Wayne Warden Jr.

Wayne Warden Jr.

of Bloomington, passed away at the Bloomington Hospital on June 1, 2015. Born June 9, 1916 in Nashville, TN, he was the son of Wayne Warden and Prudence Marshall Warden. Wayne graduated from Tech High School at age 17, in 1933, and joined the Army Air Corp., now knowns as the United States Air Force. Warden retired as a Lt. Col., serving a total of 39 years. After the war Wayne returned to IU where he met his future bride Marilyn Seward. They married June 8, 1947 and Warden graduated a year later with a BS degree from the School of Business. He visited every continent in the world, all 50 states in the US. His love of ham radio took him to some of the most exotic parts of the world, including Easter Island, Cocos Islands, and Wallace Island. He is past member of the First Baptist Church and served as a deacon there. Wayne was an active member of Bloomington Country Club, BPO Elks Lodge 446, IU Varsity Club, IU Foundation, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and the Ham Radio Club of Bloomington. Wayne was actively involved with Boy Scouts of America and was an assistant troop leader with Troop 3 in Bloomington where his son's Jim and Jeff were members.

He is survived by four children John A. (Ann), James M. (Marcie), Jeffery W. (Pamela) and Nancy J. Wroblewski (Mark). He is preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn, of 56 years.

A private family service, with military honors, will be held on Sunday July 12, at Dunn Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest with his beloved Marilyn. There will be a Celebration of Life at the residence of Jeff and Pam that afternoon from 3:00 -5:00 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to attend. Memorial contributions may be made in Wayne's honor to the Boy Scouts of America or Indiana University Kelly School of Business. You are invited to read Wayne's full obituary and leave online condolences to the Warden family at www.allenfuneralhome.org