Kenneth A. “Ken” Spangle of Claypool, passed away peacefully at home at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at the age of 85.
He was born on Feb. 25, 1933, in Burket, to Margaret Holloway Spangle and Owen F. Spangle. He was married on May 1, 1954, to Beverly “Joan” Gall Spangle. They were married for 58 years before she passed away on April 27, 2012.
Ken was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County, where he was a 1952 graduate of Silver Lake High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1953 and served in the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge in 1955.
He was a yard foreman for Miller & Son’s Lumber Company in Silver Lake for over 30 years. Ken was a retired gentleman farmer until his passing. He was a devoted husband, a beautiful father and grandfather and will be sadly missed and forever loved.
He will be lovingly remembered by his two daughters: Cindy (Morris) Jones and Sharon (Jon) Lynch, all of Silver Lake; and two sons, James (Heidi) Spangle, Fort Wayne, and Dan Spangle, Silver Lake. He leaves behind eight grandchildren: Joshua (Sarah) Spangle, Warsaw; Ryann Jones, Indianapolis; Amy (Brett) Leach, Sidney; Nicholas Spangle, Warsaw; Morgan (Daniel) Martin, Brownsburg; Austin Jones, Silver Lake; Tanner Spangle, Warsaw; Emily Lynch, Silver Lake; and three great-grandchildren, Vivienne and Max Spangle, both of Warsaw, and Taytum Martin, Brownsburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and one granddaughter.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. His funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. and officiated by Pastor Glenn Hall.
Burial will follow at Lake View Cemetery in Silver Lake, with full military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #258 of Pierceton and active duty members of the Army Honor Guard.
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Memorial donations in Kenneth’s name may be directed to American Legion Post #258, 104 N. First St., Pierceton, IN, 46562, and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
