Daniel Reginald Konkle, 39, passed away at 12:42 a.m. May 19, 2016, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, after a long and courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was born June 8, 1976, in St. Louis, Mo., to Ronald and Sheree Bailey Konkle. He graduated from Living Heritage Academy, Lewisville, Texas, in May 1995. From the age of a very young child, he always loved to attend and be involved in church. For many years his father was an evangelist and he greatly enjoyed traveling from church to church, meeting new people, especially girls. He also really enjoyed when he and his father travelled alone, especially when they went on a three-week missions trip. He loved sports and thoroughly enjoyed playing many of them with his friends as well as with his mother, whom he adored. He always had a “soft spot” for those who were hurting and in need. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, he temporarily relocated to New Orleans to help the city recover from the devastation. For several months he stayed in tents along with hundreds of other volunteers and helped unload supplies, etc. for the residents of New Orleans. He never met a stranger and loved to be around people. He was also known for his mega-watt smile. Even when his body was bed-ridden and in severe pain, he always had a smile and virtually never complained. He touched the hearts of so many of his caregivers; a young man suffering so much, but still smiling and trying to make people laugh (which he loved to do). He was also a true and loyal friend. He will be greatly missed by his family and will be remember as a beloved son, brother and grandson. They are comforted in knowing he is in a much better place and is pain-free. Surviving are his parents, the Rev. Ronald and Sheree Konkle; a sister, Anna Konkle; and his maternal grandparents, Loren and Patsy Bailey, Warsaw. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Clarence and Maude Konkle. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Ronald Konkle officiating with assistance from Chaplains Sunday Adelakin and Dennis Bollenbacher. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Calling is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home. ***** Memorials to Heart to Heart Hospice, 620 Edison Road #122, Mishawaka, IN 46545.
