Rodney A. Carey, 64, of Warsaw, died at 4:45 p.m. March 4, 2012, in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He was born Jan. 4, 1948, in Warsaw, to Rex and Millicent Long Carey. On Nov. 2, 1979, in Warsaw, he married Phyllis Ihnen, who survives.
He was a lifetime Warsaw resident and worked at Zimmer Inc., Warsaw.
Also surviving are a son, Allen Carey, Warsaw; three daughters, Angela (and spouse Carey) Ogan, Warsaw, and Beth Carey and Jacque Hirshey, both of Bourbon; five brothers: Jim Carey, Fort Wayne; Walter Stafford, Warsaw; Forrest Vining, Silver Lake; Bob Clemons, Michigan; and Doyle Hatfield, South Bend; five sisters: Glenda Holbrook, Linda Cramer, Rosetta Stoute and Virginia “Ginny” Schuh, all of Warsaw; and Sue Fairbanks, Michigan; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, a brother and a great-grandchild.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with Doug Lemon officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. ***** Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
