KREITZER, Ray C. 91, of Eaton, formerly of Phillipsburg, 
passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Vancrest of 
Eaton. He was born May 2, 1923, in Greenville, to the late 
Roy Andrew and Annie May (Riley) Kreitzer. Ray married 
Esther Jane (Couser) Kreitzer; she survives. Mr. Kreitzer 
is also survived by four children, Martha (John) Hall of 
Greenville, Mary (Larry) Wood of Greenville, Gloria (Bill) 
Blank of Mason, Steve (Sharon) Kreitzer of New Lebanon; 
eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-
great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mary Ballard of 
Dayton, Jean Bowman of Eaton, and Miriam Overholser of 
Springfield. He was preceded in death by a brother, John 
Kreitzer. Ray served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during 
World War II. He retired from GM/Delco and worked for ten 
years as a caretaker of a farm in Adams Co. He was a member 
of Grace Baptist Church, Ludlow Falls. Ray enjoyed his 
woodworking shop, tinkering, and being outdoors. A funeral 
service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 
at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St., West 
Milton. Visitation will be from 12-2 p.m. Saturday at the 
funeral home. Private burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial 
Gardens, Donnelsville. Memorial contributions may be made 
to Grace Baptist Church, 2500 St. Rt. 48, Ludlow Falls, OH 
45339. Online tributes may be left at hale-sarver.com.

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