- David Edwin Duggan of Greencastle, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Mr. Duggan was born Feb. 20, 1933, in Terre Haute, to Hugh Leo and Sadie B. (Privett) Duggan.. Mr. Duggan graduated from Gerstmeyer High School in Terre Haute, on June 5, 1951. On June 6, 1951, he left for the U.S Navy, stationed in San Diego. He served aboard the LST 1123 during the Korean War and seeing conflict on Korea and also spending some time in Japan. He was honorably discharged in May of 1955.. He began his employment as a printer at IBM on Dec. 9, 1955, retiring in January 1987, after 31 years.. On Feb. 11, 1956, he married Gloria Ann Hollen in Mount Carmel, Ill. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, 3 months and 3 days; two sons, Thomas Hugh Duggan and wife Candie and Timothy Scott Duggan and wife Lisa, all of Greencastle; three grandsons, Lance Cpl. David Michael Duggan, serving in the Marine Corps at Camp Legeune, N.C. and wife Stephanie, Timothy Scott Duggan II and David Henry Nichols "Nick" Duggan, all of Greencastle; and several cousins in Terre Haute, North Vernon, Indianapolis, and other towns.. He was preceded in death by his father in 1945; his stepfather, Thomas F. Whitmore, in August 1975; his mother, Sadie B. Duggan Whitmore, in September 2001; his mother-in-law, Cordia M. Hollen, on Dec. 5, 1967; and his father-in-law, Edward N. Hollen, on Jan. 10, 1973; his grandparents, James E. Privett and Polly Privett; and several other relatives.. He was a member of the American Legion Post 58 in Greencastle.. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, 602 E. Washington St., in Greencastle, with the Revs. Bill Dawson and Johnny Huttlemeyer officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, friends may make a donation to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Published on May 16, 2010
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