacTaggart, and Adele Twining.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 30, 2015, at Hope Lutheran Church, 2201 Secor Rd., Toledo, OH at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Kevin Mackey to officiate. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Thompson Funeral Home, Montpelier, Ohio. Online condolences may be made at:

www.thethompsonfuneral

home.com

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January 27, 2015

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January 26, 2015

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judy Dragun

January 27, 2015

Mark and family, sorry for your loss. As I know the loss of a father is life changing. I still miss mine so much! Judy Dragun Haerens

Sharon Owens

January 26, 2015

So Sorry for your loss . With Love and Prayers ! Stanley & Sharon

Nan Reno

January 26, 2015

Dear Loretta, Mark & Family
We were so sorry to read about Neil's death in the Toledo Blade. I remember some nice rounds of golf with Neil and fun times up at the Lake. Larry always said "that man has a keen mind" he could fix or do anything that was broken. Our deepest sympathy to you and family.
Love, Larry & Nan Reno
Sebring, Fl.

January 26, 2015

Dear Loretta, Mark & family -
Was so sadden to read about Neil's death. Looking back on our golf days, Neil had a great love for the game and we had some great rounds of golf with him. Larry use to say, "that man has a keen mind and knows how to solve problems. Our deepest sympathy to you.
Love, Nan & Larry Reno
Sebring, F.