James Rautenkranz
June 22, 2020 at 10:36 p.m.
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James was born Oct. 8, 1956, in Huntington, to John and Phyllis Cook Rautenkranz. He was united in marriage to Virginia Fish on Sept. 20, 2003, in Warsaw.
James proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps for 23 years. He retired as a master sergeant. He was a resident of Kosciusko County for 25 years. He was employed for 12 years by the city of Warsaw Municipal Airport.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Rautenkranz, of Claypool; children: Carrisa (Jason) Bruce, of Huntington; Eric Rautenkranz, of Denver, Colo.; Valerie Rautenkranz, of Yakama, Wash.; Alex Anthony, of Claypool; and Emily Slone, of Warsaw. In addition, he is survived by siblings: Mike Rautenkranz, of North Manchester; Ron Rautenkranz, of Warsaw; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents.
A visitation for James will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26 at the funeral chapel with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, with military honors rendered by the American Legion Post #49 and VFW Post 1126.
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Memorials to Boomerang Backpack Program, Warsaw Community Schools – Administrative Office, 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580; or at boomerangbackpacks.org.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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James was born Oct. 8, 1956, in Huntington, to John and Phyllis Cook Rautenkranz. He was united in marriage to Virginia Fish on Sept. 20, 2003, in Warsaw.
James proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps for 23 years. He retired as a master sergeant. He was a resident of Kosciusko County for 25 years. He was employed for 12 years by the city of Warsaw Municipal Airport.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Rautenkranz, of Claypool; children: Carrisa (Jason) Bruce, of Huntington; Eric Rautenkranz, of Denver, Colo.; Valerie Rautenkranz, of Yakama, Wash.; Alex Anthony, of Claypool; and Emily Slone, of Warsaw. In addition, he is survived by siblings: Mike Rautenkranz, of North Manchester; Ron Rautenkranz, of Warsaw; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by both parents.
A visitation for James will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26 at the funeral chapel with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester, with military honors rendered by the American Legion Post #49 and VFW Post 1126.
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Memorials to Boomerang Backpack Program, Warsaw Community Schools – Administrative Office, 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580; or at boomerangbackpacks.org.
To sign the guestbook or send a condolence, go to www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.
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