Jon David Gage

July 8, 2022 at 9:53 p.m.
Jon David Gage
Jon David Gage

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Jon David Gage, 68, of Chapman Lake, Warsaw, formerly of Wabash, died at 1:46 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home.  

He was born on Jan. 15, 1954, in Columbia City, to Richard Gage and Alice Jackson Fial.

Jon was a 1972 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Rita Patton in Wabash on June 25, 1983. He retired from Duke Energy after 40 years. Jon was a member of the Hanna Masonic Lodge and the Wabash Moose Lodge. He enjoyed camping, boating, fishing, cooking, roller skating, dancing, deer hunting and his 1940 Ford truck. He also enjoyed carpentry and electrical work.  

He is survived by his wife, Rita Gage, of Warsaw; four children: Jennifer (Matt) Buhrt, of Warsaw;  Emily (Jose) Castro, of Fort Wayne; Nathaniel (Lisa) Gage, of Wabash; and Joshua D. (Julio) Gage, of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren: Bailey (Sydney Smith) Buhrt, of Syracuse; and Brenna Buhrt, of Muncie; and his half brother, Chris (Beth) Harrison, of Warsaw. He was preceded in death his parents, sister, Nancy Ann Gage; and his half brother, Stanley Wilds.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are Goshen Hospice or Chapman Lakes Conservation Association.

The memorial guest book for Jon may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

Jon David Gage, 68, of Chapman Lake, Warsaw, formerly of Wabash, died at 1:46 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home.  

He was born on Jan. 15, 1954, in Columbia City, to Richard Gage and Alice Jackson Fial.

Jon was a 1972 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Rita Patton in Wabash on June 25, 1983. He retired from Duke Energy after 40 years. Jon was a member of the Hanna Masonic Lodge and the Wabash Moose Lodge. He enjoyed camping, boating, fishing, cooking, roller skating, dancing, deer hunting and his 1940 Ford truck. He also enjoyed carpentry and electrical work.  

He is survived by his wife, Rita Gage, of Warsaw; four children: Jennifer (Matt) Buhrt, of Warsaw;  Emily (Jose) Castro, of Fort Wayne; Nathaniel (Lisa) Gage, of Wabash; and Joshua D. (Julio) Gage, of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren: Bailey (Sydney Smith) Buhrt, of Syracuse; and Brenna Buhrt, of Muncie; and his half brother, Chris (Beth) Harrison, of Warsaw. He was preceded in death his parents, sister, Nancy Ann Gage; and his half brother, Stanley Wilds.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 14 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are Goshen Hospice or Chapman Lakes Conservation Association.

The memorial guest book for Jon may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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