James Gruver Obituary

James Gruver

May 11, 1937 - Aug 20, 2022

Huron

James Gruver, 85, of Huron, passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, at Admiral's Pointe in Huron.

He was born May 11, 1937, in Fremont, to Merle and Marjorie Gruver.

James was a 1955 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. He enlisted in U.S. Air Force on Sept. 7, 1955, and received his honorable discharge Sept. 6, 1961. After serving in the military, James began an apprenticeship as an electrician for Whirlpool in Clyde and later worked for Kelsey Hayes in Kingsway. James ended his working career Jan. 1, 1998, after working for Ford Motor Company in Maumee as a maintenance supervisor for 24 years. James married Nancy Hasselbach on April 30, 1965, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont, and she survives.

James acquired a love for scuba diving while serving in the military in the Philippines. He also loved flying kites and would travel across the nation to attend kite festivals with his wife. James was a member of Black Swamp Air Force Kite Club as well as Grace Lutheran Church.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Nancy Gruver of Huron; three children, Deena Gruver of California, David (Kelly) Gruver of Tennessee, and Douglas (Kathryn) Gruver of Ohio; four grandchildren, Devin, Isaac, Jacob, and Gabrielle Gruver; sister, Carol (James) Stanley; sister-in-law, Priscilla Gruver.

James was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, the Rev. Dennis Gruver.

James' funeral will be 12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, at Herman-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Crematory, 900 North Street, Fremont, Ohio, 43420. Pastor Mark Bogen will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow at Greenwood (Kingsway) Cemetery in Fremont. For those unable to attend, lives-treaming of services will be available on James's obituary page on the funeral home's website.

Visitation will be 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 705 W. State Street, Fremont, Ohio, 43420, or Stein Hospice, 1200 Sycamore Line, Sandusky, Ohio, 44870.

To express online condolences or watch James's funeral or tribute video, please visit www.hermanfh.com.