John Bienz

9/16/1951 - 4/21/2018

John Bienz, age 66, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at his home in Portland.

John was born on September 16, 1951, in Celina, Ohio, the son of Robert and Erma (Sprague) Bienz. He worked for NAAS Foods in Portland and Red Gold in Geneva for over 20 years. He married Peggy Ellsworth and she passed away in 1993.

Survivors include:
His companion: Roberta Spare – Portland, Indiana
1 daughter: Christa Hofstetter (girlfriend Jennifer Slade) – Geneva, Indiana
4 step-children: Deborah Whipple (husband Fred) – Portland, Indiana,   Mary Gilbert (husband Carl) – Portland, Indiana,  Robert Williams Spare III - Portland Indiana, Michael Spare - Naples, Florida
2 sisters: Deborah Sexton (husband Don) – Bowdon, Georgia
Jane Westgerdes (husband Paul) – Ohio City, Ohio
10 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews

 He was preceded in death by a sister Kathy Butcher and 2 brothers Jack Bienz and Pete Meckstroth.

Graveside services will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 4 p.m. at Springhill Cemetery in Fort Recovery.

Williamson & Spencer Funeral Home  5/1/2018
Contributed by Jim Cox

Buried in Spring Hill Cemetery