David Earl Koldyke
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David Earl Koldyke, of Mentone, Ind.,
passed away peacefully at his home surrounded
by his family at 11:50 a.m. on
Friday, July 5, 2019, at the age of 88.
He was born on Dec. 8, 1930, in
Marion, Ind., to Ellen Fern Anderson
Koldyke and Martin R. Koldyke. On Jan.
28, 1951, he was married to Dawn
Lorraine Kahler Koldyke.
David was a 1949 graduate of Marion
High School, and he attended three years
at Marion College. He was a self-employed farmer with an
egg-laying poultry operation, and he had also worked at
Little Crow Milling. He became a dual Canadian citizen and
ran a fishing resort in Ontario, Canada, for 25 years. One of
his favorite pastimes was being able to winter with his wife
Dawn in Port Isabel, Texas, for 30 years.
David was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 67
years, where he was a member of Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Warsaw. He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing.
He was thankful for a blessed life and very much loved
his family and grandchildren. He will be greatly missed.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 68 years,
Dawn Lorraine Koldyke, of Mentone; three daughters: Karen
(Jim) Harding, of Warsaw; Pamela (Mike) Hollowell, of
Albany, Ind.; and Katrina (Jim) Calhouse, of Warsaw; and two
sons, David (Kay) Koldyke Jr., of Hickory Corners, Mich., and
Daniel (Cindy) Koldyke, of Silver Lake. Also surviving are his
13 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three great-greatgrandchildren;
and his brother, Martin R. Koldyke Jr., of
Clemson, S.C.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters;
and his grandson, Robert Zolman.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne
Road, Warsaw. David’s life will be celebrated with a funeral
service at 1 p.m. and officiated by The Rev. Michael D.
Mueller. Burial will follow with a graveside service at
Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorial donations may be directed to Kosciusko Home
Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581, and would
be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral
home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
