Harry W. Gregory, 84, LaPorte, died at 6:13 p.m. (EST) Tuesday December 9, 2003, at St. Joseph Medical Center, South Bend.
The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Cutler Funral Home, LaPorte, with Dr. Howard Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted.
Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. today with a Masonic Memorial service at 7:30 today, and from noon until the services Friday at the funeral home.
He was born March 13, 1919, in Rugby, Indiana to Delby and Lena (Sumpter) Gregory. On August 5, 1943, in LaPorte, he married Viola Schmidt, who survives.
Survivors also include two daughers, Harriet Bennitt and Janet (Don) Banks, both of LaPorte; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
One brother, Glenn Gregory, preceded him in death.
Mr. Gregory worked at Whirlpool, retiring in 1982. He then worked at the LaPorte Professional Building wiht his wife for 10 years. He was a member of the LaPorte First Baptist Church. He was a Quarter Master of the Maple City Cadets, a 50 year member of the American Legion, a member of the Senior Bowling League and of the LaPorte Travel and Camera Club, Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge 41 F & AM and 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite of South Bend. He was also a U.S. Army veteran having served in WW II.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaPorte First Baptist Church.
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The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Cutler Funral Home, LaPorte, with Dr. Howard Abbott officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery, where full military rites will be conducted.
Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. today with a Masonic Memorial service at 7:30 today, and from noon until the services Friday at the funeral home.
He was born March 13, 1919, in Rugby, Indiana to Delby and Lena (Sumpter) Gregory. On August 5, 1943, in LaPorte, he married Viola Schmidt, who survives.
Survivors also include two daughers, Harriet Bennitt and Janet (Don) Banks, both of LaPorte; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
One brother, Glenn Gregory, preceded him in death.
Mr. Gregory worked at Whirlpool, retiring in 1982. He then worked at the LaPorte Professional Building wiht his wife for 10 years. He was a member of the LaPorte First Baptist Church. He was a Quarter Master of the Maple City Cadets, a 50 year member of the American Legion, a member of the Senior Bowling League and of the LaPorte Travel and Camera Club, Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge 41 F & AM and 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite of South Bend. He was also a U.S. Army veteran having served in WW II.
Memorial contributions may be made to the LaPorte First Baptist Church.