FEBRUARY BULLETIN

The February Bulletin has been posted to the Department web site:

http://www.ohiovfw.org/index_htm_files/Feb%20%20News%20Letter.pdf

BENTFELD ARRANGEMENTS

It saddens me inform you that Past State Commander Gary Bentfeld, passed away on December 18, 2011 in Baltimore, MD. Earlyn and his brothers, family were with him at the time of his passing. Arrangements are as followed:

Funeral Home:
Terry A. Cunningham Funeral Home
20 Oak St
Bessemer PA 16112

Visitation

Wednesday, December 21th 5pm to 8 pm
Thursday, December 22nd 4pm to 8 pm (VFW Service @ 7pm)
Friday, December 23rd 11 am

Here is a hotel for any members that will be traveling up to the funeral for Gary

Youngstown Fairfield Inn by Marriott Boardman/Poland
7397 Tiffany South
Poland, OH 44514
866-539-8430

Booking- 800-997-51584

Quick Reference Number: 3958902

Funeral rate: $90.00 plus tax $102.00

Cards can be sent to:
Earlyn Bentfeld
PO Box 205
New Middletown OH 44442

Directions from hotel to funeral Home

Start out going east on W McKinley Way/US-224 toward N Main St/OH-170.
Turn slight right onto S Main St/OH-170. Continue to follow OH-170.Flower Loft is on the corner
If you are on E McKinley Way and reach Water St you've gone a little too far
Turn left onto E Calla Rd/OH-630 (Crossing into Pennsylvania).E Calla Rd is 0.8 miles past Unity Rd
If you reach Foster Dr you've gone about 0.2 miles too far
E Calla Rd/OH-630 becomes PA-317.
Turn left onto Oak St. Oak St is 0.8 miles past Len Ann Dr
If you reach Elm St you've gone a little too far

PDC GREG VELA

PDC GREG VELA HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH A HEART ATTACK FROM CONGRESTIVE HEART FAILURE.
NANCY REPORTED ON SUNDAY THAT GREG AT THE TIME HE ENTERED THE HOSPITAL WAS EXTREMELY ILL AS WAS TOLD TO HER BY THE DOCTORS. BUT NANCY NOW REPORTS THAT GREG IS STARTING RECOVERY REHAB - BOTH PHYSICAL AND RESPETORY AND THAT HE MAY BY HOME BY CHRISTMAS.

PDC GARY BENTFELD

It saddens me inform you that Past State Commander Gary Bentfeld, passed away on December 18, 2011at 6:06 pm, in Baltimore, MD. Earlyn and his brothers, family were with him at the time of his passing. Arrangements are being made:

DECEMBER BULLETIN

The December News Bulletin has been posted to the Department Web site:

http://www.ohiovfw.org/index_htm_files/Dec%20%20News%20Letter.pdf

JOHN MILLER

I regret to inform you of the passing of (2008-2009) Past District 4 Commander John Miller on Thursday, 27 October.
Visitation will be Tuesday, 1 November from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.at Evans Funeral Home, located at 1944 State Route 28 Goshen OH 45122 and will include Masonic and Scottish Rite ring services.
Funeral Service will be at John & Kathy’s Church, the House of Restoration Worship Center, located at 1487 State Route 131 Milford OH 45150 on Wednesday, 2 November at 11:00 A.M..
Burial will be in the Morrow Cemetery located at the end of Second Street in Morrow OH 45152.
A reception celebrating John’s life will immediately follow at Morrow VFW Post 8202, located at 315 Second Street Morrow.
Please keep Kathy in your prayers in her time loss.

MORE SAD NEWS

Denny Hofstetter just called us advising his Mother (Mary Hofstetter) passed away this morning (10-28-11) about 3:30 AM at home from a long illness.
Visitation is at the Wonderly-Horvath-Hanes Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 1, 2011from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm with Auxiliary Services at 7 pm. The address for the funeral home is 425 East State Street, Fremont, Ohio and the phone is 419-332-6409
The funeral will be Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 10:30 AM at St. Anne's Catholic Church on West State Street in Fremont, Ohio.

Denny's address is 529 Tiffin Street, Fremont, Ohio 43420.