James Arthur Dahs

James A. “Jim” Dahs, 88, of Sandusky, passed away unexpectedly at his home early Tuesday morning, August 8, 2017.  

Jim was born in Bellevue, Ohio on October 15 ,1928. He attended Bellevue schools and participated in baseball, a sport that he enjoyed all of his life.

Jim was a life-long farmer and was blessed to work alongside his father and his son.  As the proud owner of Dahs Farms and Dahs Trenching, he was a skilled mechanic; over his lifetime of machinery repairs some of his proudest achievements included the re-powering of a farm truck to Perkins diesel, the repair of numerous burned out combines, and the construction of a cabbage harvester of his own design. He enjoyed wood working and created numerous pieces of furniture and decorative items.  

Throughout his life Jim was a lover of music - he played the guitar and loved to sing and yodel.  He had a penchant for remembering song lyrics and always had a smile and a joke.  He spent many Sundays with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren at “Jim’s Bar”, singing country western songs, eating sweets, and watching Cleveland sports. Jim lived for his family - he was very proud of his children’s accomplishments and could always be found attending his grandchildren’s activities. He was a giant of a man in stature and personality and he will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his three children, Barbara A. (David) Kessler, Daniel J. (Lori) Dahs, and Christine R. Smith; 10 grandchildren, Katie, Ben, Jackie, Maddie, Tyler, Abbey, Max, Hannah, Jacob, and Samantha; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Jim was preceded in death by his beloved sweetheart, Elizabeth, whom he had been married to for 64 years; his parents, August and Anna; his son-in-law, Christopher P. “Chris” Smith; and his idols Johnny Cash and Eddy Arnold.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, August 13, at David F. Koch Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 520 Columbus Ave., Sandusky.  There will a sunrise graveside service at 9 a.m. Monday, August 14, at Meadow Green Memorial Park, Huron.

The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Erie Co. Agricultural Society, P.O. Box 2436, Sandusky, OH 44870.  Your memories and words of comfort may be shared with Jim's family at David's koch.com