NORTH WEBSTER – Stanley E. “Stan” Spaw, 76, Warsaw, passed away at 12:05 a.m. Jan. 25, 2016, at his home. He was born Oct. 21, 1939, in Fort Wayne, to Wilbur and Louise Hunt Spaw. He was married Dec. 7, 1962, in Fort Wayne, to Carol Ann Hargis, who survives. They moved to the Warsaw area 45 years ago from Fort Wayne. He grew up in Fort Wayne and attended Fort Wayne Central High School. He retired from Essex Wire, Columbia City, as a lab technician after 32 years. He formerly attended the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, and was a former member at the Eagles Lodge, Fort Wayne. Also surviving are three daughters: Susan Caldwell, Jacksonville, Fla.; Sheila Spaw, Warsaw; Shannon (and spouse Mike) Harter, Wabash; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three sisters: Susan Spaw and Renee (and spouse Dave) Grim, all of Fort Wayne; Pamela Meeks, Edgewood, Ky.; and a stepmother, Delores Grim, Gas City. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Terry Lee Spaw. Services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, with Pastor Linda McBride of Covenant Partners Ministries, Muncie, officiating. Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw. Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Great Lakes Hospice, 334 Enterprise Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580. Send condolences online at www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
