John Omvig, 81, of Kanawha passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at Wright Medical Center in Clarion. John, the son of Abel and Mary (Fosen) Omvig, was born May 22, 1921, on a farm near Denhart.  John was inducted into the United States Army on August 17, 1942, during World War II and was discharged on January 16, 1946.  On April 21, 1945, John received a shrapnel wound in the shoulder, while riding in a tank.  He was later awarded a Purple Heart for the injuries he received in Germany.  Following his discharge, John returned to the Kanawha area. John was united in marriage with Phyllis Norby on March 8, 1947, at Minnesota.  The couple made their home and farmed near Kanawha until 1983 when they moved to Kanawha. John was a member of Kanawha Lutheran Church in Kanawha. John is survived by three daughters: Mary Jo Bell and her husband, Larry of Marion, Ohio; Marlys Johnson and her husband, Marvin of Kanawha; Sharon Grimm and her husband, Robert of Kanawha; two sons: Roger Omvig and his wife, Diane of Kanawha, Dean Omvig and his wife, Mary Ann of Valencia, California; nine grandchildren: Daphne Pogge, Mike Omvig, Justin, Benjamin, Jennifer Bell, Dallas, Brittney Johnson, Tyler, Trevor Grimm; 6 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Oviedia Michelson and her husband, Ernest of Kanawha, Celia Roskamp of Kanawha, Mable Peterson of Britt; one brother Art Omvig and his wife, Marjorie of Kanawha; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Phyllis in 1994; great-grandson Nicholas Pogge; two sisters: Alice Ashce and Synneva Abbas; and two brothers: Joe and Oren Omvig.