MILFORD - Joseph A. Gerencser Jr., 49, of Milford, died at 8 p.m. Aug. 3, 2008, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident at CR 35 and US 6, Elkhart County.
He was born Feb. 22, 1959, in Plymouth, to Joseph and Rowena Houser Gerencser Sr. On Sept. 5, 1998, he married Linda "Susie" James, who died in 2006.
A lifetime area resident, he was a licensed teacher and former CTB employee. He was a former EMT with Milford EMS. He was a member of Milford United Methodist Church. He graduated from Wawasee High School in 1977, and Purdue in 1981, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Surviving are his father, Joseph Gerencser Sr., Milford; two sisters, Sandra (and spouse David) Lundgren, Ottowa, Kan., and Sharon (and spouse Ben) Spiegel, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Gary Gerencser, Milford. He was preceded in death by his mother.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Milford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Milford Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mishler-Eastlund Funeral Home, Milford.
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Memorials to Milford United Methodist Church or the American Diabetes Association.
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