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Robert R WYSE

(Abt 1928 - 27 Jun 1998)

ROBERT WYSE: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Blade, The (Toledo, OH) - Monday, June 29, 1998
Deceased Name: ROBERT WYSE
Robert Wyse, a farmer who kept his family together through decades of Sunday dinners, died of cancer Saturday at his home. He was 70.

Mr. Wyse was born in Tedrow, O., to a farming family, and lived in the area for his entire life, his children said. He worked a farm until 1992, and also spent 28 years working for J & B Feed Co., both in Wauseon and Swanton.

But his biggest commitment was always to his family. His children said that could best be seen through their weekly Sunday dinner, in which the entire family would go to Mr. Wyse's house after church for a big family meal. He'd get a chance to play baseball with his grandchildren and catch up with his children.

''It was like his upbringing, keeping the family together,'' said his daughter, Michelle Holman. ''His mom would have liked that.''

Family members could remember only a handful of Sundays in their lives when they missed dinner with their parents. ''It was a tradition, every Sunday,'' Mrs. Holman said.

His son, Dennis, praised his father's strong sense of morality. ''He always said, 'A Wyse never lies,'' he said. ''If you made a promise or you took a vow, you kept it. He had very high family values.''

Mr. Wyse learned he had cancer in February, and his final Sunday dinner was June 21. He had been in very poor health for the previous two days, and his son Dennis asked his mother if the children should come over for the traditional meal the next day - Father's Day.

She insisted they should.

''He was a whole bunch better that Sunday than he had been,'' Dennis said. '''He wanted one more Sunday where he could see everybody.''

He also enjoyed fishing and hunting, particularly for fox.

Surviving are his wife, Ila; three sons, Michael, Dennis, and Pete Wyse; a daughter, Michelle Holman; a brother, Melvin Wyse; a sister, Edna Bonar; and nine grandchildren.

Arrangements are being handled by the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home, Wauseon, where the body will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evangelical Mennonite Church, Wauseon.

The family requests tributes be made to the Twelfth Man (for the football field at Wauseon High School), Evangelical Mennonite Church Outreach Center, or the charity of the donor's choice.

Edition: CITY FINAL
Page: 15
Copyright, 1998, The Blade

Events

Birth	Abt 1928	Ohio, USA
Birth	5 May 1928	Born in Tedrow/Fulton, Ohio, USA
Birth	5 May 1928	Ohio, USA
Birth	1929	Ohio, USA
Residence	1930	York, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence	1935	Fulton, Ohio, USA
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/York, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Marriage	19 Aug 1951	Living
Death	27 Jun 1998	Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio, USA
other	29 Jun 1998	Lucas, Ohio, USA
Alt name		Robert WYSE
Soc Sec No		292-26-8491/
SSN issued		Ohio, USA
Race		White/
Death		Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio, USA

Families

Spouse	Living
Child	Living

Father	Ralph WYSE (1893 - 1979)
Mother	Pearl L NEUENSCHWANDER (1896 - 1961)
Sibling	Edna M WYSE (1915 - 2004)
Sibling	Melvin George WYSE (1917 - 2006)
Sibling	Edith WYSE (1922 - 1943)

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Robert R WYSE

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