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Loren D. Daily

May 14, 1929 - August 15, 2023

Loren D. Daily died peacefully at Holy Cross Village in South Bend, Indiana on August 15, 2023. He was 94.

He was born (or so legend has it) on a kitchen table in Thornhope, a tiny speck on the Indiana map. He grew up with sisters Marilee and Betty in nearby Remington, where father Everett ran the grain elevator and mother Janet worked at the public library. Loren studied economics at Depauw University, then served in the Army, guarding the Korean War Command Headquarters in Tokyo as a member of the Honor Guard. After two years of service, he returned home and followed his father into the grain business. His work took him to Chicago, where he reacquainted himself with Gloria Lindquist, a fellow Depauw graduate. They married on April 6, 1957, and moved to suburban Riverside, Gloria’s hometown.

Loren spent most of his career at the Chicago Board of Trade, where he traded grain and soybeans. It was a high-pressure, competitive world, but he thrived. While working at the Board, he began acquiring farmland in Indiana and North Carolina.  When he retired, in 1985, he returned to his farming roots, growing the corn and soybeans he had once traded. He and Gloria moved to Plymouth, Indiana, turning a weekend home into a full-time residence (though he returned to Chicago often to visit his beloved Art Institute and Symphony Orchestra).

Outside of work, Loren was a public-spirited member of every community he lived in. He was president of the Riverside District 96 school board; scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 24; an Elder in the Riverside Presbyterian Church and the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church (South Bend); a spirited tenor in many church choirs, as well as a Sunday School teacher and youth group leader; a member of the South Bend Symphony board; and a generous supporter, often anonymously, of dozens of charities.

Loren was happiest when he was gardening, walking, biking, birdwatching, reading (always underlining his favorite passages), and traveling (he visited all 50 states and 38 countries). He loved a road trip, always staying off the highways and never taking the same road twice. But he loved nothing more than his family. He was a devoted husband to Gloria for every one of the 66 years they were married. A caring, involved father to Bob and Debbie, and father-in-law to Janet and Grant. A fun Grandpa who liked to put his grandchildren – Emma, Scott, Sean, and Owen – in the front-end loader of his John Deere tractor and lift them into a tree. It was a blessing that he lived long enough to meet his first great-grandson, Lachlan.

He led a spirited, exemplary life, and our appreciation and love for him will never fade.

Loren was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Janet (Doud) Daily, and his sisters, Marilee (Daily) Goad and Betty (Daily) Geddes. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Gloria Lindquist Daily; his son, Robert Everett Daily, and daughter-in-law Janet (Kerrigan) Daily; his daughter, Debbie Daily Masson, and son-in-law Grant Masson; his grandchildren Emma Katherine Daily, Scott John Masson and his wife, LeaAnna (Miller) Masson, Sean Michael Masson and Owen Kerrigan Daily, as well as great-grandson Lachlan Grant Masson.

A memorial service will take place on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 1:00 pm EST. at Sunnyside Church, 115 S Frances St. South Bend, IN 46617 with Rev. Joel D. Moody officiating.

There will be a reception with a light lunch after the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made  to one of the organizations Loren supported: the Sunnyside Presbyterian Church Food Pantry (www.sunnysidechurch.org/give); the Alzheimer’s Association (act.alz.org/site/Donation2); the South Bend Symphony (southbendsymphony.org/support/); or the Sierra Club (www.sierraclub.org/ways-to-give).

 

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  1. Shirley Gidley says

    August 16, 2023 at 1:46 pm

    To Loren’s family

    He was a great man to have known. Interesting to talk with.

    I know the last few months and years have been somewhat challenging.

    May you all know that he is now at peace, conveying his knowledge to those that will listen and watching over each of his family members.

    God Bless!

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  2. Marcia Combs says

    August 17, 2023 at 10:05 am

    Debbie sending you and your family Love & Prayers as you journey through this difficult time.

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  3. John Novy says

    August 20, 2023 at 12:23 am

    A very touching life story of your dad Debbie and Bob. So many years together with Gloria…a rarity. Let these difficult times be overshadowed by the love shared by the family.

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  4. Debbie Evans says

    August 20, 2023 at 12:02 pm

    Debbie,Grant andFamily,
    I am so sorry for your families loss. Sending my love and prayers for all of you for difficult days ahead. May God embrace you all as you begin a new life without your father. I will be thinking of y’all in my prayers.❤️❤️

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  5. Mila Pierce says

    August 21, 2023 at 10:29 am

    I extend sympathy to Gloria and to Loren’s family. I became acquainted with Loren and Gloria in the late years of their lives spending time with them at Sunnyside Church worship and Sunday school classes. Little did I know that like them, I graduated from DePauw University and married a fellow student. They are remarkable people, and Loren’s obituary is so interesting and informative of his busy life.

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  6. Danny White says

    August 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm

    Nancy and I were saddened to learn about his passing. He was always so friendly and kind to us. He had such a presence and Sunnyside was blessed to have him and Gloria as members.
    We offer our deepest sympathy to Gloria and family. Cling to all the special memories you shared with him.
    Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless Loren and all of you.
    Danny & Nancy White

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  7. john says

    August 24, 2023 at 9:03 pm

    rest in peace loren

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