Conrad Lee Meinert

April 7, 2022 at 10:14 p.m.
Conrad Lee Meinert
Conrad Lee Meinert

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Conrad Lee Meinert, 92, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, died at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Grace Village Healthcare Facility.

He was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Silver Lake, to Cleo Louise Drudge and Walter Roger Meinert. He married Charlene Shirley Mattix on Nov. 27, 1952.

Conrad enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 7, 1951, and served in Korea. He received the Korean Service Medal with one bronze star and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged Feb. 6, 1953.

Visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. Conrad’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Rev. Stacy Downing. There will also be visitation time an hour prior to the service. A graveside service will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Silver Lake, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. #1126 and active duty members of the Army Honor Guard.

Memorial donations may be directed to Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 2033 S. 150 W., Warsaw, IN  46580; or to the D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans), P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.

Conrad Lee Meinert, 92, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, died at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Grace Village Healthcare Facility.

He was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Silver Lake, to Cleo Louise Drudge and Walter Roger Meinert. He married Charlene Shirley Mattix on Nov. 27, 1952.

Conrad enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 7, 1951, and served in Korea. He received the Korean Service Medal with one bronze star and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was honorably discharged Feb. 6, 1953.

Visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. Conrad’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Rev. Stacy Downing. There will also be visitation time an hour prior to the service. A graveside service will follow at Lakeview Cemetery in Silver Lake, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. #1126 and active duty members of the Army Honor Guard.

Memorial donations may be directed to Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 2033 S. 150 W., Warsaw, IN  46580; or to the D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans), P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.

Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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