Dale William Byrer
January 17, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.
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Dale, the only son of Homer Byrer and Mildred Creighton Byrer, was born on the family farm between Etna Green and Atwood on Sept. 17, 1924. He was a graduate of Atwood High School.
Dale entered active service as a military policeman with United States Army on May 17, 1945, and served during World War II with the 300th Military Police Company, which was stationed in Arlington, Va. Pfc. Dale W. Byrer was honorably discharged from Camp Atterbury on June 3, 1946.
On July 11, 1943, Dale was married to the love of his life, Ruth A. McColley, in Leesburg on her parents’ farm. Together they would share more than 74 years and would raise three daughters whom Dale loved dearly.
Dale lived his entire life in the Atwood area and was proud to be a farmer. He spent 47 years working his dairy farm, growing grain to feed the cows and tending to more than 16,000 laying hens. He had also worked as an electrician before retiring.
For fun, he enjoyed fishing and especially loved reeling in bass and bluegill. On the family farm they had a pond, which he retained fishing rights to even after selling the property. He was also happy angling on Hoffman Lake and on Florida’s Lake Tarpon, where he and Ruth wintered for 17 years.
A man of great faith in the Lord Jesus, Dale was a longtime member of Atwood’s Otterbein United Methodist Church and had served on the church’s board of trustees for many years. He was a member of American Legion Post 49, Warsaw, and served on the original board of the local Soil and Water Conservation District. He recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Dale loved the Lord and loved his family. A list of survivors includes his devoted wife, Ruth McColley Byrer, Hoffman Lake; three daughters: Carolyn (and Richard) Ringeisen, Seneca, S.C.; Jeannette (and Richard) Findley, Solomons, Md.; and Myra (and Steve) Alexander, Milford; five grandchildren: Heather Ray, South Carolina; Bradley New-Ringeisen, Virginia; Matthew Findley, Colorado; William Findley, Virginia; and Amber Thomas, Milford; and two stepgrandchildren, Matt Alexander, Ohio, and Janelle Swihart, Florida. He is also the proud great-grandfather of nine.
Those who preceded Dale in passing include his parents, Homer and Mildred, and sister, Marjorie Hollar.
Dale’s life will be celebrated in a memorial service in his church in Atwood. Friends may join the family for a time of gathering from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; the funeral service begins at 11 a.m., with military honors being performed by members of the American Legion and VFW.
Interment will take place privately at Stony Point Cemetery.
The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege to care for the family and friends of Dale William Byrer.
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Memorials to Atwood Otterbein United Methodist Church trustees, 306 E. Main St., Atwood, IN 46502; or to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Dale, the only son of Homer Byrer and Mildred Creighton Byrer, was born on the family farm between Etna Green and Atwood on Sept. 17, 1924. He was a graduate of Atwood High School.
Dale entered active service as a military policeman with United States Army on May 17, 1945, and served during World War II with the 300th Military Police Company, which was stationed in Arlington, Va. Pfc. Dale W. Byrer was honorably discharged from Camp Atterbury on June 3, 1946.
On July 11, 1943, Dale was married to the love of his life, Ruth A. McColley, in Leesburg on her parents’ farm. Together they would share more than 74 years and would raise three daughters whom Dale loved dearly.
Dale lived his entire life in the Atwood area and was proud to be a farmer. He spent 47 years working his dairy farm, growing grain to feed the cows and tending to more than 16,000 laying hens. He had also worked as an electrician before retiring.
For fun, he enjoyed fishing and especially loved reeling in bass and bluegill. On the family farm they had a pond, which he retained fishing rights to even after selling the property. He was also happy angling on Hoffman Lake and on Florida’s Lake Tarpon, where he and Ruth wintered for 17 years.
A man of great faith in the Lord Jesus, Dale was a longtime member of Atwood’s Otterbein United Methodist Church and had served on the church’s board of trustees for many years. He was a member of American Legion Post 49, Warsaw, and served on the original board of the local Soil and Water Conservation District. He recently participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Dale loved the Lord and loved his family. A list of survivors includes his devoted wife, Ruth McColley Byrer, Hoffman Lake; three daughters: Carolyn (and Richard) Ringeisen, Seneca, S.C.; Jeannette (and Richard) Findley, Solomons, Md.; and Myra (and Steve) Alexander, Milford; five grandchildren: Heather Ray, South Carolina; Bradley New-Ringeisen, Virginia; Matthew Findley, Colorado; William Findley, Virginia; and Amber Thomas, Milford; and two stepgrandchildren, Matt Alexander, Ohio, and Janelle Swihart, Florida. He is also the proud great-grandfather of nine.
Those who preceded Dale in passing include his parents, Homer and Mildred, and sister, Marjorie Hollar.
Dale’s life will be celebrated in a memorial service in his church in Atwood. Friends may join the family for a time of gathering from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; the funeral service begins at 11 a.m., with military honors being performed by members of the American Legion and VFW.
Interment will take place privately at Stony Point Cemetery.
The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege to care for the family and friends of Dale William Byrer.
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Memorials to Atwood Otterbein United Methodist Church trustees, 306 E. Main St., Atwood, IN 46502; or to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.
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