- Date Of Birth: September 6, 1920
- Date Of Death: November 19, 2006
- State: Indiana
Devon E. Garberick Sr., 86, of 28070 C.R. 24, died at 8 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 19, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born Sept. 6, 1920, in Elkhart County to John and Eva Agnes (Roth) Garberick. On Feb. 14, 1942, in Elkhart, he married Virginia Joy Stouder in Elkhart.
He is survived by four sons, Dean (Jill) Garberick of Elkhart, Ron (Rose) Garberick of Goshen, Devon E. (Wanda) Garberick Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., and Larry (Sue) Garberick of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Joseph (Dorothy) Garberick of Goshen.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Elmer Garberick; and three sisters, Velma Brindley, Evelyn Schuster and Mary Jane Garberick.
Mr. Garberick retired from Vincent Bach, where he worked for more than 15 years, and also owned and operated Garberick Radiator Service for more than 20 years. He was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed water skiing, weightlifting and playing basketball and baseball with his family.
Mr. Garberick was a graduate of Bristol High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II.