Dennis Lee Newcomer
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SYRACUSE – Dennis Lee Newcomer,
70, of Milford, Ind., passed away at 5:44
a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, at Goshen
Hospital in Goshen, Ind.
He was born on July 4,
1949, in Goshen, to Devon
Wayne and Betty Lou
Coleman Newcomer.
He was a lifetime Nappanee/Milford
area resident and graduated in 1968 from Milford High
School. He was a Vietnam veteran, serving as a construction
operator with the U.S. Naval Seabees from 1969 to 1973. He
was married on July 6, 1969, in Milford, to Nancy J. Wilson,
who survives. He was the former owner/operator of Denny’s
Phillips 66, Newcomer Excavating Company and Newcomer
Equipment, all in Milford. He retired as a licensed auctioneer
and real estate agent.
He attended Nappanee Missionary Church, where he was
an usher and was part of the Acts 29 Small Church and
ESPMen ministries. He was a lifetime member and officer of
Milford American Legion Post 226, a Red Coat Volunteer for
Goshen Hospital with 1,000 hours, and he was a former volunteer
fireman.
He is survived by wife, Nancy Newcomer, of Milford;
daughter, Kimberly Strawbridge, of Syracuse; son, Kyle
(Kellie) Newcomer, of Syracuse; two granddaughters,
Whitney DeLong and Everlie Newcomer; three grandsons,
Weston DeLong, Carson Speybroeck and Dominic
Speybroeck; mother, Betty Zimmerman, of Milford; and
brother, Gary Newcomer, of Milford.
He was preceded in death by his father; and stepfather,
Elmer Zimmerman.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15 at
Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St.,
Syracuse, and one hour prior to services at the church on
Friday, Aug. 16. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday,
Aug. 16 at the Nappanee Missionary Church Chapel, 70417
N. Ind. 19, Nappanee, Ind., with Pastor Jason Rhode officiating.
Burial will follow in the Milford Cemetery with military
honors.
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Memorials to the Nappanee Missionary Church Missions
Fund, 70417 N. Ind. 19, Nappanee, IN 46550; or Goshen
Homecare and Hospice, P.O. Box 723, Goshen, IN 46527.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Dennis
Newcomer, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
