Campbell: Funeral services will be held 11am Monday, at St. John Russian Orthodox Church, for Maurice ââ?¬Å?Pete쳌 Garman, 86, who passed away Wednesday afternoon at his residence. Pete was born March 13, 1925 in Waverly, Illinois, the son of Ross Garman and Helen Ashbaugh Garman Rice, and moved to Campbell in 1952. He served his country in the U.S. Army enlisting in 1942, serving first in the Enlisted status, then graduating from Officers Candidate School in 1950, and retired from the U.S. Army in 1985 as a Full Bird Colonel, having served for 33 years. His country and the U.S. Army were the love of his life, he was a true soldier and loved his country until his demise, and often told his wife ââ?¬Å?anytime they need me, my trunk is always ready.쳌 During his Army Career he served with General Patton?¢s Army in WWII, served in Normandy, Northern France, The Battle of the Bulge, the Rhineland, Central Europe, and for 16 months on the front lines in Korea. Col. Garman prided himself in serving as a Combat Engineer, and was a Master in building Bailey Bridges during the Korean Conflict. He was assigned to the First Cavalry Division in Korea. He received the Col. Boals Award from the Mahoning Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association in recognition of his outstanding service to the United States Army. Col. Garman, better known and remembered by all as ââ?¬Å?Pete,쳌 and his wife Kaye met in Washington D.C. in 1950, where Kaye was employed and working for the government. They met on Memorial Day in 1950, got engaged that Sept., and then he left for Korea and returned in Feb. 1952. Pete and Kaye were married on May 18, 1952 and would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this year. They had one daughter, Kathy, who possessed all her Dad?¢s talents and was the ââ?¬Å?apple of his eye.쳌 He always prided himself in the fact that his Kathy never had a cross word for him, and never in her 57 years of life, ever talked back to him. We lost our beloved Kathy 5 months ago, on Dec. 4, 2010. Col. Garman, an ordained Sub-Deacon at St. John Orthodox Church in Campbell, loved his church with a passion and was a very devoted, hard working member of the church and the Campbell Chapter of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA), where he was the President and Vice President many times. He served as both the vice-president and president of church council, serving as president for 12 terms. He served as Lt. Governor and Governor of the Ohio District FROC, and served as National Educational Dept. Director, Vice President and President of the National FROC. The Bronze Medal of the Order of St. Innocent was bestowed upon him in grateful recognition of his dedicated service to the Orthodox Church in America. He was also a member and past National President of the Reserve Officers Assoc., a member of the local chapter of the American Legion, and a member of the National and District Reserve Officers Assoc. Col. Garman served as the chairman of the first District Reserve Officers Association convention in Ohio. Col. Garman was a former member of Marion Heights Methodist Church, sang in the choir, and served in every church capacity while a member there. He was an avid golfer and belonged to the Conrail Railroad League and Campbell ââ?¬Å?O쳌 Club League. Col. Garman worked for the Ohio State Highway Dept., and was a Project Engineer, building roads for 20 years, and was loved and respected by all. He retired from the state, at the age of 60, in 1985. Pete was a very talented man. He was a beautiful and very creative ceramicist, and loved to bake kolachi, make jelly, and hot peppers. But most importantly, he loved giving them away. Pete, and his wife Kaye, have done the church bulletin since 1971, and every Monday, like clockwork, he mailed 56-64 bulletins to all shut-ins, college students, nursing home patients, and service men. He will be sadly missed by Kaye in this weekly project. Pete was always there for everybody and anybody that needed him, and loved everybody. Col. Garman, and his wife Kaye, loved St. Tikhons Seminary and worked hard for them. He leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife, Kaye (Leshinsky) Garman; son-in-law Dr. James Lazor of Vienna; grandchildren Jessica and Andrew Swindell of Germantown, Maryland, Jennifer Lazor of Streetsboro; brother-in-law Walter Leshinsky of Campbell; brother and sister-in-law Wallace and Blanche Garman; sisters, Florence Johnson and Doris Danielson Luallen; sisters-in-law Louise Garman and Ann Ramun; many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews; his many friends in the ROA-ROAL, FROC, American Legion and other friends, too numerous to mention. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter Kathy; step-dad Ernest Rice; brothers and sister in law, Major Robert Garman, Dale Garman, Lawrence and Patricia Garman; sister and brothers in law, Juanita and Daniel Slevens; brother-in-law Steven; mother and father-in-law Anna & Michael Leshinsky; Brothers and Sisters in Laws, John & Sue Butchko, Pete & Anna Butchko, Steve & Ann Leshinsky, Andrew & Margie Leshinsky; brothers-in-law Joseph Leshinsky, Michael Leshinsky, and Samuel Ramun; and many nieces and nephews on the Leshinsky side. The Garman family has entrusted their loved one to the care of the Wasko Funeral Home and will receive friends on Sunday at St. John Orthodox Church from 4-9pm.