Frederick Eugene "Cricket" Kammerer, 84, of Leesburg, died at 1:30 p.m. June 25, 2011, in Lakeland Rehabilitation Center, Milford.
He was born Dec. 5, 1926, in Leesburg, to Chris and Ida Anglin Kammerer. On Jan. 6, 1961, in Folksten, Ga., he married Maxine Sand, and they were together 50 years.
A lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, he worked as a truck driver for Kosciusko County Highway Department for 26 years and then he worked for 12 more years part time for the highway department.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1944-1946. He was a lifetime member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church as well as a member of the American Legion Post 49, Warsaw; Masonic Lodge, Warsaw; and Kosciusko County Shrine Club. He was a past member of Leesburg Fire Department. He was a member of the McDonalds Lunch Group that met at the McDonalds on U.S. 30, and he loved to ride his horse and carriage in parades and for weddings.
Also surviving are a sister, Peggy (and spouse Dick) Klopenstein, Leesburg; two nieces, Tamara Klopenstein, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Tracie (and spouse Bill) McGee, Greenville, N.C.; and a great-nephew, Tyler Charlton, Nashville, Tenn. He is preceded in death by a stepson, Gordon Sand.
No services or visitation planned. Burial will be in Leesburg Cemetery at a later date.
***** Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674; or to Leesburg United Methodist Church, 111 W. Prairie St., Leesburg, IN 46538.
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