July 19, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.
Donald Garringer
July 28, 1931-July 17, 2019
Donald Wayne Garringer, age 87, passed away in Vincennes, Indiana, on Wednesday, July 17.
He was born July 28, 1931, in Portland, the son of David and Faye (Money) Garringer. He moved to Fort Wayne and married Nancy Elliott on Nov. 27, 1963. They had one daughter, Donna.
In 1993, he retired as maintenance manager from Achduth Vesholom Jewish Temple in Fort Wayne. He served active duty in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 82 in Fort Wayne.
After retirement, he volunteered at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and Veteran’s Hospital in Fort Wayne until moving to the Harlingen, Texas, area where he moved to pursue his beloved hobby, bird watching. There, he did volunteer work at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge for several years.
He moved to Vincennes, Indiana, where he resided at Colonial Assisted Living following the death of his wife in 2015.
Surviving are his daughter Mrs. Robert (Donna) Gaul of Fort Wayne; his sister-in-law Brenda Elliott of Vincennes; his brother Arthur Garringer of Fort Wayne; 14 nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by is wife Nancy; three brothers, Leo, David and Robert; a sister, Mrs. Betty Mann; and brother-in-law, Jeff Elliott.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, 221 N. Meridian St., Portland, Indiana. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Memorials can be made to the Anthony Wayne Services Foundation.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
He was born July 28, 1931, in Portland, the son of David and Faye (Money) Garringer. He moved to Fort Wayne and married Nancy Elliott on Nov. 27, 1963. They had one daughter, Donna.
In 1993, he retired as maintenance manager from Achduth Vesholom Jewish Temple in Fort Wayne. He served active duty in the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 82 in Fort Wayne.
After retirement, he volunteered at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and Veteran’s Hospital in Fort Wayne until moving to the Harlingen, Texas, area where he moved to pursue his beloved hobby, bird watching. There, he did volunteer work at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge for several years.
He moved to Vincennes, Indiana, where he resided at Colonial Assisted Living following the death of his wife in 2015.
Surviving are his daughter Mrs. Robert (Donna) Gaul of Fort Wayne; his sister-in-law Brenda Elliott of Vincennes; his brother Arthur Garringer of Fort Wayne; 14 nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by is wife Nancy; three brothers, Leo, David and Robert; a sister, Mrs. Betty Mann; and brother-in-law, Jeff Elliott.
A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, July 20, 2019, at 11 a.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, 221 N. Meridian St., Portland, Indiana. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. Memorials can be made to the Anthony Wayne Services Foundation.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
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