Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Armer, Jr, Benjamin Eugene June 12, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net December 5, 2012, 6:29 pm Funeral Hone ARMER, Benjamin E. "Ben" Jr. 89, a resident of the Otterbein Retirement Center, Cridersville and formerly of Springfield, died at 4:38 p.m., Sunday, June 12, 2011 in St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born in Springfield on February 8, 1922 the son of the late Benjamin E. and Phyllis (Gearhart) Armer. Ben proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a member of Underwater Demolition Team #6. He retired from WPAFB after 27 years of service. He was a long-time member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Springfield. In 1959, he married Donna Ercel (Shepherd) Armer, who preceded him in death on July 5, 2005. He is survived by a son, Benjamin E. Armer III of Australia; a sister, Elizabeth Eichman of Springfield; a brother, David H. (Marilyn) Armer of Wapakoneta; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Donald Armer and two sisters, Charlotte Spees and Jean Campbell. Ben's funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday in the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME with Rev. Richard McDaniel officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will be held in Terre Haute Cemetery. You may express condolences to the family at www.littletonandrue.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/a/armerjr1646gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb