{"id":97666,"date":"2026-01-21T20:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=97666"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T01:40:17","slug":"john-jon-j-dyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=97666","title":{"rendered":"John (Jon) J. Dyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--AUTO-AD-BEFORE-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\"\n        data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n        data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stockdove-v2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97667\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John (Jon) J. Dyer, 83, of LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 9:42 p.m., at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Indiana. He was born to Hershel Dyer and Dorothea (Johannsen) Dyer on December 4, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John grew up on a farm near Bennington, Nebraska. He was a talented artist and a professional photographer, starting while he was a student at Bennington High School. He retired from photography. He also learned that he was related to Benjamin Franklin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John is survived by his sisters, Mary Dyer of Omaha, Nebraska and Connie (Duane) Giesselmann of Doe Run, Missouri; niece, Gretchen; and great-nephew, T.J. He is preceded in death by his parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funeral services and burial information will be announced at a later date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Memorials may be made to the family and sent to McDonald Funeral Home,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/231+Falls+Ave.,+Wabash,+Indiana+46992?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">231 Falls Ave., Wabash, Indiana 46992<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McDonald Funeral Homes, LaFontaine Chapel, 104 S. Main St., LaFontaine, Indiana 46940, have been trusted with John J. Dyer&#8217;s final arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Online condolences may be sent to the family at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcdonaldfunerals.com\/\">www.mcdonaldfunerals.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!--AUTO-AD-AFTER-->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\"\n        data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n        data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\n        data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins>\n    <script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John (Jon) J. Dyer, 83, of LaFontaine, Indiana, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 9:42 p.m., at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Indiana. He was born to Hershel Dyer and Dorothea (Johannsen) Dyer on December 4, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. John grew up on a farm near Bennington, Nebraska. He was a &#8230; <a title=\"John (Jon) J. 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