Danny Lee Banghart, 70, of 5713 N. 2nd St., Oswego, died at 5 p.m. Dec. 5, 2008, in his residence.
He was born Nov. 27, 1938, in Warsaw, to Norman and Virginia Van Vactor Banghart.
A lifetime Kosciusko County resident, he retired from R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Warsaw, and was the former owner of Banghart Rescue Vehicle Service. He was a member of Warsaw Moose Lodge. He was a 1956 Warsaw High School graduate and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957-61.
Surviving are two daughters, Tina (and spouse Steve) Miller, Fort Wayne, and Melissa Conley, Greenville, Ala.; a son, Kristin Lee Dirck, San Francisco, Calif.; three sisters, Mary Ann La Fountain, Nancy Sue Stover and Lorenna Rohrer, all of Warsaw; a brother, Stephen Banghart, Warsaw; two grandchildren, Spencer and Colin Miller, both of Fort Wayne. He was preceded in death by a son, T. Stephen Dirck.
Services were at 11 a.m. today at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Ronnie Sams officiating. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors by American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice Inc., 902 Provident Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
