Donald Roy Trease
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born July 12, 1921, in Donaldson, to Grover and Esther Johnson Trease. On Oct. 5, 1947, he married Mary Miller, who survives.
He was a 1939 graduate of West Township High School, Marshall County. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II in the European Theater. He was honorably discharged and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
He moved to Warsaw 46 years ago, retiring in 1983 after 37 years with United Telephone Co. He was a 46- year member of Kiwanis International-Warsaw, serving as president in 1971. He was a member of Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, Warsaw, and was an avid fisherman and gardener.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife; a son, Don Trease, Warsaw; a daughter, Marie (and spouse Mauri) Bordner, Columbia City; a granddaughter, Maureen (and spouse Jeremy) Freeman, Columbia City; a grandson, Mason (and spouse Sonja) Bordner, Fort Wayne; and four great-grandchildren: Eden, Grant, Wyatt and Blake. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mildred Henry.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, Warsaw.
Calling is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 2033 S. CR 150W, Warsaw, IN 46580, and would be appreciated by his family.[[In-content Ad]]
He was born July 12, 1921, in Donaldson, to Grover and Esther Johnson Trease. On Oct. 5, 1947, he married Mary Miller, who survives.
He was a 1939 graduate of West Township High School, Marshall County. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II in the European Theater. He was honorably discharged and a recipient of the Purple Heart.
He moved to Warsaw 46 years ago, retiring in 1983 after 37 years with United Telephone Co. He was a 46- year member of Kiwanis International-Warsaw, serving as president in 1971. He was a member of Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, Warsaw, and was an avid fisherman and gardener.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife; a son, Don Trease, Warsaw; a daughter, Marie (and spouse Mauri) Bordner, Columbia City; a granddaughter, Maureen (and spouse Jeremy) Freeman, Columbia City; a grandson, Mason (and spouse Sonja) Bordner, Fort Wayne; and four great-grandchildren: Eden, Grant, Wyatt and Blake. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mildred Henry.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, Warsaw.
Calling is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 2033 S. CR 150W, Warsaw, IN 46580, and would be appreciated by his family.[[In-content Ad]]
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