Ryan Manuel Chepote, 33 died Friday September 11, 2015.

He was born on April 1, 1982 at Hogar de la Madre in Lima,

Peru.   Just a few weeks later, his family moved to Florida.

In 1991 he moved to Ohio with his mother and his younger

brother, Michael.

He got his education in the Hillsdale school system, graduating in

2000, and later attended NCTC and worked at WIL Research Laboratories.

His most recent job was as a press operator at Fremont Plastics, where

he has worked for the past two years.

As a youth, Ryan was active in the Boy Scouts and an avid archer.

He was a confirmed bibliophile, reading voraciously since he learned

to decipher those little black characters at the age of 6. He loved good

food, music, playing jokes on people and, most of all, his family and friends,

both two-legged and four-legged. He had recently returned to college to

obtain a degree in the IT field.

He is survived by his mother, Beth Ann Chepote of Hayesville, his father,

Manuel R. Chepote of Sarasota, Florida, a brother, Michael (Trisha)

Chepote of Bellevue and an uncle, Stephen D. (Lori) Allenbaugh.

There will be a private family service, and a memorial service for friends and

family at a later date.

Online condolences may be made at www.fickesfuneralhome.com.