Robert T. “Porky” Powers, 61, North Webster, passed away at 3:26 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Robert T. Powers

He was born on Jan. 5, 1960, in Sanford, N.C., to Charles Alfred and Gladys (Scott) Powers.

He attended Warsaw High School and was a lifetime Warsaw/North Webster area resident. He formerly worked at Colbin Tool in Syracuse as a polisher for several years, Ziebart in Warsaw and Leesburg Tractor Parts.

He is survived by his lifetime companion, Kim Vanover, North Webster; daughter Angie (Brisin Kratzchmar) Vanover, Warsaw; stepson Anthony Vanover, Grundy, Va.; and grandson Karl Kratzchmar.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son Timothy Vanover; and brother Charles “June Bug” Powers Jr.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Cremation will follow at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw.

Preferred memorials may be given to the Robert Powers Funeral Fund, C/O Owen Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 72, North Webster, IN 46555. To send condolences to the family of Robert Powers, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.