David D. Grandstaff, 77, North Manchester, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
He was born March 31, 1940, in North Manchester, to Paul E. and Mary Alice Flenar Grandstaff.
David was a 1958 graduate of Manchester High School and attended Wabash College. He left college in 1962 to return home and help rebuild the family business, Grandstaff Rendering Service, North Manchester.
He married Jane C. Stands at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Manchester, on July 19, 1959.
David was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was well-known for his philanthropy, church and community involvement, and countless hours of volunteer work.
He is survived by his wife, Jane C. Grandstaff, North Manchester; two daughters, Erin (Steven) Jungbauer, Leesburg, and Penny (Rick) Ruppert, Rochester; six grandchildren: Sarah (Keegan) Bruner and Rachel Jungbauer, both of Leesburg; Samantha Ruppert and Jeffrey Ruppert, both of Rochester; Tracy Jo (Nate) Hilden, Canton, Ga.; and Eric (Angela) Jungbauer, Noblesville; four great-grandchildren: Clara and Evelyn Hilden, Canton; and Jaclyn and Mary Jungbauer, Noblesville; a brother, Dan (Carolyn Worthing) Grandstaff, Chapel Hill, N.C.; and two sisters, Becky Kilgore, Conway, Ark., and Nancy Straka, Huntington.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Jeffrey Grandstaff, who died in 1993.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 113 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor Jeff Hawkins, Deaconess Sabine Thomas and Pastor Judy Follis officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 pm Friday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
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Memorials to Jeffrey L. Grandstaff Memorial Scholarship Endowment, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church or the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation.
The memorial guest book for David may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
