Rick Allen Kantout, 62,of Defiance,Ohio, died Friday December 21, 2012 in his home. He was born April 30, 1950 in Danville, Illinois to Richard F. Kantout and Jacqueline (Mackiewicz) Kantout. Rick attended Westville High School and was a Vietnam Veteran. He had worked at General Motors in Danville and Defiance. He retired in Defiance. Surviving is his mother and two brothers: Michael and Gregory of Westville, Illinois and a sister Lisa Gaye of Newport Richey, Florida. His services will be in Westville, Illinois by the Sunset Funeral Home phone 217-267-2321. He will be buried in Lithuanian National Cemetery, Westville on December 28.