Hal E. Whetro

View Video Tribute Hal E. Whetro, age 68, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2005, in his home after an illness of two years. Mr. Whetro was employed by The Aro Corporation, retiring in 1999 with forty-one years of service. He then went to work for Nemco Medical in Hicksville, Ohio, and retired in January of 2003. He was a member of the Edgerton Church of Christ, where he served as an elder, taught Sunday school and was a youth group leader. In the 1990s he was a lay pastor with the United Methodist Church, serving the Wauseon Church of the Master for four years. He coached for forty-six years with Little League and Pony League in Kunkle, Bryan and Edgerton and also one year as a softball coach in Edon. He was an avid fan of the Cleveland Indians and Little League baseball. He attended the Little League World Series for twenty-eight straight years in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Edgerton Recreation Association for many years. In 2003, he was named "Citizen of the Year" in Edgerton and Hal Whetro Field was dedicated in his honor in Little League park. In recent years he was the co-founder of the Northwest Ohio Scholastic Journal with his son, Rob.Hal E. Whetro was born July 10, 1937, in Alvordton, Ohio, the son of Franklin "Bus" and Otha Mae (Ricks) Whetro. He married Carolyn R. Stokes on September 21, 1958, in Bryan, Ohio, and she survives.In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Kerry (Paula) Whetro, of Mascotte, Florida, Robert Whetro, of Edgerton, Ohio, one daughter, Cheryl (Andy) Hahn, of Antwerp, Ohio, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Karen Frank, of Bryan, Ohio, and Marcella "Jeannie" (Chet) Ely, of Avon Park, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister, Juanita Whetro. Services for Hal E. Whetro will be Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at 1:30 p.m. in the Edgerton Church of Christ with D.V. Dillinger and Kermit Riehle officiating. Burial will be private in Maple Grove Cemetery in Edgerton, Ohio. Visitation will be in the Krill Funeral Home, Edgerton, Ohio, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8.Memorials in the name of Hal E. Whetro may be given to the family for medical expenses, Cancer Assistance of Williams County, the Edgerton Church of Christ or to Community Hopsital and Wellness Center - Hospice Care.