SYRACUSE – Richard J.L. “Dick” Fulk, 77, of Syracuse, passed away at 2:07 p.m. on June 22, 2017, at his home.
He was born March 28, 1940, in Churubusco (Green Center), to Jesse L. and Clara Boggs Fulk.
He attended Churubusco High School and was a United States Army veteran. He was a self-employed merchant and the former owner/operator of Dick’s Chevy Shack in Wolf Lake for over 50 years. He lived in the Syracuse area for many years, formerly lived in Churubusco and Camden, Mich., and wintered in Ocala, Fla. for several years.
He was a member of the American Legion in Rome City, and formerly attended Wawasee Lakeside Chapel in Syracuse.
He is survived by two daughters, Angela Jean (Paul) Flynn, of Gainesville, Ga.; and Laura (Louis) Sprandel, of Kendallville; a son, David (Martha) Fulk, of Coo Bay, Ore.; a sister, Bonnie Rensner, of Speedwell, Tenn.; five granchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Elizabeth Fulk; and a brother, Tom Fulk.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home with Pastor Harlan Steffen of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel officiating. Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. Ind. 15, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, 1426 W. 300 N, Albion, IN 46701.
