Dan was a graduate of Lagro High School. He married Sheila Anita Ridenour in Lagro on September 17, 1965; she died June 22, 2003. He worked for Kroger Supermarket 26 1/2 years, and was a department manager at Wal-Mart retiring in 2007. Dan was a member of the St. Paul County Line Church. He enjoyed watching the RFD-TV channel, attending shows at the Honeywell Center, going on drives, and watching his grandkids activities.
He is survived by two children, Larry E. (Tiffany) Smith of Lagro, and Andrea Lee of Urbana, Indiana; nine grandchildren, Cody Lee and Dustin Lee, both of Urbana, Michael Smith of Lagro, Joshua Mock and Dustin Mock, both of Columbus, Ohio, Ashley (Trey Yoder) Staats of Huntington, Indiana, Kristina (Jeff Smith) Staats of Wabash, Teagan (Braden) See of Peru, Indiana, and Sheila Smith of Lagro, seven great grandchildren, and his sister, Carolyn (William) Nielson of Tempe, Arizona. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and two daughters, Kimberly Nourat and Karla Smith.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor Conrad Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Lagro. Friends may call 4-8pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Honeywell Foundation.
The memorial guest book for Dan may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.