He was born in Kirtland but had lived in the Oberlin area most of his life. He had been manager of the NAPA auto parts store here before becoming disabled in an automobile accident nine years ago. He was a member of the Amherst Church of Christ.

Surviving are a son, Erik of Oberlin; a daughter, Katie of Lorain; his mother, Mrs. Faye Pettet of Oberlin' two sisters, Mrs. Glenn (Beverly) Ziegler of Brighton, and Patricia Edwards of Amherst; and a brother, Robert, of Montrose, Mich.

His father, Robert, died in 1957.

Services were to be held at 11:00am today at the Cowling Funeral Home with Steve Cain of the Amherst Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Westwood Cemetery.