VAN BUREN PERRINE, 86
Van Buren Perrine, 86, died Monday, November 11, 2002 at St. Joe Hospital. He was a self-employed salesman and retired in 1982. He was an Army WWII Veteran. He is preceded in death by wife Audrey Doreen (Andrews) who passed away in 1993. He is the son of Joseph Perrine and Ruth Lucy (Parker).
He is survived by daughters Vanette Dylan, Wolcottville, Indiana; Ruth Orr, Columbia City; sons Michael Perrine, Littleton, Colorado; Richard Perrine, Seabrook Island, South Carolina; Van Perrine, Live Oak, Florida; Scott Perrine, Wolcottville, Indiana; Kirk Perrine, Hudson, Indiana; brother Charles Perrine, Fort Wayne; sister, Peggy Fredrick Conover, Cranford, New Jersey, 10 Grandchildren, and 10 Great Grandchildren. Preferred memorials to Salvation Army.
Burial was in Lindenwood Cemetery with private services to be held in the cemetery at a later date.
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