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Merl received a certificate in welding from the Heartland Career Center before serving in the US Air Force. He worked for Par-Kan and also Wabash Valley Manufacturing, both in Silver Lake, Indiana. Merl was a member of a car club in Rochester. He enjoyed fishing and lake life.
He is survived by his sister, Donna Swihart of Wabash, nieces and nephew: Cheryl Sherman of Wabash, Jama Oldsen of Columbia City, Indiana, Debra (Chris) Moore of Akron, Indiana, Mark Shank of Warsaw, and Laura (Ryan) Riggle of Warsaw. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Charles E. "Chuck" Shank and Gerald D. "Bud" Shank, and niece, Cindy Kennedy.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, with Pastor Robb Rensberger officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery, Roann. Friends may call 9:30 - 10:30 am, Saturday, at the funeral home. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Merl, please visit our floral store.
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