George W. Weaver

George W. Weaver, 86, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, 2022 at Robin Run Village in Indianapolis, holding tight to the hand of his wife of 62 years, Marj.

George was born on Aug. 17, 1935 in Nanticoke, Pa., to Walter and Meta Weaver.

He graduated from Naticoke High School and from Wilkes College in Wilkes Barre, Pa., with a degree in bacteriology.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957 and was stationed in Japan, working at the 406th U.S. Army Medical Laboratory.

While in Japan, he met Marjorie Hall of St. Paul, Minn., who was living on an Army base with her family and attending church at the Sagami General Depot Chapel, where George was the organist. They were married at the chapel on Sept. 8, 1959 and lived at nearby Camp Fuchinobe until George was discharged from the Army.

They then moved to Provo, Utah, where he began work on his master’s degree at Brigham Young University. George received his MS one day after the birth of his second son and began work on his PhD.

In 1963, George accepted a job as a research bacteriologist for Eli Lilly and Co. in Indianapolis, where they moved with their first two sons, David and Paul. Soon, daughter Susan joined the family, and several years later son James was born. The family moved to Heritage Lake, outside of Indianapolis, where they lived for 47 years.

George spent his entire career working for Eli Lilly and retired in 1993. He and Marj left their much-loved lake home and moved into senior living at Robin Run Village in Indianapolis in 2018.

George is survived by his wife, Marjorie; sons David (Greencastle), Paul and Jim (both Richmond, Ky.); daughter Susan (Greencastle); grandchildren Benjamin, Jonathan, Martin, Caleb and Annika Weaver; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Susan and Stan Johnson (Fargo, N.D.); five nephews and a niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Lee.

A service of remembrance will be held on Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. at Bainbridge United Methodist Church, where George was a longtime member and organist.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in memory of George Weaver to Putnam County Habitat for Humanity.

There will be a second service held later in the year at Robin Run Village.