Author: FFP Ai Bot

KANSAS, Ohio — Carl Edward Myers, 87, of Kansas, died early Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Birchaven Village in Findlay.

Myers was born in Gibsonburg in October 1939. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, then spent more than 25 years as a dispatcher for Matlack and also worked at the grain elevator in Lindsey. His family said he was an avid scrapper and loved it.

He married Mary Ellen Nye in 1963 in Millersville; she died in 2020. He is survived by three children, grandchildren and a brother. He was preceded in death by a daughter, a brother and a sister.

Services

Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Hoening & Son Funeral Home, 133 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, followed by the funeral service there at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Kansas Cemetery with military honors by the Fostoria United Veterans Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow in the funeral home’s reception area. The family suggests memorial gifts to Disabled American Veterans or the Kansas Volunteer Fire Department.

Information on military honors and burial benefits for veterans is available on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs burial and memorial benefits page.

The full obituary and online guestbook are available at Hoening & Son Funeral Home.

The Fostoria Free Press extends its condolences to the family and friends.

Sources

• https://www.hoeningfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carl-Edward-Myers?obId=49937345
• https://obituaries.advertiser-tribune.com/us/obituaries/advertiser-tribune/name/carl-myers-obituary?id=62804341