John Nelson Gardner Sr., 97, of Winona Lake, Ind., passed away at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in his daughter’s North Manchester, Ind., home. He was born Feb. 5, 1915, in Socorro, N.M., to John Morgan Gardner and Emma Adele (Haven Gardner. He graduated in 1933 from Hastings High School (Michigan); and went on …read more.