NORTH WEBSTER — David “Dave” Fugate, 55, Warsaw, passed away at 3:23 p.m. Sunday, July 15, 2018, at his home.
He was born Dec. 22, 1962, in Hazard, Ky., to Walter and Evalee Farler Fugate.
He grew up in Kentucky and graduated from Dilce Combs High School in Jeff, Ky.
He moved to Indiana in 1981 and was married on Nov. 18, 1994, in Warsaw, to Sheryl J. Schweitzberger Ward, who survives.
He was employed at Lippert Components in Goshen since 2004 and had worked for Kimble Glass, Warsaw, for 21 years.
He is survived by his wife, Sheryl Fugate, Warsaw; two daughters, Shannon Watkins, Milford, and Kari (Mario) Aguilar, Elkhart; five grandchildren: Brittany Adkins, Jacob Schweitzberger, Brett Green, Zachery Gallup and Kailyn Watkins; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Norma (Kevin) Gipson, Peru, and Carol Caudill, Hazard, Ky.; three brothers: Gary (Marlene) Fugate, Warsaw; Bill Fugate, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Jim Fugate, Burket; his mother-in-law, Nancy Heuer, Hanover, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Debra (Luke) McLemore, Rochester, Minn.; and two brothers-in-law, Darrell (Della) Schweitzberger, Salina, Kan., and Craig (Joann) Heuer, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepson, Shane Ward; six brothers and sisters; and brother-in-law, Stephen Schweitzberger.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home, with Steve Angel officiating.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
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Memorials to the David Fugate Funeral Fund, P.O. Box 72, North Webster, IN 46555.
To send condolences to the family in memory of David Fugate, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
