ROBERT M. THOMPSON

Robert M. Thompson, age 60, of Columbia City, IN died at 7:40 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2009 at New Haven Care and Rehab Center, New Haven, IN. He was born in Whitley County, IN on October 9, 1948, the son of Robert M. and Ellen M. (Coyle) Thompson.He was a lifetime resident of Whitley County, IN til 2003, when he entered the nursing home. He graduated from Columbia City Joint High School with the Class of 1967. He married Diane K. Rumsyre on July 18, 1970 at Washington United Methodist Church. He served in the United States Navy and was a former Allen Dairy employee working in maintenance department and last was employed with C Plating in Columbia City, IN as a maintenance supervisor.Survivors included his 2 sons, Robert M. (Brenda) Thompson of South Whitley, IN; Chad D. (Tabitha) Thompson of Albion, IN; 1 daughter, Amber K. (Matthew) Joley of Fort Wayne, IN; 9 grandchildren; 4 brothers and sisters, Judy (Mike) Coleman of Glen Carbon, IL; Steve (Cindy) Thompson of Columbia City, IN; Brenda (Kevin) Stanley of Columbia City, IN and Tom Thompson of Glen Carbon, IL. He is preceded in death by his parents and former wife, Diane K. Thompson. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN. Funeral service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home with Funeral Celebrant Sharon Brockhaus officiating. Burial will be at Nolt Cemetery, Columbia City, IN. Memorials may be given in memory of Mr. Thompson to the Thompson family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To send condolences, please log on to www.demoneygrimes.com.(If your newspaper is on our email distribution list, a photo has been sent)Click here to view video tribute**Video may take up to 2 minutes to load.