Joseph Andrew Lash, 48, of Huntertown, Indiana died Monday December 11, 2023, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne.

He was born December 16, 1974, in Kendallville to Robert C. "Bob" and Gloria (Trowbridge) Lash.

He was a 1993 graduate of East Noble High School and received his Bachelors of Science degree from Purdue University on December 20, 1998.

He had been an electrical engineer at Bunge International in Decatur and Balchem Sensory Effects in Defiance, Ohio.

He attended Northpoint Community Church in Fort Wayne.

Joseph was an avid Minnesota Vikings Football fan and also enjoyed IU Basketball, NASCAR Racing, especially Jeff Gordon, and Fort Wayne Komets Hockey. He was very conservative in his political views and never knew a stranger. His greatest joy was his daughter, he was a very proud father.

Surviving are his daughter, Audrey Lash of Fort Wayne; his parents, Robert C. "Bob" and Gloria Lash of Fort Wayne; a sister, Lori (Jim) Desormeaux of Fort Wayne; a brother, Brian Lash (missing since August, 2017); a niece, Kara Desormeaux; a nephew, Joshua Desormeaux; the mother of his daughter, Brandee Lash of Fort Wayne; and an uncle and aunt, Duane and Sharil Trowbridge of Fort Wayne.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bert and Hazel Trowbridge; paternal grandparents, Carroll and Loretta Lash; and several aunts and uncles.

Funeral services will be Monday, December 18, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville with Pastor Mark Beers of Northpoint Community Church officiating.

Burial will follow in Sweet Cemetery near Albion.

Pallbearers will be Matt Trowbridge, Joe Trowbridge, Troy Klink, Curt Dickason, Josh Desormeaux, and Jon Nichols.

Visitation will be Sunday, December 17, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral services on Monday all at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials are to Northpoint Community Church or Honor Flight Northeast Indiana.

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