Thomas Edward BuchanThomas Tom Edward Buchan, 84, Warsaw, passed away on June 22, 2019, in Mason Health Care, Warsaw.
Thomas was born August 20, 1934, in the family farmhouse in Rome City, Ind., of Ralph and Mary Waltenburg Buchan. Tom joined the Army in 1953 and became a Chief Radio Operator managing 28 men in his unit in Germany. He had many jobs over his lifetime from being a butter boy on a dairy route to driving trucks delivering all over the US. He had successful businesses in his lifetime, Buchan TV Repair in Orlando Fla., Tiger Wrecker Service and Buchan Electric in Warsaw, from which he retired in 1996. He lived a full life with his many hobbies and affiliations. He was a member of the Warsaw Masonic Lodge #73, a member of the Fort Wayne Valley Scottish Rite, Mizpah Shrine of Kosciusko County Shrine Club and Shriners Mini-Bike Patrol, a member of ARRL, Hoosier Lakes Amateur Radio Club, American Legion and NRA. Tom was an avid Ham Radio operator (N9AL) working with the Salvation Army, American Legion, National Weather Service, among several others, helping with natural disasters all over the world. He enjoyed playing piano, building and programming computers, repairing antique toys, building R/C planes, boats and helicopters, enjoying and watching his grandchildren play sports and going to dance recitals.
He is survived by his brothers, Robert James “Jim” (Jeanie) Buchan of New Haven, Ind., Jerry (Audrey) Buchan, and Bert “Butch” (Cecilia) Buchan, Fort Wayne, Ind. Surviving are his children, David Buchan, Warsaw, Deborah (Andrew) O’Connell of Mentone, Denise (Bill) Keller of Winona Lake, Ryan Buchan of Warsaw and JoAnn Buchan of Warsaw; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Warsaw Masonic Lodge, Warsaw. Military Honors to Follow by the American Legion Post #49 & V.F.W. Post 1126. Arrangements are entrusted to McHatton- Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2211 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, IL 60707.
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