NORTH WEBSTER – Leroy R. Rapp, 89, of Winona Lake, passed away at 12:29 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 1, 1930, in Urbana, Ind., to Lorin L. and Virga Amber Rapp. He graduated in 1948 from Muncie Central High School, attended Ball State University in Muncie, and then graduated in 1953 from Indiana Central College in Indianapolis. He received his master’s degree from Butler University in Indianapolis and was a United States Navy veteran. He was married on April 11, 1954, in Indianapolis, to Hope E. Fruth, who preceded him on July 6, 2009, and then on Sept. 11, 2010, in North Webster, he married Carol M. Kinsey Carlin, who survives.
He retired in 1990 from Wawasee Community School Corporation. He taught 36 years as a guidance counselor, social studies and physical education teacher at Perry East Jr. High in Southport and Syracuse Elementary and Jr. High schools. He was a coach for many school sports and served as athletic director when he was in Southport. He moved to Pierceton in June 1970 from Indianapolis and then to Warsaw/Winona Lake area in 2010.
He was a longtime member of the North Webster Church of God and Wawasee Camp of the Gideon’s International in Syracuse. He was a former member of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club in Syracuse. He joined forces with the Wycliffe Bible Translators and was involved on many missions trips including two years in Papua, New Guinea, and two years in Davao, Philippines.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Rapp, of Winona Lake; daughter, Sharon (David) Matti, of Milford; son, Chuck (Pam) Rapp, of Brownsburg; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Rosalie Eiler, of Naperville, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 19 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20 at the Church of God, 300 N. Main St., North Webster, with Pastors Jeff Boyer and Bryan Benjamin officiating. Burial will take place in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Larwill.
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Memorials to Chuch of God, P.O. Box 313, North Webster, IN 46555; to Wawasee Camp of the Gideon’s, P.O. Box 101, Syracuse, IN 46567.
To send condolences to the family, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
