- Date Of Birth: June 13, 1927
- Date Of Death: May 30, 2014
- State: Indiana
Duane K. Annable, 86, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 9:00 a.m. Friday, May 30, 2014 in his home, following a brief illness.
He was born on June 13, 1927 to the late Benjamin H. and Gladys M. (Brown) Annable in South Bend, IN, and was a lifelong resident. Along with his parents; he was also preceded in death by his two sons, Jeffery and Daniel Annable; and a brother, Benjamin Annable.
Duane graduated from Mishawaka High School. He retired in 1992 from Koontz – Wagner Electric Company in South Bend, IN, where he worked as a Journeyman Electrician for 46 years.
Duane is survived by a daughter, Debra M. (Annable) Smith of Elkhart, IN; a son, David W. (Sheila) Annable of South Bend, IN; three grandchildren, Matthew (Gretchen) McCavitt of Middlebury, IN; Patrick (Nicole) McCavitt of Norfolk, VA; Terri (Adam) Cira of Atlanta, GA; and 11 great-grandchildren, Ashley Hollenbach; Joshua and Anna McCavitt; Dylan, Ariana, Isabelle, Luke and Zach McCavitt; Whitney Smeed; Nate and Nicole Sperlunto
Mr. Annable was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, where he served as an usher; and was a member of IBEW. He also was a former member of the Eagles Lodge. Duane enjoyed building model airplanes, and also took great pride in building his own home. Duane was a Navy Veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
