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Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder

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Birth	:	10 Jul 1933 Continental, Putnam County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	31 Aug 2019 Ney, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Evansport Cemetery, Evansport, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4075012, -84.3964005
Description	:	Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder, 86 years, of Ney, peacefully entered the arms of Jesus on Saturday, August 31, 2019, in his residence, with his family at his side. Sunshine was born July 10, 1933, in Continental, Ohio, the son of the late John Nelson and Jenetta Mae (Little) Carder. He attended Continental Schools. He married Bonnie Jean Batt on June 3, 1959 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Marysdale, Defiance, Ohio, and after 50 years of marriage, she passed away on October 10, 2009. Sunshine began his working career at Hancock Brick and Tile in... Read More	Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder, 86 years, of Ney, peacefully entered the arms of Jesus on Saturday, August 31, 2019, in his residence, with his family at his side. Sunshine was born July 10, 1933, in Continental, Ohio, the son of the late John Nelson and Jenetta Mae (Little) Carder. He attended Continental Schools. He married Bonnie Jean Batt on June 3, 1959 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Marysdale, Defiance, Ohio, and after 50 years of marriage, she passed away on October 10, 2009. Sunshine began his working career at Hancock Brick and Tile in Ottawa, Ohio. He briefly worked at General Motors in Defiance, then switched careers and began working for Stine Lumber Company, which later became Bryan Building Center. He then was offered the opportunity to work for the City of Bryan Street Department where he worked for 20 years, retiring in 1996. Sunshine was never one to sit still very long. He became a Reserve Officer for the Bryan Police Department serving the Bryan community, where he retired in 2013 after 41 years. He was a Little League Baseball Coach, coaching the Colts team for 44 years, finally hanging up his mitt in 2009. He also worked as a funeral attendant beginning in 1962 for the for the former Oberlin-Ford Funeral Home, and current Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home. Sunshine was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he served as a greeter and usher every Saturday evening Mass. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who would do anything to help his kids. He had an ornery streak and one never knew what he would stir up. He had a heart for others and would do whatever he could to help them. Surviving are his three children, LuAnn (Tom) DeNoi of Bryan, Ohio, Lisa (Gary) Morman of Archbold, Ohio and Mark (Ruth) Carder of Ney, Ohio; five grandchildren, Megan (Carly) DeNoi of Chicago, Illinois, Zachary (Kyla) Carder of Ney, Ohio, twins, Sara (Megan) Carder of Lewisburg, West Virginia and Emilee Carder of North Manchester, Indiana and Maelinn (Dylan) DeLong of Marysville, Ohio; two great-grandchildren, Averie and Evelyn Carder; one sister, Theresa Okuly and her family. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bonnie; infant son, John William Carder and two brothers. Interment in Evansport Cemetery, beside his wife, Bonnie.

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Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder's memorial is located at: Evansport Cemetery, Evansport, Defiance County, USA.
When did Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder death?
Nelson Eugene “Sunshine” Carder death on 31 Aug 2019 in Ney, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 41.4075012
Longitude: -84.3964005

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Parent

Spouse

Bonnie Jean Batt Carder

(1937 - 2009)

Children

John William Carder

(1963 - 1963)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evansport Cemetery
Evansport, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4075012, -84.3964005

2. Saint Johns Methodist Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3878700, -84.3943100

3. Buck Cemetery
Williams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4272003, -84.4250031

4. McCauley Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3697014, -84.4203033

5. Zion Cemetery
Williams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4417000, -84.3628006

6. Saint Marks Lutheran Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4129240, -84.3257920

7. Kibble Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3586769, -84.4374390

8. Domersville Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3821983, -84.3244019

9. Defiance County Childrens Home Cemetery
Brunersburg, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3461480, -84.4210910

10. Defiance County Home Cemetery
Evansport, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3403810, -84.4216870

11. Marysdale Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
Ney, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3499985, -84.4580994

12. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ridgeville Township, Henry County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4425410, -84.3084650

13. Clinker Cemetery
Tiffin Township, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3419991, -84.4473038

14. Boynton Cemetery
Stryker, Williams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4782982, -84.4389038

15. Doll Cemetery
Ney, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3809319, -84.4963684

16. Noble And Tiffin Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3280983, -84.4044037

17. Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery
Adams Ridge, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3631060, -84.3060610

18. Poplar Ridge Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3596992, -84.2947006

19. Metz-Tittle Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3669014, -84.2857971

20. Oakwood Cemetery
Stryker, Williams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4978900, -84.4274700

21. Doud Cemetery
Ney, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3811680, -84.5161110

22. Battenburg Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3840010, -84.2748520

23. Beaver Creek Cemetery
Williams County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4808006, -84.4858017

24. Brunersburg Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3078003, -84.3818970