Carmel – Thomas Logan Whiteneck, 86, died March 2, 2016, in Carmel. He was born Aug. 29, 1930, in Warsaw, to John W. and Donna C. Pownall Whiteneck. He married Marian Sayler Dickinson in 1989, who survives. They have resided in Fishers since that time and were founding members of New Hope Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis. He graduated from Warsaw High School in 1948 and Purdue University in 1954 with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He served in the U.S. Air Force, teaching at Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, N.Y. He lived in San Diego, Calif., employed primarily in the utility sector. He also lived and worked in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. In addition, he consulted internationally in Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Jamaica and Singapore. Since moving to the Indianapolis area, he taught at Ivy Tech and volunteered with several local agencies. Also surviving are two sons from a previous marriage, John Michael (and spouse Brenda), Mesa, Ariz., and Daniel Mark, Boston, Mass.; four stepchildren: Susan (and spouse Mike) Tomlinson, Indianapolis; Rosemary (and spouse Gaylord) West, Fishers; Jennifer (and the late David) Long, Lafayette; and David Dickinson, Indianapolis; one nephew, Bruce Whiteneck, Warsaw; one sister-in-law, Carol (and spouse Bill) Huffer, Warsaw; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings: Robert and Jack Whiteneck, both of Warsaw, and Joanne Whiteneck Wright, Kalamazoo, Mich., and a son-in-law, David Long, Lafayette. A family service was today at 11:30 a.m. at Summer Trace Senior Living, Carmel.
