7/28/1931 - 7/17/2019
Donald Wayne Garringer age 87, passed away in Vincennes, Indiana on
Wednesday July 17th. 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 November 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, fourteen nieces and nephews and many great
nieces and nephews. He is 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 11:00 AM in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home 221 North Meridian Street
Portland, Indiana. Burial will follow in the Green Park Cemetery. Visitation
will be Saturday from 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Memorials can be made to the Anthony
Wayne Services Foundation.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home;
July 18, 2019
Contributed by Jim Cox
Buried in Green Park Cemetery