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| Name: |
| Frederick D. Grandlienard |
| Date: |
| February 7th, 2010 |
| Obituary: |
| Frederick D. Grandlienard, 86, of Bluffton, died at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Grandlienard was born in Wells County on April 2, 1923 to Charles and Marguerite (Hinch¬man) Grandlienard. He married Letitia Wilhelm in Bluffton in 1946; she survives. A 1941 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mr. Grandlienard served as a Mustang Pilot for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Upon returning from the mil¬itary he completed the “short course” at Purdue Univer¬sity. He was a 59-year member of the American Legion Post #111. He was very active in 4-H over the years and particularly during the fund-raising and building of the new 4-H Community building. He was a past chairman of the board for the Eastern Indiana Production Credit Association, a life long dairy farmer, and a member of the Living Water United Methodist Church.
Other surviving relatives include two sons, Bruce Grandlienard of Bluffton and Gary (Ana Maria) Grand¬lienard of West Lafayette; one son-in-law, Gerry W. Towne of Markle; one daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Grand¬lienard of Bluffton; two brothers, Kenneth Grandlienard of Berne and Joe Grandlienard of Phoenix, Ariz.; and seven grandchildren. Mr. Grandlienard was preceded in death by one son, Randy Grandlienard; one daughter, Janelda Romine Towne; one brother, Brooks Grandlienard; and one sis¬ter, Ruth Neuenschwander. Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney and Lemler Funeral Home, 308 W. Washington St., Bluffton, and from 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Living Water United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at the church with Pastor John C. Wolf officiating. Burial is at Fairview Cemetery, in Bluffton. Preferred memorials are to the Wells County 4-H Association. Online condolences may be made at www.thomarich.com.
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| Memorials: |
| Wells County 4-H Association |
| Cemetery: |
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Fairview Cemetery 3101 E State Road 124 Bluffton, IN 46714 (map/driving directions) |
| Visitations: |
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2:00PM to 8:00PM on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at Thoma/Rich, Chaney and Lemler Funeral Home (map/driving directions) |
| Services: |
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In-state at 9:30AM, Service at 10:30AM at Living Water United Methodist Church on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 (map/driving directions) |