Lawrence A. ‘Jack’ Horney Jr.
May 12, 2023 at 9:00 p.m.
Lawrence A. ‘Jack’ Horney Jr.
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Jack was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Sterling, Colo., to Hazel Morton Horney and Lawrence Horney Sr.
At the age of 17-½ Jack enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 19, 1942. He was a World War II veteran who served on the USS George Clymer and was honorably discharged Jan. 5, 1946.
He was married Oct. 28, 1948, to Dorothy Mae Bockelman; she died May 25, 1984. Jack married Mary Lou Robertson on March 29, 1985; she died Aug. 8, 2004.
Friends and family may visit from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 23 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. Jack’s life will be celebrated by Father Jonathan Norton with a funeral mass following visitation at noon Tuesday, May 23 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Military rites will be conducted by members of the American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. #1126, both of Warsaw, and active-duty members of the Navy Honor Guard. He will be laid to rest at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Memorial donations may be directed to Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, P.O. Box 5, Huntertown, IN 46748.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
Jack was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Sterling, Colo., to Hazel Morton Horney and Lawrence Horney Sr.
At the age of 17-½ Jack enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 19, 1942. He was a World War II veteran who served on the USS George Clymer and was honorably discharged Jan. 5, 1946.
He was married Oct. 28, 1948, to Dorothy Mae Bockelman; she died May 25, 1984. Jack married Mary Lou Robertson on March 29, 1985; she died Aug. 8, 2004.
Friends and family may visit from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 23 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. Jack’s life will be celebrated by Father Jonathan Norton with a funeral mass following visitation at noon Tuesday, May 23 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Military rites will be conducted by members of the American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. #1126, both of Warsaw, and active-duty members of the Navy Honor Guard. He will be laid to rest at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Memorial donations may be directed to Honor Flight of Northeast Indiana, P.O. Box 5, Huntertown, IN 46748.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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