Gene P. Goodwin, 88, of Van Wert, Ohio, died at 8:50am on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Van Wert Manor. Services will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, with Rev. William Haggis II, officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert, where military graveside services will be rendered by the Van Wert American Legion and V.F.W. units. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:30am on the day of the service, at the funeral home. A complete obituary will be run closer to service time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, 722 S. Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio.