NAPPANEE - The Rev. David William Widmoyer, 76, of 251 E. Market St., Nappanee, died at 2:06 a.m. June 12, 2007, in Greencroft Healthcare.
He was born Nov. 28, 1930, in Goshen, to Bernard M. and Isabel I. Spry Widmoyer. On June 1, 1956, in Nappanee, he married Donna Rensberger, who survives.
A lifetime area resident, he graduated from Nappanee High School in 1948, DePauw University in 1953, and Course of Study School at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in 1996. He was ordained by the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1997. He pastored United Methodist churches for 40 years. He served at Tamarak United Methodist Church, Hasting Island Chapel United Methodist Church and Maple Grove United Methodist Church. He was presently serving at Faith United Methodist Church as pastor of Congregational Care. He had served as a board member of the Bashor Home for Youth of the United Methodist Church and as president of the board of directors in 1977. He was a common councilman in Nappanee, past president of the Nappanee Parks and Recreation Board and served on the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Nappanee Plan Commission, Board of Public Works and as the Nappanee city judge from 1980-2006. He was past president of the WaNee Holding Corp., and was currently president of the Nappanee Library Leasing Corp. He co-owned and operated B&B Restaurant, Nappanee, from 1952-93. He was active in the Masonic Fraternity and served as state presiding officer of the Royal Arch Masons in 1968, and as state secretary from 1979-96. He received the 33rd Degree Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He received his 50-year award for Shrine. In 2006, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash Award.
Also surviving are a son, Clark Widmoyer, Elkhart; three daughters, Mrs. David (Beth) Bowman and Mrs. Steve (Portia) Ham, both of Nappanee, and Mrs. Vincent (Gail) Alexander, Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Nappanee United Methodist Church with the Revs. Larry Kurtz, Jay Morris and David Harrold officiating. Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee.
Calling is from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, and one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. There will be a Masonic service at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials to the Elkhart County Community Foundation or to the charity of the donor's choice.
