Youngs Cemetery

Obituary

Spiess, Myron G.
Born: 21 Oct 1915	Died: 15 Nov 1995
Part: 4 Section: ND Lot: 037 Grave: 4

Newspaper: Northwest Signal	Obituary Date: Nov 1995
Remarks: PFC U.S. Army WWII; Purple Heart
Obituary: Myron G. 'Mike' Spiess Oct. 21, 1915 - Nov. 15, 1995 Myron Spiess, 80, of Liberty Center died Wednesday at Northcrest Nursing Home of Napoleon. Born Oct. 21, 1915, in Liberty Center, he was the son of Arthur and Vivian (Hahn) Spiess. On May 25, 1946, he married Doris Hummel, who survives. He was a rural mail carrier for 27 years for the Liberty Center Post Office. He was a World War II Army veteran and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member and past commander of the Gilbert-Baughman American Legion Post #492 in Liberty Center, a member of V.F.W. Post #6596 of Liberty Center, Liberty Center United Methodist Church, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. He is also survived by two daughters, Arlene Napier of Nicholasville, Ky., and Brenda Tippery of Toledo; a son, Arthur Spiess of Bedford, Ind.; a sister, Shirley Landmeier of Willard, Ohio; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Madelin Schultz; and two brothers, Ralph and K. Edison Spiess. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wright Funeral Home of Liberty Center, Rev. Martin Denes officiating. Interment will be at Youngs Cemetery in Liberty Center, where military services will be conducted by the Liberty Center American Legion and V.F.W. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. Thursday and after 2 p.m. Friday at the Wright Funeral Home. The family has suggested memorial contributions be made to a charity of the donor's choice.