NAPPANEE - Kenneth L. Mitschelen, 82, of 355 Woodview Drive, Nappanee, died at 11:20 a.m. Dec. 30, 2008, in Lakeland Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Milford.
He was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Nappanee, to John and Dorothy Mabel Ganger Mitschelen. On Aug. 9, 1957, in Middlebury, he married Norma R. Hartman, who survives.
A lifetime Nappanee and Goshen area resident, he was a retired truck driver, having driven for Mutschler Brothers, Daily Express, Carlisle, Pa.; TMX, Fort Wayne; and Hoosier Transport, Milford. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Corp veteran, serving as a plane refueler. He was a member of Teamsters 264.
Also surviving are a daughter, Dixie (and spouse Max) Shrock, Goshen; a son, Chuck (and spouse Darcey) Mitschelen, Nappanee; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Edwin (and spouse Arlene) Mitschelen, Edinburg, Texas; and a sister, Doris (and spouse James) Yoder, Newton, Kan. He was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and a sister.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, with the Rev. Janet McFall-Brown officiating. Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery with military graveside services by members of Nappanee American Legion.
Calling is from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
