Robert Shreiner Balmer
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Feb. 3, 1925, in Lancaster County, Pa., to James Lester and Ella May Shreiner Balmer. On July 1, 1951, in Lititz, Pa., he married Jean Loraine Slagel Balmer, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 23 years, where he was a member of Community Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II until his honorable discharge. He worked as a machinist at Rabestos Manhattan, Manheim, Pa. During his retirement, he raised Arabian horses, and he was also a member of the Akron Senior Citizens Club.
He leaves behind his daughter, Patti Boren, Winona Lake; a daughter-in-law, Deb Balmer, Syracuse; six grandchildren: Joshua (and spouse Jennie), Benjamin (and spouse Katy) and Johanna Boren, all of Winona Lake; Matthew (and spouse Monica) Boren, Leesburg; Shelley (and spouse David) Brigham, Copperas Cove, Texas; Jon (and spouse Ashley, Balmer, Syracuse; 11 great-grandchildren: Whitney, Noah, Riley, Silas, Abner, Adeline, Gracie, John, Jack, Randi and Kolden. Also surviving is his brother: Ray Balmer, York, Pa.; and sister, Reba Kreider, Lititz. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Randy Balmer, who died in 2012; and his son-in-law, John Boren, who died in 2012.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Community Grace Brethren Church, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, with Pastor Roy Chapin officiating. Burial and graveside services will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Warsaw Christian School, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to Kosciusko County Jail Ministry, P.O. Box 602, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by his family.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
He was born Feb. 3, 1925, in Lancaster County, Pa., to James Lester and Ella May Shreiner Balmer. On July 1, 1951, in Lititz, Pa., he married Jean Loraine Slagel Balmer, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 23 years, where he was a member of Community Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II until his honorable discharge. He worked as a machinist at Rabestos Manhattan, Manheim, Pa. During his retirement, he raised Arabian horses, and he was also a member of the Akron Senior Citizens Club.
He leaves behind his daughter, Patti Boren, Winona Lake; a daughter-in-law, Deb Balmer, Syracuse; six grandchildren: Joshua (and spouse Jennie), Benjamin (and spouse Katy) and Johanna Boren, all of Winona Lake; Matthew (and spouse Monica) Boren, Leesburg; Shelley (and spouse David) Brigham, Copperas Cove, Texas; Jon (and spouse Ashley, Balmer, Syracuse; 11 great-grandchildren: Whitney, Noah, Riley, Silas, Abner, Adeline, Gracie, John, Jack, Randi and Kolden. Also surviving is his brother: Ray Balmer, York, Pa.; and sister, Reba Kreider, Lititz. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Randy Balmer, who died in 2012; and his son-in-law, John Boren, who died in 2012.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Community Grace Brethren Church, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, with Pastor Roy Chapin officiating. Burial and graveside services will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Warsaw Christian School, 909 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to Kosciusko County Jail Ministry, P.O. Box 602, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by his family.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com[[In-content Ad]]
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