- Date Of Birth: December 26, 1934
- Date Of Death: November 11, 2019
- State: Indiana
Mr. Byrl G. “Gene” Poling, 84, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully at Elkhart General Hospital on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at 2:20 am. He was born Dec. 26, 1934 in Elkhart to the late Robert and Hazel (Butler) Poling, and later married Patricia “Pat” Cook on Feb. 14, 1996 in Elkhart. She precedes him in death along with his second spouse, Betty Jean (McGrew) and 9 brothers and sisters.
Other survivors include his children Ricki (Rachel) Poling, Vicki Poling, Carla Cottey, Sherry (Don) Wolfinger, Tammie (Roger) Duffy and Teresa (Kenny) Krise; brother James (Carol) Poling, 8 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and his first spouse, Mary Ellen Christophel.
Gene was a truck driver for many years, and loved to fix and build things including garages, houses and even a portion of his church. He was also a talented tenor and enjoyed singing with his church’s gospel quartet. He was also a US Army veteran and served as a paratrooper.
