Donald Roscoe FerverdaWABASH – Donald Roscoe Ferverda, 73, of Silver Lake, died at 6:31 p.m. Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
He was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Warsaw, to Roscoe and Ruby Teeter Ferverda.
Don was extremely proud of being in the last graduating class of Silver Lake High School in 1966. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam. He married Bea K. Barnett in Wabash on April 24, 1980. He was a truck driver and received an award for 5.5 million miles of accident-free driving. He was a member of the Claypool United Methodist Church and a former member of the Lagro United Methodist Church. Don was also a member of the American Legion Post 15 and a former member of the Wabash Elks Lodge. He enjoyed feeding the swans at his Silver Lake home, riding his golf cart around the lake and helping his neighbors with his tractor. He loved trail riding and being a member of the Parade Color Guard with the John Bever Clan. Don was an excellent marksman and practiced shooting at Bob Swan's. He loved his dogs from Sandy to Buster, had many cats and was proud of his favorite horses, Chief and Hoosier.
He is survived by his wife, Bea K. Ferverda, of Silver Lake; three children: Derrick (Jenny) Wilson, of Wabash; Alesha Egts, of St. Johns, Fla.; and Joshua Donald (Kaylyn Alldaffer) Ferverda, of Silver Lake; eight grandchildren: Hannah Grace Wilson, Emma Faith Wilson, and Ava Hope Wilson, all of Wabash; Lorelei Ottinger, Elaina Egts, Carolyn Egts and Everett Egts, all of St. Johns, Fla.; and Harper Ferverda, of Silver Lake; his sister, Cheryl Ferverda, of Fort Wayne; and sister-in-law, Susan (Tom) Powell, of Wabash.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Lisa Ferverda.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Rev. Melissa Rice officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Lake. Friends may call 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 28 at the funeral home.
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In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wabash Saddle Club or the Wabash County 4-H Horse and Pony Club.
The memorial guest book for Don may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
