James Wolfe Obituary

James C. Wolfe

James C. Wolfe, 85, of Palmetto, Florida, and formerly of Findlay, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, after a short battle with cancer with his wife, Colleen, by his side.

He was born Dec. 10, 1936, in Findlay, to C. Stanley and Helen Wolfe, who preceded him in death. He married Colleen Basinger on Nov. 19, 1955. Jim passed away a week short of celebrating 67 years together.

Jim is survived by his wife, Colleen; daughter, Terri (Brian) Heiser of McComb; son, Dan (Julie) Wolfe of Columbus Grove; son, Kelly (Lori) Wolfe of Findlay; daughter, Darlene Hummell of Findlay; 10 grandkids, Seth Osborne, Kama (Paul) Kett, Alex (Dakota) Heiser, Zane (Chelsey) Wolfe, Alisha Howell, Cassie (Sterling) Harris, Ryan (Emily) Wolfe, Mitchell Wolfe, Heather (Jeremy) Chetister, and Selena (Jeremy) Wood; 17 great-grandkids; one great-great-granddaughter; and foster daughter, Bonnie (Arnie) Wise McKinnis.

Jim was preceded in death by his sisters, Betty Kirkconnell and Dorothy Bender; and son-in-law, Bob Hummell.

Jim graduated from Findlay High School in 1954. He worked as a tire builder at Cooper Tire and Rubber for 10 years. He left Cooper and purchased B&K Root Beer Stand. He owned and operated B&K Root Beer Stand for 38 years. He also owned Frost Top Root Beer Stand for 14 years. Jim and Colleen had one of the original booths at Jefferies Antiques which they continued for 20 years.

Jim was a member of Powell United Methodist Church, Findlay, since 1960. In 2013, they moved to Florida full time where he was a member of Family of God United Methodist Church in Palmetto. Jim was a member of Moose and Elks.

Jim enjoyed spending time with his family. While they lived in Findlay, Jim loved having the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids come over and swim in their pool every summer.