Lewis Bert “Lew” Goshert, 86, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community, North Manchester, Ind.

He was born March 8, 1926, in Atwood, Ind., to Ronald Andy and Ruth (Burt) Goshert. He was a 1944 graduate of Warsaw High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 7, 1944. He served as Pharmacist’s Mate 3c Lewis Bert Goshert until he was honorably discharged on July 8, 1946, through Great Lakes, Ill.

Lew worked with his father at Skelgas and was a self employed long haul truck driver for over 20 years. He belonged to Masonic Lodge #73 F & AM, Warsaw; Mizpah Shriners, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and American Legion #49. He loved sports and played football and basketball in high school. He also played fast pitch softball for the traveling Warsaw AA team and played a short stint with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons. He was a basketball referee for 19 years and a member of the Northern Indiana Officials Association

Lew is survived by a son: Gary (Cindy) Goshert, Ligonier, Ind.; a daughter: Vonnie (David) Miller, Asheville, S.C.; a brother: Bill (Dede) Goshert, Warsaw; a sister: Martha Houser, Fort Wayne; three grandson: Brian Hepler, Wilmington, N.C.; David (Jenny) Hepler, Langhorne, Pa.; and Matthew Action, Ashville, N.C.; three granddaughters: Neile Action, Ashville, N.C.; Gretchen Goshert, Milford, Ind.; and Megan (Brett) Grimes, Brownsburg, Ind.; and five great-grandchildren: Nicholas, Jacob, Justin, Colin and Sienna.

He was preceded in death by a grandson: Luke Miller.

Services will be held at a later date. Burial is in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.

Memorials may be made to Northern Indiana Officials Association Lewis Goshert, c/o Kirk Robinson, P.O. Box 474, Akron, IN 46910.