George Plew Jr.

August 2, 2017 at 4:27 p.m.

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George Plew Jr., 93, Warsaw, passed away at 7:45 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born March 31, 1924, to George and Maisie Fike Plew in Claypool.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, faithfully serving from 1943 to 1946 as a Tec 5 in the European Theatre during World War II.  

He was united in marriage June 14, 1948, to Elizabeth Robinson in Warsaw. He has been a lifetime resident of Warsaw.

George was the eighth-grade industrial arts (shop) teacher at Warsaw Middle School until his retirement in 1990. He began his teaching career in 1950 with North Webster Schools after graduating from Purdue University. He attended Warsaw First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

George is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Vere Shenefield, Warsaw; and a sister-in-law, Elanor Gill, San Jose, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, on April 16, 2014.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with Pastor Mark Need officiating.

Services are entrusted to McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

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Memorials to Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581-1906; or First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.



George Plew Jr., 93, Warsaw, passed away at 7:45 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born March 31, 1924, to George and Maisie Fike Plew in Claypool.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, faithfully serving from 1943 to 1946 as a Tec 5 in the European Theatre during World War II.  

He was united in marriage June 14, 1948, to Elizabeth Robinson in Warsaw. He has been a lifetime resident of Warsaw.

George was the eighth-grade industrial arts (shop) teacher at Warsaw Middle School until his retirement in 1990. He began his teaching career in 1950 with North Webster Schools after graduating from Purdue University. He attended Warsaw First United Methodist Church and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

George is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Vere Shenefield, Warsaw; and a sister-in-law, Elanor Gill, San Jose, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, on April 16, 2014.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with Pastor Mark Need officiating.

Services are entrusted to McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.

*****

Memorials to Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581-1906; or First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580.

To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.



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