Harry Harold Dearwester

Harry H. Dearwester, 77, of DeGraff, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on February 24, 1948, a son of the late John E. Dearwester and Naomi O. (Curl) Dearwester.

On November 1, 1969, Harry married his loving and devoted wife of 55 years, Peggy Lou (Fairchild) Dearwester in Logansville, Ohio and she survives, along with their three daughters, Jennifer (Scott) O’Laughlin, Kristen (Steve) Snapp, and Jill (Kirby) Paulus; grandchildren, Kinzie (Tim) Carter, Kale (Savannah) Brady, Peyton O’Laughlin, Liam O’Laughlin, Finley O’Laughlin, Sarah (Josue) Rangel, Sydney Snapp, Aliza Snapp, Madison Paulus, and Karlee Paulus; fourteen great grandchildren, Maebree, Wrenn, Oxley, Evelynn, Holden, Beau, Riley, Wyatt, Haislee, Ryder, Hendrix, Maddox, Maylah, and Oliver; eight siblings, Jim Dearwester, John (Sue) Dearwester, Willie Dearwester, Lucy Whitehead, Ida Frederick, Frances Thatcher, Paul Dearwester, and Homer (Mary) Dearwester; and many nieces and nephews.

A Vietnam veteran, Harry joined the Army in 1965 where he served as a tank mechanic. He had volunteered with the DeGraff Fire Department for several years and retired from LeRoi Dresser after 42 years of employment.

Harry was a very social person who never knew a stranger. He was an avid fan of The Ohio State Buckeyes and NASCAR, his favorite driver being Dale Earnhardt. He enjoyed playing softball in his early years for the Tammy Lynn Inn team, and a few others, where he was known as “Heavy Duty”. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, hunting, riding his Harley Davidson, and playing solitaire throughout his life. The last few years he enjoyed being at home making Peggy her favorite foods, and spending time with his best two dogs, Harley and Chevy, who are lost without him.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, 210 W. Hayes Street in DeGraff, where Pastor James Frost will officiate a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made, in Harry’s memory, to the American Heart Association at heart.org.

DARING & SANFORD FUNERAL HOME, DEGRAFF is honored to serve the Dearwester family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.

DJS