LeRoy J. "Junior" Staten, 84, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 22, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Junior was born December 15, 1939, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio. Junior married Jeanette A. Hafner on October 31, 1959, in Toledo Ohio, and she preceded him in death on October 24, 2018. He worked as a truck driver for Seaway Foodtown for 34 years, retiring in 1997. Junior was a member of the Teamsters Union, Local 20. Along with his wife, Jeanette, he attended St. Joseph Catholic Church, Blakeslee. Junior enjoyed living on the lake, enjoying nature, and vegetable gardening. Junior loved his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He supported them in all their activities and was one of their best fans, often seen cheering them on in the stands at athletic events.

Junior is survived by his seven children, Debra Grzymkowski, of Montpelier, Ohio, Michael (Laurie) Staten, of Bowling Green, Ohio, Donna (Douglas) Davis, of Toledo, Ohio, Mark Staten, of Montpelier, Ohio,  Dawn (Robert) Dunbar, of Knoxville, Tennessee, Matthew (Joey) Staten, of Eden, North Carolina, and Scott (Hilary) Staten, of Edon, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; brother, Terry (Nancy) Staten of Toledo, Ohio; beloved dog, Maggie.

Visitation for Junior will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. at Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home, 206 North Lynn Street, Bryan, followed by recitation of the rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 26, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 625 Washington Street, Blakeslee, Ohio, with Fr. Daniel Borgelt officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Blakeslee, Ohio.

Memorial Contributions can be made to Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, 6817 State Route 66 north, Defiance, Ohio 43512.

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