DALE A. ENGLE

Dale A. Engle, age 91, of Columbia City, IN passed away at 7:18 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at his home.Born May 2, 1921 in Washington Township, Noble County, IN, he was the son of Haskel A. and Esther R. (Piper) Engle.

He attended Washington Grade School in Noble County for 8 years and graduated from Wolf Lake High School with the Class of 1941.Dale spent his entire lifetime in Noble and Whitley Counties. His first marriage was to Norma Fowler-Schroeder on September 24, 1950 and his second marriage was to Elizabeth J. Coon on March 10, 1984. For 38 years he worked at Dana Weatherhead retiring in 1986.Dale was a member of St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, rural Columbia City, Whitley County Coon Hunter's Club and was a former member of a local square dance club.

Survivors include his children, Anita (David) Herr of Syracuse; Dennis (Heather) Engle of Savannah, GA; Jay (Becky) Engle of Mooresville; Marlena (Glen) Fox of Fort Wayne; Albert Engle of Lebanon; 1 step-daughter, Mary Jane (Ted) Crum of Whitsett, NC; 2 sisters, Barbara Herendeen of Churubusco and Dora (Niles) Stahl of Huntington; 1 brother, Roger (Dorothy) Engle of Kendallville; 11 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren and 4 step great grandchildren.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth J. Engle, 1 brother, Kenneth Engle and 1 sister, Mary Farris.

Visitation will be held on Friday, September 28, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the funeral home with Pastor Michael Dillon officiating. Committal and burial rites will follow at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Pennville Twin Hills I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Pennville. Memorial gifts may be given in Mr. Engle's memory to St. Matthew's United Methodist Church or the donor's choice of charity. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.