Gene A. Black, 87, of rural Akron, Indiana passed at 5:30 am, Monday, May 21, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Miami County, Indiana to Henry Gene and Ethel Fern (Sands) Black.
He married on Nov. 3, 1951 in Akron, Indiana to Margaret V. "Maggie" Hodges, she preceded on Feb. 1, 2016.
Gene had been a farmer and retired from R. R. Donnelley & Sons in 1993 where he had been a machinist.
He graduated from Akron High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War stationed in California. He attended the Akron Church of God. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Rochester. He attended luncheons with the Nifty-Fifty to catch up with his Donnelley friends. He served in the New Tribes Missions with his wife Maggie in Florida to help construct a retirement community for missionaries. He was known to be able to fix anything and handy with construction helping his family. After retirement Gene enjoyed woodworking and Massey Ferguson tractors.
Survivors: Daughters - Amy Black - Akron, IN, Arissa (Dan )"Jake" Grossman - Akron, IN, Sons - Allen (Janet) Black – Akron, IN, Henry "Hank" (Susan) Black - Warsaw, IN, 10 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren, Brother-in-law - Cornileus DeLane Hodges - NC, Arthur Sohlke - VA
Preceded in Death By: Parents, Wife – Maggie Black, Son - Amber A. Black, Daughter - Althea Black, Granddaughter - Catherine Grossman
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, Indiana
He was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Miami County, Indiana to Henry Gene and Ethel Fern (Sands) Black.
He married on Nov. 3, 1951 in Akron, Indiana to Margaret V. "Maggie" Hodges, she preceded on Feb. 1, 2016.
Gene had been a farmer and retired from R. R. Donnelley & Sons in 1993 where he had been a machinist.
He graduated from Akron High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War stationed in California. He attended the Akron Church of God. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Rochester. He attended luncheons with the Nifty-Fifty to catch up with his Donnelley friends. He served in the New Tribes Missions with his wife Maggie in Florida to help construct a retirement community for missionaries. He was known to be able to fix anything and handy with construction helping his family. After retirement Gene enjoyed woodworking and Massey Ferguson tractors.
Survivors: Daughters - Amy Black - Akron, IN, Arissa (Dan )"Jake" Grossman - Akron, IN, Sons - Allen (Janet) Black – Akron, IN, Henry "Hank" (Susan) Black - Warsaw, IN, 10 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren, Brother-in-law - Cornileus DeLane Hodges - NC, Arthur Sohlke - VA
Preceded in Death By: Parents, Wife – Maggie Black, Son - Amber A. Black, Daughter - Althea Black, Granddaughter - Catherine Grossman
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, Indiana
Gene A. Black, 87, of rural Akron, Indiana passed at 5:30 am, Monday, May 21, 2018 at his residence.
He was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Miami County, Indiana to Henry Gene and Ethel Fern (Sands) Black.
He married on Nov. 3, 1951 in Akron, Indiana to Margaret V. "Maggie" Hodges, she preceded on Feb. 1, 2016.
Gene had been a farmer and retired from R. R. Donnelley & Sons in 1993 where he had been a machinist.
He graduated from Akron High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War stationed in California. He attended the Akron Church of God. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Rochester. He attended luncheons with the Nifty-Fifty to catch up with his Donnelley friends. He served in the New Tribes Missions with his wife Maggie in Florida to help construct a retirement community for missionaries. He was known to be able to fix anything and handy with construction helping his family. After retirement Gene enjoyed woodworking and Massey Ferguson tractors.
Survivors: Daughters - Amy Black - Akron, IN, Arissa (Dan )"Jake" Grossman - Akron, IN, Sons - Allen (Janet) Black – Akron, IN, Henry "Hank" (Susan) Black - Warsaw, IN, 10 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren, Brother-in-law - Cornileus DeLane Hodges - NC, Arthur Sohlke - VA
Preceded in Death By: Parents, Wife – Maggie Black, Son - Amber A. Black, Daughter - Althea Black, Granddaughter - Catherine Grossman
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, Indiana
He was born on Jan. 6, 1931 in Miami County, Indiana to Henry Gene and Ethel Fern (Sands) Black.
He married on Nov. 3, 1951 in Akron, Indiana to Margaret V. "Maggie" Hodges, she preceded on Feb. 1, 2016.
Gene had been a farmer and retired from R. R. Donnelley & Sons in 1993 where he had been a machinist.
He graduated from Akron High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War stationed in California. He attended the Akron Church of God. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Rochester. He attended luncheons with the Nifty-Fifty to catch up with his Donnelley friends. He served in the New Tribes Missions with his wife Maggie in Florida to help construct a retirement community for missionaries. He was known to be able to fix anything and handy with construction helping his family. After retirement Gene enjoyed woodworking and Massey Ferguson tractors.
Survivors: Daughters - Amy Black - Akron, IN, Arissa (Dan )"Jake" Grossman - Akron, IN, Sons - Allen (Janet) Black – Akron, IN, Henry "Hank" (Susan) Black - Warsaw, IN, 10 Grandchildren, 12 Great Grandchildren, Brother-in-law - Cornileus DeLane Hodges - NC, Arthur Sohlke - VA
Preceded in Death By: Parents, Wife – Maggie Black, Son - Amber A. Black, Daughter - Althea Black, Granddaughter - Catherine Grossman
Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, Indiana
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