Thompson Funeral Homes - Montpelier

Pastor John H. Crilley, 79, passed away last Friday at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He was born in Ferndale, Michigan and was the son of Bertha Eileen and John Henry Crilley, Sr. John was married to Greta Osterberg for 51 years and she survives. He is also survived by his sister, Rhona Diamond; nieces Luann Brehmer, Heidi McMeekin, Jill (Mike) Schultz; nephew John (Julie) McMeekin; several grandnieces and grandnephews; his aunt Maryanne Hayes; and cousins Alan (Patricia) Winter, Eric (Dina) Winter, Michele Van Hentenryck, Keith (Karen) Van Hentenryck, Kevin (Lucy) Van Hentenryck and Erin Connor. John graduated from Capital University in 1962 and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary in...