John Elemual Hand
October 3, 2019 at 9:46 p.m.
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He was born on Sept. 9, 1930, in Elkhart, to Charles E. and Minnie H. Helbling Hand. He was married on Jan. 19, 1957, to Shirley Ann Stebbins Hand, who survives.
John was a 1948 graduate of Warsaw High School and was very proud of becoming an Eagle Scout. He attended Purdue University from 1948-1953, receiving his B.S. in chemical engineering degree with a minor in math. John entered the U.S. Army in 1952 and served as a first lieutenant during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged. He moved to Sanford, North Carolina, where he worked as the chief engineer at Cornell Dubilier, manufacturing capacitors. In 1984, John and his wife, Shirley, moved back to Warsaw, where he became president and later CEO of Othy/Symmetry in Warsaw, retiring in 1995. John was always one to keep busy that even after retirement he started Lake City Enterprise, which he operated until 2006.
He loved giving back to the community and providing support to the organizations he loved. He was a long-standing member of Warsaw Rotary Club, past president for six years of The Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts in Warsaw, member of the Purdue Club and he attended First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.
John will be remembered as being a very patient man, kind and always encouraging and mentoring others to do their best. Most of all he will be forever loved as being a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Shirley Ann Hand, Warsaw; daughter, J.E. Hand; son, John G. (Florell) Hand, Warsaw; and his two grandchildren, Jessica and John Dillon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Ferdinand, Leon, Edward, William “Bill”; and his sister, Dorothy.
Friends and family are invited to visit from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
John’s life will be celebrated with a service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the funeral home and officiated by Pastor Brian Smith. A private family entombment at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.
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Memorials to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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He was born on Sept. 9, 1930, in Elkhart, to Charles E. and Minnie H. Helbling Hand. He was married on Jan. 19, 1957, to Shirley Ann Stebbins Hand, who survives.
John was a 1948 graduate of Warsaw High School and was very proud of becoming an Eagle Scout. He attended Purdue University from 1948-1953, receiving his B.S. in chemical engineering degree with a minor in math. John entered the U.S. Army in 1952 and served as a first lieutenant during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged. He moved to Sanford, North Carolina, where he worked as the chief engineer at Cornell Dubilier, manufacturing capacitors. In 1984, John and his wife, Shirley, moved back to Warsaw, where he became president and later CEO of Othy/Symmetry in Warsaw, retiring in 1995. John was always one to keep busy that even after retirement he started Lake City Enterprise, which he operated until 2006.
He loved giving back to the community and providing support to the organizations he loved. He was a long-standing member of Warsaw Rotary Club, past president for six years of The Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts in Warsaw, member of the Purdue Club and he attended First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.
John will be remembered as being a very patient man, kind and always encouraging and mentoring others to do their best. Most of all he will be forever loved as being a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Shirley Ann Hand, Warsaw; daughter, J.E. Hand; son, John G. (Florell) Hand, Warsaw; and his two grandchildren, Jessica and John Dillon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Ferdinand, Leon, Edward, William “Bill”; and his sister, Dorothy.
Friends and family are invited to visit from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
John’s life will be celebrated with a service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the funeral home and officiated by Pastor Brian Smith. A private family entombment at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger.
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Memorials to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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