Floyd Joseph "Joe" Muter, 72, 120 E. Walnut St., Coldwater, died Nov. 5, 2008, at Triumph Hospital, Lima.   

He was born May 22, 1936, in Mercer County to Clyde and Olive McCain Muter. On Oct. 13, 1984, he married Patricia Zavesky, who survives.

Other survivors are a daughter, Michelle (Brad) Keith, Van Wert; a stepdaughter, Vera (Joseph) Lange of Coldwater; three brothers, Kenneth, Lima, David (Keta), Celina, and Dan (Jane) Muter, El Cajon, Calif.; two sisters Mona Lou (Jim) Young, Waynesboro, Va., and Linda (Buford) Sloan, Wayland, Ky.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He worked at the former Mersman plant in Celina. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the American Legion, both in Coldwater, and a volunteer for the American Red Cross.   

Services are 4 p.m. Sunday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, the Rev. Ronald Wilker officiating. Burial is at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Calling is 3-7 p.m. Saturday and 3-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County.

Condolences can be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.