Robert “Rob” Dean Emerick passed away at 12:32 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at Warsaw Meadows Care Center at the age of 50.
He was born on June 30, 1970, in Akron, Ohio, to Carol Jean Hartwell Emerick and William John Emerick.
Rob graduated from Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, in 1989. He moved to Kosciusko County in 2005 and worked road construction for many years. He was an avid sports fan of any sport! He had the privilege and very much enjoyed being the statistician for the Wawasee High School basketball team in Syracuse for many years.
Rob will forever be remembered as simply “Dad,” and dearly missed by his mother, sister and family and friends.
He leaves behind his son, Christian Emerick; daughter, Courtney Emerick; mother, Carol Emerick; and his sister, Dana McAfee, all of Warsaw.
He was preceded in death by his father, William John Emerick.
Visitation was Saturday, Dec. 26 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, with a graveside service immediately following at Oakwood Cemetery of Warsaw and officiated by Pastor Jarod Osborne.
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Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
