James D. Doig, 85, of Walkerton, IN, died at 8:14 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, IN.
He was born Nov. 22, 1928, in Schenectady, NY, to Thomas and Jean (Steedman) Doig, and had lived in the LaPorte County area for 48 years.
James was superintendent at Allis-Chalmers and also at White Farm Equipment. He served in the U.S. Army and Air Force and was a member of American Legion Post 400.
On June 23, 1951, in Schenectady, he married Veronica Leier, who preceded him in death.
His parents and granddaughter, Sarah Belles, also preceded him in death.
He leaves behind two daughters, Susan (George) Neal of Fish Lake, IN, and Debra (William) Belles of Indianapolis; one son, Michael Doig of Fish Lake; companion, Celia Schrader of Fish Lake; grandchildren, Jessie, Hannah, Ian, Veronica, Olivia, and Sam; great-grandchildren, Jackson and Payton; and one sister, June Davisworth.
A Celebration Of Life open house will be held Sunday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fish Lake American Legion. Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, is handling the arrangements.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.esslingfuneralhome.com.