Rev. Galen Fred Drawbaugh

Rev. Galen Fred Drawbaugh, of Warsaw, awoke in the presence of his Savior on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at the age of 87.
The fourth of seven children, Galen was born to Fred and Georgia Lee Drawbaugh on Feb, 24, 1939, in Rising City, Neb.
The covenant of God’s grace was bestowed upon him in Holy Baptism on March 3, 1954, at First English Lutheran Church in Rising City, Neb. The goodness of God’s grace was given to him on Nov. 30, 1963, when he was joined in holy marriage to Jeannette Louise Hahn at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne. Their union was blest with three children: Naomi Joy, Timothy Galen and Faith Jeanine.
Following his ordination into the holy ministry in 1966, Pastor Drawbaugh served congregations in Alberta, Canada; Sylvania, Ohio; Milwaukee and Mayville, Wis. Following his retirement, he served seven congregations as an intentional Lutheran pastor in Iowa, Michigan and Indiana during which he served as the co-ordinator of Intentional Lutheran Ministry in the Indiana District. He also served as a circuit visitor in both Wisconsin and Indiana.
The Coronation of God’s Grace granted him on Oct. 27, 2026, when his Lord and Savior fulfilled His promise to him when He said, “Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the crown of life.”
Pastor Drawbaugh is survived by his son, Timothy and his wife Chikako, of Hackettstown, N.J.; two daughters, Naomi Beale and her husband Terry, of Portland, Ore.; and Faith Doyle and her husband Tony, of Warsaw. Also surviving are seven beloved grandchildren: Lindsay Edison and her husband Chris, Luke Beale, Jared Beale, Adam Doyle and his wife Lexy, Sarah Manges and her husband Cody, Rachel Doyle and Joshua Drawbaugh; as well as four great-grandchildren: Cheyenne, Malachi, Annabelle and Rory. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jeannette; two granddaughters, Christine Hope Beale and Penelope Manges; three brothers and two sisters.
God the Father in Heaven, have mercy upon us; God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy upon us; God the Holy Spirit, have mercy upon us and grant us your peace. Amen.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate the life of Pastor Galen Fred Drawbaugh with a funeral service at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 2 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1720 E. Center St., Warsaw. Rev. Allen Werk will officiate. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church. A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw. Arrangements have been entrusted to Redpath-Fruth-Byers Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
Memorial donations may be designated to Redeemer Lutheran Church Youth Group, 1720 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580; and Riley Children’s Foundation, P.O. Box 3356, Indianapolis, IN 46206 or online at give.rileykids.org
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com