SYRACUSE — Hazel Richard Vanlaningham, 88, Milford, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at his home.
He was born Nov. 1, 1929, in Marengo, to Charles Norman and Lillian Mae Vance Vanlaningham.
He attended Hardinsburg Schools and served in the Indiana National Guard. He was married on Jan. 3, 1949, in Delphi, to Florence H. “Helen” Starbuck, who survives.
He moved to Milford 66 years ago from southern Indiana. He was a carpenter and owner/operator of Van’s Cabinet Shop in Milford for 35-plus years.
He was a member of Syracuse Church of God and former member of Bethel Brethren Church, Milford.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Vanlaningham, Milford; a daughter, Cheryl (Dan) Robinson, Warsaw; three sons: Rick (Sandy) Vanlaningham, Columbia City; Michael Vanlaningham, Warsaw; and Steve (Susan) Vanlaningham, Milford; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Amy Vanlaningham and Karen Sue Vanlaningham; four sisters: Mary Magill, Ruby Richardson, Delsie Stroud and Dorothy Bundy; five brothers: Bruce, Charles, Howard, Robert and Glen Vanlaningham; and a half brother, Kenneth Elliott.
Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse.
Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with Rick Vanlaningham officiating. Burial will take place at Milford Cemetery.
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Memorials to the Amy Vanlaningham Nursing Scholarship Fund, c/o Goshen College, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Mr. Vanlaningham, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
