Frank Whitehead died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, with all the blessings of the Catholic church. He died at home surrounded by his wife and eight children after a full and blessed life.
Frank was born on Nov. 1, 1933, to Alfred and Mamie Moss Whitehead in Mount Pleasant, Mich., and grew up on the family’s centennial dairy farm. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1952 and served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
In 1960, he married Diana M. Percha at Sacred Heart Church in Mount Pleasant, Mich. He went to work for Skelgas/Getty Oil for the next 25 years and was the branch manager of Skelgas in Warsaw for 20 years. He retired from Skelgas and then worked at Laketon Refinery and Marble Creations.
Frank devoted his time to his family. Whether traveling with family, attending his children’s activities, visiting relatives, camping, playing with grandchildren or gardening, he enjoyed every moment.
He will be missed by his wife of 60 years, Diana; children: Connie (Willis) Pratt, of Warsaw; Tom (Janie) Whitehead, of Warsaw; Jim (Shirley) Whitehead, of St. Mary’s, Kan.; Linda (Dave) Schroeder, of Fort Wayne; Mark (Lana) Whitehead, of Canfield, Ohio; Tricia (Kurt) Brandon, of Bourbon; Susan (Brian) Poe, of Shawnee, Kan.; and Krissy (Paul) Schneider, of San Diego, Calif.; 48 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers: Keith, Dale and Wayne Whitehead.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw, where visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 6 p.m. Beginning at 6 p.m., a rosary service will be held. A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. in St. John Fisher Catholic Church, 3333 E. Tillman Road, Fort Wayne, with gathering for one hour prior. Burial will be on Saturday, Dec. 14 in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, 5950 E. CR 350S, Pierceton, with a committal service at 3:30 p.m.
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Memorials to St. John Fisher Catholic Church. Condolences may be sent to www.TitusFuneralHome.com.
