NORTH MANCHESTER – Kerry Allen Slater, 60, of rural Sidney, died at 5:45 a.m. Jan. 1, 2013, in his residence. He was born June 17, 1952, in Wabash, to Harold and Barbara DeLaughter Slater. On Sept. 18, 1976, in Collamer, he married Cindy McConnell, who survives. He was a 1970 graduate of South Whitley High School and a Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Army. He was the manager at Silver Lake Ag Center for the past two years, and also worked at Whitley Feeds and with his family at Slater Fruit Market, Sidney. He loved hunting, fishing and spending time with his granddaughter. Also surviving are two daughters, Trisha (and spouse Chris) Bills, Jonesville, Mich., and Kimberly Slater, Bloomington; a granddaughter, Sidney Bills, Jonesville; his parents; and brothers, Kim (and spouse Kathy) Slater and Kent Slater, all of South Whitley, and Kris (and spouse Jill) Slater, Claypool; and a sister-in-law, Pam Slater, Elkhart. He was preceded in death by a brother, Kevin, who died in 2006. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester. Burial will be in Ulrey Cemetery, rural Silver Lake. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Riley Hospital for Children. Condolences may be sent via grandstaff-hentgen.com
