Leo D. Parkhurst
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Sept. 14, 1938, in East Gary, to Olin and Maude Elizabeth Ginter Parkhurst.
He attended East Gary Edison High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor; formerly worked for the U.S. Postal Service; and formerly owned and operated the Clark Gas Station, La Porte. He lived in the North Webster/Pierceton area for the past 20 years and was a member of American Legion Post 434, Kingsford Heights.
Surviving are three daughters: Judy Anderson, Amery, Wis.; Michelle Trujillo, Pierceton; and Pamela (and spouse Santos) Nunez, Joliet, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nancy (and spouse Patrick) McGrain, Valparaiso, and Janet (and spouse Robert) Koester, Leitchfield, Ky.; and a brother, Terry (and spouse Laurie) Parkhurst, Brandon, Fla. He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating.
Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be given to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
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He was born Sept. 14, 1938, in East Gary, to Olin and Maude Elizabeth Ginter Parkhurst.
He attended East Gary Edison High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor; formerly worked for the U.S. Postal Service; and formerly owned and operated the Clark Gas Station, La Porte. He lived in the North Webster/Pierceton area for the past 20 years and was a member of American Legion Post 434, Kingsford Heights.
Surviving are three daughters: Judy Anderson, Amery, Wis.; Michelle Trujillo, Pierceton; and Pamela (and spouse Santos) Nunez, Joliet, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nancy (and spouse Patrick) McGrain, Valparaiso, and Janet (and spouse Robert) Koester, Leitchfield, Ky.; and a brother, Terry (and spouse Laurie) Parkhurst, Brandon, Fla. He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating.
Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be given to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
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