Duane Edward Werking, 76, of North Manchester, died at 6:55 a.m., Friday, May 15, 2015, at Peabody Healthcare Center in North Manchester.

He was born May 22, 1938, in Wabash County, to Lauren and Mary Jane (Sells) Werking.

Duane was a 1956 graduate of Sidney High School. He attended the University of Maryland Far East Division in Japan and also Indiana Tech. He was a US Air Force veteran. Duane married Linda Tracy at the North Manchester United Methodist Church on July 1, 1961; she died Feb. 25, 2015. He worked at Donnelley’s in Warsaw 40 years retiring on Dec. 15, 2000. Duane was a member of the Congregational Christian Church. He enjoyed farming, growing things, fishing, and mowing.

He is survived by his son: Matthew (Aida) Werking, Warsaw; sister: Arlene Barney, North Manchester; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law: Richard (Ann) Tracy, North Manchester.

He was also preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester.

Preferred memorial is Congregational Christian Church or the Wabash County Cancer Society