Fred S. Potter, 85, of Warsaw, died at 4:30 p.m. March 3, 2010, in Coventry Meadows Nursing Center, Fort Wayne.
He was born March 25, 1924, in Turtle Creek, Pa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Caroline, to whom he was married for 60 years.
He was a veteran of the European Theater in World War II and the Korean War. He received a battlefield commission with the U.S. Army during World War II as a first lieutenant in the Combat Engineers. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois in 1950.
He was a longtime employee at Da-Lite Screen Co., Warsaw, where he served as vice president of manufacturing and earlier as chief engineer. His prior employment was with Sun Metal Co. and Arnold Corp., both in Warsaw.
He was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Masonic Order; Warsaw American Legion Post 49; and Kiwanis International of Warsaw, where he served as president. For several years, he served as an assistant Scoutmaster to American Legion Troop 775, Boy Scouts of America.
Surviving are two daughters, Andrea Pink, Oaklawn, Ill., and Laura Michael, Fort Wayne; a son, Lt. Col. Jonathon Potter, Charlottesville, Va.; two brothers, Herbert Potter, Rockford, Ill., and Leslie Potter, Goldsboro, Pa.; and five grandchildren, Stephanie, Kaitlyn, Danielle, Matthew and Andrew.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, officiating by Pastor Toni Carmer of First Methodist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military honors by members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126 and American Legion Post 49, both in Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Memorials to the Anthony Wayne Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
