John D. Florian, 73, of Fremont, OH passed away unexpectedly on April 12, 2022 in Knoxville, TN while visiting his daughter and son. He was born on April 6, 1949 in Monroe, MI the son of Paul and Veronica (Lucas) Florian. He was a 1967 graduate of Airport Community High School in Carleton, MI he also received a certificate in Machine Repair from the Henry Ford Community College in 1997. John married JoAnn E. Andrews on December 25, 1998 in Las Vegas, NV and she preceded him on death on November 21, 2019. He was a machine repairman at Chrysler for over thirty years until he retired in January of 2004.
John enjoyed working on cars and restored a ‘56 Ford Fairlane, ‘67 Ford Mustang Convertible and a ‘29 T-Bucket. He was a NASCAR fan and enjoyed woodworking and camping. John loved his dog, Dusty. He also enjoyed spending time with all of his grandchildren. He was a lifetime member of the Fremont VFW and Eagles.
John is survived by his children, Danelle Sensabaugh, Middlesboro, KY, John (Destiny) Florian, Jr, Speedwell, TN, Chris (Deena) Trouten, Mountain Home, ID and Chad (Christine) Trouten, Fort Wayne, IN; step-children, Beth (Jamison) Dales and Scott Genzman; grandchildren, Kennedy and Branden Sensabaugh, Skyler, Parker, Shiloh and NoElla Florian, Christina, David (Ariel), Danica and Darla Trouten, Aaron Markin and Caleb Genzman; great-granddaughters, Madilyne Genzman and Adrienna Gallagher; siblings, Marlene (Bill) Oldham, Rockport, TX, Carl (Yvonne) Florian, Roger (Linda) Florian, Patricia (Douglas) Wyman all of Newport, MI and Cathy Cavins, Monroe, MI.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; siblings, Vincent Florian and Marie “Sally” (Ron) Riddle.
Visitation: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 425 E State St., Fremont, OH.
Service: Thursday, April 21, 2022; 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, OH
Memorials: Cactus Flats in Rollersville, OH
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Pat Marsillett
I am so sorry for your loss. John was a good person and a wonderful friend. I will be praying for all of you as you face the days ahead. May God bring strength and comfort to each of you.
Jean Franklin
I’m so sorry about John. He was a wonderful husband to my best friend! My condolences to the whole family! He will be greatly missed!!!
Brenda Grays
So sorry for your loss, this is such a shock. John was a wonderful husband, Father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. He will be deeply missed buy all that had the honor of meeting him. Definitely great at woodworking! I mentioned that I love the garbage container he had made for his kitchen and then next thing I know he had made me one. I absolutely love it, still have it, carted it all the way from Ohio to Arizona. when I come back to Ohio this summer I will still stop by to visit John, just not in the same way
Ben Connors
Our deepest condolences to your family for the loss of John. We have been his neighbors since he and his wife moved to Fremont, and although we never got a chance to know her, we had gotten to know John a little bit. He will surely be missed, and it has been strange not seeing him outside in his Raiders jacket with Dusty every day.