Rex Allen YarianMENTONE – Rex Allen Yarian, 74, of rural Mentone, passed at 1:56 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Lutheran Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Wayne.
Rex was born on Jan. 28, 1948, in Warsaw, to Donald D. and Doris M. Robbins Yarian. He was married on Nov. 16, 1972, in Mentone, to Diana L. Melton; she survives.
He was a 1966 graduate of Mentone High School, where he was a three-sport athlete: basketball, track and baseball. Rex served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion as well as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. He was very proud to be awarded the Veteran of the Month of Kosciusko.
He worked for Holiday Rambler where he was an electrician. In earlier years, he also worked for Smith Brothers of Mentone. Rex was an avid bowler and a travel softball player. He was an Indiana University and Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Family was very important to Rex. He was a supporter of his children and grandchildren in all things, especially in their sporting events.
He is survived by his wife, Diana Yarian, of rural Mentone; mother, Doris Yarian, of Winona Lake; daughter, Mariah and husband Jeff Snapp, of Mentone; son, Wes and wife Shelly Yarian, of Akron; grandchildren: Michaela and fiancée Hannah, Dakota and wife Dakota, Jasten, Mercedes, Jayden, Milee, Cami and Christian; and sister, Donna and husband Jim Roach, of Claypool; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Charger.
Rex was preceded in death by his father, Donald; and a brother, Roger D. Yarian.
The memorial service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with Pastor Mandy Nellans officiating. Military honors will follow the service at the funeral home.
The future remembrance place will be in the Mentone Cemetery, Mentone. Memorial visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15 at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
Memorial contributions can be made in his memory to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, VA 22201; or the Mentone 4-Way Ambulance Service.
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