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Richard E. "Dick" McConn, 65, of rural Ossian, passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Dick was born in Wheeling, WV, on May 13, 1955, to Richard and Alta (Coss) McConn.  He married Janet I. Lautzenheiser on Nov. 2, 1974; she preceded him in death on Dec. 29, 1996.  He then married Anita M. (Arnold) Gray in Gatlinburg, TN, on June 15, 2002; she survives.

Dick graduated from Liberty Mills High School in Ohio City, OH, and was a service manager in the trucking industry for 27 years, until retirement.  He enjoyed building, working on, and driving cars, and was an avid hunter.

In addition to his second wife, Anita, Dick is survived by two sons, Nicholas R. McConn of Fort Wayne and Jeremy K. Gray of Knoxville, TN; two grandsons, Cooper and Colton Gray; and three brothers, Gary McConn of Van Wert, OH, Charles (Robin) McConn of Ohio City, OH, and Terry (Beth) McConn of Ossian.

In addition to his first wife and parents, Dick was preceded in death by a son, Nathan J. McConn.

Visitation will be on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, from 3:00 until 8:00 PM, at Goodwin – Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM, on Friday, Jan. 22, at the funeral home, with one hour of visitation prior to the service.  Rev. Paul Offhaus will officiate.  Burial will follow at Horeb Cemetery in rural Uniondale.

The funeral service will be available to watch via Facebook Live, on Friday at 10:00 AM.  To access the funeral service webcast, a link will be posted at the top of this obituary page directly before service time.

Due to community health restrictions, masks are required at the visitation and funeral service.  We appreciate your understanding and patience as we currently are only allowed a certain number of visitors in the funeral home at one time.