John Leo Dwenger
June 6, 1933 ~ October 22, 2023
John Leo Dwenger, 90, of Indianapolis, passed away on October 22, 2023. John was born in Indianapolis, to the late John & Margaret Dwenger. John married the love of his life, Lou Anne (Owens) Dwenger on June 14, 1958, and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year. John earned his bachelor’s degree at Hanover College where he earned 11 varsity awards in football, basketball and baseball. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Hanover. John also holds an honorable service in the United States Army. John went on to attend Butler University where he completed his master’s degree. John began his teaching career at Sacred Heart High School, where he taught Business and Driver’s Education. John had a passion for sports and was the head basketball coach, assistant football coach and assistant baseball coach, through 1962. He went on to spend the next 30 plus years in Perry Township, at Southport High School. Here, he continued his love of sports and led the Southport baseball team to six sectional championships, two regional championships and one county championship. John was inducted into the Hanover College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. John loved to golf, travel, play cards and spend time with his granddaughters.
John is survived by his loving wife, Lou Anne Dwenger, sons; John D. (Carol) Dwenger and Dick D. (Jackie) Dwenger and granddaughters; Erin (Connor) Brehm, Lindsey (Scott) Mann, Kaitlyn Dwenger and Nicole Dwenger.
John is preceded in death by his siblings; William Dwenger, Mary Vincent and Shirley Dwenger.
John’s Life Celebration® visitation will be Monday, October 30, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at O’Riley – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, 6107 S. East Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46227. A Celebration of Life will follow at 12:00 PM. Entombment will be immediately following at Calvary Cemetery in Indianapolis.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation can be made in John’s honor to: Southport High School Athletics (971 E. Banta Road, Indianapolis, IN. 46227) or The American Heart Association (6500 Technology Center Dr., Unit 100, Indianapolis, IN., 46278). Envelopes will be provided at the Funeral Home.
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From all of us at jw.org, we send our heartfelt condolences for the loss of your loved one.
Our deepest sympathy! John was my Basketball coach at Sacred Heart.
May your memories of the wonderful times you shared with your loved one comfort you and your family, today and always.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. John was a great football player and a great football coach. We went to Hanover college together and had a great time. He will be missed Gary Updike.
My prayers are with you and the family John and I went to Hanover and had a great time together
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Carol and John, I am very sorry to see the passing of John’s father. Please know that prayers and love go out to your family.
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Mr. Dwenger was a long time friend of my dad Bill Pickard. My dad had lots of stories of them together in their early teaching days at Southport. Some including trips to a Michigan cabin. We will ever know what really happened up there now!
I am sorry for your loss. They both had very good and long lives so there is a lot to be thankful for.
God bless.
Suzanne Pickard
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Coach Dwenger was well respected by all of us at Southport in the sixties as a football and baseball coach, but more importantly as a pleasant guy to be around. Some coaches you just like; John Dwenger was one of them. I’m sure there are hundreds of other former high school players he coached who feel the same. May he rest in peace.
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