Harold 'Junior' Bitner Jr.
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Mishawaka, to Harold and Lois C. Reeve Bitner. On Jan. 22, 1984, in Syracuse, he married Janet I. Downing Messenger, who survives.
He was a lifetime Cromwell/Syracuse area resident and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1941. He retired from farming after 60 years. He was a member of Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Syracuse; Masonic Lodge 705, Cromwell; and Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne.
Also surviving are a daughter, Lori (and spouse Dan) Reynolds, Ligonier; two grandsons; two great-grandchildren; four stepdaughters, Pam (and spouse Justin) Hymer, Teresa (and spouse Brian) Sabin and Brenda (and spouse Samuel) Morehouse, all of Syracuse, and Charlene (and spouse John) Glon, Larwill; nine step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Laveta (and spouse Marvin) Phares, Wolcottville. He was preceded in death by a daughter and a son.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Syracuse, with the Rev. Harlan Steffen officiating. Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery, Kimmel.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse, with a Masonic service at 8 p.m.
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Memorials may be given to Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, P.O. Box 544, Syracuse, IN 46567 or Masonic Lodge 705, P.O. Box 354, Cromwell, IN 46732.
Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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He was born Dec. 14, 1923, in Mishawaka, to Harold and Lois C. Reeve Bitner. On Jan. 22, 1984, in Syracuse, he married Janet I. Downing Messenger, who survives.
He was a lifetime Cromwell/Syracuse area resident and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1941. He retired from farming after 60 years. He was a member of Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Syracuse; Masonic Lodge 705, Cromwell; and Mizpah Shrine, Fort Wayne.
Also surviving are a daughter, Lori (and spouse Dan) Reynolds, Ligonier; two grandsons; two great-grandchildren; four stepdaughters, Pam (and spouse Justin) Hymer, Teresa (and spouse Brian) Sabin and Brenda (and spouse Samuel) Morehouse, all of Syracuse, and Charlene (and spouse John) Glon, Larwill; nine step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Laveta (and spouse Marvin) Phares, Wolcottville. He was preceded in death by a daughter and a son.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, Syracuse, with the Rev. Harlan Steffen officiating. Burial will be in Sparta Cemetery, Kimmel.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse, with a Masonic service at 8 p.m.
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Memorials may be given to Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, P.O. Box 544, Syracuse, IN 46567 or Masonic Lodge 705, P.O. Box 354, Cromwell, IN 46732.
Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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