Dean Thomas Wadding, age 57, of Indiana , died Monday, October 3, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital .

He was born in 1958 in Indiana to Clair D. and Margaretta Byers Wadding.

He attended the Ambrose Baptist Church .

Dean attended Marion Center Area High School and enjoyed his part-time job on the George Harbridge farm that became a full-time occupation.

He supported various wildlife organizations to conserve and promote for future

generations. He will be sadly missed for his kindness, generosity, and caring heart.

Surviving are his mother Margaretta Wadding, Indiana; three sisters and two brothers, Linda J. Kerestesy, Punxsutawney; Ruth Anne Rapach and husband Dennis, Marion Center; Daniel Wadding, Indiana; Kathy Smith and Lewis, Homer City; David Wadding, Home; many nieces and nephews; one aunt LaRue Dunmire, AZ.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1991.

Friends will be received on Friday from 6 to 8 P.M. at the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 P.M. with the Rev. Glenn Propst officiating. Interment will be made in the Oakland Cemetery, Indiana.

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