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William R.
Custenborder
William R. Custenborder age 82 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away at
10:18 P.M. on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Miami Valley Hospital in
Dayton. William was born December 30, 1928 in Sidney, Ohio, to the late
L. Raymond & Fanny (Carey) Custenborder.
William graduated from Holy Angels High School in
1946, then served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Lewis, Washington from
1951-1953 as a Personnel Management Specialist. Mr. Custenborder
married Frances Jean Bouquot on July 18, 1953. She passed away on
January 20, 1967.
Mr. Custenborder is survived by his wife, Catherine
Ratermann whom he married on March 23, 1968; three children, Douglas
(and Dotty) Custenborder of Greenville, Carol (and Gary) Kunze of
Kettering and Patrick (and Kim) Custenborder of Versailles. He also was
the proud grandparent of seven grandchildren, Clint Howell, Ryan (and
Brittany) Kunze, Mitch Custenborder, Cheryl (and Jeff) Probst, Brad
Kunze, Connor Custenborder and Kelsey Custenborder. Mr. Custenborder is
also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Custenborder was
preceded in death by a brother, Jack Custenborder; and two sisters,
RuthEllen Sellers and Rosemary Blake.
Mr. Custenborder worked at the Citizens National
Bank in Sidney for 17 years, the last 10 years as Vice President and
Manager of the Russia Branch. For the next 23 years, he was the Chief
Executive Officer of the Versailles Savings and Loan Co., retiring in
1992 as President, and continuing as Chairman of the Board. During his
lifetime, Mr. Custenborder served on many Boards and Organizations,
including Sidney Jaycees; Finance Officer with the American Legion;
Russia Civic Association; Versailles Development Association;
Versailles Swimming Pool Board; Worch Memorial Public Library Board of
Trustees; Board of Trustees of the Ohio Savings and Loan League;
Versailles Area Foundation Fund and Versailles Lions Club. He was a
long time lector at St. Denis Catholic Church and a member of the
Senior Servers. Bill and Bud Sutter started a weekly men’s prayer group
11 years ago which has continued to this day.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30
A.M. on Monday, July 11, 2011 at St. Denis Catholic Church in
Versailles with Rev. Fr. David Vincent celebrant. Burial will follow at
1:30 P.M. in Graceland Cemetery in Sidney. The family will receive
friends on Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. and Monday morning from 9:30
to 10:00 A.M. at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home in Versailles. Military
Honors will be conducted by the Versailles Veterans Honor Guard at
10:00 A.M. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be
made to Maryknoll Missionaries or Versailles Emergency Medical
Services. Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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