Obituary
Carl Homer Bost, 89, of Elkhart, passed away of natural causes at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Center for Hospice Care in Elkhart.
He was born May 2, 1925, in Johnson County, Ill., to the late Thomas F. and Mary J. (Johnson) Bost.
On Oct. 4, 1947, he married Majorie L. Rathbun in Elkhart, where she passed away in 2007.
Surviving are his daughter, Anita L. (Chris) Burkhead of Kokomo; son LaMar A. (Gina) Bost of Bristol; brother Edward D. Bost of Cambria, Calif.; grandchildren Amanda S. (Trent) Rhodes, Zachary A. Burkhead and Amber R. Bost; and great-grandchildren Hanna and Grace Michael.
He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.
A celebration of Carl's life will begin with a visitation at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, at Billings Funeral Home in Elkhart, followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. Pastor Gary Sheets of the Shipshewana Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.
Carl retired from Reese Products of Elkhart after many years as a welder. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting with his dogs, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. He also enjoyed traveling with his wife and visited nearly every state, with Alaska being his favorite. He was also a multiple-awarded world-class trap shooter, earning his last trophy at the age of 70.
He appreciated backyard visits from his hummingbird and purple martin friends, whom he loved to watch, and enjoyed sports to the point of often watching one game on TV and listening to another on the radio. Up until the end, he remained a die-hard Memorial High School and St. Louis Cardinal fan.
Memorial donations may be given to Meals on Wheels or United Cancer Services of Elkhart County. Online condolences may be left at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
He was born May 2, 1925, in Johnson County, Ill., to the late Thomas F. and Mary J. (Johnson) Bost.
On Oct. 4, 1947, he married Majorie L. Rathbun in Elkhart, where she passed away in 2007.
Surviving are his daughter, Anita L. (Chris) Burkhead of Kokomo; son LaMar A. (Gina) Bost of Bristol; brother Edward D. Bost of Cambria, Calif.; grandchildren Amanda S. (Trent) Rhodes, Zachary A. Burkhead and Amber R. Bost; and great-grandchildren Hanna and Grace Michael.
He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.
A celebration of Carl's life will begin with a visitation at 11 a.m. Friday, May 1, at Billings Funeral Home in Elkhart, followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. Pastor Gary Sheets of the Shipshewana Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Osceola.
Carl retired from Reese Products of Elkhart after many years as a welder. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting with his dogs, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. He also enjoyed traveling with his wife and visited nearly every state, with Alaska being his favorite. He was also a multiple-awarded world-class trap shooter, earning his last trophy at the age of 70.
He appreciated backyard visits from his hummingbird and purple martin friends, whom he loved to watch, and enjoyed sports to the point of often watching one game on TV and listening to another on the radio. Up until the end, he remained a die-hard Memorial High School and St. Louis Cardinal fan.
Memorial donations may be given to Meals on Wheels or United Cancer Services of Elkhart County. Online condolences may be left at www.billingsfuneralhome.com.
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Services
Funeral Service
May
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