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James R. "Jim" Zeller 1979-2017

James R. "Jim" Zeller, age 37, died Sunday, September 17, 2017. 

Jim was born in Lima, Ohio on October 12, 1979 to Richard T. and Margaret A. (Hotz) Zeller who preceded him in death. 

On November 15, 2008 he married Stephanie Kennedy and she survives in Harrod. 

Jim was a project engineer at Allen County Fabrication. He was a 1998 graduate of Allen East High School. He was a graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Engineering. He attended Harrod United Methodist Church and was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Jim also enjoyed farming, hunting and reading. Jim was a devoted husband and father. 

Jim is also survived by his children: Lillian, Ryker, and Quinn Zeller of Harrod; a twin brother, Joseph (Ashley) Zeller of Harrod; three sisters, Amy (Alan) Myers of Bluffton, Mary Beth Zeller of Harrod, and Rebecca (Mike) Loeffler of Delaware; Father-in-law and Mother-in-law, Ronald and Patti Kennedy of Harrod; Sisters-in-law, Heather (Tyler) Etgen and Sarah (Ross) Arnold, both of Harrod; and several nieces and nephews. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 21, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Ada, with Father David Young officiating. 

Burial will be in Desenberg Cemetery, LaFayette. 

Friends may call from 2:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada. 

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to his children's college fund, checks may be made payable to Stephanie Zeller.

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