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Donald J. Korporal

Donald J. Korporal, 74, of Warren, IN, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at 4:54 p.m. at his home.

Mr. Korporal was a 1963 graduate of Van Buren High School. He attended the Central Christian Church, Van Buren. He was a carpenter by trade and worked for Ira Banter Construction for 44 years. He retired from Modern Machine in Van Buren after 10 years of service.

He was born March 22, 1944, in Grant County to William and Elnora Banter Korporal. He married Penny A. Tyler on June 28, 1963, in Lafontaine, and she survives.

Additional survivors are three sons, Brad (Tammy) Korporal, of Mt. Etna; Chris (Tara) Korporal, of Warren; and Tim Korporal, of Huntington; and five grandchildren, Katie Korporal, Wyatt Korporal, Danielle Korporal, Jacob Korporal and Colton Korporal.

Calling is Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Glancy-H. Brown & Son Funeral Home, 203 N. Matilda St., Warren. A service to celebrate his life will be held Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ken Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in the Gardens of Memory in Marion.

Memorials are to Lilly Bear's Rescue, PO Box 275, Warren IN 46792, or the IU Simon Cancer Center, 535 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis IN 46202.
 
Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com.