Leon E. Freimuth

Leon Edward Freimuth, 90, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday February 15th 2019. He was born in Warsaw, IN, July 26th, 1928, the son of the late Leo and Bertha (Clabaugh) Freimuth. His early life included starting for Leo High School at the Sectional Basketball Championship game and pursuits as an avid outdoorsman including hunting and fishing. Leon married Joyce Morgan in 1948, they were married 70 years and were blessed with 4 children. Leon was employed for 37 years by Dana Corporation where he started with Aircraft Gear, a division of Dana, in 1952 in production control and manufacture of precision gears going into the B-52 bomber. He later moved to the Spicer Axle Division of Dana where he held various management roles in production control. He spent several years as an executive and Senior Buyer at Dana leading up to his retirement in 1990. In retirement Leon enjoyed being a fun loving snowbird by spending time with family during the summer in Fort Wayne and playing golf in Florida for the winter. Leon was exceptionally gifted with a combination of intellect, integrity and intuition that made him a beloved husband and father. He provided a college education to each of his children at Indiana University where he and Joyce became a member of the IU Alumni Association as Friends of the University. He and Joyce have been members of Trinity United Methodist Church for 65+ years. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Joyce, daughters Diane Huffine, Debra (Chuck) Korst, Dawn (Jim) Loving and son and best friend Douglas (Jen) Freimuth. seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and sister Jane. He was preceded in death by his parents and three siblings. Visitation is 11am-1pm, Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, at D.O. McComb & Sons, 8325 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, IN. Burial Service immediately following at the Chapel at Lindenwood Cemetery. To sign the online guestbook please visit, www.domccombandsons.com.