Dennis Castle
Died: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Age: 85

INDIANA — Dennis Castle, 85, of Wabash, Ind., died Wednesday, March 25, at Manatee Memorial
Hospital, Bradenton, Fla.

Born Dec. 20, 1923, at Offutt, he was the son of the late Marion and Gertrude Bowling Castle. He
worked at Kearney Inc./Wabash Magentics, was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and the
Church of Our Savior United Methodist Church, both of Wabash; and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rose Blue; seven brothers; and four sisters.

Survivors include his wife, Dortha M. Castle of Wabash; a son, Dennis M. Castle of Culver City,
Ind.; three daughters, Joann Coburn of Lake Jackson, Texas, Mary Kirk of Alvin, Texas, and Ellen
Tyner of Indianapolis, Ind.; a brother, John Castle of Sun City, Ariz.; two sisters, Gertrude
Preston of Paintsville and Alice Waterman of New Gloucester, Maine; and a grandson.

Funeral services were Monday, March 30, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, with Phil Lake
officiating. Burial was in Paw Paw Cemetery, under direction of Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral
Service, Wabash.

Big Sandy News
Wednesday
Apr.01 2009

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CASTLE, Dennis 2009 OUT MAR post


Dennis Castle, 85, Wabash, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at 7:45 p.m. at Manatee Memorial
Hospital in Bradenton, Fla. He was born Dec. 20, 1923, in Offutt, Ky., to Marion and Gertrude
(Boling) Castle. Dennis married Dortha M. Zinn in Fort Wayne on May 29, 1950.

He was a graduate of Van Lear High School, in Van Lear, Ky. He served 27 years in the U.S. Air
Force, retiring as a master sergeant. Dennis also retired from Kearney Inc./Wabash Magnetics in
April 1989.

He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and a longtime member of the Church of Our
Savior United Methodist, both of Wabash. He enjoyed golfing and playing games. He had a vegetable
garden and enjoyed sharing his canned vegetables with others.

He is survived by his wife, Dortha M. Castle, Wabash; four children, Dennis M. Castle, Culver
City, Calif., Joann (Michael) Coburn, Lake Jackson, Texas, Mary (Michael) Kirk, Alvin, Texas, and
Ellen (Dennis) Tyner, Indianapolis; one grandson, Jason (Alicia) Rogers, Colorado Springs, Colo.;
a brother, John Castle, Sun City, Ariz.; and two sisters, Gertrude Preston, Paintsville, Ky., and
Alice Waterman of Maine.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Rose Blue, who died Aug. 26, 2003, and two brothers.

Funeral services will be held at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash Chapel, 1241
Manchester Ave., Wabash, on Monday, March 30, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Phil Lake will officiate. Burial
will be in Paw Paw Cemetery, rural Miami County.

Wabash Plain Dealer
March 26, 2009