Allan “Big Al” Andreas Tjernagel, Warsaw, was welcomed into the arms of his heavenly Father at 12:14 p.m. Oct. 17, 2016, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw at the age of 76 – a day before his 77th birthday. He was born Oct. 18, 1939, in Hampton, Iowa, to Ada Studholme and Neelak Seralook Tjernagel. On June 15, 1968, he was married to Ellen Marie Radewahn, who survives in Warsaw. He was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 20 years and worked as a purchasing agent for Safeway Door for 17 years. He was an avid golfer and an active member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Bremen. Along with his wife, he also will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Michelle Carpenter, Warsaw; two sons, Shawn Tjernagel, Michigan Center, Mich., and Tim (and wife Erinn) Tjernagel, Winona Lake; and five grandchildren: Cade, Ethan, Quinn, Deegan and Elizabeth. He also leaves behind his sister, Anna Brue Tjernagel, Warsaw; sisters-in-law, Barbara (and husband Harold) Sebald and Lorraine Radewahn; a brother-in-law, William Van Rooy and many nieces, nephews and dear friends, two of which are Edward and Wilma Rupprecht, who were like a brother and sister to Allan. He was preceded by his parents; a sister, Lois VanRooy; a nephew, Michael Van Rooy; two brothers-in-law, Harold and Clarence Radewahn; a sister-in-law, Gladys Radewahn; and many aunts and uncles. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 605 S. Center St., Bremen, by the Rev. Neil Wonnacott. A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. ***** Memorials to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School, 605 S. Center Street, Bremen, IN 46506; Parkview Warsaw YMCA, 1305 Mariners Drive, Warsaw, IN 46582; Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141; or The Navigators, P.O. Box 6000, Colorado Springs, CO 80934, and would be appreciated by the family. Online condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
