Barry L. Wolfe

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Barry L. Wolfe

January 6, 1946 - January 14, 2025

Barry Lynn Wolfe,

Age 79, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025, at his home in Houston, Ohio, with his family at his side.  He was born in Sidney, Ohio, on January 6, 1946.  He is survived by his wife Janice (Durnell) Wolfe whom he married on June 1, 1968, in Sidney, Ohio.

Barry was preceded in death by his son Kevin Wolfe (1996), and a great grandson – Abraham Leichty, (2019), as well as father & stepmother, Robert Wolfe & Helen (Santa) Wolfe and his mother & stepfather, Mildred (Curl) Ciriegio & Joe Ciriegio. He was also preceded in death by half-brothers Robert J. Wolfe, Dick Babylon and (infant) Kim Wolfe.

Other survivors include his daughters, Angela, and her husband Phil Cozad, and Deanna, and her husband Gordon Walker all of Houston.  There are seven grandchildren and their spouses, Michael Cozad and his wife Elizabeth (Swartzwelder) Cozad of Bellbrook, Ohio; Stephanie (Cozad) Leichty and her husband Marshall Leichty of Tipp City, Ohio; Emily (Cozad) Scanlon and her husband Keith Scanlon of Columbus, Ohio; Cierra (Cozad) Bolin and her husband Gavin Bolin of Houston, Ohio; Jaime (Walker) Neff and her husband Rob Neff of Ada, Ohio; Jill (Walker) Pulfer and her husband Justin Pulfer of Sidney, Ohio; and Bryan Walker and his wife Karley (Hockemeyer) Walker of Piqua, Ohio.  Also surviving are 14 great grandchildren, Emmaline and Jameson Cozad; Nora and Wyatt Leichty; Makenzie, Carter, Tessa and Ava Neff; Nikoli and Ellara Jolly, Raelynn Doseck, Maevely and Lorna Pulfer; and Maren Walker.  Barry has a surviving brother Timothy Wolfe and his wife Julia Wolfe of Sidney, Ohio; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert & Marcia Durnell of The Villages, Florida and Sam & Bertha Swob of Houston, Ohio.

Barry was a 1964 graduate of Houston High School.  Following graduation, he began working at Hartzell Fan of Piqua before being drafted into the US Army.  After serving two years with the US Army which included a year in Vietnam, he returned to Hartzell Fan and retired from there after 43 years.  He subsequently started his own consulting and sales company, Blue Wolfe Air Systems, Inc., until his final retirement in 2013. 

Upon retirement, Barry became an avid woodworker and carver in his Houston workshop.  He enjoyed carving Santa Claus wood heads and giving them each year to his children and grandchildren as Christmas gifts.   He and Janice enjoyed spending time with their family, traveling, and vacationing in Florida at their Ft. Myers condo.  Barry’ s memberships included the Sidney First Methodist Church, Sidney American Legion, past trustee of Houston Community Center, former Shelby County Woodcarvers Guild, Houston Rescue Squad, and Houston Fire Department.

While serving in Vietnam, Barry was exposed to Agent Orange which led to his Parkinsonism/PSP, that he had been battling for the past eight years.  In his final days, he was blessed with a fantastic Hospice team allowing him to remain at his home: Heather S., Jhama J., Kay, and Rev. Raleigh.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 AM, Monday, January 20, 2025, at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie with Rev. Jeff Motter presiding.  Interment with military honors will follow at Houston Cemetery.  Family and friends call Sunday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM and Monday, 9:15 to 10:15 AM at Gehret Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Hospice Interim Healthcare, the Dayton VA Medical Center Fisher House or the Mary Grace Foundation.  Private condolences may be expressed at the gehretfuneralhome.com website.

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