DEFIANCE - Donald Edward Wilhelm, 95, passed away peacefully on the evening of Thursday, March 20, 2025, at his home in Kingsbury Place, Defiance, Ohio. He was born November 25, 1929, in Defiance, Ohio to Edward F. Wilhelm and Beatrice T. Steffel. On April 14, 1956 Don married his forever Valentine, Grace B. V. Meyer, at St. Stephens Catholic Church, Delaware Bend. She predeceased him on November 3, 2024. Don is survived by his son, Tom Wilhelm (Charlene) and daughters, Ann Wilhelm (Amer Abu Alfa), Mary Wilhelm-Chapin (Stephen), Barbara (Thomas) Hilgenberg, and Linda (Timothy) Pezzolesi as well as thirteen grandchildren: Daniela Giuliani, Stephen Wilhelm, Joseph Hilgenberg, Adriana Giuliani, Nathaniel Chapin, Alexander Wilhelm (Mazie Bernard), Elizabeth Hilgenberg, Giuseppe Giuliani, Joshua Hilgenberg, Fletcher Chapin, Acadia Pezzolesi (Nicholas Vilardi), Cole Wilhelm, and Sawyer Pezzolesi. He is also survived by his sister, Lee Ann Marshall, and brother-in-law, Louis Simonis.In addit

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