David Bruce Whitinger, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after a long battle with sarcoidosis and congestive heart failure. He was surrounded by his family; wife, Carol (Goshorn) Whitinger, daughter, Paige Whitinger, son, Courtney Whitinger and wife Kate, and niece, Melanie Fisher.
Bruce was born and raised in Milroy, Indiana and never met anyone that he couldn’t talk to for hours. He was a graduate of Indiana University in the field of history and chemistry. He received a master’s degree in computer science from Nova University of Southeastern Florida in Davie, Florida. He was a Project Manager and software developer for EDS in Plano, TX. the Department of Energy in Washington D.C. for software development of their payroll/personnel systems; and helped design and build the internal computer systems for the Saturn car by General Motors.
He had a love for learning and enjoyed meeting new people. He enjoyed macrame, woodworking and building doll houses for his daughter and nieces.
As per Bruce’s wishes he did not want a formal funeral. Any donation may be sent to The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research.
