OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:
Warren Reuben Trager
Birth 22 Sep 1920, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death 4 Jun 2019 (aged 98), Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Memorial ID 199760617
Warren R. Trager, 98, of West Lafayette, formerly of Hobart, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born on September 22, 1920 in Hobart to the late George H. and Ella V. (Dahl) Trager.
Warren graduated from Hobart High School and was a veteran of the Army serving in North Africa and Italy in WWII.
On June 18, 1949, he married Shirley Ready in Merrillville and she preceded him in death on July 28, 2018. Warren worked for Glen Park Lumber Company in Gary from 1951 until retiring in 1985.
He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lafayette and long time member of Augustana Lutheran Church in Hobart. Warren enjoyed making stained glass windows and carpentry.
Surviving are one daughter; one granddaughter; and three nephews. Warren was preceded in death by his brother, Norman G. Trager; and a sister, Bernice E. Johnson.
Graveside service and interment will be at 12:00 PM on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville.
This information and the picture below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199760617/warren_reuben_trager.
OBITUARY FROM NW INDIANA TIMES, JUNE 5, 2019:
Warren R. Trager, 98, of West Lafayette, formerly of Hobart passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Franciscan Health Lafayette East. He was born September 22, 1920, in Hobart, to the late George H. and Ella V. (Dahl) Trager.
Warren graduated from Hobart High School and was a veteran of the Army serving in North Africa and Italy in WWII. On June 18, 1949, he married Shirley Ready in Merrillville and she preceded him in death on July 28, 2018. Warren worked for Glen Park Lumber Company in Gary from 1951 until retiring in 1985. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lafayette and long time member of Augustana Lutheran Church in Hobart.Warren enjoyed making stained glass windows and carpentry.
Surviving are his daughter Pamela (Bob) Deutsch of West Lafayette and granddaughter Ashley (Cameron) Cermin. Also surviving nephews Evan, Kent and Larry Johnson and their children.Warren was preceded in death by his brother Norman G. Trager and a sister Bernice E. Johnson.
Graveside service will be 12:00 p.m. (Eastern) 11:00 am (Central) on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville. Interment will be at Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville, IN. You may sign the guest book, leave memories and photos at www.soller-baker.com.
This information was obtained from: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?pid=193059734.