Royse Engle

Royse M. Engle, 92, died Tuesday February 7, 2023 at Grace Village in Winona Lake.

Royse was born in Warsaw on January 20, 1931, the son of (the late) Merl and Blanch (Harper) Engle.

He graduated from Warsaw High School with the Class of ’49 and went on to proudly serve his country with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On April 7, 1952, Royse married Earline (Richardson) Engle in Silver Lake. She preceded him in death on January 1, 2022 after 69 years of marriage. Royse was employed by the Gatke Corp. and later purchased a farm where he specialized in raising ducks. Royse enjoyed music, watching Lawrence Welk and was an avid reader, especially enjoying western novels.

He is survived by his children; Timothy (Lorraine) Engle of Columbus OH, Debra (Terry) Runkle of Peru, Steve Engle of Winona Lake and Terry (Debra) Engle of Claypool; brother, Max (Barbara) Engle of Warsaw; sister, Nancy Kleeman of Warsaw; grandchildren, Max Engle of Claypool, Rebecca Engle of Columbus OH, Brandon (Alicia) Slone of North Manchester and 3 great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements through McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapels, 2290 Provident Ct.

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