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Gene SCHINDLER Obituary
Age 93 of Brookville passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at Brookhaven Retirement Community. Gene was preceded in death by his 3 wives, Clara, Ella, and Shirley, and 3 brothers, Gerald, Roland, and Delmar. Gene has 2 surviving brothers, Tom (Ruth) and Sam (Judy). Gene is also survived by 3 children, Celeste (Garry) Eldred and Curtiss (Lisa) Schindler (children of Clara) and Steven Schindler and Laura Schindler (children of Ella) and Mark (deceased) (Gloria) Longenecker and Eric (Brenda) Longenecker (sons of Shirley). Gene is also survived by 10 grandchildren, Kalob, Jacob, and Justin Eldred, Kate, Sara, and Sam Schindler, Marjana Longenecker and Jennifer (Andrew) Johnson, and Dennis (Kelly) Longenecker and Drew Longenecker, and 2 great-grandchildren, Mark and Dorothy Johnson. Gene was a proud veteran serving in the Coast Guard in World War II and again in the Korean War. He worked for many years at Dayton Clutch and Joint and Peffley Ford. In retirement, Gene and Shirley enjoyed traveling the United States in their Airstream trailer. Gene was a very devoted husband, caring father and grandfather, and loving brother. The family would like to thank the staff at Brookhaven Retirement Community for their loving care of Gene over the past several years. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brookhaven Retirement Community, One Country Lane, Brookville, Ohio 45309.
Services will be private. Arrangements by the Westbrock
Funeral Home, Dayton.
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The Smith family
November 10, 2020
A kind soul and memorable person. You will be grately missed.
Diana Caudill
November 10, 2020
Celeste and Family, I am so very sorry to hear of Gene's passing. I so adored him, and enjoyed every visit I had with him and Shirley over the years. May God give you comfort and peace, as you rejoice over the legacy and love that Gene leaves behind.
John Schindler
November 8, 2020
Uncle Gene was a great man. He always telling stories about himself and his brother's escapades. I always enjoyed being around him. Love you, Uncle Gene. Rest in piece.
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