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18, 1934 - July 17, 2010SOUTH BEND - Wayne A. Farrington, 75, a lifelong resident of South Bend, passed away at 5:51 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Mr. Farrington was born on September 18, 1934 in Yerrington, Nevada to the late William D. and Madeline (Pauwels) Farrington. On July 31, 1954 in South Bend, he married Alice C. Allsop who survives. Along with his wife of 56 years, Alice, survivors include his four children, Judy (Dave) Tokuhisa of Iowa City, Iowa, Cathy Parrot of Ft. Wayne, Debbie "Putt" Speth (Keith) Flowers of South Bend, and Jon (Michelle) Farrington of Mishawaka; ten grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one sister, Ilah Jean Allsop of North Vernon, IN. One sister, Elsa Honer, preceded her brother in death. Mr. Farrington worked at Bendix Corporation for ten years and was Chief Metallurgical Engineer with Torrington Corporation. He owned and operated FSG, Inc., Mishawaka. Mr. Farrington was a graduate of Central High School where he was a member of the tumbling club and a graduate of Purdue University, West Lafayette. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan Street, South Bend. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Wayne A. Farrington may be donated to The Center for Hospice Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637 or to the National Rifle Association, P.O. Box 420648, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0648. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.