EARL ABNER HOKE, 84, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, surrounded by his family at Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born Dec. 12, 1929, he was a son of the late Howard Elmer and Lillie Alice (Crabill) Hoke. He lived his entire life in Waynedale and the surrounding area. He was a 1948 graduate of Elmhurst High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He had a lifetime devotion to farming and took true pleasure driving a bus for F.W.C.S. for 46 years. He also enjoyed gardening and his pets. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Florence Edwina (Swencki) Hoke; four children, Susan (Hal) Springer, Judy (Dale) Teeple, Delores Hoke, and Howard A. Hoke, a brother, Virgil Hoke, of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Elmer, Homer, and Orval Hoke. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Waynedale, with calling one hour prior. Calling also 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 29, at the funeral home. Burial in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or New Hope Hospice.
EARL ABNER HOKE, 84, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, surrounded by his family at Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born Dec. 12, 1929, he was a son of the late Howard Elmer and Lillie Alice (Crabill) Hoke. He lived his entire life in Waynedale and the surrounding area. He was a 1948 graduate of Elmhurst High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He had a lifetime devotion to farming and took true pleasure driving a bus for F.W.C.S. for 46 years. He also enjoyed gardening and his pets. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Florence Edwina (Swencki) Hoke; four children, Susan (Hal) Springer, Judy (Dale) Teeple, Delores Hoke, and Howard A. Hoke, a brother, Virgil Hoke, of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Elmer, Homer, and Orval Hoke. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home for Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Waynedale, with calling one hour prior. Calling also 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, March 29, at the funeral home. Burial in Prairie Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or New Hope Hospice.
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