Lester L. Shand

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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Lester L. Shand, 89, Warsaw, passed away at 10:45 p.m. July 27, 2015, at Parkview Regional medical Center, Fort Wayne.
He was born Jan. 3, 1926, in Warsaw, to William and Linney Sell Shand. He was one of seven children. On Dec. 20, 1944, he married Beulah Marie Stanley, who preceded him in death July 22, 1997.
He worked in maintenance for Endicott Church Furniture and then worked as a foreman for Laminated Rafters. He then worked as a machinist for DePuy, retiring in 1991.
Survivors are: two daughters, Judy K. Gallaher, Burnettsville, and Joyce (and spouse Randy) Hardesty, Rochester; two sons, Stanley (and spouse Celia) Shand, Lafayette, and Steven (and spouse Wanda) Shand, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren: Shannon M. Smith, Shane L. (and spouse Summer) Smith, Blake E. (and spouse Molly) Hardesty, Shelby L. Livengood, Tiffanie D. (and spouse Jason) Bolen, Kimberly K. (and spouse Travis) Coffey, Skipper S. (and spouse Amy) Shand, and Shelley A. (and spouse Todd) Swymeler; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two grandsons, Matthew S. Hardesty and Seth A. Shand.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Chaplain Bob Jarboe of Kosciusko Homecare and Hospice officiating.  Burial is in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral chapel.
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Memorials to Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 East Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences via www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com

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Lester L. Shand, 89, Warsaw, passed away at 10:45 p.m. July 27, 2015, at Parkview Regional medical Center, Fort Wayne.
He was born Jan. 3, 1926, in Warsaw, to William and Linney Sell Shand. He was one of seven children. On Dec. 20, 1944, he married Beulah Marie Stanley, who preceded him in death July 22, 1997.
He worked in maintenance for Endicott Church Furniture and then worked as a foreman for Laminated Rafters. He then worked as a machinist for DePuy, retiring in 1991.
Survivors are: two daughters, Judy K. Gallaher, Burnettsville, and Joyce (and spouse Randy) Hardesty, Rochester; two sons, Stanley (and spouse Celia) Shand, Lafayette, and Steven (and spouse Wanda) Shand, Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren: Shannon M. Smith, Shane L. (and spouse Summer) Smith, Blake E. (and spouse Molly) Hardesty, Shelby L. Livengood, Tiffanie D. (and spouse Jason) Bolen, Kimberly K. (and spouse Travis) Coffey, Skipper S. (and spouse Amy) Shand, and Shelley A. (and spouse Todd) Swymeler; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two grandsons, Matthew S. Hardesty and Seth A. Shand.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Chaplain Bob Jarboe of Kosciusko Homecare and Hospice officiating.  Burial is in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral chapel.
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Memorials to Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 East Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences via www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com

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