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John Sawyer Obituary
COLDWATER, Mich. - John F. Sawyer, 87, of Lake Lavine, Coldwater, Michigan, died on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.
He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on June 21, 1938. He was the only child of Elmer and Helen (nee Henschen) Sawyer.
He attended Harrison Hill Elementary School and South Side High School and graduated from St. Francis College with BA and MS degrees.
For 37 years, he taught English and coached a number of sports in FWCS. In 2001, he moved to Lake Lavine, Michigan, and substituted at Fremont High School, Indiana, for more than 10 years.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Joey.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Rebecca (nee Sebert); sons, Douglas, Sean and Daniel; daughters, Angela and Nicole; and 16 grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana, followed by a eulogy and praying of the rosary.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, Albion, IN 46701.
Condolences may be sent online to HYPERLINK "http://www.beamsfuneralhome.com" www.beamsfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Beams Funeral Home of Fremont, Indiana.
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Linda Gillie
October 11, 2025
Doug and Linda Gillie share our condolences with the Sawyer Family. We are the grandparents of Taylor Sawyer. We have many fond memories of sharing Taylor with John and Becky on the weekends. Our cottage was on Lake George, not far from Lake Levine. John and Becky would have Taylor in Friday night and we would have her at our cottage in Saturday. Lots of good memories. We are still making wonderful memories with Taylor, as we just returned from a visit and vacation with Taylor in Spain. More good memories were made.
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