Paul Edward DePoy, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
Paul was born September 7, 1928, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, to George and Laura Lucille (Hooten) DePoy.
Paul was a driver his entire life, beginning his career as a truck driver for Scholl Dairy after graduating from high school in 1947. He spent 37 years driving for B&P Motor Express. He was a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Three Oaks, Michigan, graduated from Rolling Prairie High School in 1947, and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War peacekeeping force in Germany. Paul was also a member of Rolling Prairie Lions Club, Rolling Prairie AMVETS Post 911, Meals on Wheels, and Kankakee Township Volunteer Fire Department, with over 50 years of service.
On February 20, 1954, in LaPorte, Indiana, Paul married Mary Lou Miller, who preceded him in death on March 26, 2000. On June 25, 2003, in Three Oaks, Michigan, he married Geraldine (Ellenwine) Mrozinski DePoy, who survives.
Besides his wife, Geraldine, he leaves behind two daughters, Jan (John) Thode of LaPorte and Karen (Doug) Edison of South Bend, Indiana; four grandchildren, Renee (Shane Coursel) Thode, Ryan Thode, Laura Edison and Andrew Edison; three stepsons, Larry (Deb) Mrozinski of Kouts, Indiana, Tom (Rita) Mrozinski of Rolling Prairie, and John (Lori) Mrozinski of New Carlisle, Indiana; one stepsister, Mary Hildebrand Jones of South Bend; three great-grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren, 11 step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife; three sisters, Mary Anne DePoy, Margaret DePoy Conrad and Ruth DePoy Kelley; three brothers, James, Richard and Donald DePoy; and one stepson, Mark Mrozinski.
Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Thursday, September 7, with a Kankakee Township Firefighter Service will be held at 6 p.m. and a vigil service at 6:30 p.m., at Frank L. Keszei Funeral Home, Essling Chapel, LaPorte. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 8, at the funeral home. Burial will immediately follow in Patton Cemetery, LaPorte.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Rolling Prairie Lions Club, PO Box 576, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371; Rolling Prairie AmVets Post 911, PO Box 273, Rolling Prairie, IN 46371; or Kankakee Township Volunteer Fire Department, 3 W. Michigan St., Rolling Prairie, IN 46371.
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