Richard Forest Harstine

Richard Forest Harstine obituary, Warsaw, IN

Richard Forest Harstine

Richard Harstine Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home on Nov. 12, 2025.

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Richard Harstine Obituary Richard Forest Harstine of Claypool, Indiana passed away at 12:39 p.m. on Friday, January 24, 2025, at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 83.
He was born on July 17, 1941, in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Richard was one of five children born to Thelma Gladys (Ladrach) Harstine and Forest Edwin Harstine. On August 3, 1963, he married Lucene May Sampson. Richard lived in Kosciusko County, Indiana for the past 25 years.
He leaves behind his wife, Lucene Harstine; along with eight children and twenty-one grandchildren.
No public events are scheduled. Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Indiana.
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