Charles Eugene ‘Gene’ Valentine NORTH MANCHESTER – Charles Eugene “Gene” Valentine, 98, North Manchester, died April 11, 2023.
Gene was born May 5, 1924, in Wells County, to Rosil L. “R.L” and Nellie Stahl Valentine.
Gene was in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946 as a non-combatant, working as a surgical technician in a military hospital in Europe until he was honorably discharged.
Gene married Helen JoAnne Newcomer on Feb. 14, 1948, at Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren in Fort Wayne; she died Dec. 25, 2011.
A celebration of Gene’s life will begin at Saturday, April 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Timbercrest Chapel, North Manchester, with Pastor Kurt Borgmann officiating. Burial will be at Spring Creek Cemetery, Pierceton.
The family of Gene Valentine has entrusted McKee Mortuary with care and final arrangements.
