On Sept. 9, 2017, after battling cancer for several months, Michael Freeman Hanna, oldest son of Virgina Dimon and Ardel Hanna, passed away while watching the Notre Dame football game. Known to most as “Mike,” he was 67 at the time of his passing.
Mike was a 1968 graduate of Warsaw Community High School who worked at Zimmer for 46 years, retiring in June 2015. He loved watching his grandchildren play sports; playing Tiger Woods Golf with his grandsons; hanging out in the garage with his brother, John; listening to music from Woodstock; and baking fudge brownie pies.
Mike is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sheryl Hanna, Warsaw; his mother, Virginia Hanna, Warsaw; brother, John (Carolyn) Hanna, Leesburg; daughter, Michelle (Scott) Blum, Fort Wayne; and daughter, Heather Hanna. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Ryesha Jackson, Indianapolis; Tanner Blum, Warsaw; Rashaan Jackson, South Bend; Connor Blum. Fort Wayne; Asher Blum, Fort Wayne; and Michael Ramirez, Warsaw.
Mike was preceded in death by his father, Ardel Hanna; brother, Mark Hanna; and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Friends may join family for a time of sharing and to celebrate the life of Mike Hanna on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. in Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. Burial will take place later in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Baker Youth Club, 765 W. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196.
