Merle Douglas Crabill, Sr.

Merle Douglas Crabill Sr., 73, of Fremont passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at ProMedica Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 6, 1943 in Dayton, OH to Adolph and Furn (Lyons) Crabill. On April 15, 1962, in Berrysville, OH, he married Carolyn Rhoads.

Merle was a man that put his talents to use building his former home.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking. Merle loved his family and had a special spot in his heart for his great-grandson.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Carolyn; are children, Merle Douglas (Lori) Crabill, Jr. of Fremont and Jane (Chip) Weickert of Fort Wayne, IN; grandchildren, Jonathan Crabill, Andrew Crabill and Lyndsey Crabill; great-grandson, Caden Crabill; siblings, Ed Crabill of Xenia, OH, Roberta (Mike) Bingamon of Hillsboro, OH, Charles Crabill of Morrow, OH and Susie Crabill Robinson of Hillsboro, OH. He is preceded in death by his brother, Richard Crabill and sister, Patricia Powell.

Funeral Services will be Friday, June 24, 2016, 11 a.m.at the Herman-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Fremont; where visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Rev. Henry Seibert will officiate. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery, Kingsway.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sandusky County Food Pantry.