Larry Martindale, 80, of Syracuse, passed away on Sept. 4, at his home after a 2 month battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born on Aug. 12, 1944 in Nappanee, to Herbert & Wilma (Geiger) Martindale.

He had 2 brothers, William Martindale of Michigan, and Ted (Diane) Martindale of Nappanee; as well as 1 sister, Sue (Kieth) Tobias of Florida. His siblings and parents all preceded him.

On Feb. 28, 1964, he married Patti Mock of Syracuse at Zion Chapel, Syracuse. She survives.

They had 3 children, Christine Hodge of Fort Wayne, Cherie (Steve) Sweatland of Syracuse, and Craig Martindale of Syracuse. He had 3 grandchildren, Kristin (Brayden) Hixon of Syracuse, Kayla (Nathan) Beasley of Larwill, and Rachael Sweatland of Syracuse.

Larry was a graduate of Nappanee High School and had degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University.

He was an engineer at Weatherhead and Dana Corporation for 29 years.

Larry was devoted to his church, Milford Christian Church, where he served as elder for many years.

Larry was a longtime member of the Wawasee Kiwanis.

He also served as a member of the Syracuse Town Council.

Larry's passion was the ball program in Syracuse. He has been promoting the baseball, softball, and T Ball programs in Syracuse since 1980. He was instrumental in building all of the ball fields in Syracuse.

Services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse. Calling will be from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m.

Burial will follow at the Syracuse Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Milford Christian Church in Larry's name.