Frederic A. Earnhart: 1934 - 2008
Frederic A. Earnhart, age 74, a lifelong resident of Green Center Twp. Noble County, Indiana died early Monday July 21, 2008 in the Provina Sacred Heart Home in Avilla, Indiana. Mr. Earnhart had been in failing health for about 3 months and entered the nursing home one month ago.
Frederic was born March 16, 1934 in Kosciusko County, Indiana a son of the late Arby Nelson and Mary (Doke) Earnhart. The family moved from Kosciusko County to Green Center in 1936 where Frederic had lived since. As a young man he graduated from Churubusco High School with the class of 1952 and entered the US Army in 1956 and served in the Korean War. There he was a sharpshooter and was awarded the good conduct medal. He retired from the Weese Heavy Equipment Co. in Fort Wayne, Indiana as a mechanic.
His survivors include his brother James (Mary Jane) Earnhart of Albion, In. and his sisters, Martha Smith of Albion, In. and Annamae Earnhart of Churubusco, In. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Gene and Dean Earnhart who both died in 2006.
Funeral services will be held Thursday July 24, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. in the Sheets and Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco, Indiana with Pastor Nancy Furgusson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sparta Cemetery at Kimmell, Indiana. The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Wednesday from 3:00 until 8:00P.M. For those who wish memorials may be directed to the donors choice.
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July 25th, 2008 at 11:26 am
We were very sadden to hear of Fred’s passing. When we first moved out here 7 years ago we quickly learned that if something broke or you needed a tool, Fred was the guy to go to and he was always there to lend a hand. My husband Lance and youngest son Landon became very fond of Fred and would visit often. Landon always wanted to visit Fred at Halloween where you would get a full size candy bar, a chuckle, and a gruff “What do you want”. We wish we could have made it up to the visitation, but had the 4-h fair all week and did not know of his passing until now. He was a good man and will be missed.
The Harris Family,
Lance, Diana, Logan and Landon