John William Grimm Jr.
January 3, 1948 ~ January 4, 2018
After a 2-year battle with pancreatic cancer, John William Grimm, Jr., 70, of Weirton, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at his home. He was born January 3, 1948 in Weirton, a son of the late John W. and Rosalee Cain Grimm, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his step mother, Ruth (Harris) Grimm.
John retired from Titanium Metals Plant where he worked as a hand grinder. He was an Army veteran earning a purple heart and a bronze star. He loved fishing, listening to the “oldies”, playing cards, donating his time at the Weirton Senior Center and going to area casinos & race tracks.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife Diane Watson Grimm; sons John C. and Devin Grimm; daughter Julie Stenger; four grandchildren Dylan, Caleb, Noah and Jordan and his best pal, Oreo.
A memorial service will be held 1p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the Greater Weirton Senior Citizens’ Center.
Interment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies followed by full military honors.
Memorial donations may be made to the Greater Weirton Senior Citizens’ Center, 3539 Main Street, Weirton, WV 26062.
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Diane, we are very sorry to hear of John’s passing. It has been many years since we were neighbors on Estes Ave. , but remember him as a sweet and kind man. Our sincerest sympathies, Marty and Josette Hudek
Julie and Family
Please accept my deepest sympathies on the passing of your father. Sending prayers for strength during this sad time. God bless all of you.
Dorothy Blaner
May the love of God surround you and your family during this difficult time,
May you come to know that the love of God is with you always,
May your memories of John William Grimm Jr., give you peace, comfort and strength…
Rest now in the arms of our Lord your mission on earth is complete.
I thank you for your service to our Country and my Freedom. You will not be forgotten..
My thoughts
and prayers to the family of ….
US Army Veteran, John William Grimm Jr., is “A True American Hero” God Bless†
† Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 †