Warren Sprunger

Warren Daniel “Barney” Sprunger, 92, of Berne went home to be with his Lord on Monday, February 11, 2019 at Swiss Village in Berne. He was born on June 10, 1926 in Adams County to Howard & Helen (Long) Sprunger.  He was married on June 15, 1947 at the Mennonite Church in Berne to Cleora Nussbaum.

He served his country in the United States Air Force during WWII in the Pacific. He was a tail gunner on a B-29. He retired in 1991 as the maintenance manager at Swiss Village. He had previously worked at Habegger Builder Supply, Home Dairy Dispatcher, Standard Oil and Berne Hi-Way Hatchery.

He was a member of the Grace Bible Church in Berne, where he was a choir member and served as a deacon/trustee and the church treasurer. He was a Sunday school teacher to the boy’s class, a youth leader and helped with the maintenance of the grounds and landscaping. He was also active in the Boy Scouts of America in Berne and had received his Eagle Scout title with Three Palms award.  

He enjoyed “WORK” including woodworking, picture framing, landscaping and fixing things. He was known as the “fix-it-man”. 

He is survived by his wife of Berne; son, Gary (Joy) Sprunger of Robertsdale, Alabama; two daughters, Amy (Tom) Lynch of Linn Grove; and Kae (Darrell) Kiefer of Berne; two brothers, Burl Sprunger of Decatur; and  Earl (Marinel) Sprunger of Berne; sister, Carol  Lehman of Fort Wayne; sister-in-law, Galen Sprunger of Berne; 11 grandchildren, Faith Sprunger; Dr. Philip (Sarah) Sprunger; Stephen (Anna) Sprunger; Mark (Deana) Sprunger; Dr. Hope Sprunger; Glen (Cara) Lynch; Lisa (Marvin) Nussbaum; Dawn (Russ) Snively; Kimberly (Shane) Lehman; Natalie (Pastor Steve) Harness; Jared (Jessica) Kiefer; and 24 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Bruce Sprunger.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15 at the Swiss Village Chapel in Berne and one hour prior to the 3:00 p.m. funeral service on Saturday, February 16 at Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne. Officiating will be Pastor Mike Wertenberger. Burial will be at MRE Cemetery in Berne. 

Military graveside rites will be provided by the American Legion Post #468 of Berne.

Memorials may be made to the Samaritan Fund at Swiss Village.

Arrangements provided by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home in Decatur. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.zwickjahn.com.