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Paul Norman Coonfare                  Send flowers

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Paul Norman Coonfare, 87, longtime Pillar of the Radnor community died peacefully Tuesday May 12, 2026 at his home. He had a good day on Tuesday; he went to Kelly’s Kitchen for breakfast, mowed grass at home and had one final ride on his Oliver 500. He was born February 22, 1939 in Delaware to the late Ted and Clara (Stammer) Coonfare. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Gray, in-laws, Jesse (Faye) Salyer, Jim (Eleanor) Salyer, Carl Salyer, Betty (Jack) Smith and Steve Salyer. Paul cherished a longtime friendship with the late Coach Dick Meyer, he was a mentor to Paul in many ways, they truly had a special bond. Paul graduated from Radnor High School, class of 1958. He started his working career with the family business, Coonfare Garage, where they sold Oliver tractors. After the garage sold he went to work for Radnor Township, a job he took great pride in and was always around to make sure the cemetery and the township were taken care of “just so!” Paul also drove school bus for the Radnor School and then Buckeye Valley, he retired in 1996. Paul was an original member of the Radnor Volunteer Fire Dept. He and his family took great pride in the Radnor Memorial Day parade, this was a big day for the town and Paul made sure everything looked perfect. Paul enjoyed hard work, mowing, going to Oliver Tractor events, his time in Haines City, Florida and Sunday phone calls to his brother Ted. A huge sports fan, Paul enjoyed the old trips to Cleveland with the G & R crew to watch the Browns, the Boston Celtics (John Havlicek), Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds and Buckeye Valley. Surviving is his wife, Patricia (Salyer) Coonfare, they were married June 11, 1960 at the Waldo United Methodist Church. Also surviving are their sons, Scott (Dana) Coonfare of Huntsville, Alabama and Todd (Jody Durr) Coonfare of Radnor grandchildren, Matt (Erika) Coonfare, Maggie Coonfare, Rachel (Mateo) Rodriguez, Maya (Peter Lux) Wills, Tysan Wills and Devan Durr brother, Ted (Sue) Coonfare of Columbus, brother-in-law, Charlie Gray of Radnor in-laws, Barb Maners of Indiana, Bob (Martha) Salyer of Tennessee, Gary (Sandy) Salyer of Delaware and Dave (Joyce) Salyer of South Carolina special niece, Shelly Gray of Radnor many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. Memorial gifts may be made to the Radnor Cemetery, 4061 St RT 203 Radnor, Ohio 43066 There will be no services at this time. The Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballinger.com Directions to Radnor Cemetery Florist Login

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Condolences       to #1 from: Vickie Strohl Delaware Ohio Thu, May 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM I was so sorry to hear of Paul's passing. He was a special friend to our family, my dad worked a Coonfare garage when I was young. My heartfelt prayers go to the family. #2 from: Dan and Darlene Foos Richwood, Ohio Fri, May 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM I send my sympathy to Paul's family, Although I didn't know Paul well I shared his love for Oliver tractors and saw him many times at shows.  When I was younger I made several stops in Radnor with my dad and grandpa to get Oliver parts from Ted and Paul at Coonfare Garage.

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