DONALD E. CLINGERMAN

Donald E. Clingerman, age 77, of Temecula, CA, formerly of Columbia City, IN, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2008. Born on August 21, 1930 in Ormas, Noble County, IN, he was the son of William F. and Ella I. (Heintzelman) Clingerman.In 1949, he married Ina Marie Long and his second marriage was to Linda Raper in 1966.Employed by IWP in California, he retired in 1996 with more than 35 years of service as a steel worker. He also worked at Essex Wire, Ligonier, IN in the 1960's and for the State/County Highway Departments in the 1950's.Survivors include daughters, Roberta(Jason)Casanova of Temecula, CA, Carla Jauregui of Redding, CA and Ruth Galla of Thelon, CA; sons, Donald (Sharon) Clingerman of Columbia City, IN, David Clingerman of Silver Lake, IN and Daniel (Beth) Raper of Paris, CA; sisters, Ruth Douglas of Ormas, IN, Jo Ann Marks of Huntsville, OH, Dixie "Sis" Nei of Columbia City, Nancy Wright of Florida and Mary Kay (Bud) Walls of Warsaw, IN; brother, Tony (Janice) Clingerman of Kimmell, IN; 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeff Raper and brothers, Benny F. and William Clingerman. There will be no visitation. A graveside service is 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Christian Chapel Cemetery, Merriam, IN with Pastor Karen Biddle of Etna Methodist Church officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Clingerman family in care of DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home. To send family condolences or sign the guest register book, please visit www.demoneygrimes.com . Local arrangements have been entrusted to DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City.