J. Hetzel Obituary

J. Dewey Hetzel Jr.

J. Dewey Hetzel Jr., 83, of Sycamore, died at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at The Willows at Tiffin.

He was born June 5, 1940, in Wyandot County, to J. Dewey Hetzel Sr. and Alta (Everhart) Hetzel. He married Nancy (Osborn) Hetzel and they later divorced. He then married Faye (Swyers) Hetzel and she died in 2009. He currently has a significant friend, Doris Daniel of Sycamore.

Dewey is also survived by his children, Lowell E. (Peg) Hetzel of Tiffin, Mark A. (Judith) Hetzel of New Carlisle, Ohio, Jeffrey L. (Linda) Hetzel of Louisburg, North Carolina, and Joel R. (Jennifer) Hetzel of Fostoria; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Ronald L. (Patsy) Hetzel of rural Tiffin.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Miriam Heimrick and Eloise Dunbar.

Dewey was a bus mechanic for Mohawk School System for 32 years and also farmed with his brother, Ron. He was a 1958 graduate of Sycamore High School, member of Sycamore United Methodist Church, charter member of International Harvestor Collectors, charter member of International Harvestor Collectors of Ohio, Chapter 6, member of Northwest Ohio Antique Association and past president three times, member of Indian Mill Antique Association, and lifetime member of Tri-State Antique Association of Portland, Indiana.

For hobbies, Dewey loved attending tractor pulls, fixing up old tractors, and farming.

Dewey's funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, at Walton-Moore Funeral Home, Sycamore, with the Rev. Amy Vittorio officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions can be made to Heartland Hospice, Sycamore United Methodist Church, or Indian Mill Antique Association in care of Walton-Moore Funeral Home, P.O. Box 350, Sycamore, Ohio, 44882.

Online expressions of sympathy can be made at waltonmoore funeralhome.com.