Richard “Dick” W. Rule, 81, Warsaw, passed away at 8:26 a.m. Oct. 12, 2015, at Mason Health Care Center, Warsaw. He was born March 23, 1934, in Bourbon, to Russell and Ivy Starrett Rule. On Aug. 28, 1955, he married Carol J. Miller, who preceded him in death Oct. 30, 1986. On Nov. 30, 1989, he married Carolyn S. Bailey, who survives. He was a 1952 graduate of Warsaw High School, and he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1956. He served in Korea until his honorable discharge in 1958. He was a former member of the Moose Lodge, Warsaw, and a former member of the Oswego Lions Club. He worked for 43 years for Dalton Foundries, Warsaw, retiring in 1996. He was a member of the Dalton Foundries 25 Year Club and a member of American Legion Post 258, Pierceton. Surviving are four daughters: Teresa (and spouse Bill) Baisden, Patricia Kittrell, Angela Groves, Anita (and spouse Troy) Johnson, all of Warsaw; his son, A. Richard (and spouse Brandi) Wine, Chapel Hill, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his sister, Katherine Deerwester, Warsaw. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mary Thomas; a brother, Charles Rule; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, with the Rev. Richard Anderson officiating. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Leesburg Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post 258, Pierceton, and the Indiana ARNG Honor Guard. Calling is from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. ***** Memorial donations may be directed to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196; or to the American Legion Post #258, 104 North 1st Street, Pierceton, IN 46562-9336. Condolences via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
