KNOLL

    Mildred Marlene Knoll, 88, of Stockton, Calif., died at 3:15 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2008, at Sunbridge Hampton Nursing Home in Stockton.
    She was born February 1, 1920, the daughter of Charles Elmer Knoll, who died March 31, 1965, and Imogene (Lees) Knoll, who died February 5, 1975.
    Miss Knoll was a graduate of Van Wert High School and, upon graduation, attended nurses training at City Hospital in Springfield and earned a four-year nursing degree as a Registered Nurse. Upon graduation from nurse’s training, Mildred entered service in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Ky. After basic training, she was commissioned as an office and assigned to the European Theater with the 915^th Evacuation Hospital. Upon the completion of World War II, she was decommissioned as a captain. On her return home, she continued her education in Cleveland, completing her master’s degree in business administration at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. She was then accepted as head of pediatric medicine at San Joaquin County Hospital in Stockton and retired from there in a senior nursing administrative role. She will be sadly missed by all family and friends.
    Survivors include a brother, Charles E. (Flo) Knoll Jr. of Sarasota, Fla.; and a nephew, Bill J. Knoll of Van Wert.
    Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 3, at Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert, with the Rev. Dr. Edward Jillson officiating. The combined honor guards of American Legion Post 178 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803, both of Van Wert, will also perform military honors at the cemetery.
    There will be no visitation.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Institute, 1170 Morse Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1605.

    Cowan & Son Funeral Home in Van Wert was in charge of arrangements.     Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at cowanfh@yahoo.com.

MYERS
    Byron R. “Barney” Myers, 72, of Convoy, died at 5:10 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2008, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
    He was born June 12, 1935, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Russell A. and Myrtle (Gleckler) Myers. On April 27, 1957, he married Linda A. (Figert) Myers, who survives in Convoy.
    Other survivors include two children, Larry (Elaine) Myers and Valerie “Susie” (Steve) Wood, both of Convoy; a sister, Romaine Feasby of Convoy; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 22, at Gearhart, Mack & Jurczyk Funeral Home in Convoy, with the Rev. Greg Leigh officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery in Convoy.
    Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, February 21, at the funeral home.
    Memorials: Convoy Fire and EMS.
    Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.