NORTH MANCHESTER – Lyle Jay Gish, 81, of North Manchester, went to be with his Lord on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, at his home.
He was born Aug. 3, 1939, in Modesto, Calif., to Orvel and Martha "Esther" Price Gish.
Lyle was a 1957 graduate of Modesto High School. He married Lois Comstock in New Paris on Dec. 8, 1957. Lyle was a livestock feed consultant for 25 years, drove bus for Tour Coach and delivered boats for Splendor Boats in Silver Lake. Lyle was a member of the West Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Church New Conference in North Manchester, was an active member of the Brethren Way of Christ for 25 years and was a member of Gideons International. Lyle moved to Indiana in the spring of 1968 from California.
He is survived by his wife, Lois Gish, of North Manchester; four sons: Mark (Doretta) Gish, of Rossville; Marvin (Debbie) Gish, Myron (Donita) Gish, and Matthew (Heidi) Gish, all of North Manchester; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; his sister, Nelda (Donald) Driver; and sister-in-law, Dolores Gish, both of North Manchester.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Arnold and Orvel Gish, Jr.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at the Old German Baptist Brethren Church, North Manchester. Burial will be in Old German Baptist Brethren Church Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at the West Manchester Old German Baptist Brethren Church New Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the family asks to please practice social distancing and wear facial coverings.
Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester.
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The memorial guest book for Lyle may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
