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MITCHELL – William Lee Tritle, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017.

Born June 11, 1932, in Bromer and raised in Leipsic, he was the son of Earl Franklin and Bess Caroline (McCoy) Tritle.  He married Jowana “Jo” Kinser February 14, 1959, and she preceded him in death October 9, 2009.

Bill retired from Carpenter Body Works.  He was a member of the Mitchell First Church of God, Orleans Masonic Lodge No. 153 F&AM, and the Orleans High School Class of 1950.  Bill loved fishing, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.  He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War.

Surviving:
children,
Traci L. Tritle of Mitchell
Bill Tritle of Spencer
grandchildren,
Terra Tritle and Amber Williams
special friend,
Colleen Arnold of Mitchell

His parents; wife; daughter, Terri Jo Meadows; sister, Carolyn Weeks; and brothers, Robert “Bob” Tritle and Jimmy Harris Tritle, preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at the Mitchell First Church of God with Rev. Roland Holtsclaw and Dr. Robert C. Courson officiating.  Burial will be in Cresthaven Memory Gardens with military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107

Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center and from 9:00 a.m. until the service on Saturday at the church.