John Albert McClements, 90, of 113-15th Street, Winona Lake, died at 8:55 p.m. Aug. 27, 2013, at Mason Health and Rehab, Warsaw. He was born Sept. 6, 1922, in Highland Park, Mich., to Francis Harvey and Florence Cusworth McClements. On June 9, 1947, he married Betty Rosanna Connor, who survives. After graduating from high school, he attended the Salvation Army School for Officers in Chicago, Ill. He later moved his family to Winona Lake in 1959, where he worked for the Free Methodist Publishing House as a linotype operator for many years. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake, and a past member of the Christian Motorcycle Club. He also served in the National Guard of Michigan until his honorable discharge in 1951. Also surviving are two daughters, Sharon (and spouse David) Mitterling and Joy (and spouse David) Dilling, all of Warsaw; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake, with Pastors Roland Kramer and Henry Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw. Arrangements are entrusted with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. ***** Memorials to Free Methodist Church, 902 College Avenue, Winona Lake, IN 46590.
