Obituary

Martin C. "Marty" Manahan, 50, of Avilla died unexpectedly Thursday, November 11, 2010, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

Marty was a 1978 graduate of East Noble High School. He owned and operated Lawnscape of Avilla.

He was a member of American Legion Post 86 Sons of the Legion in Kendallville where he was the current director of the Legion Riders. He was active in Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Noble County. He was a member of the Kendallville Eagles Lodge and held all the offices of the Kendallville Jaycees from 1980 until the club disbanded in 1996.

He was a collector of many things, and dearly loved the cottage on Rose Lake, Kinderhook, Michigan. He enjoyed riding his Harley.

He was born April 8, 1960, in Kendallville to Fred and Madilyn L. (Parker) Manahan. On October 17, 1981, in Kendallville he married Amie S. Gaff.

Surviving are his wife, Amie S. Manahan of Avilla; two daughters and a son-in-law, Brekan Manahan and her significant other, Scott Clements and his daughter, Gracie of Wawaka and Felecia and Derrick Ott of North Carolina; his father and stepmother, Fred and Irene Manahan of The Villages, Florida; a sister and brother-in-law, Marla L. and Fred Meyers of Lebanon; a brother, Mitchell T. "Mitch" Manahan of Detroit, Michigan; his "Little Brother", Chadd Cook of Kendallville; and his dogs, Tucker and Deuce.

He was preceded in death by his mother on November 9, 1995.

Funeral services will be Sunday, November 14, 2010, at 2 p.m. in Crosspointe Family Church, 205 Highpointe Crossing, Kendallville with Brother Bo McKie of the Legion Riders and Pastor Kevin Sneed of Crosspointe Family Church officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery, Kendallville.

Calling is Saturday, November 13, 2010, from 2 to 8 p.m. in Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville.

Preferred memorials are to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Noble County, the Noble County Humane Shelter, or to American Legion Post 86.

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