James A. "Jaime" Durnwald

James A. "Jamie" Durnwald, 75, of Clyde, died Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Firelands Regional Medical Center. He was born in his home on July 3, 1937 in Vickery, Ohio to the late Alfred and Cecelia (Kromer) Durnwald. Jamie went to school in one-room schoolhouses throughout Vickery and Riley Township and graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1955. He grew up attending St. Mary's Catholic Church in Clyde. He went on to serve our country in the US Air Force. He worked at Whirlpool Corp for 45 years, mostly as an electrician, having retired in 2000. Jamie enjoyed gardening, planting flowers, bird watching, fishing, hunting, and traveling. He was an avid Indians and Browns fan. He especially loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Clyde Eagles, where he had served as President and Treasurer; Clyde Moose; and Clyde VFW. He served on the Board of Directors of the Clyde-Findlay Area Credit Union for 35 years. Throughtout his life, Mr. Durnwald was very active in the Boy Scouts - especially Troop 320 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. On August 6, 1988 he married Ruth A. (Young) Durnwald and she survives in Clyde. Also surviving are his children: Mark Durnwald of Clyde and Melissa (John) Consolo of Bellevue; his grandchildren: Anthony and Chelsie Consolo and Whitney and Markie Durnwald; his step-children: Douglas (Leslie) Frater of Texas and Stacey (Kelly) Koselke of Clyde; his step-grandchildren: Jacob and Nathan Frater and Jaret and Connor Koselke; and his sister, Rita Myers of Beloit, Ohio. Jim was preceded in death by three brothers, Richard, Robert and William Durnwald.

Visitation Date: October 10 2012

Visitation time: 2-4:00 PM and 6-8:00 PM

Visitation Location: Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home, Clyde -

Funeral Date: October 11 2012

Funeral Time: 10:30 AM

Funeral Location: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clyde -