Wayne L. Bunce

Wayne L. Bunce, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 10:10 A.M. on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center in Montpelier after an illness of several months. Mr. Bunce was employed by Simpson Industries as an office manager, retiring with over thirty years of service, mostly in Edgerton, Ohio. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. He also was a member of the Edon Church of Christ and Edon American Legion Post #662 and was an avid bowler, active in the Senior Bowling Leagues in Bryan. Wayne L. Bunce was born on November 3, 1926, in Northwest Township of Williams County, Ohio, the son of J. Wesley and Mildred (Light) Bunce. He married Joanne Snyder on May 20, 1949, in Montpelier and she survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Carol (Jamie) Bockbrader, of Columbus, Ohio and Susan (Martin) Shirey, of Defiance, Ohio, one son, Ronald (Jodee) Bunce, of Waterville, Ohio, eight grandchildren, Carrie, Jason, Justin and Caitlin Bockbrader, Aaron (Elisha) DeRan, Dustin (Kylee) Shirey, and Kelsey and Jacob Bunce, three great-grandchildren Ayla Bockbrader, and Kenyah and Weston Shirey, one brother, Kenneth Bunce, of Rodando Beach, California, and two sisters, Mary Higgins, of Montpelier, and Esther (Richard) Warren, of Bryan, Ohio, and an exchange student, Ulises Olivares. He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Jordan Shirey, and one brother, Leon E. Bunce. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, from 4:00-8:00 P.M. in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, Ohio. Services will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. in the Edon Church of Christ with David LaDuke, Minister officiating. Interment will follow in the Edon Cemetery, with grave side military rites conducted by Edon American Legion Post #662. Memorials in the name of Wayne L. Bunce may be given to the Edon Church of Christ or to the Jordan Shirey Memorial Fund.