Jon David Gage, 68, of Chapman Lake, Warsaw, Indiana, formerly of Wabash, Indiana died at 1:46 am, Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home. He was born on January 15, 1954, in Columbia City, Indiana, to Richard Gage and Alice (Jackson) Fial.
Jon was a 1972 graduate of Northfield High School. He married Rita Patton in Wabash, Indiana on June 25, 1983. He retired from Duke Energy after 40 years. Jon was a member of the Hanna Masonic Lodge and the Wabash Moose Lodge. He enjoyed camping, boating, fishing, cooking, roller skating, dancing, deer hunting, and his 1940 Ford Truck. He also enjoyed carpentry and electrical work.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Gage of Warsaw; four children, Jennifer (Matt) Buhrt of Warsaw, Emily (Jose) Castro of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Nathaniel (Lisa) Gage of Wabash, and Joshua D. (Julio) Gage of Fort Wayne; two grandchildren, Bailey (Sydney Smith) Buhrt of Syracuse, Indiana, and Brenna Buhrt of Muncie, Indiana, and his half brother, Chris (Beth) Harrison of Warsaw. He was preceded in death his parents, sister, Nancy Ann Gage, and his half brother, Stanley Wilds.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-8 pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Goshen Hospice or Chapman Lakes Conservation Association.
The memorial guest book for Jon may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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