OTTAWA – Joseph August Landwehr, 92, of Ottawa, passed away at 3:42 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 16, 1931, in Van Wert to the late Charles and Frances (Trenkamp) Landwehr. He attended Kalida High School. On May 9, 1959, he married the love of his life, Lillian Hoffman, who preceded him in death on September 5, 2005. Joe is survived by his three beautiful daughters: Judy (Michael) Palte of Findlay, Sue Landwehr of Ottawa and Sherri (Shawn) Wilmoth of Columbus; seven grandchildren: Tracy (Terry) Scalfaro, Brent (Stacy) Palte, Matthew (Kristin) Palte, Katelyn (Josh Gillette) Gilgenbach, Brianna (Josh) Powell, Kara

Wilmoth and Tyler Wilmoth; eight greatgrandchildren: Zachary Palte, Ecco Palte, Troy Palte, Christian Rostofer, Jayden Palte, Riley Gilgenbach,

Tristen Gillette and Austin Gillette; two brothers: Elmer (Jane) Landwehr of Kalida; and Paul Landwehr of Defiance; three sisters: JoAnn (Edward “Herk”) Menke, and Irene Warnecke of Fort Jennings, Rita Martin of Delphos, and two sisters-in-law: Alice Landwehr of Fort Jennings and Dorothy Hoffman of Delphos; many nieces, nephews and friends especially friends at the Meadows of Ottawa and family friend, Agnes Ostendorf of Fort Jennings. He was also preceded in death by four brothers: Charles (Mary) Landwehr, Jr., James Landwehr Edward Landwehr; and Alfred (Janet) Landwehr, two sisters: Mary (Lawrence) Maag and Anna Marie Landwehr; four brothers-in-law: William Warnecke, John Martin, Theodore (Dolores) Hoffman and Elmer Hoffman; and a sister-in-law, Ruth Koenig. On December 31, 1990 after 40 years, Joe retired from Philips, Ottawa, where he was a member of the GTE Quarter Century Club. He was also a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa and the Ottawa Eagles. Joe loved his family and friends with all his being. He was an avid card player and had a motto that there is no love in cards. You could also catch him trying to sneak a peek to look at your hand and try to help you out. He played cards up until the day before he passed and his last hand he got all five tricks. Joe always had a grateful heart. His family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to all of the medical professionals who helped Joe as he navigated his health challenges. We’d especially like to thank the following people for the generous and wonderful care of Joe throughout the years: Dr. Alison Niemeyer and staff, Dr. Joseph Lamancusa, Dr. Benahili Iboaya, Dr. Nathaniel Ratnasamy, Dr. Katelyn Leopold and staff at the Ottawa Meadows. Funeral Mass will begin 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 4, 2024, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa with Fr. Scott Kramer officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. on Sunday and one hour prior to Mass on Monday at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, OTTAWA. An evening service will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Carol McKeen will be providing closing music. Please consider memorial donations to the Putnam County Council on Aging who supported Joe many years while living independently in his home or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (www.michaeljfox.org). Condolences may be expressed at www.lovefuneralhome.com