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Robert Lee Denton, 86, Warsaw, died at 5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
Robert was born on March 19, 1937, in Jay County, to Eva I. McClish Denton and Luther M. Denton. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in May 1955 and served until his honorable discharge in November 1958. While in the military he was stationed for three years in a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany, where he served as a flight surgeon assistant.
On May 29, 1963, he married Barbara Johnson Chiddister; she died Feb. 28, 1985. He married Sandra Sue Kain Banghart on Oct. 22, 1988.
Friends and family may visit from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. There will also be an hour of visitation prior to the service on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Robert’s life will be celebrated with a service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Pastor David Morgan. A graveside service will follow at Violett Cemetery in Goshen, with military rites conducted by active-duty members of the Air Force Honor Guard.
Memorial donations may be directed to Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund, c/o K-21 Health Foundation, 1101 Park Ave., Winona Lake, IN 46590; or to Transitions Hospice, 2877 E Dupont Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
