Don Knerr, 99, formerly of Payne, Ohio passed away at 4:56 a.m., Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Vancrest of Van Wert.

He was born on September 2, 1922, in Union Township, the son of the late Otto Wilhelm and Clara Augusta (White) Knerr. On March 17, 1946, he married the former Joan Dull who survives after 76 years of marriage.

Other family members include his four children Ronald (Gail) Knerr of Pueblo, Colorado, Deborah (Ronald) Roe of Trinidad, Colorado, Dr. Joel (Michelle) Knerr of Convoy, and Mary Ann (Robert) Phelps of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; eleven grandchildren; three step grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and seven step great grandchildren

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Joshua Knerr and four brothers, Dean, Paul, Glenn and Mark Knerr.

Don was a 1940 graduate of Union High School and attended Bowling Green College. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Convoy. He was supervisor of industrial engineering at International Harvester in Ft. Wayne until his retirement in 1982, after 35 years of service. Don enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting mushrooms.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2022, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 - 8 p.m., Thursday.

Preferred memorials are to the Van Wert Salvation Army or the USO.

Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.