Harold E. Eyer, 89, a long-time resident of Churubusco, died at 9:45 a. m. on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at The Oaks in Columbia City following a lengthy illness. He had been a patient at the nursing home since 2004.
Mr. Eyer was born near Leesburg on March 9, 1920, a son of John and Goldie [Smith] Eyer. As a young boy, he moved to a farm in Noble Township in Noble County with his parents, and graduated from Wolf Lake High School in 1938. Upon completing his education he worked on the family farm for a period until serving with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
On June 10, 1944 he was married to Dora Mae Green, and lived in Fort Wayne for a short period until moving to Churubusco in 1946. She preceded him in death on December 24, 1952. On March 20, 1954 he was married to Freida Joan Minniear, and lived all of his married life in Churubusco. She died on July 11, 2004.
