Floyd Neal Olinger

Floyd Neal Olinger, 82, of Elkhart, Ind., died April 2, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Elkhart, Ind., to Hershel N. and Thelma I. (Kimes) Olinger.

Floyd graduated from Elkhart High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He married Karen L. Tucker on April 11, 1963.

He was in sales, was a musician and a Jack-of-all-trades. He was an honorary lifetime member of American Legion Post 33 for 36 years. He was a member of the Lions Club and founder of the Alaska Chapter of Eagle River MDA. He also supported the VFW.

Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday at Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home, Elkhart, Ind. The Rev. Robert G. Schallhorn Jr. will officiate at services at 11:30 a.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Fort Richardson National Cemetery at a later date. Military honors will be rendered at the funeral home at the conclusion of services Saturday.

Surviving are wife Karen Olinger; children, Cathy (David) Brown of Virginia; Rene (Tony) Self, Bobbie (Brandon) Harper and Karen Price of Arizona; Marvin (Charlean) Olinger, Kathy (Duane) Olinger and Ray (Sandra) Olinger of Alaska; and Steven (Brooke) Olinger of Indiana; 28 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brothers, Edward (Eleanor) Olinger of Indiana and Jim (Ann) Dearing of Ohio; and sister, Mary Lou Weldy of Indiana.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Hershel N. and Thelma I. Olinger; stepfather, Elmer Clayton; children, Deborah Jeffries, Sharon Mabie, Paul Manis and Phyllis Manis; and three grandchildren.

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