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AUBURN - The Rev. Dean E. Waddell Sr., 93, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 at Auburn Village.
He was born on Aug. 15, 1932, in North Judson, Indiana, to Floyd and Eva (Johnson) Waddell.
Dean honorably serviced his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War from 1952 to 1956.
He married Patricia A. Jaax on Dec. 27, 1953, in Knox, Indiana, and she preceded him in death on Oct. 27, 2000.
Dean married his second wife, Frances (Warner) Waddell, on Aug. 15, 2006, and she survives in Auburn.
Dean worked for Rieke Corporation in Auburn for more than 20 years before his retirement in 1994. He also served as the pastor of Auburn Assembly of God from 1964 until 1982. The church was then renamed New Life Ministries and he continued to serve as its pastor until 1987.
In his free time, Dean enjoyed fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Waddell, of Auburn, Indiana; daughters and sons-in-law, Rebecca Waddell, of South Bend, Indiana, Laura and Jerry Cunningham, of Elkhart, Indiana, and Amy and Brent Dermott, of Aurora, Illinois; sons and daughter-in-law, Dean E. Waddell Jr., and Beth Waddell, of McDonald, Tennessee, and Daniel and Laurel Waddell, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; stepsons and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Croy, of Auburn, Indiana, and Daniel and Mary Hjelm, of Hamilton, Indiana; stepdaughter, Joyce Swihart and Ted Swihart, of Auburn, Indiana; 13 grandchildren; 22 great- grandchildren; as well as numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Dean was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Patricia Waddell; sister and brother-in-law, Yvonne and Robert Glass; stepson, Calvin Croy, and step-grandson, Christopher Tittle.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from noon to 2 p.m. at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 S. Center St., Auburn.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, immediately following the visitation at the funeral home, with Pastor Bill Weaver officiating.
Burial will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery in Auburn.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Dean, to Auburn Baptist Church, 1700 Old Brick Road, Auburn, IN 46706.
Condolences may be sent to the family at fellerandclark.com and on our Facebook page at Feller and Clark Funeral Home.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Feller and Clark Funeral Home in Auburn.
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