Kenneth “Ken” Riley Schnitz Jr., age 69, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, at 2:30 a.m. in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
He was born on March 11, 1950, in Japan, to Kenneth Schnitz Sr. and Susan Miyamoto Kingery.
During his life, Ken attended high school in Rochester. He then moved to the Warsaw area for the remainder of his life. On Aug. 11, 2007, he was united in marriage to Debbie Gaff in Warsaw.
Ken worked at Pendry Powder coating in Warsaw and was a former member of ABATE Motorcycle Club. He loved watching sports, especially football and baseball. He also enjoyed karaoke, playing pool and riding motorcycles.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie Schnitz, of Warsaw; sons, Derek (Stacy) Schnitz, of Kokomo, and Zach Graves, of Kokomo; stepson, Carry Walls, of Warsaw; mother, Susan Kingery, of Arlington, Texas; brothers: Rodney Schnitz, of California; Michael Schnitz, of Arlington, Texas; Tim Schnitz, of Arlington, Texas; and David Schnitz, of Florida; sister, Tina Taylor, of Oklahoma; and he is also survived by his two grandchildren, Lilly and London.
He was preceded in death by his father; a son, Daniel Booth; and a stepson, Wesley Walls.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m. in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service from 10 to 11 a.m. in McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. Chaplain Bob Jarboe will officiate the funeral. Interment will be in Booneville Cemetery, Whitley County, at a later date.
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