DOUGAL

    Leota M. Dougal, 86, of Van Wert, died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2008, at Convoy Care Center.
    She was born January 6, 1922, in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Fred L. and Loma (Kohn) Dunlap. On January 17, 1940, she married Willard E. Dougal, who also preceded her in death.
    Survivors include three children, Monty (Rodney) Orsbon of Convoy, Marlene (Larry) Schwing of Houston, Texas, and Kathy (David) Brotherwood Jarzemski of LaCrosse, Wis.; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
    A brother, Charles Dunlap; and a sister, Elnora Perrott, also preceded her in death.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, April 14, at North Union United Methodist Church in rural Van Wert County, with the Rev. Mary Ann Tomlinson officiating. Burial will be in Taylor Cemetery, also in rural Van Wert County.
    Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at Gearhart, Mack & Jurczyk Funeral Home in Convoy.
    Memorials: North Union United Methodist Church.
    Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.

COMER
    Garnett A. Comer, 87, of Van Wert, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was born March 19, 1921, in Convoy, the daughter of the late Mark and Pearl (Shock) Sowers. In January 1942, she married Leroy G. Comer, who survives in Van Wert.
    Mrs. Comer retired from Aeroquip Corporation in Van Wert. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Van Wert.
    In addition to her husband, survivors include three children, James Comer of Van Wert; Diane (Larry) Games of Mason and Jan (Brent) Van Horn of Pickerington; four grandchildren, Allison and Mark Games, and Joel and Drue Van Horn; and one great-grandchild, Sydney.
    A brother, Williams Sowers, also preceded her in death.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with the Rev. William Haggis II officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.
    Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 14, at the funeral home.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Van Wert.
    Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.