She was born on May 1, 1943, in Van Wert the daughter of the late Eugene and Annette J. (Guinn) Fry. On April 21, 1961, she married Justus O. "Joe" Speelman who also preceded her in death on December 19, 2008.
She is survived by two daughters, Kandy K. (Hugh) Saunier and Angela A. Williams all of Van Wert; five grandchildren, Ericka (Kory) Heppeard, Phillip Saunier, Matthew Saunier, Tyler McNall and Brandon McNall; five great grandchildren, Eliza, Easton Heppeard, Hayden, Cian and Theodore Saunier.
Deanna was a 1961 graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High School and attended the Apostolic Church in Van Wert. She was an accomplished toll painter and refinished antiques. She was active with the Fine Arts Building at the Van Wert County Fair for some 50 years.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, December 20, 2021, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours are 1 - 4 p.m., Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
She was born on May 1, 1943, in Van Wert the daughter of the late Eugene and Annette J. (Guinn) Fry. On April 21, 1961, she married Justus O. "Joe" Speelman who also preceded her in death on December 19, 2008.
She is survived by two daughters, Kandy K. (Hugh) Saunier and Angela A. Williams all of Van Wert; five grandchildren, Ericka (Kory) Heppeard, Phillip Saunier, Matthew Saunier, Tyler McNall and Brandon McNall; five great grandchildren, Eliza, Easton Heppeard, Hayden, Cian and Theodore Saunier.
Deanna was a 1961 graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High School and attended the Apostolic Church in Van Wert. She was an accomplished toll painter and refinished antiques. She was active with the Fine Arts Building at the Van Wert County Fair for some 50 years.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, December 20, 2021, at Cowan & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Ohio City Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours are 1 - 4 p.m., Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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