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Dean R. Gephart passed away on Friday, December 9th, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Dean was born on May 30, 1938 in Keystone, Wells County, Indiana, to David Sylvester and Loma Olive (Gustin) Gephart. Dean grew up in Keystone and graduated from Chester High School in 1957 before joining the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After his service, he moved to Bluffton, Indiana and worked at Corning Glass Works. He then moved to North Webster, Indiana, where Dean worked as a member of the Local Union at Dana Corp in Syracuse, Indiana. Dean retired from Dana Corp. prior to the plant closure in 2007.

Dean enjoyed woodworking and visiting with family and friends. He participated in local farm markets and craft shows. His hobbies included fishing, playing games (dice), and wood puzzles. Dean always had a "story" to tell and a "lesson" to learn. We will ALL miss this special man!

Surviving are his two sons, Dean Ronald (Lori) Gephart II, and David J. (Christy) Gephart, stepdaughter, Kathleen (Donald) Nave, brother, Jake (Joyce) Gephart, sister, Martha (Donald) Weaver, sister-in-law, Nina Gephart, along with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Dean is preceded in death by his parents, David Sylvester and Loma Olive (Gustin) Gephart, three wives, Karen (Wilcoxon), Shirley (Hankins) and Carolyn (Wolf), infant daughter, Robyn Gephart, seven brothers, Joseph, Carl, Ralph, Max, Glenn, Donald, and Kay Gephart, two sisters, Ethel (Homer) King, and Helen Izella Gephart, and one stepdaughter, Patricia Bradley.

Family and Friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home located at 109 W. Windsor St. Montpelier, IN. 47359 on Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A Funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM with Rev. Steve Sutton officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the US Army and the Millard Brown American Legion Post # 156.

Please make memorial donations to the Millard Brown American Legion Post 156 located at 112 W. Green St. Montpelier, IN. 47359

Funeral arrangements are pending through Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier, IN. Interment will be in the Gardens of Memory in Muncie, Indiana on Monday, March 6, 2023 arriving at 11:45 AM.