WEIR
    Gerald F. “Jerry” Weir, 81, of Van Wert, died at 8:20 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2008, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
    He was born February 5, 1927, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Harold Weir and Genevieve (Koschull) Weir Budde. On January 9, 1975, he married Shirley (Anspaugh) Weir, who survives in Van Wert.
    Other survivors include three children, Peter (Susan) Weir of Seal Beach, Calif., Robert (Teresa) Weir of Joliet, Ill., and Gerald (Moni) Weir Jr. of Van Wert; five stepchildren, Richard (Sharon) Pierce of Haviland, Robert (Becky) Pierce of St. Marys, Ricky (Becky) Pierce of Ohio City, Renee (Bill Williams) Maroney of Troy, Mo., and Rhonda Lathrop of Van Wert; a brother, Robert Weir of Ramsey, N.J.; one sister, Muriel (Timothy) Hagerty of Long Island, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and 12 stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with the Rev. Paul W. Miller officiating, with military rites performed by the combined honor guards of American Legion Post 178 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5803, both of Van Wert.
    Visitation is from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where a Masonic memorial service will be held that evening.
    Memorials: Donor’s choice.
    Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at agfhc@embarqmail.com.

CAYWOOD
    Lowell Edwin Caywood, 81, of Rockford, died at Friday, March 7, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
    He was born April 22, 1916, in Van Wert County, the son of the late Delmer and Jessie (Huffman) Caywood. On August 8, 1975, he married Mary Lou (Williams) Caywood, who survives.
    Other survivors include three sons, Jimmy LaDoyt Caywood of Van Wert, Randal Lee Caywood of Rockford and John (Angela) Caywood of Celina; three daughters, Leona (John) Hudson of Blissfield, Mich., Betty Lou Caywood of Rockford and Deborah Sue (Richard) Thompson of Portland, Ind.; two sisters, Dorothy Mihm of Rockford and Betty (Frank) Kuhn of Yorkshire; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
    Two sisters, Mary Catherine Caywood and Frances Williams, also preceded her in death.
    Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, with the Rev. Steve Waterman officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.
    Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, and an hour prior to services Wednesday at the funeral home.
    Memorials: Olive Branch Church of God or a charity of donor’s choice.
    Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at ketchamripleyfh@embarqmail.com.