David Paul Burkhart
David Paul Burkhart, 62, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 6:20 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2014, in Indiana University Health Care, Tipton, Ind.
He was born March 30, 1952, in Warsaw, Ind., to Chad and Martha Avo (Goble) Burkhart. He was a lifetime Warsaw area resident. He was a 1973 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and then attended Cameron University, Lawton, Okla.
David faithfully served his country in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant (E-6) in the Army Medical Corps with 20 years active duty retiring in 1987. In Hopkinsville, Ky., on Aug., 8, 1975, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Zwick.
After retiring from the U.S. Army he then worked for various poultry companies, including Mack Egg, Egg Innovation and Midwest Poultry. He was member of Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Pierceton, Ind.
He is survived by his wife; children: Chad William (Rose) Burkhart of Claypool, Ind.; Brian (Karrie) Burkhart, Warsaw; Melissa Shepherd, Los Angeles, Calif.; grandchildren: Liberty Mae Burkhart and Samuel Dynamite Burkhart; parents: Chad and Martha Avo Burkhart, Claypool; brothers: Larry (Gail) Burkhart, Warsaw; Wayne (Gail) Burkhart, Columbia City, Ind.; sister: Brenda (Robert) Haywood, Claypool.
He was preceded in death by a daughter: Rachel Ann Burkhart; and a brother: Douglas Taylor Burkhart.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw. A funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, in the funeral chapel. Burial will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, in St. Francis Xavier Church, Pierceton, with Father Andrew Curry officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Claypool, with military honors rendered by American Legion Post #49, V.F.W. Post #1126 and the U.S. Army Funeral Honor Guard.