AKRON – Charles William Whittenberger, 73, Akron, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 1, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Logansport, to Charles D. and Vena Bernice Snyder Whittenberger. On Nov. 2, 1969, in Silver Lake, he married Carol Ann Rowland, who survives. He lived in Akron for the past 16 years, previously living in Elizabethtown and Radcliff, Ky. In 1959, he graduated from Akron High School, and in 1964 he graduated from Indiana University. He was a chemist for 25 years for Acme Resin, Oregon, Ill., and also owned and operated a Baskin-Robbins for 10 years in Elizabethtown and Radcliff. He also worked at Walmart in Rochester. He was a member of Moose Lodge 1107, Rochester, and Alumni of Indiana University. He loved sports and was a coach for the Angels softball team for 12 years when he lived in Mount Morris, Ky. He attended and supported all the sporting events, girls and boys, at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Also surviving are: two daughters, Diana Carol (and spouse Paul) Wright, Carmel, and Candance Louise (and spouse Joey) Ballard, Glasgow, Ky.; and four grandchildren, Travis, Addison, Nolan and Cody. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Paul and Robert Whittenberger; and one sister, Joyce Ann Whittenberger. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Earl Love Funeral Home, 811 E. Rochester St., Akron, with Pastor Jeff Sumner, Olive Branch Church of God, Roann, officiating. Burial is in Akron IOOF Cemetery, Akron. Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Dept., Attn: Duane Burkhart, 8345 Ind. 19, Akron, IN. Condolences via www.earllovefuneralhome.com
