Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
Thomas Rampe
Thomas R. Rampe, 77, of Celina, passed away suddenly October 13, 2022, at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, of a brain aneurysm.
He was born June 15, 1945 in Lima to Ray and Caroline (Taylor) Rampe. He married Mary C. Settlemire on June 8, 1968 in Lima; she survives in Celina.
He is also survived by his children: Kelly Myers of Sumerduck, Virginia; Christopher (Danelle) Rampe of Parma; Patricia(Michael)Tabayoyon of Petaluma, California. He is also survived by a grandson, Ben (Courtney) Myers, granddaughter Avery Tabayoyon; great-granddaughter Paislee Myers, adopted granddaughters Kayleigh and Amanda Janus, brothers William (Lynda) Rampe, Lima and Tony (Beverly) Rampe of Wapakoneta; brothers-in-law Jim (Pat) Settlemire of Loveland, Ohio, and Michael (Marijo) Settlemire, Santa Rosa Beach, FL. and many nieces and nephews; by his aunts: Elaine Rampe Rupert,Celina, and Rebecca Rampe Metzger, Kidron, OH.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jim Rampe.
Tom graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School and Ohio State University with a civil engineering degree. He also earned his Master's Degree in Sanitary Engineering from the University of Michigan. He served twenty years in the U. S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps and worked in Washington DC for the Washington Transit Authority as a project engineer. He later retired and moved to Celina. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Tom was an avid gardener, enjoyed working out with friends at the YMCA, boating, attending South Shore Sportsman's Club, OSU events, and Club Island friends. He was a member of the Lake Improvement Association and had served as a trustee.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 Friday, October 28, 2022, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Montezuma, Father John Tonkin, celebrant. Family burial rites will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Friends may call from 4-8 P.M. Thursday, and from 9:30-10:30 A.M. Friday at the Miller Funeral Home, 1605 Celina Road, St. Marys, where memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be given to the Lake Improvement Association or CALL Ministries in Celina.
A wake service will be held at 7:30 P.M.
Condolences may be sent to Tom's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.
