Chad Mcguire

Chad J. McGuire, 37, a resident of rural Columbia City near Collins, died at 3:24 a. m. on Sunday, January 27, 2008 from injuries sustained in at ATV accident at his residence in Smith Township. Mr. McGuire was born on February 8, 1970 in Columbia City, a son of Jerry and Sue (Dirr) McGuire. He spent his formative years in Kaleva, Michigan, and graduated from Brethren High School in 1988. He returned to this area in 2000, and was married in Columbia City on August 7, 2004 to Jennifer "Jennie" Dull. He had been employed as a supervisor at Symmetry Ultrexx in Avilla since 2001, and was also engaged in farming in Smith Township. In his leisure time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, farming, and all sports-particularly hockey. The surviving relatives include his wife Jennie; two step-daughters Courtney Cooper of Indianapolis and Amanda Cooper of Chicago; his father and step-mother Jerry and Judy McGuire of Churubusco; his mother and step-father Sue and William Sandell of Grand Rapids, Mich; his in-laws Rick and Jo Dull of Albion; a brother Shayne (Christin) Sandell of Lansing, Mich; two step-brothers Stacy (Krista) Holzinger of Churubusco and Walter (Trish) Gratz of Huntertown; two step-sisters Pam (Chuck) Voors of Fort Wayne and Linda Mobley of Churubusco; his grandparents Carl and Pauline McGuire of Churubusco, and Oneta and George Bergholtz of Kalkaska, Mich; several aunts and uncles; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. on Thursday, January 31, at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Rev. Greg Smith, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, officiating. The family will receive friends at the mortuary on Wednesday from 2 to 8 p. m., or one hour prior to the service Thursday morning. Interment will be in the Blue River Cemetery, Whitley County. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian Street, B-4, Indianapolis, IN 46260, or to the American Diabetes Association, 7363 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219 ***************************** To leave a condolence for the family in Mr. McGuire's memory, please click on "Condolences" below. . .