Paul Harvey Arbaugh, 92, of 1634 S. County Farm Road, Warsaw, went home to be with the Lord at 1:05 p.m. Sept. 23, 2012, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw.
He was born March 21, 1920, in Portland, Ind., to Paul V. and Essie J. Hines Arbaugh. On June 18, 1948, in Portland, he married Arletha A. Koon, who preceded him in death.
He graduated from Ball State University with a bachelor’s degree. He then worked in the lab and X-ray department as a technician at Murphy Medical Center, Warsaw. During World War II he served both in the U.S. Army and Navy from 1943 until his honorable discharge in 1948. During the liberation of the Philippines from 1943-46, he worked to contain exposure to malaria. For a number of years he worked with Dr. Urshel in Mentone, as the lab technician. He then worked at Miller’s Merry Manor, Warsaw, as its lab technician. He moved to Charleston, S.C., for a time, returning to Warsaw where he ran the laboratory for Dr. Keogh. He was a past member of Masonic Lodge, Portland, and a member of Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder, deacon and three times on the pulpit committee. He was an avid reader, hunter, fisherman and a great outdoorsman and conservationist.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Arletha; two daughters, Susan (and spouse Steve) Wildman, Haslett, Mich., and Becky (and spouse Rick) White, Warsaw; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Jason.
A public graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Erik Ohman and with military rites by members of American Legion Post 49 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1126, both in Warsaw, as well as active duty members of the military. Those attending are asked to meet at the cemetery.
No calling is planned.
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements. ***** Memorials may be made to the deacon fund of the Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 210 S. High Street, Warsaw, IN.
Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
