Heath W. Cripe
February 24, 1978 — January 5, 2017
Heath W. Cripe, 38, of Warsaw, IN passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at his home. He was born on February 24, 1978 in Elkhart, IN to Dennis W. “Denny” & Rozella E. “Sandi” (Rohn) Cripe.
He was a lifetime North Webster / Warsaw area resident and graduated in 1996 from Wawasee High School in Syracuse, IN. He was employed at Zimmer corporation for 12 years.
He attended the Warsaw Community Church and was a member of the American Motorcycle Association.
He is survived by:
Mother & Step Father– Sandi & Dean Anderson of North Webster
Father & Step Mother – Denny & Karen Cripe of Winona Lake
2 Sisters – Charity Makela of Wheaton, IL, & Kristina Cripe of Greenville, NC
Brother – Ben (Tracey) Anderson of Syracuse
Maternal Grandmother – Martha Rohn of Goshen
He was preceded in death by his sister – Lenea Anderson, maternal grandfather – Melvin Rohn, paternal grandparents – Herbert & Gladys Cripe, and step grandparents – Robert & Louise Anderson.
Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Owen Family Funeral Home, St. Rd 13 & CR 500N, North Webster, IN. Memorial services will follow at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home with Pastors Nick Stanton of the Plymouth Community Church and Erik Ohman of the Warsaw Evangelical Presbyterian Church officiating.
Preferred memorials may be given to the Riley Children's Foundation, 30 South Meridian Street, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. To send condolences to the family in Mr. Cripe’s memory please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com