Richard E. "Dick" Thayer

1921 - 2007

THAYER Richard E. "Dick" Richard E. "Dick" Thayer, 86, a long-time resident of Waterville, Ohio died Thursday, September 20, 2007, in Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Sunnyvale, California. He was born on June 29, 1921, to Francis and Edna (Olin) Thayer in Elmira, NY. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1942 and served in Pearl Harbor during WW II. He worked for Hardinge Brothers, Inc. in Elmira, New York, and moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1950, where he worked for the US Army Depot and then Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company. He retired from LOF in 1983 after 30 years of service. Dick was a member of Waterville First Presbyterian Church where he served as a Sunday School Teacher, Elder, and past member of the church Session. He was also a member of the Waterville Senior Citizens, Waterville Idlers and Loafers, Whitehouse Post #5721 VFW, and volunteered for four years with the Hospice of Northwest Ohio. He enjoyed walking the towpath trail in Farnsworth Park, fishing, RV camping, and reading. Surviving are his son and daughter-in law, Richard G. and Glenda R. (Jones) Thayer and his grandchildren, Janet E. and Richard P. Thayer, all of San Jose, CA. Also surviving are his sisters, Shirley Long of Horseheads, NY, Edna Taylor of Elmira, NY, Betty Groom of Liverpool, NY, and Nancy Green of Fresno, CA; his brother, Roy Thayer, of Lakeland, FL and his special friend, Ann McVicker of Toledo, OH. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Dolores (Regan) Thayer; his brothers, Robert and Edwin and his parents. Visitation will begin after 2 p.m. on Friday in The Wells Funeral Home, Waterville, Ohio, where services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2007, with Rev. Deb Smelser of Waterville First Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Wakeman Cemetery, Waterville, Ohio. The family suggests that tributes take the form of contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, IL ( www.alz.org ), to Hospice of Northwest Ohio, or to a charity of the donor's choice.