Obituary Detail

John Witte
3/14/1961 - 12/10/2016

John Witte, 55, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016. He was born March 14, 1961 in Richmond, Indiana, son of Walter Witte and the late Julia Judith (Theising) Witte.

John was a member of the St Lawrence Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and the St Lawrence Catholic Church Expansion Committee.  John loved to fish and hunt, he was a master carpenter, a racquetball aficionado, and helped start the "old man" basketball organization at St. Lawrence. He was the owner of GreenValley Contractors. 

He is survived by his loving wife of 24 years, Karen Witte; 4 sons, Ryan Witte of Cincinnati, OH, Jordan (Taylor) Witte of Greendale, IN, Matthew (Jessica) Witte of Lawrenceburg, IN, Mark (Whitney) Witte of Lawrenceburg, IN; 4 daughters, Sarah Witte of South Bend, IN, Lisa Tyner of Aurora, IN, Alison (Zach) Witte of Dillsboro, IN, Samantha McGinnis of South Bend, IN; 2 brothers, Dan (Dee) Witte of Fishers, IN, Michael Witte of Indianapolis, IN; 2 sisters, Cindy (Charlie) Taylor of Mainville, OH, Susan (Brent) Mahoney of Brown County, IN; and 11 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Julia Judith Witte.

Family and friends will be received on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 5 pm to 7 pm at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 11 am, with Father Peter Gallagher officiating.

Contributions may be made to the St Lawrence Catholic Church Building Fund. 

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Funeral Date:
12-17-2016

Funeral Time(s):
Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 pm at Fitch-Denney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, 11 am, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Lawrenceburg, Indiana.