Obituaries

January 23, 1961 to June 7, 2011

WINAMAC - Edward Anthony Newman, 50,Star City, passed away at 4:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 7, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born Jan. 23, 1961, in Plymouth, to Herbert R. and Norma R. Good Newman Sr. Ed  married Marilyn Krohn on June 25, 1988, in Culver. She survives.

Also surviving are:
Meghan Rose Newman, Star City, Daughter
Eric Ryan Newman, Star City, Son
Herbert R. Newman Sr., Culver, Father
John F. (Jeanne) Newman, Winamac, Brother
Herbert R. (Janet) Newman Jr., Culver, Brother
Arthur A. (Melissa) Newman, Winamac, Brother
Barbara M. (Warren) Penrod, Culver, Sister
Geri A. Newman, Culver, Sister
Mary L. Newman, Bennington, Sister
Several Nieces and Nephews

Preceded in death by:
Norma R. Good Newman, Mother
Douglas Newman, Nephew

Mr. Newman was a graduate of Culver Community High School in 1979 and attended Purdue University. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pulaski, and the Knights of Columbus, Monterey. He was a CCA licensed agronomist and agricultural salesman and was employed at CFS, Winamac. He was actively involved in the Marshall and Pulaski County 4-H organizations and FFA. He had a lifelong love of dairy farming and the dairy industry.

He cherished time spent with his family. He was a firm believer in the value of an education and assisted in many youth development activities. He loved to hunt and fish, spend time with his dogs, watch various sporting events, chase goats around the barnyard, and support Purdue athletics.

Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday, at Frain Mortuary, Winamac. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m., Saturday (June 11), at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pulaski, with Rev. Ronald Schiml and Rev. Edward Clark officiating. Burial will be in McKinley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Winamac.

Memorial donations may be given to the 4-H Scholarship Program.