John F. Smith
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born March 19, 1938, in Mentone, to Roy and Bertha Holderman Smith. On Dec. 3, 1979, in Warsaw, he married Gelenia Diane Young, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. He worked at C&I Medtronic for 21 years and retired in 1994 as an electrical mechanic.
He was a past trustee of VFW Men’s Auxiliary Post 1126; a past trustee of Eagles; member of Kosciusko County Saddle Club and known to horse people as grandpa Smith. He also was a past director of Francis Slocum Trail Riders and a shuffleboard player. He also loved camping and computer games.
Also surviving are two sons, John Stephen (and spouse Laura) Smith, Sandwich, Ill., and Bruce A. Smith, Warsaw; a daughter, Melissa (and spouse Tom) Sorg, Kimmel; a stepson, Steven (and spouse Penny) Thomas, Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Desiree (and spouse Darcy) Whetstone, Etna Green, and Ramona (and spouse Robert) Peterson, Warsaw; a sister, Carol (and spouse Mike) Engle, Pierceton; a brother, Charles (and spouse Diane) Smith, Claypool; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Smith, and a sister, Wanda Smith.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, with Pastor Bob Jarboe, Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice chaplain, officiating.
Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Condolences via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born March 19, 1938, in Mentone, to Roy and Bertha Holderman Smith. On Dec. 3, 1979, in Warsaw, he married Gelenia Diane Young, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. He worked at C&I Medtronic for 21 years and retired in 1994 as an electrical mechanic.
He was a past trustee of VFW Men’s Auxiliary Post 1126; a past trustee of Eagles; member of Kosciusko County Saddle Club and known to horse people as grandpa Smith. He also was a past director of Francis Slocum Trail Riders and a shuffleboard player. He also loved camping and computer games.
Also surviving are two sons, John Stephen (and spouse Laura) Smith, Sandwich, Ill., and Bruce A. Smith, Warsaw; a daughter, Melissa (and spouse Tom) Sorg, Kimmel; a stepson, Steven (and spouse Penny) Thomas, Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Desiree (and spouse Darcy) Whetstone, Etna Green, and Ramona (and spouse Robert) Peterson, Warsaw; a sister, Carol (and spouse Mike) Engle, Pierceton; a brother, Charles (and spouse Diane) Smith, Claypool; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Smith, and a sister, Wanda Smith.
Services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, with Pastor Bob Jarboe, Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice chaplain, officiating.
Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Condolences via www.titusfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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