I. Jean Van Atta, age 90, died at 10:25 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio.

She was born on May 14, 1924, in Ada, Ohio to Floyd D. and Anna Ethel (Pugh) Crowe and they are both deceased. She married Harold F. “Hal” Van Atta on Dec. 20, 1942, and he died Aug. 1, 2006.

Mrs. Van Atta was co-owner and co-operator with her husband, Harold, of Hal & Jean’s Restaurant of Ada, and also owners and operators of 302 Carry-Out of Ada. She was a member of the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church of Ada.

Surviving is a daughter, Jean Anne (Gerald “Jerry”) Dearth of Ada. Also surviving are: three granddaughters, Cinthya Anspach, Tammy Toland and Kari (Scott) Potter; and four step grandchildren, Michael (Dovie) Dearth, Kerrie (Mark) Allen, Karla (Charles) Beagle and Teresa Romick.

Seven great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren, four step great grandchildren and 2 step great great grandchildren; and one brother, Lowell Crowe of Lima, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by a son, Sheridan “Danny” Van Atta, who died in 1998, a step great granddaughter, Maysa Fleece and four brothers, Orville Crowe, Russell Crowe, Everett Crowe and Richard Crowe.

Funeral services will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada, with Pastor Thomas Dearth officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Ada at a later date.

Friends may call on Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 3-7 p.m., prior to the service, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada.

Memorial contributions may be made to Simon Kenton School/Harco Industries, 705 North Ida Street, Kenton, Ohio 43326